Crane Sporting Goods expects to have earnings per share of $6 in the coming year. Rather than reinvest these earnings and grow, the firm plans to pay out all of its earnings as a dividend. With these expectations of no growth, Crane's current share price is $60 and the cost of equity capital is 10%. Suppose Crane could cut its divident payout rate to 75% for the foreseeable future and use the retained earnings to open new stores. The return on investment in these stores is expected to be 12%. if we assume that the risk of these new investments is the same as the risk of its existing investments, then the firm's equity cost of capital is unchanged. What effect would this new policy have on Crane's stock price

Answer:

Stock price increases

Explanation:

We need to determine the stock price with the new policy

Stock price can be determined using the constant growth dividend model

according to the constant dividend growth model

price = d1 / (r - g)

d1 = next dividend to be paid

r = cost of equity

g = growth rate

growth rate = retention rate x Return on investment

Retention rate = 1 - payout ratio = 1 - 0.75 = 0.25

growth rate = 0.25 x 12 = 3%

Stock price = 6/(0.10 - 0.03) = $85.71

Under the new policy, stock price increases

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Smith and Sons, Inc. Income Statement (in millions)

2016 2015
Net sales 10,300 9,800
Cost of goods sold (5,500) (5,200)
Gross profit 4,800 4,600
Selling and administrative expenses (2,800) (2,700)
Income from operations 2,000 1,900
Interest expense (300) (250)
Income before income taxes 1,700 1,650
Income tax expense (420) (400)
Net income 1,280 1,250

Smith and Sons, Inc. Balance Sheet

Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 450 650
Accounts receivable 900 800
Inventory 750 900
Other current assets 400 250
Total current assets 2,500 2,600
Property, plant & equipment, net 2,350 2,250
Other assets 5,700 5,900
Total Assets 10,550 10,750

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities 3,250 3,150
Long-term liabilities 5,000 5,400
Total liabilities 8,250 8,550
Stockholders' equity-common 2,300 2,200
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 10,550 10,750

Required:
Calculate the quick ratio for Smith & Sons, Inc., for 2015 and 2016.

Park Co.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Schnell Corp., maintains its accounting records in German marks. Because all of Schnell's branch offices are in Switzerland, its functional currency is the Swiss franc. Remeasurement of Schnell's 20X1 financial statements resulted in a $7,600 gain, and translation of its financial statements resulted in an $8,100 gain. What amount should Park report as a foreign exchange gain in its income statement for the year ended December 31, 20X1

Patterson Development sometimes sells property on an installment basis. In those cases, Patterson reports income in its income statement in the year of the sale but reports installment income by the installment method on the tax return. Installment income in 2021 was $240 million, which Patterson expects to collect equally over the next four years. The tax rate is 25%, but based on an enacted law, is scheduled to become 35% in 2023.
Patterson's pretax accounting income for the 2013 income statement was $530 million of this, $30 million is non-taxable revenue from proceeds of a life insurance policy. There were no differences between accounting income and taxable income other than those described above and no cumlative temporary differences existed at the beggining of the year:
1. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record patterson's 2013 income taxes.
2. What is Patterson's 2013 net income?

Determining Amounts to be Paid on Invoices Determine the amount to be paid in full settlement of each of the following invoices, assuming that credit for returns and allowances was received prior to payment and that all invoices were paid within the discount period. Merchandise Freight Paid by Seller Terms Returns and Allowances a. $14,200 - FOB shipping point, 1/10, n/30 $700 b. 10,700 $400 FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30 1,300 c. 5,700 - FOB destination, 1/10, n/30 500 d. 3,800 200 FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30 500 e. 1,500 - FOB destination, 2/10, n/30 -