Madrigal Electromotive GmbH is currently operating at only 94 percent of fixed asset capacity. Current sales are $540,000. Fixed assets are $420,000 and sales are projected to grow to $760,000. How much in new fixed assets are required to support this growth in sales? Assume the company maintains its current operating capacity. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Howell Petroleum is considering a new project that complements its existing business. The machine required for the project costs GH¢3.8 million. The marketing department predicts that sales related to the project will be GH¢2.5 million per year for the next four years, after which the market will cease to exist. The machine will be depreciated down to zero over its four-year economic life using the straightline method. Cost of goods sold and operating expenses related to the project are predicted to be 25 percent of sales. Howell also needs to add net working capital of GH¢ 150,000 immediately. The additional net working capital will be recovered in full at the end of the project’s life. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent. The required rate of return for Howell is 16 percent. Should Howell proceed with the project?

Consider a firm with a contract to sell an asset for $154,000 five years from now. The asset costs $90,000 to produce today. a. Given a relevant discount rate of 13 percent per year, calculate the profit the firm will make on this asset. (A loss should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. At what rate does the firm just break even? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Firm's profit (loss) b. Break-even rate %

A firm is considering the installation of an automatic data processing unit to handlesome of its accounting operations. Machine for that purpose may be purchased for P2M or may be leased for P 800,000 for the first year and P 100,000 less every year until the end of the 4th year. If money is worth 15%, which alternative is better and by how much?

Ian Goods, Inc. has a total assets turnover of 0.30 and a profit margin of 10%. The president is unhappy with the current return on assets, and he thinks it could be doubled. This could be accomplished (1) by increasing the profit margin to 15% and (2) by increasing total assets turnover. What new asset turnover ratio, along with the 15% profit margin, is required to double the return on total assets? (SHOW SOLUTION) a. 35% b. 45% c. 40% d. 50%

Cello Corporation is considering an investment in new equipment. An analysis by management indicates that the required initial investment is $235,000 and the project has a profitability index of 1.46. What is the net present value of this project? Round to the nearest whole dollar amount and do not enter a dollar sign or a decimal point (e.g., enter 89, not $89.00).

At an output level of 17,500 units, you have calculated that the degree of operating leverage is 3.40. The operating cash flow is $59,000 in this case. Ignore the effect of taxes. What will be the new degree of operating leverage for output levels of 18,500 units and 16,500 units? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. DOL at 18,500 units 3.40x DOL at 16,500 units 3.40X

he. Subject :- Accounting

Can you please answer the accounting question?

A proposed project has fixed costs of $108,000 per year. The operating cash flow at 6,800 units is $96,600. Ignore the effect of taxes.      a. What is the degree of operating leverage? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.) b. If units sold rise from 6,800 to 7,300, what will be the new operating cash flow? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. If units sold rise from 6,800 to 7,300,  what is the new degree of operating leverage? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)