Tri Vi Dang Email: td2332@columbia.edu Columbia University Spring 2013 Corporate Finance (ECON W4280) Meeting time: Tu‚ Th 4.10-5.25 Meeting place: Hamilton 503 Office address: IAB 1032 Office hours: Th 11.00-12.00 and other times by appointment Course Description The aim of this introductory course in corporate finance is to provide students with fundamental concepts for understanding firms’ financing decisions and the basic tools for the valuation of a corporation. This course
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The Importance of Compounding There are many important features of compounding. One valuable feature of compounding is that it makes money grow‚ and grow fast‚ especially when compounding an annuity. An annuity is a series of installments‚ usually yearly‚ in an account that bears interest. Once interest is earned‚ an annuity allows that interest to be compounded setting the way for an investor to earn interest on interest. Another important feature of compounding is time. The longer money is
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TOKYO DISNEYLAND AND THE DISNEY SEA PARK: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND DIFFERENCES IN THE CAPITAL BUDGETING CONCEPTS AND METHODS BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE COMPANIES. 1.What are the industry differences in US Corporate Governance and Japanese Corporate Governance? JAPANIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE US CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Stakeholders of organiztions: Japanies system believs in the wealth maximization of stake holders‚ including managers‚ labour‚ suppliers‚ crediters etc American syatem always emphasized
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The effort to change the way money is involved in campaign financing has been a common theme in American politics‚ even in non-election years. Since the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1972‚ many people have had the opinion that much more had to be done to reform the way money was involved in politics‚ especially in elections. The focus for many is on the federal elections‚ pointedly the presidential elections. A few weeks ago‚ the United States House of Representatives took the first step
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1. If you are borrowing money and paying interest‚ would you prefer an interest rate that compounds annually‚ quarterly‚ or daily? Why? (2-4 sentences. 1.0 points) Annually would cost you less than quarterly. I would go what will cost the cheapest. 2. In your Section_5 folder‚ navigate to and open the Example_Credit_Report‚ and then answer the questions below. N/A a. What is the total balance of Jessie Robinson ’s real estate account? (0.5 points) N/A b. What is the total balance of Jessie
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Principles of Corporate Finance Comprehensive Case Questions Tire City‚ Inc. 1. Evaluate Tire City’s financial health. How well is the company performing? 2. Based on Mr. Martin’s prediction for 1996 sales of $28‚206‚000‚ and for 1997 sales of $33‚847‚000 and relying on the other assumptions provided in the Tire City case‚ prepare complete pro forma forecasts of TCI’s 1996 and 1997 income statements and year-end balance sheets. As a preliminary assumption‚ assume any new financing required will
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Group: Zhengtian “Darren” Ye‚ Bohan Li Course: FINA 3301 Professor name: Eliot H. Sherman Nike Cost of Capital Case Assignment 1. Calculate Nike’s Cost of Capital based on the book values presented in the case. 2. Calculate Nike’s Cost of Capital based on the Market Values presented in the case. 3. Evaluate Joanna’s calculation and identify and explain any differences between her calculation and yours. 4. Under what circumstances is using book values the most appropriate basis for calculating
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Introduction to Corporate Finance 1. Two Questions: what investments should the corporation make and how should it pay for those investments? a. Investment decisions involve spending money and financing decisions involving raising money b. Concepts govern good financial decisions c. Financial managers value the shareholders’ investment opportunities outside their company because of the opportunity cost of capital contributed by shareholders d. All managers and employees need to pull together
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e TCH321 – CORPORATE FINANCE MOCK EXAM Time: 1 hour 30 minutes The exam lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes and consists of 5 questions. Approved calculators are permitted. You are not allowed to use Excel. This is a closed book exam. You are NOT permitted to access any other material in either written or electronic form. All numerical answers should be reported to TWO decimal places. To ensure the accuracy of your answer‚ you should perform all intermediate calculations to at least THREE decimal places
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An Report on Finance Management of College Students Prepared by: Zhou Ying‚ Zhou Li‚ Zhou Shuo‚ Zhu Kejia 5 November‚ 2010 Introduction The purpose of this report is to show how college students manage finance. With the development of social economy‚ people now draw more attention on finance management. It has become an important part in social life to manage finance well. College students form a special range in consumer market. On the one hand‚ they are not financially independent‚ getting
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