Balance Sheet
Assets
Current Assets
Cash 37200
Accounts Receivable 36300
Less: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (5000) [Computation: 36300-31300)
Supplies 3600
Total Current Assets 72100
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Land 17600
Building 75100
Equipment 47200
Total Property, Plant, and Equipment 139900
Total Assets $212000
Liabilities
Long term Liabilities
Mortagage Payable 19900
Owner's Equity
Terry, Capital 55200
Nick, Capital 72800
Frank, Capital 64100
Total Owner's Equity 192100
Total Liabilities and Owner's Equity $212000
Answer:
Risk and Return
1. Joe is an average investor. His financial advisor gave him options of investing in stock A, with a σ of 12%, and stock B, with a σ of 9%. Both stocks have the same expected return of 16%. Joe can pick only one stock and decides to invest in stock B.
Good Financial Decision?
Yes
No
2. Marcie works for an educational technology firm that recently launched its employee stock option plan (ESOP). Marcie allocated all her investments in the ESOP.
Good Financial Decision?
Yes
No
3. rin wants to invest in a hedge fund that has had a very strong performance track record. The hedge fund has given its investors a return of over 60% for the past five years. Although Erin is tempted to put her money in the fund, she decides to conduct due diligence on the hedge fund’s assets, because she is aware that past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Good Financial Decision?
Yes
No
Explanation:
1. Joe's decision to invest in stock B is a good financial decision. Since both investments have the same returns, the decision on which investment to take shifts to the standard deviation of the returns, which specifies the variability of the returns. Invariably, the investment with less standard deviation should win the vote. Therefore, Joe's decision is a good financial decision because investment in B has a standard deviation of 9% unlike A's 12%.
2. Putting all eggs in one market as Marcie had done by allocating all her investments in the ESOP is not a good financial decision, theoretically. It is always best to spread the risks, though higher-yielding investments (returns) bear higher risks.
3. The decision of Erin to conduct due diligence on the hedge fund's assets, despite its past performance is a good financial decision. Due diligence reveals some behind-the-scene information that are instrumental in making sound business decisions. Who are the present managers of the fund? What systems are in place in the entity to guarantee similar future performance, all things being equal? What market's sentiments and information are available for consideration? These questions, and many others can be answered through a due diligence. Surely, "past performance is no guarantee of future results."
Answer:
Project Size IRR
A $650,000 14.0%
B 1,050,000 13.5
C 1,000,000 11.2
D 1,200,000 11.0
Explanation:
Based on the information given the set of projects that should be accepted should be the project that has higher Internal rate of return (IRR) than the Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) percentage of 10.8% . Hence, the set of projects that should be accepted are: Project A,B,C,D
Project Size IRR
A $650,000 14.0%
B 1,050,000 13.5
C 1,000,000 11.2
D 1,200,000 11.0
Total $3,900,000
Based on the above we can see that Project A,B,C,D has a total of $3,900,000 which is higher than the retained earnings amount of $2,500,000.
Therefore the set of projects that should be accepted should be Project A,B,C,D
Answer:
True
Explanation:
The matching principle states that only those payments and receipts which actually are paid or received. the interest accrued is not included unless it is paid