Forecasting financing needs) Beason Manufacturing forecasts its sales next year to be $5.4 million and expects to earn 4.9 percent of that amount after taxes. The firm is currently in the Of projecting its financing needs and has made the following assumptions (projections): Current assets are equal to 19.8 percent of sales, and fixed assets remain at their current level of $0.8 million. Common equity is currently $0.78 million, and the firm pays out half of its after-tax earnings in dividends. The firm has short-term payables and trade credit that normally equal 11.8 percent of sales, and it has no long-term debt outstanding. What are Beason's financing needs for the coming year? Beason's expected net income for next year is $. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

Pena Company is considering an investment of $30,485 that provides net cash flows of $9,000 annually for four years. (a) If Pena Company requires a 6% return on its investments, what is the net present value of this investment? (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round your present value factor to 4 decimals.) (b) Based on net present value, should Pena Company make this investment? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A What is the net present value of this investment? Years 1-4 Required B Net present value Net Cash Flows X PV Factor Present Value of Net Cash Flows S 0 Required B >

An analyst has the following projected free cash flows for an investment: Year 1: $125,050; Year 2: $137,650; Year 3 to15: $150,000 a year; Year 16 to 20: $200,000 a year. The investment is expected to have a terminal value of $500,000 at the end of Year 20. If the analyst has estimated a present value of $3 millions for the investment, what is the discount rate that she/he has used in calculations. A. % 1.37 B. % 1.78 C. % 2.12 D. % 3.25

WorldTrans Industries is planning its operations for next year. The CEO, wants you to forecast the firm's additional funds needed (AFN). Data for use in your forecast are shown below. Based on the AFN equation, what is the AFN for the coming year? Dollars are in millions. Last year's sales = S0 $350   Last yr's accounts payable $40 Sales growth rate = g 30%   Last yr's notes payable $50 Last year's total assets = A0* $460   Last yr's accruals $30 Last year's prof margin = PM 5%   Target payout ratio 60% ​ Group of answer choices $87.4 $120.8 $90.6 $124.1 $107.9

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A firm is considering a project that will generate perpetual after-tax cash flows of $16,000 per year beginning next year. The project has the same risk as the firm's overall operations and must be financed externally. Equity flotation costs 14 percent and debt issues cost 6 percent on an after-tax basis. The firm's D/E ratio is 0.6. What is the most the firm can pay for the project and still earn its required return? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar. Maximum the firm can pay

Daniel Sawyer, the CEO of the Sawyer Group, is initiating planning for the company's operations next year, and he wants you to forecast the firm's additional funds needed (AFN). The firm is operating at full capacity. Data for use in your forecast are shown below. Based on the AFN equation, what is the AFN for the coming year? Dollars are in millions.   Last year's sales = S0 $350 Last year's accounts payable $40 Sales growth rate = g 30% Last year's notes payable $50 Last year's total assets = A0* $320 Last year's accruals $30 Last year's profit margin = PM 5% Target payout ratio 60%   Select the correct answer.   a. $69.3     b. $72.7     c. $62.5     d. $65.9     e. $76.1

JenBritt Incorporated had a free cash flow (FCF) of $76 million in 2019. The firm projects FCF of $255 million in 2020 and $640 million in 2021. FCF is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% in 2022 and thereafter. The weighted average cost of capital is 10%. What is the current (i.e., beginning of 2020) value of operations? Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1 million should be entered as 1, not 1,000,000. Round your answer to two decimal places. $ million

1. A consulting firm is considering the purchase of a new computer system for their enterprise management needs. A vendor has quoted a purchase price of $240,000. The consulting firm plans to borrow one-fourth of the purchase price from a bank at 8% compounded annually. The loan is to be repaid in equal annual payments over a six year period. The remainder of the purchase price is available through other funding sources (e.g. not a loan or money that must be repaid). The time. computer system is expected to last eight years and has a salvage value of $8,000 at that During the 8-year period, the consultant firm also expects to pay a technician $25,000 per year to maintain the system but will also save an estimated $55,000 per year through increased efficiencies in operations. The consulting firm project manager has determined that a MARR of 12%/year should be used to evaluate this investment project. What is the external rate of return for the investment project? Should the new computer…

A new project will generate sales of $97 million, costs of $49 million, and depreciation expense of $10 million in the coming year. The firm's tax rate is 27%. Calculate cash flow for the year (you may use any of the three methods discussed in the chapter 9 -- if done correctly, they should all provide the same answer). (Answer in $ Million, e.g. 10.5 is $10.5 million)