Journal of Accounting and Economics 31 (2001) 105–231 Capital markets research in accounting$ S.P. Kothari* Sloan School of Management‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02142‚ USA Received 22 November 1999; received in revised form 8 March 2001 Abstract I review empirical research on the relation between capital markets and financial statements. The principal sources of demand for capital markets research in accounting are fundamental analysis and valuation‚ tests of market
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assignment should be submitted on Blackboard. No late assignment will be accepted. Enjoy the problems! Capital Budgeting The C & S Company manufactures ice-cream bars. They are considering the purchase of a new machine that will top the bar with high quality chocolate. The cost of the machine is $900‚000; it has a life of 10 years and the company will have to increase its net working capital by $20‚000 to use it. The machine can produce up to 1‚000‚000 ice-cream bars annually. The marketing director
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Introduction This paper aims to analyze the common-sized balance sheets and ratios of 12 companies in order to identify their respective industries (Please refer to the Appendix for an overview of the financial data). The balance sheets of the 12 companies are analyzed in four steps‚ as shown in the following table. Step Industry Common Characteristics Companies 1 Service Almost no inventories Inventory turnover negligible Major passenger airline Regional bank Temporary office
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CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE LIFE OF A PROJECT IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 DEFINTITION OF KEY TERMS 3 CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE LIFE OF A PROJECT IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3 THE CONTACT MAKING PHASE 5 THE INITIATION PHASE 9 THE PLANNING PHASE 13 THE IMPLIMENTATION PHASE 18 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 19 CONCLUSION 24 REFERENCES 25 INTRODUCTION Good community development is action that helps people to recognize and develop their ability
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com/locate/jimf The impact of the financial system’s structure on firms’ financial constraints Christopher F. Baum a‚ b‚ *‚ Dorothea Schäfer b‚ c‚ Oleksandr Talavera d a Department of Economics‚ Boston College‚ Chestnut Hill‚ MA 02467‚ USA DIW Berlin‚ Mohrenstraße 58‚ 10117 Berlin‚ Germany Jönköping International Business School‚ Jönköping‚ Sweden d School of Economics‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich NR4 7TJ‚ UK b c a b s t r a c t JEL classification: G32 G30 Keywords: Financial constraints
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Net present Value‚ Mergers and acquisitions Abstract Main objective of undertaking this to report was learn about NPV present value (NPV) method to make capital budgeting decision(Google NEW Project) and success factors involved in mergers and acquisitions(Google-Groupon Case). Answers to the Assignments Part I: Google should go ahead with the new project. Part-II: Google’s acquisition of Groupon would have been win -win situation for both corporations Now I will discuss both parts in detail
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE: MEANING: - Capital structure of a firm is a reflection of the overall investment and financing strategy of the firm. - Capital structure can be of various kinds as described below: ▪ Horizontal capital structure: the firm has zero debt component in the structure mix. Expansion of the firm takes through equity or retained earnings only. ▪ Vertical capital structure: the base of the structure is formed by a small amount
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Every day whether at work or at home‚ there are things that we do that can be improved upon. One way to improve upon them is to look at the processes and identify any issues or bottlenecks. Bottlenecks can occur at any point within the process from preparation to the completion of the process. To steam line a process it is imperative to identify possible issues where bottlenecking occurs. My flow chart for this assignment looked at the time it took me to get ready for work in the morning and getting
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A PROJECT REPORT ON ‘WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT’ IN ‘BAJAJ ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD’ FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (2009-11) From SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: MRS. PUSHPA KATARIA KUSUM LATA ASWAL ENROL NO- 0901120059 ICFAI UNIVERSITY ‚DEHRADUN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is not a single man’s effort which is sufficient for
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of technology and new products‚ e.g. DoubleClick in 2008; acquisition of Postini in 2007 and dMarc Broadcasting in 2006. Why would those innovative smaller firms have agreed such acquisitions or merger with Google? Using the growth theories critically evaluate the growth of smaller firms in relation to the influence of larger firms and identify specifically how Google’s strategy constitutes entrepreneurial growth. INTRODUCTION In the recent years Google‚ the most popular internet search engine
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