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question 28

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below. FCF Forecast ($ million)
Banco Industries expect sales to grow at a rapid rate over the next 3 years, but settle to an industry growth rate of 5% in year 4. The spreadsheet above shows a simplified pro forma for Banco Industries. Banco industries has a weighted average cost of capital of 11%, $40 million in cash, $70 million in debt, and 18 million shares outstanding. If Banco Industries can reduce its operating expenses so that EBIT becomes 12% of sales, by how much will its stock price increase?

• A) $3.27
• B) $3.92
• C) $5.72
• D) $9.80

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Definitions:

Acquisition-Date Fair Value

The measurement of an asset's or liability's market value at the exact day a business combination is executed.

Acquisition Method

An accounting approach used for consolidating the financial statements of a group where one entity has control over the others.

Noncontrolling Interest

An ownership interest in a subsidiary that is not large enough to control the company's operations, often represented as a separate component of equity in the consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition-Date Fair Value

The market value of an asset or liability at the exact date an acquisition is completed, used for accounting purposes.