Investing in Stocks and Bonds Stocks and Bonds are different in many ways. A stock is a portion or share of the ownership of a corporation. A share will give the owner of the stock the company’s profits or loses over time. The good thing about stocks is they can be sold at almost any time as long as there is someone willing to buy. A bond‚ on the other hand‚ is a fixed interest financial asset issued by governments‚ companies‚ banks‚ and other large entities. Bonds also are called funds.
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are tax deductible‚ debt in the firm’s capital structure will decrease the firm’s taxable income‚ creating a tax shield that will increase the overall value of the firm. 2. Since Stephenson is an all-equity firm with 15 million shares of common stock outstanding‚ worth $32.50 per share‚ the market value of the firm is: Market value of equity = $32.50(15‚000‚000) Market value of equity = $487‚500‚000 So‚ the market value balance sheet before the land purchase is: Market value balance
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of the stock market in 1929 the number of millionaires in America was 25‚000-35‚000. But when the stock market hit its bottom in 1932 the number of millionaires had been drastically reduced to only five thousand. Best quoting a writer in “The Financial World” states‚ “In this country speculation has been rampant for quite nine out of the twelve months‚ since Armistice Day‚ 1918. Up to Armistice Day anniversary‚ November 11‚ 1919‚ the New York Stock Exchange has records showing sales of stocks‚ totaling
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London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London in the United Kingdom. As of December 2011[update]‚ the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.266 trillion (short scale)‚ making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement (and the largest in Europe).[2] The Exchange was founded in 1801 and its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul ’s Cathedral in the City of London. The Exchange is part of the London Stock Exchange
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3M is one of the thirty businesses of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The company has worldwide sales of $29.6 billion‚ and international sales of $19.6 billion‚ which makes up about 66% of the company’s total sales. After analyzing 3M’s annual balance sheets for the past five financial years‚ we can compare the company’s assets and liabilities and predict its future progress. 3M’s current ratio is positive because its current assets are all higher than that
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Cost Management or Cost Control In broad sense‚ both the terms have the same meaning. Yet cost management seems to connote broader perspective. Cost control to an un-initiated may mean cutting down the incurrence of cost or expenditure every time or in every situation. In reality it is not always so. In many specific situations‚ many times‚ one has to spend or incur cost in order to gain or make more money. It is in fact like an investment. Cost management sounds better then. Profits Making
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Q: Is depreciation expense or depreciation cost is fixed cost or variable cost in nature? Fixed costs: Fixed costs are such costs that do not change with the change in activity level within the relevant range. Where relevant range can be defined in terms of time or activity level. Variable costs: Variable costs are such costs that change with the change in activity level . Coming to the question‚ depreciation expense or depreciation cost can either be fixed or variable and this depends on the
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Stock Market Game Reflection In the stock market game I was a investor. Investors are meant to buy stock and usually they gain or lose money depending on how the stock markets and economy is. The way stocks work are you pay for a company and you can either make money if you are doing well or lose money if your business is failing. At first I bought 3 stocks. I bought 3 in fear of losing money. Then as the game went on I felt a little bit more comfortable spending more money because not much
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not all cost and revenue data is relevant. The cost data relevant for decision-making is referred to as relevant costs and that which is not useful for decision-making is non-relevant costs. On the revenue side‚ the only relevant revenue is the incremental & differential revenue. Relevant and Non-Relevant Costs: 1. Future Costs and Sunk Costs (IR): A future cost is that cost yet to be incurred and since the decision is in the future‚ future costs are relevant. A sunk cost is a historical
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9/27/2010 Bombay Stock Exchange - Wikipedia‚ th… Coordinates: 18.929681°N 72.833589°E Bombay Stock Exchange From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (Hindi or Marathi: बबई शे अर बाजार Bombay Śhare Bāzaār) (formerly‚ The Stock Exchange‚ Bombay) is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and largest number of listed companies in the world‚ with 4990 listed as of August 2010.[2][3] It is located at Dalal Street‚ Mumbai‚ India. On Aug‚ 2010‚ the equity market capitalization
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