Philips expects to invest $20,000,000 in new/plant equipment. The contract will last for 10 years, at which point it expects its plant equipment to have a salvage value of $10,000,000. They plan to finance this project using 70% debt and 30% equity. Their investment banker advises there are transaction costs of 1.5% on debt and 8% on equity. Phillips expects to increase its accounts receivable by $2,000,000, its inventory by $8,000,000, and its accounts payable by $3,000,000. It expects to sell 40,000 units at a price of $300/unit, with variable cost per unit of $190. It expects additional operating costs each year of $750,000. Phillips tax rate is 21%.

LO 7.4 Name the four main special journals.

Problem 9-25 Fudge factors An oil company executive is considering investing $10.1 million in one or both of two wells: well 1 is expected to produce oil worth $3.01 million a year for 10 years; well 2 is expected to produce $2.01 million for 15 years. These are real (inflation-adjusted) cash flows. The beta for producing wells is 0.91. The market risk premium is 9%, the nominal risk-free interest rate is 7%, and expected inflation is 3%. The two wells are intended to develop a previously discovered oil field. Unfortunately there is still a 21% chance of a dry hole in each case. A dry hole means zero cash flows and a complete loss of the $10.1 million investment. Ignore taxes and make further assumptions as necessary. a. What is the correct real discount rate for cash flows from developed wells? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Real discount rate b. The oil company executive proposes to add 20 percentage points to the…

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