Which is CORRECT? O Agency costs rise with the increases in the employee ownerships of that firm O A takeover firm usually offers a higher price than the intrinsic value of the target firm O A higher tax rate increases the cost of corporate borrowing O Terminal value is the present value at the terminal year of cash flows beyond the last year of forecasting

Which of the followings proposes that there is a tradeoff between level of borrowing and benefit of tax shields up a point after which financial distress costs start kicking in?     CAPM     Static capital structure theory     M&M Proposition I     M&M Proposition II     Pecking order theory   Floation cost includes     Gross spread     Direct expenses     Indirect expenses     Abnormal returns     All of above   Which one of the followings states that the value of a firm is unrelated to the firm's capital structure?     Capital Asset Pricing Model     M&M Proposition I     M&M Proposition II     Law of One Price     Efficient Markets Hypothesis

A discounted cash flow approach to valuing a firm, using the weighted average cost of capital as a discount rate, makes sense to use when:     a. Financial structure and risk of the investment are relatively stable over time.     b. The risk of bankruptcy is high.     c. A firm is expected to go through a transition that calls for a high use of debt that will be paid down over a few years.     d. Non-GAAP accounting is being used.     e. All of the above.

Which of the following would reduce a firm's WACC after tax? a. A firm invests in an average-risk project using equity, rather than debt financing. b. A supermarket chain decides to establish hardware stores which increases its systematic risk. c. A firm issues shares and uses the proceeds to pay off a bank loan. d. A firm issues bonds and uses the proceeds to repurchase stock. e. A firm significantly improves its operating cost control to boost profits.

A firm wants to reduce its cash conversion cycle sharply.  Which of the following actions should it take?     a. The company increases its average inventory without increasing its sales.     b. The company increases its DSO (days sales outstanding).     c. The company increases its average accounts payable without reducing its sales.     d. The company sells an issue of long-term bonds and uses the proceeds to buy back some of its common stock.

As companies evolve, certain factors can drive sudden growth. This may lead to a period of nonconstant, or variable, growth. This would cause the expected growth rate to increase or decrease, thereby affecting the valuation model. For companies in such situations, you would refer to the variable, or nonconstant, growth model for the valuation of the company's stock. Consider the case of Portman Industries: Portman Industries just paid a dividend of $2.40 per share. The company expects the coming year to be very profitable, and its dividend is expected to grow by 12.00% over the next year. After the next year, though, Portman's dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 2.40% per year. Assuming that the market is in equilibrium, use the information just given to complete the table. Term Dividends one year from now (D1) Horizon value (P1) Intrinsic value of Portman's stock Value The risk-free rate (TRF) is 3.00%, the market risk premium (RPM) is 3.60%, and Portman's beta is 1.70.…

Give your thoughts on the prompts below  Firms use market capitalization when considering the market value added. We have seen that a number of things can affect capitalization values, so is this really the best method to use?   A well known company recently had  a 20-1 stock split that drew a lot of attention...how does this affect their market value added? Administrative errors can have a big impact in receivables turnover and payment delay ratios, so companies should include administrative and other indirect costs in the calculations of those ratios. Agree or Disagree and defend your answer.