Practice Questions For Chapter 2 (FCFF & FCFE)

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Practice Question for Chapter 2 (FCFF & FCFE):

Question 1: In the most recent year, Bata Inc. reported capital expenditures of $80 million and
depreciation & amortization of $ 60 million. It also spent $ 100 million in acquisitions, paying $40 million
in cash and $ 60 million in stock. Estimate the net capital expenditures for the firm for use in computing
the free cash flow to the firm.

Question 2: Dyson Inc. is a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners and you have estimated a FCFF of $50
million for firm for the most recent year. Dyson’s total debt decreased from $100 to $85 million during
the course of the year and it reported interest expense of $10 million for the year. If Dyson’s tax rate is
30%, estimate the FCFE for the most recent year.

Question 3: Intech Inc. generated $20 million in after-tax operating income on revenues of $100 million
during the course of the most recent year. You expect revenues to grow 10% a year next year and
margins to stay stable. The firm’s non-cash current assets are $40 million and its non-debt current
liabilities are $50 million, and non-cash working capital as a percent of revenues is expected to remain
unchanged next year. If the net cap ex is expected to be $10 million next year, what is your estimate of
the FCFF for the next year?

Question 4: You are trying to compute the change in working capital to use in computing free cash flow
to the firm for Zapata Inc. The firm’s total working capital increased from $100 million last year to $120
million this year. However, this working capital includes cash and short term debt; last year’s cash
balance had $30 million in cash and $15 million in short term debt, whereas this year’s cash balance has
$20 million in cash and $25 million in short term debt. What effect did working capital have on your cash
flow this year?
a. Decreased cash flow by $20 million
b. Decreased cash flow by $30 million
c. Decreased cash flow by $35 million
d. Decreased cash flow by $40 million
e. None of the above

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