Jinal Desai Project Part II: Fisher Effect International Finance Professor. Dr. Li Question 1: Check the money market rate (one year government security) of US and your currency. Answer 1: In 2012‚ the rate for the government security (government bond) was 8.5% but 2013 declined to 8.1% for 1 year maturity. (http://www.ceicdata.com/en/blog/india%E2%80%99s-interest-rate-structure). The exchange rate for December 2012 in IND/USD was 54.2 and December 2013 was 61.9. In the United States‚ the government
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Case study 1 (a) What is the intrinsic value? A: The intrinsic value is a way to estimate the real value of a company or a capital‚ according to the present value of its future cash flow. Why is the intrinsic value so important? A: Intrinsic value is all important and is the only logical way to evaluate the relative attractiveness of investments and businesses. It shows investors the growth ability and profitability of the company or capital‚ which focus on its future trends. How to estimate
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Assess the strengths and weakness of the company Horniman Horticulture. Over the past years‚ Horniman Horticulture ran very well under the control of Bob and with the overseen of its finance by Maggie. Firstly‚ no debt happened through the management. Secondly‚ their equity capital kept increasing which resulted from the revenue was $788‚500 in 2002‚ however‚ it was $1‚048‚800 in 2005 with the revenue increased by 15.5% based on 2004. It is obviously that the business had a overall prospect. Finally
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Chapter 2: The Financial System Financial system Matching those who have savings with those who want to borrow With or without the use of financial intermediaries The securities‚ intermediaries‚ and markets that exist to match savers and borrowers Essential part of a well- functioning economy The Financial System Financial Securities Financial security A contract in which a borrower Who seeks to obtain money from someone Promises to compensate the
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CHAPTER 3 Valuing Bonds Answers to Problem Sets 1. a. Does not change b. Price falls c. Yield rises. 2. a. If the coupon rate is higher than the yield‚ then investors must be expecting a decline in the capital value of the bond over its remaining life. Thus‚ the bond’s price must be greater than its face value. b. Conversely‚ if the yield is greater than the coupon‚ the price will be below face value and it will rise over the remaining life of the bond. 3.
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purchasing power provided by the 10 billion‚ then your increased ability to purchase goods must be offset by a decrease in the ability of others to purchase goods. Thus‚ the other individuals in the economy can be made worse off by your discovery. 2. a. The bank loan is a financial liability for Lanni. (Lannis IOU is the banks financial asset). The cash Lanni receives is a financial asset. The new financial asset created is Lannis promissory note (that is‚ Lannis IOU to the bank). b. Lanni transfers
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Cash Accounts receivable Inventory $ 143‚000 ± 2% 115‚000 ± 2% 301‚000 ± 2% Current assets Tangible net fixed assets Intangible net fixed assets $ 559‚000 ± 2% 1‚660‚000 ± 2% 630‚000 ± 2% Total assets 2‚849‚000 ± 2% $ Liabilities Accounts payable Notes payable $ 220‚500 ± 2% 120‚000 ± 2% Current liabilities Long-term debt $ 340‚500 ± 2% 861‚000 ± 2% Total liabilities Common stock Accumulated retained earnings $ 1‚201‚500 ± 2% 401‚500 ± 2%
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Finance 301 1. The NPV for the truck and the pulley are $2026.75 and $5586.05 respectively. Since these projects are independent‚ the company can choose either project. They both will give the company a return higher than 12% as well. (Math is on last page) 2. A. NPV for Alt A is $1892.17 while the payback is 2.86 years. NPV for Alt B is 2289.66 while the payback is 4.62 years. (Math on last page) B. Since these projects are mutually exclusive only one can be chosen. Since NVP is a better
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system‚ what role must the user of the system play? 2. Identify two basic characteristic of RAM and ROM? - RAM is temporary and volatile‚ it lose its content (data) is turned off or disrupted. - ROM is nonvolatile and not lost its contests if the power is removed. 3. What is RFID technology? How does it work? - A technology that employs a microchip with an antenna to broadcast its unique identifier and location receivers. - It transmits data by a mobile device‚ called a tag‚ which is read by
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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Case of Microsoft and Nokia Luís Franco Hilário Advisor: Peter Tsvetkov Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degrees of MSc in Business Administration‚ at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa SEPTEMBER 2011 1 Abstract Due to the financial downturn and the emergence of new devices in the global handset market has led companies to change their business strategies. Indeed‚ Mergers and Acquisition are considered one of the
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