The Hartley Hotel Corporation is planning a major expansion. Hartley is financed 100 percent with equity and intends to maintain this capital structure after the expansion. Hartley’s beta is 0.8. The expected market return is 15 percent, and the risk-free rate is 8 percent. If the expansion is expected to produce an internal rate of return of 14 percent, should Hartley make the investment? Round your answer to one decimal places. Based on the cost of capital of ________   %, Hartley should invest ____ or not invest ______

2. A firm considers investing in a project. In Year 0 it needs to make an investment of $50,000. If it is expected to earn $50,000, $60,000, $70,000 in years 1,2,3 respectively, decide whether the firm should make the investment. Consider the required rate of return of 8%.   You may use xis to make calculations. Make recommendations for both cases.

ZLIK Inc is considering methods by which to evaluate a multi-year project that requires a large $55 million investment.  Assuming the project has conventional cash flows, under which conditions would the project be an acceptable investment for ZLIK? Select all that apply. A) NPV < 0 B) NPV > 0 C) IRR > firm's required return D) IRR < firm's required return E) Profitability Index > 1.0 F) Profitability Index < 1.0

Ivy's Ice Cream is looking at an opportunity that would require an investment of $900,000 today.  The investment will provide cash flows of $250,000 in the first year, $400,000 in the second year, and $600,000 in the third year.   If the interest rate is 8%, what is the NPV of this investment opportunity?  Should Ivy's Ice Cream move forward with this investment based on the NPV? (Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

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A firm's financial managers are evaluating two potential investments with a cost of $10,000 each. They forecast returns of $3,000 per year for 5 years for Investment A and $4,000 per year for 5 years for Investment B. The returns are more uncertain for B than for A. Which of the following is true? Investment A is better than B according to shareholder wealth maximization criterion. Investment B is better than A according to shareholder wealth maximization criterion. Investment A is better than B according to the profit maximization criterion. Investment B is better than A according to the profit maximization criterion.

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I am opening a new factory. The factory will cost $10 million up front. I expect a cash flow of $6 million next year. The cash flows will grow at a rate of 1%. The NPV is $111,200,000. 1. draw the NPV vs r graph and locate the IRR 2. based on the graph, would I accept or reject the project if the cost of capital is between 3% and 5%

You are a consultant to a large manufacturing corporation that is considering a project with the following net after-tax cash flows (in millions of dollars): Years from Now 0 1-10 After-Tax Cash Flow -45 12 The project's beta is 1.4. Required: a. Assuming that ry=6% and E(M) = 14%, what is the net present value of the project? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. b. What is the highest possible beta estimate for the project before its NPV becomes negative? Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. a. Net present value b. Highest beta