Wisconsin Snowmobile Corp. is considering a switch to level production. Cost efficiencies would occur under level production, an
d after tax costs would decline by $36,000, but inventory would increase by $300,000. Wisconsin Snowmobile would have to finance the extra inventory at a cost of 13.5 percent.
A. Determine the extra cost or savings of switching over to level production. Should the company go ahead and switch to level production?
B How low would interest rates need to fall before level production would be feasible?
A. Determine the extra cost or savings of switching over to level production. Should the company go ahead and switch to level production?
B How low would interest rates need to fall before level production would be feasible?
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"Great Lakes Steel Supply is losing significant market share and thus its managers have decided to decrease the firm's annual dividend. The last annual dividend was $1.30 per share but all future dividends will be decreased by 2.75 percent annually. What is a share of this stock worth today at a required return of 15.5 percent? "
Explanation:
Use dividend discount model (DDM) to calculate the stock price
whereby,
P0 = Current price
D0 = Last dividend paid = 130
g = growth rate = -275% or -2.75 as a decimal
r = required return = 155% or 1.55 as a decimal
Next, plug in the numbers to the DDM formula above;
Therefore this stock is worth $6.93
Answer:
i. Discounted cashflow equations.
a. $180,000 at the end of five years.
This is a lump sum present value/ discounted cashflow which can be calculated as;
Formula = 180,000 / ( 1 + r)^n
= 180,000/ ( 1 + 12%)^5
= $102,136.83
b. $11,400 a year forever
This is a perpetuity. The present value/ discounted cashflow of a perpetuity is calculated as;
Formula = Amount/rate
= 11,400/12%
= $95,000
c. $19,000 for each of 10 years.
This is an annuity. The formula for calculating the Present value/ discounted cashflow of an annuity is;
where <em>i </em>is interest rate and <em>n</em> is number of periods
= $107,354.24
d. $6,500 next year and increasing thereafter by 5% a year forever.
This is a growing perpetuity. The present value/ discounted cashflow formula is;
= Amount / ( discount rate - growth rate)
= 6,500 / ( 12% - 5%)
= $92,857.14
ii. Choose <u>$19,000 for each of 10 years</u> as it has the highest present value.