Litan Corp. has $450,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $850,000, and its net income after taxes was $32,500. The stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 18%. What profit margin would Litan Corp. need in order to achieve the 18% ROE, holding everything else constant?

Chang Corp. has $375,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $550,000, and its net income was $25,000. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant? Do not round your intermediate calculations. a. 10.13% b. 10.64% c. 10.23% d. 8.59% e. 9.92%

Burger Corp has $500,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $600,000, and its net income after taxes was $25,000. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. What profit margin would Burger need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant?

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New Doors Corp. has $375,000 of total assets, and it uses $187,500 of total shareholder's equity capital.  Its sales for the last year were $520,000, and its net income was $25,000.  Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity (ROE) up to 15.0%.  What profit margin (PM) would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant?   1. 10.71%   2. 5.41%   3. 9.41%   4. 12.66%   5. 8.11%

13. Chang Corp. has $375,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). Its sales for the last year were $595,000, and its net income was $25,000. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15.0%. What profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% ROE, holding everything else constant?

Chauhan Corporation has a debt-equity ratio of .90. The company is considering a new plant that will cost $102 million to build. When the company issues new equity, it incurs a flotation cost of 7.2 percent. The flotation cost on new debt is 2.7 percent.   a. What is the initial cost of the plant if the company raises all equity externally? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.) b. What is the initial cost of the plant if the company typically uses 60 percent retained earnings? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.) c. What is the initial cost of the plant if the company typically uses 100 percent retained earnings? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to the nearest whole…

7. J Peterman Corp. has $425,000 of assets, and it does not use any debt to finance their operations. Peterman's sales for the last year were $625,000, and its net income was $50,000. Stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 20%. What profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 20% ROE, holding everything else constant? (2 points)

Trower Corp. has a debt−equity ratio of .80. The company is considering a new plant that will cost $103 million to build. When the company issues new equity, it incurs a flotation cost of 7.3 percent. The flotation cost on new debt is 2.8 percent. What is the initial cost of the plant if the company raises all equity externally? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar, e.g., 1,234,567.) Initial cash outflow           $  What is the initial cost of the plant if the company typically uses 55 percent retained earnings? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar, e.g., 1,234,567.) Initial cash outflow           $  What is the initial cost of the plant if the company typically uses 100 percent retained earnings? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars. Do not round…

Target Corporation (TGT) has $2.14 million in assets that are currently financed with 100% equity. TGT’s EBIT is $385,000, and its tax rate is 25%. If TGT changes its capital structure to include 50% debt, its return on equity will increase. Assume the interest rate on debt is free. (justify your answer with numerical calculation) True False