Bill jones has just won the state lottery and has the following three payout options for after -tax prize money:
1. $170, 000 per year at the end of each of the next six years
2. $300, 000 (lump sum) now
3. $502, 000 (lump sum) six years from now
the annual discount rate is 9%. compute the present value of the first option. (round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
present value of an ordinary annuity of $1:
8%
9%
10%
1
0.926
0.917
0.909
2
1.783
1.759
1.736
3
2.577
2.531
2.487
4
3.312
3.240
3.170
5
3.993
3.890
3.791
6
4.623
4.486
4.355
7
5.206
5.033
4.868
present value of $1:
8%
9%
10%
1
0.926
0.917
0.909
2
0.857
0.842
0.826
3
0.794
0.772
0.751
4
0.735
0.708
0.683
5
0.681
0.650
0.621
6
0.630
0.596
0.564
7
0.583
0.547
0.513
a. $451, 850
b. $850, 000
c. $470, 000
d. $762, 620

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Examine the following book-value balance sheet for university products inc. the preferred stock currently sells for $30 per share and pays a dividend of $3 a share. the common stock sells for $16 per share and has a beta of 0.9. there are 2 million common shares outstanding. the market risk premium is 9%, the risk-free rate is 5%, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%. book-value balance sheet (figures in $ millions) assets liabilities and net worth cash and short-term securities $ 2.0 bonds, coupon = 6%, paid annually (maturity = 10 years, current yield to maturity = 8%) $ 5.0 accounts receivable 3.0 preferred stock (par value $15 per share) 3.0 inventories 7.0 common stock (par value $0.20) 0.4 plant and equipment 21.0 additional paid-in stockholders’ equity 13.6 retained earnings 11.0 total $ 33.0 total $ 33.0 a. what is the market debt-to-value ratio of the firm? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what is university’s wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Carlton industries is considering a new project that they plan to price at $74.00 per unit. the variable costs are estimated at $39.22 per unit and total fixed costs are estimated at $12,085. the initial investment required is $8,000 and the project has an estimated life of 4 years. the firm requires a return of 8 percent. ignore the effect of taxes. what is the degree of operating leverage at the financial break-even level of output?