50/50 When we first saw the trailer for the film 50/50 starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogan‚ we knew this was a must-see. The film’s rough story of a 20-something year old battling with “stage five back cancer” taught us that life is too short to sweat the small stuff. People go through tragic battles like disease and the possibility of dying when all we do is find ourselves complaining about small‚ narrow problems in life. Adam demonstrated true optimism and showed the audience that
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/MiddSuppose that in the coming year‚ you expect Exxon-Mobil stick to have a volatility of 42% and a beta of 0.9‚ and Merck ’s stock to have a volatility of 24% and a beta of 1.1. The risk free interest rate is 4% and the markets expected return is 12%. The cost of capital for a project with the same beta as Merck ’s stock is closest to: . | d. 12.8% | E[R] = Rf + Beta × Risk Premium = .04 + 1.1 × (.12 - .04) = .128 | Which stock has the highest total risk? | c. Exxon-Mobil since it has
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Life Isn’t Multiple Choice Were you ever forced into taking a standardized test? If so‚ you are aware of all the test preparation you have to go through and all of the pressure you feel. “Standardized tests are tests in which all the questions‚ format‚ instructions‚ scoring and reporting of scores are the same for all test takers‚” (Standardized Tests: Terms and Definitions‚ 1). There is a lot of controversy and questions being asked pertaining to the tests because many teachers‚ students‚ and parents
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you plan to raise another $1‚000‚000 from a venture capitalist. The venture capitalist will hold also 100‚000 shares. What is your ownership before and after the second-round financing? Before the second-round financing‚ ownership = 100‚000/200‚000=50% After the second-round financing‚ ownership = 100‚000/300‚000=33% 5. What is the difference between a “firm commitment IPO” and an “auction IPO”? Refer to the book for the answer.
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Solutions to Practice Problems by Kyung Hwan Shim University of New South Wales Australian School of Business School of Banking & Finance for FINS 3625 S1 2010 May 23‚ 2010 ∗ These notes are preliminary and under development. They are made available for FINS 3625 S1 2010 students only and may not be distributed or used without the author’s written consent. ∗ 1 Solution for Question 1 Summary Table of Cash Flows t=0 I II CF from Machinery ignoring depreciation Working Capital Level
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1(a) In this case‚ the front desk receptionist that overtaking of lunch time to run personal errands is being compensated for unproductive time and will cause the company faces losses. The overtime of the receptionist will cause work schedule of colleagues been confounded and will lead to the problem of no enough manpower in front desk and the company has to pay someone to take her place during her absence. This will make the customers waiting for a long time and not satisfied with the services
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Research and Trades EMH From the Efficient Market Hypothesis which assumes that all information and prices are known by all parties and no person has advantage hence nobody can beat the market with information that is not already known apart from by luck. This can be argued from our points of view that we do not as much information as some. Often prices are delayed so we maybe getting prices that are not what we would like‚ also a price that we would like to buy at could be taken by those closer
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T he Sisyphean Corporation The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30‚000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0. The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2‚000 canes in year 1. Sales are estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three. The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge
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“50-50” by Langston Hughes In the poem “50-50” by Langston Hughes‚ the theme is about a lonely woman seeking love. She might be a young woman who left her family in the South and moved North during the Great Migration for better opportunities‚ and that might be the reason why she feels she is all alone in this world. Or‚ she might be a widow or someone who has lost a partner‚ or boyfriend. She feels she is all alone because she has no man in her life. The monologue has a dual persona
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out of your business at any given time. In an ideal business cycle‚ you will always have more cash flowing in than flowing out. The reality is however‚ that most businesses have to produce or deliver goods/services to their customers while also paying their staff and suppliers before they get paid themselves. The task of managing cash flow is increased in complexity as the number of transactions and amounts of money involved grows‚ also resulting in greater impacts for the business if it is not
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