Corporate Finance: The Core (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
Corporate Finance: The Core (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
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Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 34P

Orchid Biotech Company is evaluating several development projects for experimental drugs. Although the cash flows are difficult to forecast, the company has come up with the following estimates of the initial capital requirements and NPVs for the projects. Given a wide variety of staffing needs, the company has also estimated the number of research scientists required for each development project (all cost values are given in millions of dollars).

Chapter 7, Problem 34P, Orchid Biotech Company is evaluating several development projects for experimental drugs. Although

  1. a. Suppose that Orchid has a total capital budget of $60 million. How should it prioritize these projects?
  2. b. Suppose in addition that Orchid currently has only 12 research scientists and does not anticipate being able to hire any more in the near future. How should Orchid prioritize these projects?
  3. c. If instead, Orchid had 15 research scientists available, explain why the profitability index ranking cannot be used to prioritize projects. Which projects should it choose now?
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Consider the following simplified financial statements for the Yoo Corporation (assuming no income taxes): Income Statement Balance Sheet Sales Costs $ 40,000 Assets 34,160 $26,000 Debt Equity $ 7,000 19,000 Net income $ 5,840 Total $26,000 Total $26,000 The company has predicted a sales increase of 20 percent. Assume Yoo pays out half of net income in the form of a cash dividend. Costs and assets vary with sales, but debt and equity do not. Prepare the pro forma statements. (Input all amounts as positive values. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Pro forma income statement Sales Costs $ 48000 40992 Assets $ 31200 Pro forma balance sheet Debt 7000 Equity 19000 Net income $ 7008 Total $ 31200 Total 30304 What is the external financing needed? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.) External financing needed $ 896

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