SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS‚ FINANCE & MARKETING CORPORATE FINANCE MID SEMESTER TEST FIRST SEMESTER 2008 – Part-time STUDENT DETAILS (Please Print Clearly) Family Name: ___________________________________________________________ First Name: _____________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ Tel. No: (BH) ___________________________________________________________ Student Number: _________________________________________________________
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24. We can use the debt-equity ratio to calculate the weights of equity and debt. The debt of the company has a weight for long-term debt and a weight for accounts payable. We can use the weight given for accounts payable to calculate the weight of accounts payable and the weight of long-term debt. The weight of each will be: Accounts payable weight = .15/1.15 = .13 Long-term debt weight = 1/1.15 = .87 Since the accounts payable has the same cost as the overall WACC‚ we can write the equation for
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start-ups or within a corporation. For a corporation to stay ahead of times and sustain a competitive advantage in a fast-changing global consumer market‚ the challenge is for the management to instill the right corporate entrepreneurship strategy across the organization. One definition of corporate entrepreneurship (CE) is “...the process by which teams within an established company conceive‚ foster‚ launch and manage a new business that is distinct from the parent company but leverages the parent’s
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List and briefly describe the three basic questions addressed by a financial manager. What should be the goal of the financial manager of a corporation? Why? What advantages does the corporate form of organization have over sole proprietorships or partnerships? If the corporate form of business organization has so many advantages over the sole proprietorship‚ why is it so common for small businesses to initially be formed as sole proprietorships? The three areas are: 1. Capital budgeting: The
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must maintain a Capital Adequacy Requirement (CAR) which under the Basel II Accord stipulates that a bank must hold capital above an amount which is set by the Capital to Assets Ratio (CAR) of 8% Tier I and Tier II capital combined (with a minimum of 4% being of the Tier I type). This means that banks must have at least as much capital in the prescribed forms as represents 8% of its total assets (which are principally comprised of loans in a similar way as deposits comprise the majority of liabilities)
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at the end of this year (i.e.‚ D (1) = $1.50). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% a year. The required rate of return on the stock‚ r(s)‚ is 15%. What is the value per share of Boehm’s stock? 1.50 / (0.15 – 0.07) = $18.75 7-4 Preferred Stock Valuation Nick’s Enchiladas Incorporated has preferred stock outstanding that pays a dividend of $5 at the end of each year. The preferred sells for $50 a share. What is the stock’s required rate of return? $5 / $50 = 10% 7-5 Non-constant
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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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Bond - is defined as a long-term debt of a firm or the government set forth in writing and made under seal. Kinds of Bond 1. Government Bonds - are those issued by the government to finance its activities. 2. Corporate Bonds - are those issued by private corporations to finance their long -term funding requirements. Bonds as Distinguished from Stocks 1. A bond is a debt instrument while stock is an instrument of ownership. 2. Bondholders have priority over stockholders when payments
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Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Student Learning Objectives 1. What ethical‚ social‚ and political issues are raised by information systems? 2. What specific principles for conduct can be used to guide ethical decisions? 3. Why do contemporary information systems technology and the Internet pose challenges to the protection of individual privacy and intellectual property? 4. How have information systems affected everyday life? Chapter Outline 4.1 Understanding
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questions. The calculation questions will be similar to those in the homework and review. However‚ the concept questions will be related to any topic we have covered in the class. The concept questions in the review are only some sample questions. You should NOT study only topics in the review. For the work problems‚ you need to solve the problems without knowing the possible answers. The questions will be similar to those in the homework and the review except that the possible solutions are not given
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