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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patties is an example of a continuous random variable. True 3. The college of business administration at acorn University offers a major in finance. Based on historical records‚ 30% of the college of business students major in Finance. A random sample of 20 students is selected. What is the probability that exactly 3 of the selected students are majoring in Finance? .0716 4. Assume that we have selected a random sample of 25 units from a normally distributed large population. If u = 15‚ and c2=4‚ what
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(10-2) IRR A project has an initial cost of $52‚125‚ expected net cash inflows of $12‚000 per year for 8 years‚ and a cost of capital of 12%. What is the project’s NPV? (Hint: Begin by constructing a time line.) What’s the project’s IRR? NPV = Cash Flow in Period n/ (1 + Discount Rate)n NPV = $52‚125 + 12‚000/(1 +.12)8 = 4‚846.60 12‚000/(1 +.12)7 = 5‚428.19 12‚000/(1 +.12)6 = 6‚079.58 12‚000/(1 +.12)5 = 6‚809.13 12‚000/(1 +.12)4 = 7‚626.21 12‚000/(1 +.12)3 = 8‚541.35 12‚000/(1 +.12)2 = 9‚566.33
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CORPORATE FINANCE 307 LITERATURE REVIEW Student Name / ID: Chay Yu Xi 15907811 Jacqueline Teo Hui Yun 15805054 Ting Heng Huat 14973837 Tutor: Leo Kee Chye Tutorial Day / Time: Monday / 2pm Table of Contents Abstract The Tech Bubble Introduction Lowering of Interest Rates Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securitization Mortgage Backed Securities Collateralized Debt Obligation Credit Default Swap Government Reaction and Policies Emergency TARP Repercussions
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Chapter 9 1. How did the Byzantine Empire maintain Roman imperial traditions in the East? It centers itself around the capital‚ Constantinople. The Byzantines continued to employ a traditional Roman style of government and law. Byzantine Emperor‚ Justinian attempted to restore the Roman Empire to its prior status by trying to recover the western portions of the Empire. 2. What led to the split between the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches? Cultural differences led to the split between the
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Chapter 5 Bonds and Their Valuation Mini-Case Sam Strother and Shawna Tibbs are vice-presidents of Mutual of Seattle Insurance Company and co-directors of the company’s pension fund management division. A major new client‚ the Northwestern Municipal Alliance‚ has requested that Mutual of Seattle present an investment seminar to the mayors of the represented cities‚ and Strother and Tibbs‚ who will make the actual presentation‚ have asked you to help them by answering the following questions
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Chapter 9 Reading and Outline Questions 1. How did the Revolution affect the following aspects of American life: democracy‚ commerce‚ religion and the separation of church and state‚ slavery‚ women’s rights? 2. How were early state constitutions structured? (A hint: think about the three branches of government we have today. Were they all present in these early Constitutions? Also‚ what was the relationship of individual states to the federal government?) 3. How was the Articles of Confederation
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* PV(CF) = CF/(1+r)t AKA PV = FV/(1+r)t * NPV = PV(CFs) – Investment = -C0 +C1/(1+r)+C2/(1+r)2+C3/(1+r)3+… = ∑(Expected CFt)/(1+r)t – Investment * Perpetuity – pays a fixed amount C per period forever * P(C‚r) = C/r requires cash flow to begin NEXT period. If begin now‚ then PV = C + C/r * Annuity – fixed stream of cash flows that has a final period t * A(C‚r‚t) = C/r [1-1/(1+r)t] * Growing Perpetuity – G(C‚r‚g) = C/(r-g) C is initial cash flow‚ r is discount rate
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Chapter 9 Notes * Salespeople should understand the customer’s needs in order to suggest solutions. * The Approach refers to the time from when they first see the buyer to when they begin to discuss the product. * Prospects want to know how you and your product will benefit them and the companies they represent. * Sales approach should initially establish and thereafter concentrate on‚ your product’s key benefits for each prospect. * Creative Imagery-allows them to better cope
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Case 1 Corporate Finance: Capital Budgeting and Resource Allocation Victoria Chemicals plc: (A) The Merseyside Project and (Case 22)‚ (B) Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects (Case 23) - Bruner‚ 6th ed. The two cases shall be written as one project Each group should hand in a final report plus be prepared to present their results at a seminar. The report should contain problems‚ methods‚ and relevant references well formulated and discussed‚ together with a thorough analysis. (Note: methods is
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