Chapter 03 - Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Chapter 03 Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Multiple Choice Questions 1. One key reason a long-term financial plan is developed is because: A. the plan determines your financial policy. B. the plan determines your investment policy. C. there are direct connections between achievable corporate growth and the financial policy. D. there is unlimited growth possible in a well-developed financial plan. E. None of the
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In recent years there has been considerable growth in the use of credit derivatives‚ which protect lenders against the risk that a borrower will default. For example‚ bank A may be reluctant to refuse a loan to a major customer (customer X) but may be concerned about the total size of its exposure to that customer. Speculators in search of large profits (and prepared to tolerate large losses) are attracted by the leverage that derivatives provide. By this we mean that it is not necessary to lay out
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Valuation- “projected financial performance into values.” Involves projecting/ making budgets. Value of an Asset = Value of Cash Flow (CF) it Will Generate (not profits) CF=1/(1+r)^1 value is based on three things- Current Cash Flow‚ Expected growth (used with to estimate future cash flow)‚ Riskiness of expected future cash flow (discount rate).Net Present Value- Value CFs using project discount rate based on risk Investment Decision-which real assets the firm should acquire.Choose positive and
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Chapter IX. The French Revolution pp. 361-415 France “replaced the ‘Old Regime’ with ‘modern society‚’ and at its extreme phase it became very radical‚ so much so that all later revolutionary movements have looked back to it as a predecessor to themselves.” The French Revolution occurred in the most advanced country of the day‚ the center of the Enlightenment. It was the most powerful‚ wealthy nation in Europe. It had the largest population (24 m) under one government. Paris was smaller than
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Chapter 9: Deviance What is Deviance? The recognized violation of cultural norms Crime: The violation of a society’s formally enacted criminal law Social Control: Attempts by society to regulate people’s thought and behavior Criminal Justice system: a formal response by police‚ courts‚ and prison officials to alleged violations of the law The Biological Context Early studies showed relationship of criminal behavior with head shape (Lombroso) and body size (Sheldon)‚ but they
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Solution to Case 23 Evaluating Project Risk It’s Better to Be Safe Than Sorry! Questions: 1. What seems to be wrong with the way the NPV of each project has been calculated? Indicate without any calculations‚ how Pete and John should go about recalculating the projects’ NPVs. The NPV of each project has been calculated by discounting the cash flows at the 8% before-tax cost of debt. This is incorrect. Since the company has debt‚ preferred stock and common
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Chapter 9 reducing project duration Review Questions 1. What are five common reasons for crashing a project? Reasons given could include: • Imposed deadline in which disfavor will be earned by not meeting superior’s deadline • Time to market competitive advantage • Realize benefits from incentive contracts • To make up for lost time and avoid contract penalties • Save extensive overhead costs • Free up resources to work on other projects • Exceed
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CHAPTER 2 How to Calculate Present Values Answers to Problem Sets 1. If the discount factor is .507‚ then .507*1.126 = $1 2. 125/139 = .899 3. PV = 374/(1.09)9 = 172.20 4. PV = 432/1.15 + 137/(1.152) + 797/(1.153) = 376 + 104 + 524 = $1‚003 5. FV = 100*1.158 = $305.90 6. NPV = -1‚548 + 138/.09 = -14.67 (cost today plus the present value of the perpetuity) 7. PV = 4/(.14-.04) = $40 8. a. PV = 1/.10 = $10 b. Since the perpetuity
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Chapter 9 Estimation and Confidence Intervals 30. A random sample of 85 group leaders‚ supervisors‚ and similar personnel revealed that a person spent an average 6.5 years on the job before being promoted. The population standard deviation was 1.7 years. Using the 0.95 degree of confidence‚ what is the confidence interval for the population mean? A) 6.99 and 7.99 B) 4.15 and 7.15 C) 6.14 and 6.86 D) 6.49 and 7.49 Answer: C 31. The mean weight of trucks traveling on a particular section of I-475
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Chapter 9 GDP is the market value of all the final goods and services produced by all firms located in the United States in a given time period Marginal external cost The cost of producing an additional unit of a good or service that falls on people other than the producer. Efficiency Efficiency is achieved when the marginal social benefit equals the marginal social cost. Which of the following best describes an externality? An effect of a transaction felt by someone other than the
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