What do firms stand to gain by increasing their market power

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Even if your family can pay the full amount of attending college, filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFS

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The risk-free rate is 6% and the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 13%. a. Calculate the required rate of retur

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a) The required rate of return is 14.75%

b) The expected return on this stock is 16% which is more than its required rate of return 14.75%, thus it is underpriced.

Explanation:

a)

Using the SML equation, we can calculate the required rate of return (r) of a stock.

r = rFR + β * (rM - rFR)

r = 6% + 1.25 * (13% - 6%)

r = 0.1475 or 14.75%

b)

The SML shows the return that is required on a security based on the risk is carries. Using SML we calculate the required rate of return which is the percentage return that investors require a security to provide.

If the expected return is greater than the required rate of return which means that security is expected to provide more than is required then the security is underpriced.

The expected return on this stock is 16% which is more than its required rate of return 14.75%, thus it is underpriced.

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The following information relates to the assets of Westfield Semiconductors as of December 31, 2019. Westfield uses the straight

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Answer:

See the explanation below.

Explanation:

Given the following:

Asset Acquisition-Cost Expected-Life Residual-Value Time-Used

Land $104,300 Infinite $100,000 10 years

Building 430,000 25 years 30,000 10 years

Machine 285,000 5 years 10,000 2 years

Patent 80,000 10 years 0 3 years

Truck 21,000 100,000 miles 3,000 44,000 miles

Therefore, we have:

Building annual depreciation = ($430,000 - $30,000) / 25 = $16,000

Building net book value (NBV) = $430,000 - (16,000 * 10) = $270,000

Machine annual depreciation = ($285,000 - 10,000) / 10 = $27,500

Machine NBV = $285,000 - ($27,500 * 2) = $230,000

Patent annual amortization = $80,000 / 10 = $8,000

Patent net written down value = $80,000 - ($8,000 * 3) = $56,000

Truck accumulated depreciation = ($21,000 - 3,000) * (44,000 / 100,000) = $7,920

Truck NBV = $21,000 - $7,920 = 13,080

Westfield Semiconductors Balance Sheet (Partial) as of December 31, 2019.

Details $

Property, plant, and equipment:

Land (Cost) 104,300

Building (NBV) 270,000

Machine (NBV) 230,000

Truck (NBV) 13,080

Total PPM 617,380

Intangible assets:

Patent (NRV) 56,000

Total tangible and intangible assets  673,380

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a. Describe how the payback period is calculated and describe the information this measure provides about a sequence of cash flo

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While taking a capital budgeting decision of source of fund, or the capital project to be chosen, we sometimes use Payback Period

It is defined as the tenure in which the cash flows will realize the cost of project, that is the period in which the entire cost will be paid back.

This provides the information regarding the time after which the project will be profitable, or the time at which it will reach break even.

The payback uses the criteria that if the payback period calculated is less than life of project it shall be accepted, in case it is equal to life of project then there will be no profit no loss, and in case payback is higher than life of project then there will be loss.

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