Solved by verified expert :The earnings, dividends, and stock price of Shelby Inc. are
expected to grow at 7% per year in the future. Shelby’s common stock sells for
$23 per share, its last dividend was
$2.00, and the company will pay a dividend of $2.14 at the
end of the current year.
a. Using the discounted cash flow approach, what is its cost
of equity?
b. If the firm’s beta is 1.6, the risk-free rate is 9%, and
the expected return on the market is 13%, then what would be the firm’s cost of
equity based on the CAPM approach?
(10-1) A project has an initial cost of $40,000, expected
net cash inflows of $9,000 per year for 7 years, and a cost of capital of 11%.
What is the project’s NPV? (Hint: Begin by constructing a time line.)
(10-2) Refer to Problem 10-1. What is the project’s IRR?
(10-3) Refer to Problem 10-1. What is the project’s MIRR?
(10-4) Refer to Problem 10-1. What is the project’s PI?
(10-5) Refer to Problem 10-1. What is the project’s payback
period?
(10-6) Refer to Problem 10-1. What is the project’s
discounted payback period?
(10-7) your division is considering two investment projects,
each of which requires an up-front expenditure of $15 million. You estimate
that the investments will produce the following net cash flows:
a. What are the two projects’ net present values, assuming
the cost of capital is 5%?
10%? 15%?
b. What are the two projects’ IRRs at these same costs of
capital? Year Project A Project B
1 $
5,000,000 $20,000,000
2
10,000,000 10,000,000
3
20,000,000 6,000,000
(25-2) An analyst has modeled the stock of Crisp Trucking
using a two-factor APT model. The risk-free rate is 6%, the expected return on
the first factor (r1) is 12%, and the expected return on the second factor (r2)
is 8%. If bi1= 0.7 and bi2 = 0.9, what is Crisp’s required return?
(5-2) Wilson Wonders’ bonds have 12 years remaining to
maturity. Interest is paid annually, the bonds have a $1,000 par value, and the
coupon interest rate is 10%. The bonds sell at a price of $850. What is their
yield to maturity?
