You have just secured a position as an analyst at Voyager Enterprises. Your first assignment on the job is to evaluate Kazon, Inc. for potential investment. You believe that the company’s return over the next year depends on the world price of its main product, the transporter, a matter-energy converter. To help with your analysis, you have collected the following information: Price of Transporter ($'000 per unit) Probability Kazon Inc.’s Return (%) Price 0.1 -30 20 ≤ price 0.2 -10 40 ≤ price 0.4 25 Price ≥ 60 0.3 50 Using the information above, calculate the expected return and standard deviation of expected return for Kazon, Inc.

You have just secured a position as an analyst at Voyager Enterprises. Your first assignment on the job is to evaluate Kazon, Inc. for potential investment. You believe that the company’s return over the next year depends on the world price of its main product, the transporter, a matter-energy converter. To help with your analysis, you have collected the following information: Price of Transporter ($'000 per unit) Probability Kazon Inc.’s Return (%) Price 0.1 -30 20 ≤ price 0.2 -10 40 ≤ price 0.4 25 Price ≥ 60 0.3 50 Using the information above, calculate the expected return and standard deviation of expected return for Kazon, Inc.

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17EB: Caduceus Company is considering the purchase of a new piece of factory equipment that will cost...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Your boss has just presented you with the summary in the accompanying table of projected costs and annual receipts for a new product line. He asks you to calculate the IRR for this investment opportunity. What would you present to your boss, and how would you explain the results of your analysis? (It is widely known that the boss likes to see graphs of PW versus interest rate for this type of problem.) The company’s MARR is 10% per year.
Zenith Investment Company is considering the purchase of an office property. It has done an extensive market analysis and has estimated that based on current market supply/demand relationships, rents, and its estimate of operating expenses, annual NOI will be as follows:Year NOI1 $1,000,0002 1,000,0003 1,000,0004 1,200,0005 1,250,0006 1,300,0007 1,339,0008 1,379,170A market that is currently oversupplied is expected to result in cash flows remaining flat for the next three years at $1,000,000. During years 4, 5, and 6, market rents are expected to be higher. It is further expected that beginning in year 7 and every year thereafter, NOI will tend to reflecta stable, balanced market and…
Hey, I need some help in Business Analytics. I have no idea what I am doing, here is the problem. The manager of a small firm is considering whether to produce a new product that would require leasing some special equipment at a cost of $20,000 per month. In addition to this leasing cost, a production cost of $10 would be incurred for each unit of the product produced. Each unit sold would generate $20 in revenue. Develop a mathematical expression for the monthly profit that would be generated by this product in terms of the number of units produced and sold per month. Then determine how large this number needs to be each month to make it profitable to produce the product.
You must recommend one of two machines into an upgraded manufacturing line. You obtain estimates from salespeople from two companies. Salesman A gave the estimates in constant-value dollars, while salesman B provided in future (then-current) dollars. The company's MARR is equal to the real rate of return of 20% per year, and inflation is estimated at 4% per year. Use present worth analysis to determine which machine the engineer should recommend. A B First Cost $140.000 $ 25.000 10 $150.000 $ 43,000 10 Annual Cost Life (years)
Your manager has asked you to advise your client Kofi Gyato, owner and director of Kofi Gyato Limited, on the implications of the proposed transaction.Your client has identified an opportunity to develop his business by manufacturing the products which he sells. To do this he would need to buy a machine which will have an expected life of ten years. He has received this quotation for the machine.GHȼPrice of machine70,000Delivery and installation3,500Commissioning costs1,500Annual maintenance costs3,500Required:Prepare a report to your client. Your report should:(a) Explain the difference between capital and revenue expenditure, and how each type of expenditure affects the accounts of a business.(b) Indicate which of the costs of the machine should be considered as capital cost and which should be considered as revenue cost.(c) Define depreciation and explain how the accounting entries for depreciation affect each element of the accounting equation.(d) Indicate:(i) What the annual…
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS A M&M Micro Processors Ltd is in process of purchasing high-tech Equipment for its production of microchips for the electronic industry. In its search, it has gathered the following information about two possible Equipment A and B. Both Equipment will be able to provide benefits over a ten-year period, and each required an investment of $10 000. Management has constructed the following table of estimates of rate of return and probabilities for Pessimistic, most likely and optimistic results. Equipment A Equipment B Rate of Return Rate of Return 11% 9% 18% 18% 22% 25% State of nature Recession Normal Boom I. II. Probability IV. 0.30 0.45 0.25 Table 1. Probability Required: Compute the expected rate of return for each Equipment Compute the variance and standard deviation of the rate of return for each Equipment Coefficient of variation for each Equipment Recommend which Equipment the firm should purchase 0.30 0.45 0.25
A manufacturing company is considerign the purchase of new machinery to increase its production capacity. The company has identified a new machine that costs $500,000 and is expected to increase production by 20%. The company expects to sell the additional products for $600,000, resulting in a net profit of $100,000. The company can finance the purchase through a bank loan with an interest rate of 5% over a five year term. What is the expected return on investment (ROI) for the purchase of the new machinery 5% 10% 20% 25%
Zenith Investment Company is considering the purchase of an office property. It has done an extensive market analysis and has estimated that based on current market supply or demand relationships, rents, and its estimate of operating expenses, annual NOI will be as follows: Year NOI 1 $ 1,030,000 2 1,030,000 3 1,030,000 4 1,210,000 5 1,260,000 6 1,310,000 7 1,349,000 8 1,389,170 A market that is currently oversupplied is expected to result in cash flows remaining flat for the next three years at $1,030,000. During years 4, 5, and 6, market rents are expected to be higher. It is further expected that beginning in year 7 and every year thereafter, NOI will tend to reflect a stable, balanced market and should grow at 3 percent per year indefinitely. Zenith believes that investors should earn a 12 percent return (r) on an investment of this kind.Required: a. Assuming that the investment is expected to produce NOI in years 1 to 8 and is expected to be owned for…
You are considering investing in a project related to a new product opportunity. If you undertake the project immediately, you calculate the NPV will be $165,000. If you postpone the decision for one year, you will learn more about the relevant manufacturing process as well as the market for your product. If you wait one year, you expect with 80 percent likelihood competitors will enter the market and your NPV (in one year) will be - $20,000. With 20 percent likelihood, you will be the only market player and you will improve your production technology to create an NPV (in one year) of $400,000. The appropriate discount rate is 11 percent. Required: Calculate the expected NPV if you defer the project for one year, regardless of the potential scenario. Calculate the expected NPV if you strategically decide how to undertake your project. That is, if we find that competitors enter the market, we can decide not to enter. Interpret the difference in your answers to parts 1 and 2.
Suppose Francine Dunkleberg's Sweets is considering investing in warehouse management software that costs $450,000, has $35,000 residual value, and should lead to cost savings of $130,000 per year for its five-year life. In calculating the ROR, which of the following figures should be used as the equation's denominator (average amount invested in the asset)? a) $485,000 b) $242,500 c) $207500 d)$225000
You are the owner of a large data-services firm and are deciding on the purchase of a new hardwarecooling system that you expect will yield $233,300 in cost-savings per year for the next 15 years. Theinstallation of this cooling system will cost $3,000,000. Additionally, O&M expenditures for the collingsystem are expected to be $2,120 per year.1. At face value, does this system seem profitable? By how much?2. Assume that your company uses a discount rate of 6%.a. What is the Net Present Value (NPV) of this project?b. How does the NPV of this project change as you assume a higher or lower discountrate? Why?c. What is the IRR/ROI of this project?d. How much should the yearly cost-savings be in order to break even?i. (hint) use goal-seek/what-if analysis3. Suppose that you decide to finance the purchase of this system through a loan from the bank.The bank is willing to loan this money over an 8 year term at an interest rate of 4% per year.a. Using a 70/30 debt-to-equity ratio, what is…
Assume that a company is considering purchasing a machine for $100,000 that will have a seven-year useful life and a $16,500 salvage value. The machine will lower operating costs by $18,000 per year and increase sales volume by 1,000 units per year. The company earns a contribution margin of $3.00 per unit. The company also expects this investment to provide qualitative benefits that it is struggling to incorporate into its financial analysis. Assuming the company’s required rate of return is 17%, the minimum dollar value per year that must be provided by the machine’s qualitative benefits to justify the $100,000 investment is closest to: Click here to view Exhibit 7B-1 and Exhibit 7B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.