what will be its return on equity? Midwest Packaging's ROE last year was only 4%,but its management has developed a new operatingplan that calls for a total debt ratio of 55%, whichwill result in annual interest charges of $396,000.Management projects an EBIT of $1,296,000 onsales of $12,000,000, and it expects to have a totalassets turnover ratio of 2.3. Under these conditions,the tax rate will be 40%.If the changes are made, what will be its return onequity?

To calculate the Return on Equity (ROE):Formula:ROE = Net Income ÷ EquityWe'll first calculate Net…

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Steber Packaging Inc. expects sales next year of $40 million. Of this total, 45 percent is expected to be for cash and the balance will be on credit, payable in 30 days. Operating expenses are expected to total $17 million. Accelerated depreciation is expected to total $12 million, although the company will only report $8 million of depreciation on its public financial reports. The marginal tax rate for Steber is 34 percent. Current assets now total $26 million and current liabilities total $14 million. Current assets are expected to increase to $29 million over the coming year. Current liabilities are expected to increase to $20 million. Compute the projected after-tax operating cash flow for Steber during the coming year. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answer to two decimal places. $ million
Steber Packaging Inc. expects sales next year of $42 million. Of this total, 40 percent is expected to be for cash and the balance will be on credit, payable in 30 days. Operating expenses are expected to total $22 million. Accelerated depreciation is expected to total $9 million, although the company will only report $5 million of depreciation on its public financial reports. The marginal tax rate for Steber is 34 percent. Current assets now total $26 million and current liabilities total $14 million. Current assets are expected to increase to $29 million over the coming year. Current liabilities are expected to increase to $17 million. Compute the projected after-tax operating cash flow for Steber during the coming year. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answer to two decimal places.
Kottinger's Kamp Supplies is considering an investment in new manufacturing equipment. The equipment costs $220,000 and will provide annual after-tax inflows of $50,000 at the end of each of the next seven years. The firm's market value debt/equity ratio is 25%, its cost of equity is 14%, and its pre-tax cost of debt is 7%. The flotation costs of debt and equity are 3% and 9%, respectively. The firm's combined marginal federal and provincial tax rate is 40%. Assume the project is of approximately the same risk as the firm's existing operations. What is Kottinger's weighted average cost of capital? Multiple Choice O O 8.91% 11.14% 10.86% 12.04% O 9.99%
The Boyd Corporation has annual credit sales of $2.8 million. Current expenses for the collection department are $38,000, bad debt losses are 1.6%, and the days sales outstanding is 30 days. The firm is considering easing its collection efforts such that collection expenses will be reduced to $23,000 per year. The change is expected to increase bad - debt losses to 2.6% and to increase the days sales outstanding to 45 days. In addition, sales are expected to increase to $2,825,000 per year. Suppose that the opportunity cost of funds is 18%, the variable cost ratio is 65%, and taxes are 40%. Assuming a 365-day year, calculate the cost of carrying receivables under the current policy and the new policy. Enter your answers as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
The Berndt Corporation expects to have sales of $12 million. Costs other than depreciation are expected to be 60% of sales, and depreciation is expected to be $2.4 million. All sales revenues will be collected in cash, and costs other than depreciation must be paid for during the year. Brendt's federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. Berndt has no debt. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. X Open spreadsheet
It is December 31. Last year, Galaxy Corporation had sales of $80,000,000, and it forecasts that next year's sales will be $86,400,000. Its fixed costs have been-and are expected to continue to be-$44,000,000, and its variable cost ratio is 10.00 %. Galaxy's capital structure consists of a $15 million bank loan, on which it pays an interest rate of 12%, and 5,000,000 shares of outstanding common equity. The company's profits are taxed at a marginal rate of 35%. The following are the two principal equations that can be used to calculate a firm's DFL value: DFL (at EBIT = $X) = Given this information, complete the following sentences: Percentage Change in EPS Percentage Change in EBIT Consider the following statement about DFL, and indicate whether or not it is correct. 0 0 DFL (at EBITSX) = • The company's percentage change in EBIT is . The percentage change in Galaxy's earnings per share (EPS) is • The degree of financial leverage (DFL) at $86,400,000 is. (Hint: Use the changes in EPS…
The Berndt Corporation expects to have sales of $15 million. Costs other than depreciation are expected to be 80% of sales, and depreciation is expected to be $1.5 million. All sales revenues will be collected in cash, and costs other than depreciation must be paid for during the year. Brendt's federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. Berndt has no debt. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. X THAAL Open spreadsheet a. Set up an income statement. What is Berndt's expected net cash flow? Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ b. Suppose Congress changed the tax laws so that Berndt's depreciation expenses doubled. No changes in operations occurred. What is Berndt's expected net cash flow? Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ c. Now suppose that Congress changed the…
The XYZ Corporation expects to have sales of $15 million this year. Costs other than depreciation are expected to be 80% of sales, and depreciation is expected to amount to $1 million. XYZ is using $5 million debt at 10%. All sales revenues will be collected in cash, and costs other than depreciation must be paid for during the year. XYZ's federalolus - state tax rate is 30%. What is XYZ's expected cash flow from operations? (Assume no other changes occurred.)
The Tortuga Corp has annual credit sales of $2.5 million. Current expenses for the collection department are $40,000, bad-debt losses are 1.5%, and the days sales outstanding is 35 days. The firm is considering easing its collection efforts such that collection expenses will be reduced to $18,000 per year. The change is expected to increase bad-debt losses to 2.5% and to increase the days sales outstanding to 61 days. In addition, sales are expected to increase to $2.6 million per year. Should the firm relax collection efforts if the opportunity cost of funds is 16%, the variable cost ratio is 75%, and taxes are 25%? O No, profits fall by $2.907 O No, profits fall by $5.509 Yes, profits grow by $2,907 O Yes, profits grow by $5,509
The Berndt Corporation expects to have sales of $12 million. Costs other thandepreciation are expected to be 75% of sales, and depreciation is expected tobe $1.5 million. All sales revenues will be collected in cash, and costs otherthan depreciation must be paid for during the year. Berndt’s federal-plusstate tax rate is 40%. Berndt has no debt.a. Set up an income statement. What is Berndt’s expected net income? Itsexpected net cash flow?
Jim's Espresso expects sales to grow by 10.3% next year. Jim's changes its payout ratio from 90% to 75% of net income next year. When the payout ratio was 90%, there was excess financing in the amount of $4,199. Jim's developed the pro forma financial statements given here LOADING... to reflect the change in the payout ratio to 75%. How will the net new financing change? The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 temporarily allows 100% bonus depreciation (effectively expensing capital expenditures). However, we will still include depreciation forecasting in this chapter and in these problems in anticipation of the return of standard depreciation practices during your career. Income Statement Sales $228,078Costs Except Depreciation (109,781)EBITDA $118,297Depreciation (6,574)EBIT $111,723Interest Expense (net) (474)Pretax Income $111,249Income Tax (38,937)Net Income $72,312 Balance Sheet Assets Cash and Equivalents $16,446Accounts Receivable…

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