BDP 301: Principles of Business Syllabus November 25‚ 2009 version The University of Texas at Austin School of Undergraduate Studies Professor Michael Brandl (See information below) Unique: 63610 Spring 2010 Lecture: 2:00-3:15pm TTh in GSB 2.126 Professor Contact Information Email: michael.brandl@mccombs.utexas.edu Office: CBA 2.212 Office Hours: Tu Th 12:30 to 2pm and by appointment Office Phone: 512-232-3355 Course Description The vast majority of non-business majors will‚ at some point
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The Role of Board According to Jensen (1993)‚ the board has the final responsibility for the function of the board. The job of the board is to hire‚ fire and compensate the CEO and to provide high level council. More precisely‚ the board has two major jobs: to monitoring the decision making of management as a representative of shareholders and to initiate and implement of decisions. The board of directors is a major mechanisms used to solve agency problem‚ which arises when the management and ownership
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office building should be worth $900‚000 next year. Suppose that common stocks with the same risk as this investment offer a 9% expected return per year. Would you construct the building? Why or why not? Part iii. Define the following terms: a) LBO b) Spin-off c) Privatisation d) Carve out e) Leveraged restructuring Part iv. What impact would the following features have on the value of a corporate bond? a) The borrower has the option to repay the loan before maturity b) The bond is secured
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Individual Company Report John Hirko ECO 6115 Introduction History of the Company This report is centered on SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment‚ a private company owned by The Blackstone Group‚ LP. It’s flagship park‚ SeaWorld‚ was opened in San Diego‚ California in 1964. The second park‚ SeaWorld Orlando‚ was opened in 1973 after the success that the Walt Disney World Resort had experienced in the Central Florida region. The third and final SeaWorld Park was opened in San Antonio
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The Mexican War was the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil. It began in 1846 when the President of the United States‚ James K. Polk‚ declared war with Mexico and ended with a peace treaty that ceded one third of Mexico’s territory to the United States for fifteen million dollars in 1848. Thirteen years later‚ the Civil War overshadowed the Mexican war causing it to become a forgotten event in American history. The long term debate on who initiated the war continues to be unsolved‚ which
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Finance Technical Interview Questions |Corporate Finance | • What could a company do with excess cash on the balance sheet? • What’s the difference between IRR‚ NPV and Payback? • What are the impacts on earnings if a company builds a new factory using debt? operating lease? capital lease? cash? • Why would a company repurchase its own stock? What signals (positive
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MAF302 Corporate Finance Study Guide Important Instruction This study guide provides you of an overview for each of the topic taught in this unit. These overviews however are not sufficient to learn all the materials in each of the topic. I therefore would suggest you to follow the materials in lecture notes and workshops. It is also essential to read and consult the corresponding text book chapters to develop your concept and knowledge in this unit. You will also find some references
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be involved in any extra activities. College athletes deserve to be paid for their efforts on and off the field. Sean Gregory‚ a writer for Time magazine says “A season’s worth of Texas A&M home football games generates $86 million in business for Brazos County‚ but the players with the talent remain out of money just because college presidents set their wages at zero”. College athletes are mass-audience performers and need to be rewarded as such. College football would not make any money without
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An adult goes to work in the morning‚ usually receiving motivation to make it through the day from the thought of being paid at the end of the month. College athletes‚ however‚ go to practice every day‚ knowing they will not receive any pay for their work. Everyone expects them to play for the fun of the game‚ but in this capitalistic world today‚ is that really enough? Even though college athletes are considered amateur student athletes‚ they already earn scholarships‚ and colleges might have
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1979. This period is also known for "stagflation"‚ a phenomenon in which inflation and unemployment steadily increased. A loose monetary policy led to very low interest rates. Corporations were borrowing large amounts to finance leverage buyouts (LBOs)‚ which led to higher and high interest burden. One of the main instruments used was financial derivatives‚ which gave Banks additional profit. Moreover‚ this instruments represented off balance sheet activities‚ thus helping bank capital. Nonetheless
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