contact any of us. All the e-mails to me or to your TA should start from FIN 3826 in the subject line or you will have the risk that they will not be read. For the privacy protection reason‚ we only correspond to e-mails from LSU system. Therefore‚ the e-mails from gmail‚ hotmail‚ and yahoo‚ etc‚ will not be read. Course Objectives and Outcomes To acquire an in-depth understanding of the major investment theories‚ which include capital market theory‚ portfolio theory‚ asset pricing models‚ options‚ and
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efficiencies in microanalyzers production in conjunction with the efficiencies gained by a transnational value chain structure in order to further reduce costs and increase margins. The following crucial factors have been analyzed to provide a basis for our strategy: Microanalyzer Industry and Globalization: Local Global Driver Global Market Cost Government Competition Third‚ microanalyzers are a relatively small portion of our overall business (10% of sales)‚ so while anticipated sales growth
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and services. Gulf Bank lecture: cost pricing‚ profit based pricing C. Discuss the impact of the Internet on “Global Pricing Strategies” of firms with specific reference to ‘Internet Pricing’ and ‘Brick and Mortar pricing’. Pricing of commodities should be uniform requirements‚ govt regulations‚ etc Cost-based‚ competition-based‚ market based (6 different things /lectures) Internet vs. brick and mortar‚ orientation ( cost oriented (brick n mortar) vs. competition
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Chapter 1 Critical Thinking and concepts review Chapter 1 1. Capital budgeting (deciding on whether to expand a manufacturing plant)‚ capital structure (deciding whether to issue new equity and use the proceeds to retire outstanding debt)‚ and working capital management (modifying the firm’s credit collection policy with its customers). Disadvantages: unlimited liability‚ limited life‚ difficulty in transferring ownership‚ hard to raise capital funds. Some advantages: simpler‚ less regulation‚ the owners
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1. Company Overview. The focus of this analysis is to perform a thorough examination of Apple Computer’s financial performance over the past three years and its growing success. Apple maintains its focus on the design‚ development and marketing of personal computers‚ related software‚ peripherals‚ portable digital music players and related accessories. The decision of choosing Apple for the analysis is for the reason that this company has visible strengths and success. Apple has made drastic financial
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Week 3 DQ 1 FIN 100 "Economic Policy" Please respond to the following: From your knowledge of current events‚ discuss what you view as the most important economic policy of today. State your rationale for choosing this economic policy. From recent events‚ I feel as the most important economic policy is the new ObamaCare. Now‚ I am not going political with this at all but just stating that the government shutdown was all because they could not agree on a budget due to the Obama Care. I
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P5–3 Risk preferences Sharon Smith‚ the financial manager for Barnett Corporation‚ wishes to evaluate three prospective investments: X‚ Y‚ and Z. Currently‚ the firm earns 12% on its investments‚ which have a risk index of 6%. The expected return and expected risk of the investments are as follows: Investment Expected return Expected risk index X 14% 7% Y 12 8 Z 10 9 a. If Sharon were risk-indifferent‚ which investments would she select? Explain why. If Sharon were risk-indifferent
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Overview This case study focuses on where financial theory ends and practical application of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) begins. It presents evidence on how some of the most financially complex companies and financial advisors estimated capital costs and focuses on the gaps found between theory and application. The approach taken in the paper differed from their predecessors in several various respects. Prior published information was solely based on written‚ closed-end surveys sent
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identity? A. (Return on equity) [pic] (Equity multiplier) B. (Return on assets) [pic] (Total asset turnover) C. (Equity multiplier) [pic] (Profit margin) [pic] (Return on assets) D. (Profit margin) [pic] (Capital intensity ratio) [pic] (Equity multiplier) E. (Profit margin) [pic] (1 / Capital intensity ratio) [pic] (1 + Debt-equity ratio) BLOOMS TAXONOMY QUESTION TYPE: KNOWLEDGE LEARNING OBJECTIVE NUMBER: 3 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: BASIC Ross - Chapter 003 #28 SECTION: 3.3 TOPIC: DU PONT
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(in millions) $8‚250 of sales‚ $5‚750 of operating costs other than depreciation‚ and $650 of depreciation. The company had $3‚200 of outstanding bonds that carry a 5% interest rate‚ and its federal-plus-state income tax rate was 35%. In order to sustain its operations and thus generate future sales and cash flows‚ the firm was required to make $1‚250 of capital expenditures on new fixed assets and to invest $300 in net operating working capital. Calculate the firm’s net income and free cash flow
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