Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Echidna Company

question 26

True/False

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Echidna Company has two sources of funds: long-term debt with a market and book value of $30 million issued at an interest rate of 10%,and equity capital that has a market value of $18 million (book value of $5 million).Echidna Company has profit centres in the following locations with the following operating profits,total assets,and current liabilities.The cost of equity capital is 15%,while the tax rate is 30%.
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Operating Profit } & { \text { Assets } } & \text { Current Liabilities } \\\hline \text { Mt Iron } & \$ 1630000 & \$ 5625000 & \$ 1600000 \\\hline \text { Mt Pilbara } & \$ 2200000 & \$ 7500000 & \$ 2400000 \\\hline \text { Broken Hill } & \$ 4900000 & \$ 13875000 & \$ 6360000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Companies that adopt the Economic Value Added (EVA)concept define investment as 'total assets employed minus current liabilities'.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

Profits that a company keeps after dividends have been paid out to shareholders, often reinvested in the business or used to pay down debt.

Current Assets

Assets that are expected to be converted into cash, sold, or consumed within a year or within the business's normal operating cycle if longer than a year.

Accruals

Accounting method recognizing revenue when earned and expenses when incurred, regardless of when cash transactions occur.

Doubtful Accounts

Receivables that a company is unlikely to collect, representing amounts owed by customers that might eventually be written off as bad debts.