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and then spent $ 63,500 on grading and drainage so the lot could be used for storing outdoor inventory. The lot was recently appraised at $ 610,000. The company now wants to build a new retail store on the site. The building cost is estimated at $ 1.1 million. What amount should be used as the initial cash flow for this building project? 42. A proposed project costs $ 300 and has cash flows of $ 80, $ 200, $ 75, and $ 90 for Years 1 to 4, respectively. Because of its high risk, the project has been assigned a discount rate of 16 percent. In dollars, how much will this project return in today’ s dollars for every $ 1 invested? 45. What is the net present value of a project that has an initial cash outflow of $ 7,670 and cash inflows of $ 1,280 in Year 1, $ 6,980 in Year 3, and $ 2,750 in Year 4? The discount rate is 12.5 percent. 1. A proxy fight occurs when: the board of directors disagree on the members of the management team. 2 A stakeholder is any person or entity: 3 Which one of the following is least apt to help convince managers to work in the best interest of the stockholders? threat of a proxy fight 4. Financial managers primarily create firm value by: maximizing current sales. investing in assets that generate cash in excess of their cost. 5 First City Bank pays 7 percent simple interest on its savings account balances, whereas Second City Bank pays 7 percent interest compounded annually. If you made a $ 59,000 deposit in each bank, how much more money would you earn from your Second City Bank account at the end of 9 years?( Do not round intermediate calculations and 6. What is the future value of $ 3,136 invested for 12 years at 6.50 percent compounded annually? 7. What is the present value of $ 12,750 to be received 3 years from today if the discount rate is 5.50 percent? 8. Six months ago, you purchased 1,200 shares of ABC stock for $ 21.20 a share and have received total dividend payments of $. 60 a share. Today, you sold all of your shares for $ 22.20 a share. What is your total dollar return on this investment? 9 Six months ago, you purchased 100 shares of stock in ABC Co. at a price of $ 43.89 a share. ABC stock pays a quarterly dividend of $. 10 a share. Today, you sold all of your shares for $ 45.13 per share. What is the total amount of your capital gains on this investment? 10 Which one of these accounts is classified as a current asset on the balance sheet? 11 Shelton, Inc., has sales of $ 395,000, costs of $ 183,000, depreciation expense of $ 48,000, interest expense of $ 29,000, and a