Week 5 – Homework Answers P8-1. Suppose that a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond offers a 4% coupon rate‚ paid semiannually. The market price of the bond is $1‚000‚ equal to its par value. a. What is the payback period for this bond? b. With such a long payback period‚ is the bond a bad investment? c. What is the discounted payback period for the bond assuming its 4% coupon rate is the required return? What general principle does this example illustrate regarding a project’s life‚ its discounted
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Scriptwriter: Richard LaGravenese Adapted from: The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell Actors/Main characters: Hilary Swank-Erin Gruwell‚ Patrick Dempsey-Scott Casey‚ Scott Glenn-Steve Gruwell‚ Imelda Staunton-Margaret Campbell‚ April L. Hernandez-Eva Benitez‚ Jaclyn Ngan-Sindy‚ Jason Finn-Marcus‚ John Benjamin Hickey- Brian Gelsord‚ Plot Summary The movie “Freedom Writers” is based on a true story. Hilary Swank as Erin Gruwell plays an inspirational teacher at Wilson High School. Her class consists
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Insert Your Own Interesting Title Sometimes life is full of challenges and miseries especially when you are faced by seemingly unbearable problems or circumstances and your only option is to take a drastic action and face your demons. Toni Morrison says‚ “In much literature a woman’s escape from male rule led to regret‚ misery‚ if not complete disaster. I wanted to explore the consequences of what that escape might be‚ on not only a conventional black society‚ but on female friendship. In 1969‚
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In the extract‚ The Birlings are celebrating the engagement of Sheila and Gerald. Even though everything seems fine‚ there are a few signs that not everything is perfect; Mr Birling is a bit too anxious impress Gerald‚ Eric seems rather nervous and Sheila is half-joking‚ half-serious to Gerald about last summer. Even though Mr and Mrs Birling are happy about the engagement‚ Priestley gives us hints that The Crofts disapprove of the marriage as they weren’t at The Birlings’ dinner and Gerald’s mother
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Intrinsic Value of Standard Chartered: 35 1.9.1. Dividend Discount Model: 35 1.9.2. Relative Valuation Method: 36 1.9.3. Justification for Using Valuation Methods: 36 2. Company Performance Evaluation: 38 2.1. ROCE Analysis: 38 2.2. Economic Value Added (EVA) Analysis: 38 2.3. Shareholders Value Added Analysis: 39 2.4. Critical Analysis: 41 1. Company Overview: The banking industry is one of the oldest industry‚ tasks with providing efficient allocation of capital and safeguarding of consumer deposits
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plans to use the preceding ratios as the starting point for discussions with SKI ’s operating executives. He wants everyone to think about the pros and cons of changing each type of current asset and how changes would inter-act to affect profits and EVA. Base on the data‚ does SKI seem to be following a relaxed‚ moderate‚ or restricted working capital policy? A company with a relaxed working capital policy would carry relatively large amounts of current assets in relation to their sales. It would
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WAYSIDE INN INC CASE STUDY 2. Company Analysis Wayside Inns was formed in 1980 as the successor to United Motels Enterprises‚ a company that operated several franchised motels under licensing agreements from two national chains. Wayside has been experiencing brisk business and is currently operating at near full capacity. To capture more business Wayside is considering a 40-room expansion for the motel. We shall evaluate the company using a SWOT analysis. Threats - Competitors are expected
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SD – MBA 2 Personal Report Name: Thuy Anh Nguyen November 6‚2012 1. Conditions for profit maximization are: a) Difference between total revenue (TR) and total cost (TC) is maximized; b) Marginal revenue (MR) should be equal to marginal cost (MC) Explanations: If we assume that the company is facing a downward – sloping curve and it produces just one single product a) Profit = TR – TC. Profit will increase if TR increases and TC decreases. If company wants profit maximization‚ it
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lead him to safety. Once Regan and Cornwall receive information concerning Gloucester’s actions‚ they capture him upon his return to the castle and torture him. Regan curses him as she plucks out tufts of his beard‚ and Gloucester is virtually taken prisoner in his own house. As he screams in agony‚ Cornwall plucks out Gloucester’s eyes‚ as Regan coaxes on the evil that is taking place. This fails to show any justice‚ and seeing what befalls Gloucester because of his righteous actions is not very
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impact of Lucia’s return on her mother? On Eva? On Tomas? How might you help them prepare? Lucia and Eva return to Lupe’s home will only have a small impact on Lupe’s life. Lupe should continue to focus on fulfilling her life wishes. I would encourage Lupe to recommend to her daughter that her and Tomas should attend couple counseling. Through counseling they could increase the way the communicate with one another and assess the impact this may be having on Eva. I would encourage safe care activities
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