Suppose Microsoft has 8.75 billion shares outstanding and pays a marginal corporate tax rate of 21%. If Microsoft announces that it will pay out $50 billion in cash to investors through a combination of a special dividend and a share repurchase, and if investors had previously assumed Microsoft would retain this excess cash permanently, by how much will Microsoft’s share price change upon the announcement?
> On January 2 of the current year, Vaughn, Inc. acquired land for $2,000,000 to be used to construct a new service and repair center. The closing costs amounted to $110,000, and Vaughn paid $20,000 for the current period’s property taxes. There was an exi
> St. Charles Flooring Company recently purchased a new tile-cutting machine with an invoice price of $215,500. The cost of delivery was $2,000, and installation amounted to $3,550. To test the machine, St. Charles cut 100 tiles that cost $4.50 each. The t
> IFRS. Repeat the requirements in E11-13 assuming that Kurtis Koal Company, Inc. is an IFRS reporter and the mining machine has two components: casing and engine. The amount allocated to the engine is $800,000. The engine has a 6-year useful life and $60,
> Kurtis Koal Company, Inc. purchased a new mining machine at a total cost of $900,000 on the first day of its fiscal year. The firm estimates that the machine has a useful life of 6Â years or 6,000,000 tons of coal and a residual value of $60,0
> Your success in business thus far has put you in a position to purchase a home for $500,000 located close to the university you attend. You plan to pay a 20% down payment of $100,000 and borrow the remaining $400,000. You need to decide on a mortgage, an
> IFRS. Avery Air, Plc, a UK company, conducts regularly scheduled maintenance and improvement of its fleet of airplanes. During the year, it replaced engines at a cost of £2,900,000, upgraded airplane interiors at a cost of £610,000, and spent £1,300,000
> Clave Building Products, Inc. conducts regularly scheduled maintenance of its machinery and equipment every Friday afternoon. The cost of maintenance for the current year amounted to $345,000. The regular maintenance revealed the need to conduct a major
> You have been asked to account for a plant asset exchange on the books of the Ecara Video Game Company. On January 1, 2013, Ecara acquired a plastic extruding machine at a cost of $260,000. This machine had an original estimated useful life of 10 years a
> IFRS. Assume that the Yawyag Corporation in E11-8 is an IFRS reporter and complete the following: Required: a. Compute the weighted-average accumulated expenditures for the current year. b. Compute the amount of interest related to the construction p
> Assume that the project in E11-8 was not completed in Year 1. Yawyag was required to make two additional payments to the contractor in Year 2: $900,000 on April 1 and $1,800,000 on August 1 of Year 2. On January 2 of Year 2, Yawyag was required to take o
> Yawyag Corporation engaged Sir Peter, Inc. to design and construct a manufacturing facility. Construction began on January 2 and was completed on December 31 of the current year. The following payments were made to the contractor during the year: To spec
> How would the solution to E11-6 change if Rolling Blackout Power Company was an IFRS reporter and earned $11,000 interest income on investing the excess funds from the construction loan during the year? Prepare the journal entry to record the cash intere
> Rolling Blackout Power Company constructed a new power plant to supply energy to the Northeast Electrical Grid. The construction began on January 2 and ended on December 31 of the current year. On the date of completion, the plant had a total cost of $8,
> Spill Oil Corporation drilled 10 oil wells at the beginning of the current year. The total exploration costs associated with this oil and gas activity amounted to $8,500,000. Only six of the wells were producing; the remaining wells are dry or nonproduct
> Repeat the requirements in E11-40 assuming that FFC uses the successful-efforts method. Data from E11-40: a. Determine the total cost of the natural resource under the full-cost method. b. Prepare the journal entries to record the acquisition of the na
> Ferro Fuel Company (FFC) acquired a tract of land to be used for oil and gas exploration at the beginning of the current year. FFC paid $500,000 to acquire the land, paid $325,000 in development costs, and incurred $130,000 in exploration and evaluation
> You are an intern with First Bank, and have been asked to develop estimates for yield spreads that would be appropriate for corporate bonds or loans with different maturities and credit ratings. To get a rough idea, you decide to start looking at recent
> Assume that Sebastian Company from E11-38 reports under IFRS. Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange on the books of Sebastian Company. Data from E11-38: Brown Company contracts with Sebastian Company to exchange refrigerated trucks. Brown Com
> Assume that Rascals Candy, Inc. reports under IFRS. Repeat the requirement of E11-29, part (c). Data from E11-29: a. Record the journal entry on the books of Temptations Corporation to record the exchange assuming that the transaction altered the economi
> On January 2, 2018, Temptations Corporation paid $31,500 in cash and exchanged a chocolate mixing machine, which had a fair value of $437,500 and a book value of $500,000 ($1,135,000 historical cost − $635,000 accumulated depreciation brought up to the d
> Alto Devices acquires Medifast, a small start-up company, by paying $2,170,000 in cash on January 2. Following are the book values and fair values of Medifast on the date of acquisition. Required: a. What is the amount of goodwill acquired? b. What in
> IFRS. Repeat the requirements in E11-26 assuming that Carlson reports under IFRS. Assume that all the conditions to capitalize development costs have been met and the project is completed on January 1. Capitalized development costs are amortized over 4 y
> During the current year, Carlson Industries, Inc. conducted significant research activities related to the development of a new computer chip. Carlson had the following costs Prepare all journal entries required to record Carlson’s R&am
> On January 2, 2019, Bubba and Company paid $5,000,000 in cash to acquire 100% of the Cire Company’s voting common stock. Cire’s balance sheet on that date showed the following balances in its accounts: The appraised v
> IFRS. Use the information in E11-14, part (a) to prepare the required footnote disclosure under IFRS for Kurtis Koal Company, Inc.’s property, plant, and equipment for Years 1 and 2, including a statement of its accounting policy and a table with account
> Use the information in E11-13, part (a) to prepare the required footnote disclosure for Kurtis Koal Company, Inc.’s property, plant, and equipment for Years 1 and 2, including a statement of its accounting policy and a table with accou
> The Aries Group sold one of its plant assets on April 1 of the current year for $250,000. The asset had an original cost of $500,000 and an estimated residual value of $80,000. Aries used the straight-line method of depreciation assuming an estimated use
> The Gemini Group sold one of its plant assets on August 1 of the current year for $200,000. The asset had an original cost of $500,000 and an estimated residual value of $80,000. The firm used the straight-line method of depreciation assuming an estimate
> IFRS. Repeat the requirements in E11-18 assuming that Ace acquired the asset on July 14 of the current year. Use partial-year depreciation assuming that the manufacturing equipment was acquired at the beginning of the month to simplify the computation.
> You have been hired by a well-funded hedge fund to assess whether there are any arbitrage opportunities created by differences in prices in bitcoin across different markets. For the purposes of this exercise, you may ignore transaction costs by using the
> Repeat the requirements in E11-17 assuming that Ace acquired the asset on July 14 of the current year. Use partial-year depreciation assuming that the manufacturing equipment was acquired at the beginning of the month to simplify the computation.
> Repeat the requirements in E11-17 assuming that Ace is an IFRS reporter and the manufacturing equipment has two components: computer controls and engine. The amount allocated to the computer controls is $500,000. The computer controls have a 5-year usefu
> Ace Manufacturing, Inc. purchased a new piece of manufacturing equipment at a total acquisition cost of $3,000,000 on January 4 of the current year. The firm estimates that the equipment has a useful life of 10 years or 13,250,000 units of output and a r
> Repeat the requirements in E11-14 assuming that Kurtis Koal Company, Inc. acquired the asset on August 1 of the current year. Use partial-year depreciation without adopting any of the acceptable conventions that simplify the computation Data from E11-14
> Repeat the requirements in E11-13 assuming that Kurtis Koal Company, Inc. acquired the asset on August 1 of the current year. Data from E11-13: Prepare the depreciation schedules for the machine assuming that Kurtis Koal used the following methods (each
> Toyota Motor Company is expanding the production of their gas-electric hybrid drive systems and plans to shift production in the United States. To enable the expansion, they are contemplating investing $1.5 billion in a new plant with an expected 10-year
> In your role as a consultant at a wealth management firm, you have been assigned a very powerful client who holds one million shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. purchased on February 28, 2003. In researching Cisco, you discovered that they are holding a large
> Use EDGAR to find Qualcomm’s 10-K filing for 2017. From the balance sheet, answer the following questions: a. How much did Qualcomm have in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (short-and long-term)? b. What were Qualcomm’s total accounts re
> What was the change in Global Conglomerate’s book value of equity from 2017 to 2018 according to Table 2.1 ? Does this imply that the market price of Global’s shares increased in 2018? Explain. Data from Table 2.1:
> Consider the following potential events that might have taken place at Global Conglomerate on December 30, 2018. For each one, indicate which line items in Global’s balance sheet would be affected and by how much. Also indicate the change to Global’s boo
> Suppose the corporate tax rate is 25%. Consider a firm that earns $1000 before interest and taxes each year with no risk. The firm’s capital expenditures equal its depreciation expenses each year, and it will have no changes to its net working capital. T
> Grommit Engineering expects to have net income next year of $20.75 million and free cash flow of $22.15 million. Grommit’s marginal corporate tax rate is 20%. a. If Grommit increases leverage so that its interest expense rises by $1 million, how will its
> Your boss was impressed with your presentation regarding the irrelevance of capital structure but, as expected, has realized that market imperfections like taxes must be accounted for. You have now been asked to include taxes in your analysis. Your boss
> Colt Systems will have EBIT this coming year of $15 million. It will also spend $6 million on total capital expenditures and increases in net working capital, and have $3 million in depreciation expenses. Colt is currently an all-equity firm with a corpo
> With its current leverage, Impi Corporation will have net income next year of $4.5 million. If Impi’s corporate tax rate is 21% and it pays 8% interest on its debt, how much additional debt can Impi issue this year and still receive the benefit of the in
> Markum Enterprises is considering permanently adding $100 million of debt to its capital structure. Markum’s corporate tax rate is 25%. a. Absent personal taxes, what is the value of the interest tax shield from the new debt? b. If investors pay a tax ra
> Suppose the corporate tax rate is 25%, and investors pay a tax rate of 20% on income from dividends or capital gains and a tax rate of 33% on interest income. Your firm decides to add debt so it will pay an additional $15 million in interest each year. I
> Rally, Inc., is an all-equity firm with assets worth $25 billion and 10 billion shares outstanding. Rally plans to borrow $10 billion and use these funds to repurchase shares. The firm’s corporate tax rate is 21%, and Rally plans to keep its outstanding
> Kurz Manufacturing is currently an all-equity firm with 20 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $7.50 per share. Although investors currently expect Kurz to remain an all-equity firm, Kurz plans to announce that it will borrow $50 million and
> Milton Industries expects free cash flow of $5 million each year. Milton’s corporate tax rate is 21%, and its unlevered cost of capital is 15%. The firm also has outstanding debt of $19.05 million, and it expects to maintain this level of debt permanentl
> Acme Storage has a market capitalization of $100 million and debt outstanding of $40 million. Acme plans to maintain this same debt-equity ratio in the future. The firm pays an interest rate of 7.5% on its debt and has a corporate tax rate of 21%. a. If
> NatNah, a builder of acoustic accessories, has no debt and an equity cost of capital of 15%. Suppose NatNah decides to increase its leverage and maintain a market debt-to-value ratio of 0.5. Suppose its debt cost of capital is 9% and its corporate tax ra
> You work in the corporate finance division of The Home Depot and your boss has asked you to review the firm’s capital structure. Specifically, your boss is considering changing the firm’s debt level. Your boss remembers something from his MBA program abo
> Summit Builders has a market debt-equity ratio of 0.65 and a corporate tax rate of 25%, and it pays 7% interest on its debt. The interest tax shield from its debt lowers Summit’s WACC by what amount?
> Rumolt Motors has 30 million shares outstanding with a price of $15 per share. In addition, Rumolt has issued bonds with a total current market value of $150 million. Suppose Rumolt’s equity cost of capital is 10%, and its debt cost of capital is 5%. a.
> Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2017 (filed in October 2017). a. Which auditing firm certified these financial statements? b. Which officers of Costco certified the financial statements?
> In early 2018 Qualcomm Inc. had $21 billion in debt, total equity capitalization of $78 billion, and an equity beta of 1.49 (as reported on Yahoo! Finance). Included in Qualcomm’s assets was $37 billion in cash and risk-free securities. Assume that the r
> In Problem 20, assume the risk-free rate is 3% and the market risk premium is 7%. a. What does the CAPM predict the expected return for each stock should be? b. Clearly, the CAPM predictions are not equal to the actual expected returns, so the CAPM does
> In Problem 20, assume the risk-free rate is 3% and the market risk premium is 7%. a. What does the CAPM predict the expected return for each stock should be? b. Clearly, the CAPM predictions are not equal to the actual expected returns, so the CAPM does
> In Problem 20, assume the risk-free rate is 3% and the market risk premium is 7%. a. What does the CAPM predict the expected return for each stock should be? b. Clearly, the CAPM predictions are not equal to the actual expected returns, so the CAPM does
> See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. a. Compute Mydeco’s ROE each year from 2015 to 2019. b. Compute Mydeco’s ROA each year from 2015 to 2019. c. Which return is more vol
> In early 2018, United Airlines (UAL) had a market capitalization of $20.2 billion, debt of $14.4 billion, and cash of $3.8 billion. United also had annual revenues of $37.7 billion. Southwest Airlines (LUV) had a market capitalization of $35.8 billion, d
> See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp. a. Compute Mydeco’s PE ratio each year from 2015 to 2019. In which year was it the highest? b. What was Mydeco’s Enterprise Value to
> You work in Walt Disney Company’s corporate finance and treasury department and have just been assigned to the team estimating Disney’s WACC. You must estimate this WACC in preparation for a team meeting later today. You quickly realize that the informat
> This is your second interview with a prestigious brokerage firm for a job as an equity analyst. You survived the morning interviews with the department manager and the Vice President of Equity. Everything has gone so well that they want to test your abil
> Although U.S. GAAP allows LIFO inventory costing, IFRS does not. Read paragraphs BC9 through BC21 of IASC, International Accounting Standard 2, “Inventories.” a. Why did the IASB decide not to allow the use of LIFO? b. Explain why you agree or disagree
> Hermit Associates acquired a machine on January 1 at a cost of $250,000. Hermit estimates that the machine has a useful life of 10 years and a $50,000 residual value. Compute the depreciation expense for the first 2 years and determine the net book value
> Flowers Corp. owns a delivery truck it acquired for $57,000 last year. During the current year, it added shelving, costing $2,800, to the truck to expand its delivery capacity. It also purchased a new set of tires costing $1,200 and seat covers (replaced
> Circle City Transportation made the following expenditures for its fleet during the current year: oil changes, $2,000; filter changes, $5,000; tire rotations, $3,000; engine overhauls, $15,000; and retrofitting vehicles to function as party buses, $40,00
> IFRS. Repeat BE11-5 assuming that Mariah Corporation reports under IFRS. Data from BE11-5:
> Mariah Corporation is constructing a new wind power-generating facility. Construction began on January 2 and was completed on December 31 of the current year. Mariah made the following expenditures during the year: To specifically finance the project, M
> Assume that Springfield Foods, Inc. acquired a custom-made refrigeration system by issuing a $1,500,000, 10-year, noninterest-bearing note payable at a time when the market interest rate for similar debt instruments was 5%. The asset and the note do not
> Holman Enterprises acquired three different pieces of furniture and equipment for its newly renovated office. The bulk purchase from Wonder Technologies, Inc. included the following assets and corresponding retail prices: office furniture, $1,800; an int
> At the beginning of its fiscal year, Beau Co. leased office space for a 20-year period. Prior to occupying the office, Beau needed to make renovations costing $750,000 with an expected useful life of 15 years. The renovations are to be recorded as leaseh
> Use the same information in BE11-19 and assume that Dimension Pharmaceuticals is an IFRS reporter. Prepare the journal entry required to record Dimension’s research expenditures for the year. Assume that projects developed by planning and design consulta
> Determine the amount and type of financing component in the following contracts. a. Payment of $1,500,000 occurs two years after delivery when the interest rate is 8%. b. Payment of $1,500,000 occurs two years before delivery when the interest rate is 8%
> Tarpley, Inc. acquired land for $400,000. The closing costs amounted to $11,000, and the firm paid $7,250 for the current period’s property taxes at the end of the year. Tarpley plans to build a new storage facility on the land costing $2,350,000. To pre
> Dimension Pharmaceuticals paid cash for the following to fund its research activities: testing materials and supplies, $600,000; research consultants, $100,000; planning and design consultants, $135,000; and general-purpose laboratory equipment, $950,000
> Repeat the requirements of BE11-17 assuming that the acquisition cost was $7,000,000. Data from BE11-17: On January 1, Buckingham Brothers acquired 100% of Julian Systems for $12,000,000. The book value of Julian’s net assets on the date of acquisition
> On January 1, Buckingham Brothers acquired 100% of Julian Systems for $12,000,000. The book value of Julian’s net assets on the date of acquisition was $7,000,000. However, a detailed appraisal of Julian’s net assets revealed that its net assets were und
> Chalko Candy Corporation purchased the trademark for the popular Yummm Candy Bar from the YumYum Company. At the same time, Chalko also purchased YumYum’s customer list. Chalko paid the total purchase price of $750,000 in cash. Chalko’s valuation consult
> For each intangible asset listed below, identify whether it is typically a finite-life intangible asset, an indefinite-life intangible asset, or other
> Greene Corp. updated its fleet of trucks, scrapping old gas-guzzling trucks for new hybrid vehicles. It took its old trucks to the scrap yard and received $0. The fleet of trucks scrapped originally cost $190,000 and their current carrying value is $24,0
> Kobas Kookies, Inc. acquired an oven for its baking operations on June 10 of the current year at a total cost of $384,000. It estimates that the oven has a 16-year useful life with no scrap value. Assume that Kobas uses the half-month convention by which
> IFRS. Using the data from BE11-9, compute the depreciation for the first 2 years and determine the net book value at the end of the second year assuming that Hermit Associates is an IFRS reporter that identifies the casing and engine as significant compo
> Using the data from BE11-9, compute the depreciation expense for the first 2 years and determine the net book value at the end of the second year assuming that Hermit Associates uses the double-declining balance method. Data from BE11-9: Hermit Associa
> Sellet Billboard Company entered into an agreement to display billboard advertising for Wynne Incorporated for 10 months for a $60,000 fixed fee. The agreement also includes a potential bonus based on certain goals. Sellet believes the following probabil
> Using the data from BE11-9, compute the depreciation expense for the first 2 years and determine the net book value at the end of the second year (assume that Hermit Associates uses the units-of-output depreciation method). The machine’s total output is
> Haply, Inc. incurred the following expenditures when acquiring a new assembly machine: Additionally, Haply sold its old assembly machine for $500. What is the acquisition cost of the new assembly machine?
> Source Enterprises reports the following inventory information for the current year. Compute the ending inventory and the cost of goods sold under the LIFO perpetual basis.
> Best Stores is considering a change in its inventory valuation method. The company currently uses the FIFO method and may want to change to the LIFO method. Inventory information for the current year follows. Cost of goods sold under the LIFO basis is $
> Perry Manufacturing Company provided the following information regarding its inventory transactions for the current year. Determine the ending inventory and cost of goods sold that Perry should report assuming that the firm uses the moving-average cost
> Using the information provided in BE10-5, assume that Spider uses the LIFO method. Determine Spider’s ending inventory and cost of goods sold under the LIFO perpetual basis. Data from BE10-5:
> Spider Incorporated provided the following information regarding its inventory for the current year. Determine Spider’s ending inventory and cost of goods sold under the FIFO perpetual basis.
> Use the same information for BE10-3 but assume that Sueco Retailers uses the net method to account for its inventory purchases. What is its cash payment and reduction of inventory on October 25? What is the amount of accounts payable after the October 25
> On October 16, Sueco Retailers bought 80 parkas on account at $75 each. Terms of the purchase were 2/10, n/30. It paid for 60 parkas on October 25 and paid for the remaining 20 parkas on November 15. If Sueco uses the gross method to account for its inve
> Complete the following table to find the ending inventory under the Dollar Value LIFO retail inventory method. Round percentages to two decimal places.
> Sellet Billboard Company entered into an agreement to display bill board advertising for Highlife Incorporated for 10 months for a $60,000 fixed fee. The agreement also includes a potential $6,000 bonus based on certain goals. Sellet estimates that it is
> Complete the following table to find the ending inventory under the Dollar Value LIFO Retail Inventory Method. Round percentages to two decimal places.
> A tornado severely damaged one of Down Town Dig’s retail clothing stores, destroying all the inventory in the store. Down Town Dig’s ending store inventory last year was $109,500. Its net purchases were $672,600, and net sales were $1,279,800 during the
