Chapter 8 1‚4‚5 1. Cray Research sold a super computer to the Max Planck Institute in Germany on credit and invoiced €10 million payable in six months. Currently‚ the six-month forward exchange rate is $1.10/€ and the foreign exchange advisor for Cray Research predicts that the spot rate is likely to be $1.05/€ in six months. (a) What is the expected gain/loss from the forward hedging? The expected gain from this sale can be figured by using this equation: 10‚000‚000(1
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Score: 120 1. out of 120 points (100%) award: 10 out of 10.00 points Just Dew It Corporation reports the following balance sheet information for 2011 and 2012. JUST DEW IT CORPORATION 2011 and 2012 Balance Sheets Assets 2011 Current assets Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Total Liabilities and Owners’ Equity 2011 2012 $ 11‚000 27‚000 75‚000 $ 14‚250 36‚750 96‚250 $ 113‚000 $147‚250 Current liabilities Accounts payable Notes payable 2012 $ 54‚000 14‚800 $ 63‚750 20‚500 $ 68‚800 $
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to examine how the expected value maximization model relates to a firm’s various functional departments. The marketing department of a firm has a major responsibility for sales‚ the production department a major responsibility for costs‚ and the finance department has a major responsibility for acquiring the capital necessary to support the firm’s investment activities. There are many important overlaps among these functional areas--the marketing department‚ for example‚ can help reduce the costs
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1. Based on the Hire Purchase Act‚ 1967 stated that hire purchase is the hiring of goods with an option to purchase. Is it applicable to all types of goods? Explain it. Answer : A limited range of goods is covered by the Hire – Purchase Act 1967. They are listed in the First Schedule and may be varied by the Minister from time to time. The current list comprises the following : * All consumer goods * Motor vehicles‚ namely * Invalid carriages * Motor cycles * Motor cars including
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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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ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER 16 QUESTIONS 16-1 The U.S. dollar. The primary reason for using the dollar was that it provided a relatively stable benchmark‚ and it was accepted universally for transactions. 16-2 Under the fixed exchange rate system‚ the fluctuations were limited to +1 percent and -1 percent. Under the floating exchange rate system‚ there are no agreed-upon limits. Currently‚ the 12 countries making up the EMU have their national currencies fixed to the euro; however‚ the
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CHAPTER 21 PARTNERSHIPS TRUE/FALSE 1. Unlike a subchapter C corporation‚ a partnership is subject to only one level of taxation and can often liquidate in a tax-deferred manner. ANS: T A partnership is a flow-through entity subject to only one level of taxation. Liquidation of the partnership is generally tax-deferred. PTS: 1 REF: p. 21-2 | p. 21-3 2. Section 721 provides that no gain or loss is recognized on contribution of property to a partnership in exchange for an interest in
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Q: Introduction: Larissa has been talking with the company’s directors about the future of East Coast Yachts. To this point‚ the company has used outside suppliers for various key components of the company’s yachts‚ including engines. Larissa has decided that East Coast Yachts should consider the purchase of an engine manufacturer to allow East Coast Yachts to better integrate its supply chain and get more control over engine features. After investigating several possible companies‚ Larissa feels
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HOMEWORK CORPORATE FINANCE PROFESSOR: G. BERTINETTI STUDENT Albert Maurer 1 The Situation: In 2010 a new company was created in order to enter into the food industry. They spent many months in studying the market‚ engineering the products and the commercial strategy‚ find out the production plants. At the end of 2010 the business plan is ready and the company has already participated to an exhibition where many potential customers said to be very interested to the project. The problem: A private
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I. Payback period computation; even cash flows Compute the payback period for each of the following two separate investments (round the payback period to two decimals): 1. A new operating system for an existing machine is expected to cost $260‚000 and have a useful life of five years. The system yields an incremental after-tax income of $75‚000 each year after deducting its straight-line depreciation. The predicted salvage value of the system is $10‚000. Payback period =Cost of investment/
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