Clara operates a specialized financial services business in Toronto. She's currently considering purchasing an exclusive service agreement from a competitor for $110,000, but would like to ensure that the investment would meet her payback rule of five years. The service agreement would guarantee net returns of $32,000 per year, but would also require her to pay $15,000 for a regulatory audit every other year (starting from the first year). a. What is the payback period on this investment? year(s)? month(s)?  b.Does this investment satisfy Clara's payback rule Yes/No

Professor Wendy Smith has been offered the following opportunity: A law firm would like to retain her for an upfront payment of $50,000. In return, for the next year the firm would have access to eight hours of her time every month. As an alternative payment arrangement, the firm would pay Professor Smith's hourly rate for the eight hours each month. Smith's rate is $540 per hour and her opportunity cost of capital is 16% per year. What does the IRR rule advise regarding the payment arrangement? (Hint: Find the monthly rate that will yield an effective annual rate of 16%.) What about the NPV rule? The annual IRR is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

Professor Wendy Smith has been offered the following opportunity: A law firm would like to retain her for an upfront payment of $49,000. In return, for the next year the firm would have access to eight hours of her time every month. As an alternative payment arrangement, the firm would pay Professor Smith's hourly rate for the eight hours each month. Smith's rate is $550 per hour and her opportunity cost of capital is 16% per year. What does the IRR rule advise regarding the payment arrangement? (Hint: Find the monthly rate that will yield an effective annual rate of 16%.) What about the NPV rule? The annual IRR is 14.96 %. (Round to two decimal places.) The IRR rule advises: (Select the best choice below.) A. Since the IRR is less than the cost of capital, 16%, Smith should turn down this opportunity. OB. With an IRR of 16% and with Smith's cost of capital at 14.96%, according to the IRR rule, she should reject this opportunity. C. Since the IRR is less than the cost of capital, 16%,…

Mike Mulligan wants to expand his heavy equipment business into excavation. He plans to buy a used excavator for $300,000. The excavator requires an inventory of spare parts worth $ 10,000. These investments will occur immediately. Mulligan will operate the excavation business for two years and expects EBITDA of $200,000 at the end of each year. He will close his business at the end of the second year, sell the equipment for $100,000 and liquidate the inventory of spare parts. Mulligan pays a tax rate of 25%. Using this information, compute the appropriate values for operating cash flow, investments in net working capital, CAPEX and free cash flow for each year of the project.

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