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b. Required Income:
Microsoft.................. 8.80% × $39,558 million = $3,481 million
Intel .......................... 9.60% × $39,088 million = $3,752 million
Dell........................... 10.40% × $4,271 million = $444 million
c. Residual Income:
Microsoft.................. $16,250 million – $3,481 million = $12,769 million
Intel .......................... $8,060 million – $3,752 million = $4,308 million
Dell........................... $1,882 million – $444 million = $1,438 million
Comprehensive
Year Start of Year + Income – Dividends = End of Year
+1 $1,111,141 $213,948 $64,184 $1,260,905
+2 $1,260,905 $192,008 $57,602 $1,395,311
+3 $1,395,311 $187,444 $56,233 $1,526,522
+4 $1,526,522 $196,442 $58,933 $1,664,031
+5 $1,664,031 $206,667 $62,000 $1,808,698
+6 $1,808,698 $217,000 $65,100 $1,960,598
b. Kelsey should consider keeping the firm as long as it generates a return that
exceeds her cost of capital. Her firm will generate positive residual income,
in declining amounts, through Year +5. Residual income turns negative in
Year +6. Growing comprehensive income by 5% each year will yield ever-
increasing negative residual income beginning in Year +6. Thus, the firm will
lose value in Year +6 and beyond if the required rate of return is 12%. Kelsey
should consider selling the firm at or before Year +5. The rate of return on
common shareholders’ equity, with equity measured as of the beginning of the
year instead of on average over the year, is as follows: