The questions in this sample exam are mostly quantitative‚ but you should also expect some qualitative ones‚ such as true/false questions‚ on the exam. I did not include any here‚ as each true/false will require a different reasoning than others. Question 1: Consider a project with the following risk-free cash flows: t = 0 t = 1 t = 2 -40 20 25 Suppose that one year zero-coupon bonds yield 6% and two year zero-coupon bonds yield 8%. 1a) Find the NPV of the project.
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Company Background: Starting Right Company * Inspired by a movie‚ Julia Day decided to build a baby food company named as Starting Right Company‚ which targets the upper class market. * To differentiate the product from its competitors‚ the company offers frozen baby foods with no preservatives while ensuring great taste. * Julia Day hired people with experience in finance‚ marketing and production. The group started to develop product samples of the new frozen baby food. * Julia
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1. Sue Pansky‚ a retired grade-school teacher‚ is considering investing in Starting Right. She is very conservative and is a risk avoider. What do you recommend? Answer: Since Sue Pansky is a risk avoider she should invest in the corporate bonds. The bond would return 13% per year and at least $ 20‚000 back at the end of the year. 2. Ray Cahn‚ who is currently a commodities broker‚ is also considering an investment‚ although he believes that there is only an 11% chance of success. What do
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Advantages of Starting up a Business Advantages of starting your own small or medium business can include: Being your own Boss - You can make your own decisions‚ keep your own time and not have to answer to "The Boss" Hard Work & Know How - If you are a hard worker and / or have immense industry know how‚ you may want to benefit from the long hours you do or the knowledge that you have acquired over time. Financial Independence - One day‚ you may realize your dream of financial independence
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Every partner has some rights in the partnership firm and in the same manner; each partner is liable jointly and severally for all the acts of the firm done by him while he is a partner in a partnership firm. The firm is liable to the same extent as the partner‚ for the loss or injury caused to any third party or any penalty is incurred‚ by his wrongful act or omission of a partner acting in the ordinary course of a business of the firm or with the authority of his partners. When a firm acting
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compete fiercely with each other to get what they want. Even so‚ although I accept its not a walk in the park for employer superbrands‚ in terms of attracting talent‚ the job of attracting talent (in a numerical sense)‚ is a lot easier than it is for small businesses with lesser known brands. This assertion is franked by a Career Builder survey which found that firms with ‘strong employer brands attract at least 3.5 times more applicants per job post than firms in the same industry’. As well as this
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Using Facebook Effectively in Small Business | | | 10/2/2012 | USING FACEBOOK EFFECTIVELY IN SMALL BUSINESS PURPOSE This report explains how Facebook can be used effectively in the small business world. This report will answer the following questions: * Why should Facebook be used to reach new customers versus other forms of social media? * How does a small business owner create a small business Facebook profile? * How does a small business effectively reach customers
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1 INTRODUCTION A small-scale business is a business that is privately owned and operated‚ with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. In addition to number of employees‚ other methods used to classify small companies include annual sales (turnover)‚ value of assets and net profit (balance sheet)‚ alone or in a mixed definition. The smallest businesses‚ often located in private homes‚ are called micro businesses (term used by international organizations such as the World
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The question we are trying to address is “Is an entrepreneur any different from a small business owner?” To differentiate entrepreneurs from small business owners‚ we must analyze and define the meaning of these terms. We must also compare the characteristics of the two to find similarities and differences. With the study of entrepreneurship being relatively new‚ the definition of an entrepreneur is not set in stone‚ as people and online resources have developed their own definitions. The dictionary
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“I’ve got a small business with only 3 full-time staff. Marketing Planning’s no real practical use to me! Besides‚ I can’t afford the time and/or the money to do it” The writing of a marketing plan is extremely important step in the functioning of an effective and successful business. A marketing plan will give a snapshot of where the business currently stands‚ where the business hopes and wants to be and what needs to be done to achieve this. This is crucial if the business wants to grow
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