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Company Risk versus Project Risk [LO5] Both Dow Chemical Company, a large natural gas user, and Superior Oil, a major natural gas producer, are thinking of investing in natural gas wells near Houston. Both companies are all equity financed. Dow and Superior are looking at identical projects. They’ve analyzed their respective investments, which would involve a negative cash flow now and positive expected cash flows in the future. These cash flows would be the same for both firms. No debt would be used to finance the projects. Both companies estimate that their projects would have a
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- Risk-adjusted rates of return using CAPM Centennial Catering, Inc., is considering two mutually exclusive investments. The company wishes to use a CAPM-type risk-adjusted discount rate (RADR) in its analysis. Centennial's managers believe that the appropriate market rate of return is 12.2%, and they observe that the current risk-free rate of return is 7.4%. Cash flows associated with the two projects are shown in the following table. (Click on the icon here in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a spreadsheet) Initial investment (CFO) Year (f) 1 234 Project X $67,000 Project Y $84,000 Cash inflows (CF) $30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 $26,000 32,000 42,000 48,000 a. Use a risk-adjusted discount rate approach to calculate the net present value of each project, given that project X has an RADR factor of 1.19 and project Y has an RADR factor of 1.39. The RADR factors are similar to project betas. (Hint: Use the following equation to calculate the required project return…arrow_forward2. Growth options Companies often come across projects that have positive NPV opportunities in which the company does not invest. Companies must evaluate the value of the option to invest in a new project that would potentially contribute to the growth of the firm. These options are referred to as growth options. Consider the case of Sunny Co.: Sunny Co. is considering a three-year project that will require an initial investment of $30,000. It has estimated that the annual cash flows for the project under good conditions will be $50,000 and $11,000 under bad conditions. The firm believes that there is a 60% chance of good conditions and a 40% chance of bad conditions. If the firm is using a weighted average cost of capital of 13%, the expected net present value (NPV) of the project is . (Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) Sunny Co. wants to take a potential growth option into account when calculating the project’s expected NPV. If conditions are good, the firm will…arrow_forwardam. 108.arrow_forward
- 2. Consider the model of Moral Hazard where firms choose between investing one unit of output in a less risky or more risky project. The safer project yields with probability and zero otherwise while the risky project yields 2 with probability and zero otherwise i.e. TG = G = TB B = 2. Suppose firms finance their investment by borrowing 1 unit from a the fiinancial market at interest rate R. The financial market is risk neutral and requires an expected rate of return equal to the risk free rate which is assumed to be zero. Will there be an equilibrium with lending to firms from the financial market A. Yes B. No C. Not enough information D. None of A-Carrow_forwardHelp me please get the correct ansssssarrow_forward5. a. b. C. d. e. Suppose that two firms, A and B, are considering the same project which has the same risk as firm B's overall operations. The project has an IRR of 14.0%. Firm A has a beta of 1.4, while firm B's beta is 1.1. If the risk-free rate is 5.25% and the market risk premium is 7.0%, which firm(s) should take the project? A only B only Both A and B Neither A nor B Cannot be determined without additional informationarrow_forward
- (a) A firm must decide between investing in two alternative risky projects, each requiring the same initial investment. Project A has an equal probability of four possible payoffs: £80m, £100m, £120m or £140m. Project B has a 50:50 chance of a payoff of £90m or £126m. Assuming that the firm's managers are risk averse, which project would they prefer, and why? (b) If a firm wishes to obtain financing for an investment, under what conditions will it be desirable for the firm to pay a cost C for certification of its good quality? Take care to define any notation and model you use.arrow_forwardSML and WACC [LO1] An all-equity firm is considering the following projects: Project W X Y Z Beta 0.80 0.90 1.45 1.60 Expected Return 10% 12 13 15 The T-bill rate is 5 percent, and the expected return on the market is 11 percent. a. Which projects have a higher expected return than the firm's 11 percent cost of capital? b. Which projects should be accepted? c. Which projects would be incorrectly accepted or rejected if the firm's overall cost of capital were used as a hurdle rate?arrow_forward4. Investment timing options Companies often need to choose between making an investment now or waiting until the company can gather more relevant information about the potential project. This opportunity to wait before making the decision is called the investment timing option. Consider the case: Tolbotics Inc. is considering a three-year project that will require an initial investment of $44,000. If market demand is strong, Tolbotics Inc. thinks that the project will generate cash flows of $29,000 per year. However, if market demand is weak, the company believes that the project will generate cash flows of only $2,000 per year. The company thinks that there is a 50% chance that demand will be strong and a 50% chance that demand will be weak. If the company uses a project cost of capital of 12%, what will be the expected net present value (NPV) of this project? (Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) -$7,111 O-$6,433 O-$7,788…arrow_forward
- Finance suppose you work for apple, inc. an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, as a financial analyst. You are provided with informaiton about three different investment oppotunities (Projects A, B, and C) that division managers believe are value-enhancing for the firm. The cash flows for each project are given below. As each project has the same risk, you may assume they all have a discount rate of 7.00% Determine The interenal rate of return of Project "C"arrow_forward4. Investment timing options Companies often need to choose between making an investment now or waiting until the company can gather more relevant information about the potential project. This opportunity to wait before making the decision is called the investment timing option. Consider the case: General Forge and Foundry Co. is considering a three-year project that will require an initial investment of $42,500. If market demand is strong, General Forge and Foundry Co. thinks that the project will generate cash flows of $28,000 per year. However, if market demand is weak, the company believes that the project will generate cash flows of only $2,000 per year. The company thinks that there is a 50% chance that demand will be strong and a 50% chance that demand will be weak. If the company uses a project cost of capital of 14%, what will be the expected net present value (NPV) of this project? (Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the…arrow_forwardAccording to the M&M propositions, in a perfect market which of the following statements is true? a.The value of the firm will be equal to the net present value of its underlying projects b.The value of the firm is higher when financed with debt due to its lower cost c.The net present value of a firmʹs projects should exceed the present value of the firmʹs issued claims d.The net present value of a firmʹs projects will be higher if they are financed with debt since debt carries a lower costarrow_forward
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