Use Exhibits 26–3 and 26–4 to help compute the net present value of the proposal to sell the existing equipment and buy the laser printer, discounted at an annual rate of 15 percent. In your computation, make the following assumptions regarding the timing of cash flows. 1. The purchase price of the laser printer will be paid in cash immediately. 2. The $200,000 sales price of the existing equipment will be received in cash immediately. 3. The income tax benefit from selling the equipment will be realized one year from today. 4. Metro uses straight-line depreciation in its income tax returns as well as its financial statements. 5. The annual net cash flows may be regarded as received at year-end for each of the next 10 years. b. Is the cost to Metro Printers of acquiring the laser printer $2,500,000, as Adams suggests? Williams, Jan. Financial & Managerial Accounting (p. 1145). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Kindle Edition.

Information on gerken power co., is shown below. assume the company’s tax rate is 40 percent. debt: 9,400 8.4 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 21 years to maturity, selling for 100.5 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments. common stock: 219,000 shares outstanding, selling for $83.90 per share; beta is 1.24. preferred stock: 12,900 shares of 5.95 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $97.10 per share. market: 7.2 percent market risk premium and 5 percent risk-free rate. required: calculate the company's wacc. (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) wacc %

Which term best fits the sentence? is the process of reasoning, analyzing, and making important decisions. it’s an important skill in making career decisions. a. critical thinking b. weighing pros and cons c. goal setting

Variable rate cd’s = $90 treasury bills = $150 discount loans = $20 treasury notes = $100 fixed rate cds = $160 money market deposit accts. = $140 savings deposits = $90 fed funds borrowing = $40 variable rate mortgage loans $140 demand deposits = $40 primary reserves = $50 fixed rate loans = $210 fed funds lending = $50 equity capital = $120 a. develop a balance sheet from the above data. be sure to divide your balance sheet into rate-sensitive assets and liabilities as we did in class and in the examples. b. perform a standard gap analysis and a duration analysis using the above data if you have a 1.15% decrease in interest rates and an average duration of assets of 5.4 years and an average duration of liabilities of 3.8 years. c. indicate if this bank will remain solvent after the valuation changes. if so, indicate the new level of equity capital after the valuation changes. if not, indicate the amount of the shortage in equity capital.