Answer:
The cost of equity using the DCF method: 4.39%.
The cost of equity using the SML method: 15.01%.
Explanation:
a. The cost of equity using the DCF method:
We have: Current stock price = Next year dividend payment / ( Cost of equity - Growth rate) <=> Cost of equity = Next year dividend payment/Current stock price + Growth rate = 0.3 x 1.04/80 + 4% = 4.39%.
b. The cost of equity using the SML method:
Cost of equity = Risk free rate + beta x ( Market return - risk free rate); in which Risk free rate is rate on T-bill.
=> Cost of equity = 6.3% + 1.3 x ( 13% -6.3%) = 15.01%.
Answer:
6.11%
Explanation:
For computing the variance, first we have to determine the expected return which is shown below:
= (Expected return of the boom × weightage of boom) + (expected return of the normal economy × weightage of normal economy) + (expected return of the recession × weightage of recession)
= (12% × 5%) + (10% × 85%) + (2% × 10%)
= 0.6% + 8.5% + 0.2%
= 9.30%
Now the variance would equal to the
= Weightage × (Return - Expected Return) ^2
For boom:
= 5% × (12% - 9.3%) ^2
= 0.3645
For normal economy:
= 85% × (10% - 9.3%) ^2
= 0.4165
For recession:
= 10% × (2% - 9.3%) ^2
= 5.329
So, the total variance would be
= 0.3645 + 0.4165 + 5.329
= 6.11%
Generally speaking, a
business message expressing negative news (reader will react negatively) should
be organized indirectly. The message should be delivered among other
information and should not stand out. This is only appropriate if it is
practical to deliver the message in this way (immediate action is not
required). A more positive message should be prominent in the communication and
expressed in a more direct way, since it is assumed that the reader will react
positively.
Answer:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $22.2 per direct labor hour
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Fixed manufacturing overhead= $127,840 per month
Estimated direct labor hours= 9,400
The variable overhead rate is $8.60 per direct labor hour
<u>To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:</u>
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= (127,840 / 9,400) + 8.6
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $22.2 per direct labor hour
