THE RELEVANCE OF PUBLIC FINANCE TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA BY AMU JOSEPHINE OSARETIN UNAD/LA/08/0465 BUSINESS EDUCATION A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION‚ FACULTY OF EDUCATION‚ EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY
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closely held corporation 3. It has been argued that shareholder wealth maximization is not a realistic normative goal for the firm‚ given the social responsibility activities that the firm is “expected” to engage in (such as contributing to the arts‚ education‚ etc.). Explain why these social responsibility activities are not inconsistent with shareholder wealth maximization. By increasing shareholder wealth‚ the net worth of the shareholders increase. This would allow them to contribute to their own social
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Top of Form Please read all questions and instructions carefully. Note that you only need to enter answers in terms of numbers and without any symbols (including $‚ %‚ commas‚ etc.). Enter all monetary answers to the nearest dollar (no decimal/cents) and all interest rates to the nearest on hundredth of a percent (two decimal places). Read the syllabus for examples. The points for each question are listed in parentheses at the start of the question‚ and the total points for the entire assignment
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Chapter 1 Note: the summaries at the end of each chapter are good study tools. Corporations A corporation is a permanent entity‚ legally distinct from its owners‚ who are called shareholders or stockholders. A corporation confers limited liability to its owners: shareholders cannot be held personally responsible for the corporations’ debts; they only stand to lose their investment. To incorporate‚ you work with a lawyer to prepare articles of incorporation‚ which set out the purpose of the
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Consider a project to produce solar water heaters. It requires a $10 million investment and offers a level after-tax cash flow of $1.75 million per year for 10 years. The opportunity cost of capital is 12 percent‚ which reflects the project’s business risk. Suppose the project is financed with $5 million of debt and $5 million of equity. The interest rate is 8 percent and the marginal tax rate is 35 percent. The debt will be paid off in equal annual installments
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Cost of Capital The required return necessary to make a capital budgeting project‚ such as building a new factory‚ worthwhile. Cost of capital includes the cost of debt and the cost of equity. AW´s Cost of Equity Capital RS = RF + β x (RM - RF) AW´s Cost of Capital of All Equity RS = R0 + B/S (1 – t c) (R0 – RB) Cost of Equity Capital for WWE´s Widget Venture RS = R0 + B/S (1 – t c) (R0 – RB) RWACC for WWE´s Widget Venture RWACC = B/S +B RB (1 – t c) + S/S +B RS APV Taking into
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Question 1 (5 points) In a world with no frictions (i.e.‚ taxes‚ etc.)‚ having debt is always better because it increases the value of the firm/projet. Your Answer | Score | Explanation | False | 5.00 | Correct. You understand the irrelevance of financing. | Total | 5.00/5.00 | | Question Explanation | | | Fundamental question about value creation. | Question 2 (5) the return of equity is equal to the return on debt of a project/firm Your Answer | Score | Explanation | Never true
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(1.3) Goal of firm C M | Answer: a | MEDIUM | The primary operating goal of a publicly-owned firm interested in serving its stockholders should be to | | | | | | | | | | a. | Maximize the stock price per share over the long run‚ which is the stock’s intrinsic value. | b. | Maximize the firm’s expected EPS. | c. | Minimize the chances of losses. | d. | Maximize the firm’s expected total income. | e. | Maximize the stock price on a specific target date. | (1.3) Corporate
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0.1 Introduction of Finance in your organization………………………….............. Task: 1: Be able to explore the sources of finance available to Sainsbury’s 1.1: Identify the sources of finance available to Sainsbury’s............................................ 1.2: assess the implications of the different sources of finance in Sainsbury’s…………. 1.3: select appropriate sources of finance for a project in Sainsbury’s………………….. Task: 2: Be able to analyses the implications of finance as a resource within
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range of sources of finance available to Fort Sport Ltd. These can include raising funds through a combination of finance areas. Please identify at least three sources. Fort Sport Ltd is a small private company who began trading in April 2013. The company supplies fitness products online to the public and specialising in mid range sporting goods and equipment. In 2014‚ it wishes to increase its activity in the market and as such need to identify a variety of options for finance. As a manager of
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