Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: How do we decide when to harvest an asset?

How do we decide when to harvest an asset?

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Q: A beauty product company is developing a new fragrance named Happy Forever

A beauty product company is developing a new fragrance named Happy Forever. There is a probability of 0.5 that consumers will love Happy Forever, and in this case, annual sales will be 1 million bottl...

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Q: Great Fit, Inc., is a company that manufactures clothing.

Great Fit, Inc., is a company that manufactures clothing. The company has a production line that produces women’s tops of regular sizes. The same machine could be used to produce petite sizes as well....

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Q: Biotech Partners LLC has been farming a new strain of radioactive-

Biotech Partners LLC has been farming a new strain of radioactive-material-eating bacteria that the electrical utility industry can use to help dispose of its nuclear waste. Two opposing factors affec...

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Q: ACME Manufacturing is considering replacing an existing production line with a new

ACME Manufacturing is considering replacing an existing production line with a new line that has a greater output capacity and operates with less labor than the existing line. The new line would cost...

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Q: The alternative to investing in the new production line in Problem 11

The alternative to investing in the new production line in Problem 11.36 is to overhaul the existing line, which currently has both a book value and a salvage value of $0. It would cost $300,000 to ov...

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Q: FITCO is considering the purchase of new equipment. The equipment costs

FITCO is considering the purchase of new equipment. The equipment costs $350,000, and an additional $110,000 is needed to install it. The equipment will be depreciated straight-line to zero over a fiv...

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Q: After estimating a project’s NPV, the analyst is advised that the

After estimating a project’s NPV, the analyst is advised that the fixed capital outlay will be revised upward by $100,000. The fixed capital outlay is depreciated straight-line over an eight-year life...

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Q: What is the difference between nominal and real cash flows? Which

What is the difference between nominal and real cash flows? Which rate of return should we use to discount each type of cash flow?

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Q: What is the difference between average tax rate and the marginal tax

What is the difference between average tax rate and the marginal tax rate? Which one should we use in calculating incremental after-tax cash flows?

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