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Iota Industries is an all-equity firm with 50 million shares outstanding.Iota has $200 million in cash and expects future free cash flows of $75 million per year.Management plans to use the cash to expand the firm's operations,which in turn will increase future free cash flows by 12%.Iota's cost of capital is 10% and assume that capital markets are perfect.
-Suppose that Iota is able to invest the $200 million in excess cash into a project that will increase future free cash flows by 30%.If you were advising the board,what course of action would you recommend,investing the $200 million in an expansion project that will raise future free cash flows by 30% or use the $200 million to repurchase shares? Which provides the higher stock price?

Recognize the stages of moral development described by theorists like Piaget and Kohlberg.

Assess the impact of peer interaction and societal norms on moral reasoning.

Distinguish between different levels of moral reasoning as outlined by Kohlberg.

Describe the concept of immanent justice and its significance in moral development.

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Definitions:

Selling And Administrative Expenses

Costs related to sales activities and general management of a business, excluding production costs.

Budgeting

The process of creating a plan to spend money, setting forth projections for revenues and expenses over a certain period of time.

Activity Variance

The difference between what was expected in terms of spending or usage during a period and what actually occurred.

Administrative Expenses

Costs associated with the general administration of a business, including items like salaries of executives, office supplies, and utilities.