17/07/2013 Finance Semester 2‚ 2013 Seminar 1 Introduction to finance & ethics in finance Ross et al. chapter 1. These powerpoint slides have been adapted from Frank Finn Professor of Finance Tom Smith’s (UQ) teaching material of “Three key finance ideas of valuation” and Dr. Scott McCarthy’s teaching material. 1 What is Finance? • Every business is a process of acquiring and disposing assets: real assets and financial assets. • Finance is a science of valuation and management
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What is an Academic Article? An academic article or paper – what you will need to write for the Arbeidskrav II – is: An analysis of a primary sources (original works of literature)‚ read in the context of secondary sources (scholarly interpretations of the primary source). In other words: Your project paper will not only be your personal engagement with a primary text (Hamlet‚ Jane Eyre‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ etc‚) It will also include your personal engagement with the secondary
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RESEARCH PAPER: The Analysis-criticizing Method of Written Sources (Through surveying Kautilya’s Arthashastra) BY NGUYEN THI THANH MAI Department of South Asian Studies Faculty of Oriental Studies University of Social Sciences and Humanities Vietnam National University December‚ 2012 Abstract Historians have used different kinds of sources to reconstruct the narratives of the past or to create a complete and accurate picture of what happened in the past on such aspects as politics‚ economy
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Which of the following statements is not true regarding the goal of financial management? The goal of maximizing the value per share of existing stock is relevant to all organizations. A way of aligning management goals to shareholder’s interest is to tie managerial compensation to the market value of the firm’s stock. For a company considering international operations‚ the goal will be the same but the company will have to consider the local social‚ economical and political
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1. (TCO 1) What is the goal of financial management for a sole proprietorship? (Points : 3) decrease long-term debt to reduce the risk to the owner maximize net income given the resources of the firm maximize the market value of the equity minimize the tax impact on the proprietor minimize costs and increase production 2. (TCO 1) Which of the these activities is not a capital budgeting task? (Points : 3) determining the amount
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George Stamper‚ a credit analyst with Micro-Encapsulators Corp (MEC) needed to respond to an urgent email request from the southwest sales office. The local sales manager reported that she had an opportunity to clinch an order from Miami Spice (MS) for 50 encapsulators at $10‚000 each. She added that she was particularly keen to secure this order since MS was likely to have a continuing need for 50 encapsulators a year and could therefore prove a very valuable customer. However‚ orders of this
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Balance Sheet as of December 31‚ 2010 | Gary and Company | Cash | $45 | | Accounts payables | $45 | Receivables | 66 | | Notes payables | 45 | Inventory | 159 | | Other current liabilities | 21 | Marketable securities | 33 | | Total current liabilities | $111 | Total current assets | $303 | | | | Net fixed assets | 147 | | Long Term Liabilities | | Total Assets | $450 | | Long-term debt | 24 | | | Total Liabilities | $135 | | | |
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Lease versus Buy Analysis Why Buy It When You Can Lease It? Questions: 1. What are the different kinds of leases available and which one would be best suited for Paulo’s restaurant? Explain why. Leases can be broadly categorized into two types‚ financial and operating. Financial leases are generally longer-term‚ fully amortized‚ and not cancelable without a hefty termination penalty. Operating leases are usually shorter-term‚ partially amortized‚ and cancelable on short notice. Financial leases
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FINC2011 Tutorial 1 BMA Ch.1 Problems 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 7‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12 |1.| |Read the following passage: “Companies usually buy (a) assets. These include both tangible assets such as (b) and | | | |intangible assets such as (c). To pay for these assets‚ they sell (d) assets such as (e). The decision about which | | | |assets to buy is usually termed the (f) or (g) decision. The decision about how to raise the money is usually termed | | | |the (h) decision.” Now fit each of the following
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Introduction We prepared the term project which is based on financial statements of the RAK and their major competitor Shinepukur chosen from the same industry. After collecting all the annual reports‚ we have also access to their websites as well as various newspapers available in the library and the internet. We made several discussions to make our decision. Here‚ we will try our best to analyze the financial data acquired from the reports of year ended 2009‚ 2010 and 2011. Moreover‚ we have used
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