PEP. AKHIR SEMESTER 2009 CADANGAN SOALAN MAF 620 – CORPORATE FINANCE Question 1 Consider the following information about two securities: State of Economy Probability Return on Lotek (%) Return on Hitek (%) Recession 0.2 10 50 Normal 0.5 15 20 Expansion 0.3 25 –10 REQUIRED: a. Determine the expected return and standard deviation of each security. (8 marks) b. Suppose you could invest in only one security. Which would
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owning many American iconic brands such as Ethan Allen‚ London Fog‚ Converse and Florsheim. The firm’s financial goals included: 1. Improve long term sales and earnings growth 2. Improve return of shareholders’ equity and 3. Increase returns on corporate assets Key financial performances (as of February‚ 1988) Current Ratio of 3.6 to 1 Debt-to- Capitalization of 19.3% Cost of capital 10 - 13% NPV: 3.1 -3.9 billion (Refer: Exhibit A) Increase Profit in Furniture and Footwear activities: 25.3 Million
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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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Cohen’s WACC calculation because she mistakenly used historical data to estimate the future cost of debt. Joanna calculated the cost of debt by taking the interest expense for 2001 and dividing it by the average debt balance. The cost of debt for Nike is the effective rate that it pays on its current debt‚ meaning the yield to maturity of bonds should be used to make an estimate instead of the average debt balance. Through the use of past data‚ the average balance of debt‚ the 4.3% before-tax cost of
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Case Solutions Corporate Finance Ross‚ Westerfield‚ and Jaffe 9th edition CHAPTER 2 CASH FLOWS AT WARF COMPUTERS The operating cash flow for the company is: (NOTE: All numbers are in thousands of dollars) OCF = EBIT + Depreciation – Current taxes OCF = $1‚332 + 159 – 386 OCF = $1‚105 To calculate the cash flow from assets‚ we need to find the capital spending and change in net working capital. The capital spending for the year was: | |Capital spending
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a. Cash is a financial asset because it is the liability of the federal government. b. No. The cash does not directly add to the productive capacity of the economy. c. Yes. d. If the economy is already operating at full capacity‚ and you now command the additional purchasing power provided by the 10 billion‚ then your increased ability to purchase goods must be offset by a decrease in the ability of others to purchase goods. Thus‚ the other individuals in the economy can be made worse off by
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BUSI K4003 Corporate Finance Syllabus Summer 2012‚ (Summer Q) Instructor: Brendan Mallee bm2115@columbia.edu Class Time/Location: July 2nd – August 8th MW 6:10-9:30pm / Hamilton Hall 516 Course Description: This course examines important issues in corporate finance from the perspective of financial managers who are responsible for making significant investment and financing decisions. The course is designed to develop critical corporate finance skills including: financial statement
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Chapter 8. Mini-Case Assume that you have just been hired as a financial analyst by Triple Play Inc.‚ a mid-sized California company that specializes in creating high-fashion clothing. Because no one at Triple Play is familiar with the basics of financial options‚ you have been asked to prepare a brief report that firm’s executives can use to gain a cursory understanding of the topic. To begin‚ you gathered some outside materials on the subject and used these materials to draft a list of pertinent
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___________________________________________________________________ Case Study corporate finance Case 28 – An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value Case 30 – MCI Communications‚ Corp.: Capital Structure Theory ___________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Case 28 - An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value 3 Effects of Debt on the Value of the Firm 3 Split of Value between Creditors and Shareholders 4 Source of Value Creation 4 Effects
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is a mere appendage of Eastfield Ltd. This being the case‚ it is necessary to examine the exact relationship between Capital Pty Ltd and Eastfield Ltd and determine the likelihood of the courts lifting the corporate veil. Separate Entity Salomon v Salomon & Co established the key principle that an “incorporated company is a separate legal entity from its founder‚ shareholders and directors”. To further this point‚ the Albazero case provided authority within a group of companies‚ whereby
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