The Production Planner for a Private Label Soft Drink Maker

question 79

Multiple Choice

The production planner for a private label soft drink maker is planning the production of two soft drinks: root beer (R) and sassafras soda (S) . Two resources are constrained: production time (T) , of which she has at most 12 hours per day; and carbonated water (W) , of which she can get at most 1,500 gallons per day. A case of root beer requires 2 minutes of time and 5 gallons of water to produce, while a case of sassafras soda requires 3 minutes of time and 5 gallons of water. Profits for the root beer are $6.00 per case, and profits for the sassafras soda are $4.00 per case. What are optimal daily profits?

• A)$960
• B)$1,560
• C)$1,800
• D)$1,900
• E)$2,520

Explain the financial reasoning behind different corporate dividend actions and policies.

Understand the relationship between corporate financial decisions and shareholder wealth.

Compare and contrast different methods of distributing excess cash to shareholders.

Analyze the impact of tax laws on corporate dividend and repurchase decisions.

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Definitions:

Cost of Equity

The return that a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements and is often used in financial modeling for valuing a company.

Market Capitalization Rate

The expected rate of return on a portfolio consisting of all publicly traded securities, weighted by market capitalization.

PVGO

Present Value of Growth Opportunities; the portion of a company's stock price that is attributed to its expected earnings growth.

Free Cash Flow

The amount of cash generated by a company after accounting for capital expenditures, necessary to maintain or expand the asset base.