Trucks R' Us has a market capitalization of $142 million, $78 billion in BB rated debt, and $10 billion in cash. If Trucks R' Us' equity beta is 1.68, then their underlying asset beta is closest to:

Answer:

Their underlying asset beta is closest to is 1.08

Explanation:

According to the given data we have the following:

Debt is given as $78 billion

Equity is given as $142 billion

equity beta given as 1.68

Therefore, in order to calculate the underlying asset beta we would have to use the formula of the the equity beta for a levered firm as follows:

betaE =beta A [1 + (Debt / Equity)]

1.68 = \beta A [1 + ($78 B/ $142 B)]

1.68 = \beta A [1 + 0.5493]

betaA = 1.68 / 1.5493

betaA = 1.08

Their underlying asset beta is closest to is 1.08

Specialization and the gains from trade make the economy PPF outward bowed because​ _______. A. a good is initially produced by producers with higher opportunity costs and eventually produced by producers with lower opportunity costs B. all producers have​ bowed-out PPF​s, and the economy PPF is the horizontal sum of the individual PPFs C. as more of a good is​ produced, people are willing to pay less for each additional unit of the good D. a good is initially produced by producers with lower opportunity costs and eventually produced by producers with higher opportunity costs

NewTech Incorporated management plans on paying the company's first dividend of $2.00 three years from today (D3 = $2.00) on its' common stock. After year three the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% thereafter. As an investor with a required rate of return of 15%, what would you pay for NewTech common stock today?

Suppose that Dmitri, an economist from an AM talk radio program, and Frances, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over saving incentives. The following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate:
Caroline: The usefulness of government intervention in the economy is a long-standing issue that economists continue to debate.
Antonio: I feel that government involvement in the economy should be reduced because government programs cause more harm than good.
Caroline: While I do agree that government programs can be inefficient, I really think they are necessary to help the less fortunate.
1. The disagreement between these economists is most likely due to
a. differences in values
b. differences in scientific judgement
c.differences in perception verse reality.
2. Despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree?
a. Lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials.
b. Minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than help them.
c. Tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

Assume Zap industries reported the following adjusted account balances at year-end. 2019 2018 Accounts Receivable $ 1,690,200 $ 1,340,920 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (92,000 ) (76,300 ) Accounts Receivable, Net $ 1,598,200 $ 1,264,620 Assume the company recorded no write-offs or recoveries during 2019. What was the amount of Bad Debt Expense reported in 2019

Wattan Company reports beginning inventory of 10 units at $60 each. Every week for four weeks it purchases an additional 10 units at respective costs of $61, $62, $65, and $70 per unit for weeks 1 through 4. Compute the cost of goods available for sale and the units available for sale for this four-week period. Assume that no sales occur during those four weeks.

Juanita is deciding whether to buy a skirt that she wants, as well as where to buy it. Three stores carry the same skirt, but it is more convenient for Juanita to get to some stores than others. For example, she can go to her local store, located 15 minutes away from where she works, and pay a marked-up price of $112 for the skirt:

Store Travel Time Each Way (Minutes) Price of a Skirt (Dollars per skirt)
Local Department Store 15 103
Across Town 30 89
Neighboring City 60 63

Juanita makes $16 an hour at work. She has to take time off work to purchase her skirt, so each hour away from work costs her $16 in lost income. Assume that returning to work takes Juanita the same amount of time as getting to a store and that it takes her 30 minutes to shop. As you answer the following questions, ignore the cost of gasoline and depreciation of her car when traveling.

Complete the following table by computing the opportunity cost of Juanita's time and the total cost of shopping at each location.

Store Opportunity Cost of Time (Dollars) Price of a Skirt (Dollars per skirt) Total Cost (Dollars)

Local Department Store 103
Across Town 89
Neighboring City 63

Assume that Juanita takes opportunity costs and the price of the skirt into consideration when she shops. Juanita will minimize the cost of the skirt if she buys it from the:_______

Metro​ Services, Inc. reported the following information for the year 2019. Based on the following​ information, calculate the rate of return on total assets for Metro​ Services, Inc.​ (Round the percentage to two decimal​ places.)Total​ Assets, December​ 31, 2019​$599,000Total​ Assets, December​ 31, 2018​$505,000For Year Ended December​ 31, 2019:     Interest Expense​$27,900     Net Income​$67,100A. ​7.78%B. ​7.10%C. ​11.20%D. 17.21%

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The Aberdeen Development Corporation (ADC) is considering an Aberdeen Resort Hotel project. It would be located on the picturesque banks of Grays Harbor and have its own championship-level golf course. The cost to purchase the land would be $1 million, payable now. Construction costs would be approximately $2 million, payable at the end of year 1. However, the construction costs are uncertain. These costs could be up to 20 percent higher or lower than the estimate of $2 million. Assume that the construction costs would follow a triangular distribution. ADC is very uncertain about the annual operating profits (or losses) that would be generated once the hotel is constructed. Its best estimate for the annual operating profit that would be generated in years 2, 3, 4, and 5 is $700,000. Due to the great uncertainty, the estimate of the standard deviation of the annual operating profit in each year also is $700,000. Assume that the yearly profits are statistically independent and follow the normal distribution. After year 5, ADC plans to sell the hotel. The selling price is likely to be somewhere between $4 and $8 million (assume a uniform distribution). ADC uses a 10 percent discount rate for calculating net present value. (For purposes of this calculation, assume that each year's profits are received at year-end.) Use Analytic Solver to perform 1,000 trials of a computer simulation of this project on a spreadsheet.
(a) What is the mean net present value (NPV) of the project?
(b) What is the estimated probability that the project will yield an NPV greater than $2 million?
(c) ADC also is concerned about cash flow in years 2, 3, 4, and 5. Generate a forecast of the distribution of the minimum annual operating profit (undiscounted) earned in any of the four years. What is the mean value of the minimum annual operating profit over the four years?
(d) What is the probability that the annual operating profit will be at least $0 in all four years of operation?

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Required:
A. Journalize the transactions of July 9, September 22, and November 23. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
B. What is the balance in Paid-In Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock on December 31 of the current year?
C. For what reasons might Mystic Lake have purchased the treasury stock?

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A) Draw the associated decision tree.
B) What do you recommend?
C) How much is the information worth?
Replace all the monetary values with the following utilities
Monetary Value Utility
$100,000 1.00
$80,000 0.40
$0 0.20
-$20,000 0.10
-$80,000 0.05
-$100,000 0.00
A) What do you recommend, based on expected utility?
B) Is the investor a risk soeker or a risk avoider?

"ART Company just paid a dividend of $2.00. The dividend is expected to grow by 10% this year, 9% in year two and 6% in year three. Then, beginning in year four, the dividend will begin growing at a constant rate of 4%. With a required return of 10%, what is the stock worth today

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Lehi City has designated an internal service fund as the single fund to account for its self-insurance activities. Most of the insured activities such as the police department, fire department, and general government functions are accounted for in the General Fund. What is the maximum amount that can be charged to expenditure in the General Fund related to the self-insurance activities

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Required:1. Journalize the entry to record the amount of cash proceeds from the issuance of the bonds on July 1, Year 1.2. Journalize the entries to record the following:*A. The first semiannual interest payment on December 31, Year 1, and the amortization of the bond discount, using the straight-line method.
B. The interest payment on June 30, Year 2, and the amortization of the bond discount, using the straight-line method.
3. Determine the total interest expense for Year 1.4. Will the bond proceeds always be less than the face amount of the bonds when the contract rate is less than the market rate of interest?5. Compute the price of $37,282,062 received for the bonds by using the present value tables

Required Information
The following information applies to the questions displayed below) Vanishing Games Corporation (VGC) operates a massively multiplayer online game, charging players a monthly subscription of $13. At the start of January 2018, VGC's income statement accounts had zero balances and its balance sheet account balances were as follows:________.
Cash $1,600,000
Accounts Receivable 174,000
Supplies 15,100
Equipment 930,000
Buildings 510,000
Land 2,050,000
Accounts Payable 113,000
Deferred Revenue 74,800
Notes Payable (due 2025) 94,800
Common Stock 2,500,000
Retained Earnings 2,498,100
In addition to the above accounts, VGC's chart of accounts includes the following: Service Revenue, Salaries and Wages Expense, Advertising Expense, and Utilities Expense. The following transactions occurred during the January month:________.
A. Received $57,750 cash from customers on 1/1 for subscriptions that had already been earned in 2017.
B. Purchased 10 new computer servers for $41,500 on 1/2; paid $11,500 cash and signed a three-year note for the remainder owed.
C. Paid $14,300 for an Internet advertisement run on 1/3.
D. On January 4, purchased and received $5,300 of supplies on account.
E. Received $150,000 cash on 1/5 from customers for service revenue earned in January.
F. Paid $5,300 cash to a supplier on January 6.
G. On January 7, sold 19,900 subscriptions at $13 each for services provided during January. Half was collected in cash and half was sold on account.
H. Paid $380,000 in wages to employees on 1/30 for work done in January.
I. On January 31, received an electric and gas utility bill for $6,260 for January utility services. The bill will be paid in February.

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Suppose the government is considering an increase in the toll on a certain stretch of highway from $.40 to $.50. At present, 50,000 cars per week use that highway stretch; after the toll is imposed, it is projected that only 45,000 cars per week will use the highway stretch. Assuming that the marginal cost of highway use is constant (i.e., the supply schedule is horizontal) and equal to $.40 per car, what is the change in social surplus attributable to the increase in the toll

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Required:
1. Determine the selling price per composite unit.
2. Determine the variable cost per composite unit.
3. Determine the break-even point in composite units.
4. Determine the number of units of each product that will be sold at the breakeven point.

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1. Human skills
2. Conceptual skills
3. Technical skills
4. Cognitive skills

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Required:
a. Assume that market interest rates were slightly lower than 11% when the bonds were sold. Would the proceeds from the bond issue have been more than, less than, or equal to the face amount? Explain.
b. Independent of your answer to part a, assume that the proceeds were $1,080,000. Use the horizontal model (or write the journal entry) to show the effect of issuing the bonds.
c. Calculate the interest expense that Kaye Co. will show with respect to these bonds in its income statement for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, assuming that the premium of $80,000 is amortized on a straight-line basis.

Novak Corporation is preparing its 2014 statement of cash flows, using the indirect method. Presented below is a list of items that may affect the statement. Using the code below, indicate how each item will affect Novak’s 2014 statement of cash flows.

Code Letter

Effect

A Added to net income in the operating section
D Deducted from net income in the operating section
R-I Cash receipt in investing section
P-I Cash payment in investing section
R-F Cash receipt in financing section
P-F Cash payment in financing section
N Noncash investing and financing activity
(a) Purchase of land and building.
AR-I and DR-IR-F and ADR-F and DP-FP-IR-FNR-I and A

(b) Decrease in accounts receivable.
R-F and AR-FNR-I and DR-I and ADR-F and DAP-FR-IP-I

(c) Issuance of stock.
R-FAR-IDP-FR-F and AP-IR-F and DNR-I and DR-I and A

(d) Depreciation expense.
R-IP-FP-IR-F and DR-FNR-F and AR-I and AR-I and DAD

(e) Sale of land at book value.
R-F and DP-IADR-FR-IP-FNR-I and DR-I and AR-F and A

(f) Sale of land at a gain.
DR-I and DNR-IR-FR-F and AR-I and AR-F and DP-IAP-F

(g) Payment of dividends.
R-I and AP-IP-FDNAR-I and DR-IR-FR-F and DR-F and A

(h) Increase in accounts receivable.
R-F and ANAP-FP-IR-FR-I and DR-IR-I and AR-F and DD

(i) Purchase of available-for-sale investment.
ADR-I and DR-I and AR-F and DR-F and AP-FR-FNR-IP-I

(j) Increase in accounts payable.
R-F and DDR-F and AAR-IP-IR-FNR-I and DP-FR-I and A

(k) Decrease in accounts payable.
R-I and DNP-FR-F and AR-IR-I and AR-F and DDAP-IR-F

(l) Loan from bank by signing note.
R-I and DR-I and ANP-IDP-FR-F and DR-F and AAR-IR-F

(m) Purchase of equipment using a note.
R-F and DP-IR-FR-I and ANR-F and AP-FR-IR-I and DAD

(n) Increase in inventory.
NR-IP-FR-FP-IDR-I and DR-I and AAR-F and AR-F and D

(o) Issuance of bonds.
AP-FR-F and DNR-I and DR-F and ADR-FR-IP-IR-I and A

(p) Redemption of bonds payable.
R-I and DR-I and AR-IR-F and DP-FR-F and ADP-IANR-F

(q) Sale of equipment at a loss.
R-F and DNR-F and AR-I and DADR-I and AR-FR-IP-IP-F

(r) Purchase of treasury stock.

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Car sales per day, X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of days 6 8 22 20 15 16 13
A) Give the probability density function of X.
B) Compute the expected value of A". Explain its meaning.
C) Compute the variance and standard deviation of X.
D) Find the expected value and variance of a function Y = 5 + 12X.