Financing HBS Case 9-287-057 The case is set in the context of RJR’s 1985 financing of its $4.9 billion acquisition of Nabisco Brands Inc. To finance the acquisition‚ RJR was proposing the issue of $1.2 billion of 12 year notes and the same amount in preferred stock. It had already funded $1.5 billion of the acquisition leaving $1 billion more to finance. Challenges facing RJR: Of the $1.5 billion that had been funded‚ $500 million came from cash and the remaining was through bank borrowings
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choices‚ preferences‚ and judgments we make and suggests that the real world is very different from the ideal world. In this course you will question traditional theories of economics and finance‚ learn about psychology‚ sociology and behavioral sciences as you prepare to face the real world with the mantra of a “multi-disciplinary approach” to life. Topics 1 Introduction to Behavioral Finance Neo-classical economics versus Behavioral Economics Efficient Market Hypothesis 2
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public finance is the study of the financial activities of governments and public authorities. divided into three categories: a - Knowing what activities the public sector engages in and how these are organized (that is‚ revenue gathering and expenditures) b - Understanding and foreseeing the full consequences of these governmental activities c - Evaluating alternative policies. The positive side describes the activities of the public sector‚ explains the reasons of the programs in existence and
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Efficiency of Stock Market According to Andrei Shleifer‚ Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) does not require that every investor be fully rational‚ however‚ investor required to have rational expectations. Efficient market hypothesis has the following implications for investor: Rationality It assumes that investors act rationality. It means that everyone in the stock market will adjust their expectation on the stock price in a rational way after new information announced. Independent Deviations
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Trade and Finance Trade and Finance Speech Today the current state of the United States macroeconomy will be discussed. Over the past three years the government has experienced economic growth and falling employment since the recession ended. However‚ this has been the weakest rebound from a recession after World War II ((Sivy‚ 2013). The unemployment is higher than it should be‚ and the economic growth has slowed down dramatically. Our citizens who have secure jobs and a stable home the
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Subject: Corporate Finance (3 credits) Reference book: 1. Essentials of managerial Finance: Harcourt College 2000 2. Fundamentals of financial management: Mc Graw Hill 2007 Chapter 01: An overview of Finance What is finance? Finance is concerned with decisions about money (cash flows) Finance decisions deal with how money is raised and used Everything else being equal: * More vale is preferred to less * The sooner cash is received the more value it has * Less risky
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UMUC Economics and Finance Department FINC 330 Business Finance Semester: Summer 2011 Instructor: Dr. Emmanuel Anoruo Instructions: 1. Answer only 15 questions 2. Show all work 1) Given the financial data for New Electronic World‚ Inc. (NEW)‚ compute the following measures of cash flows for the NEW for the year ended December 31‚ 2005 (a) Operating Cash Flow. (b) Free Cash Flow. For the year ended December 31‚ EBIT + DEPR – TAXES 30000+3000-8000= 25000
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Business Finance: With reference to the above press listings and your recent visit to the Proton plant‚ prepare a report to your CEO to illustrate the feasibility of a capital budgeting decision of a RM2.0 million on investing in Proton’s future plans on ‘green’ vehicles in the last quarter of 2008. Description of background information and objectives Currently Sony Corporation has recognized that global environmental improvement as the most important issue in the future. Sony Corporation
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FINANCE: TUTORIAL 2 (Suggested Solutions) 1. Liquidity measures how quickly and easily an asset can be converted to cash without significant loss in value. It’s desirable for firms to have high liquidity so that they can more safely meet short-term creditor demands. However‚ liquidity also has an opportunity cost. Firms generally reap higher returns by investing in illiquid‚ productive assets. It’s up to the firm’s financial management staff to find a reasonable compromise between these opposing
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Chapter 5 Currency Derivatives 1. Kalons‚ Inc. is a U.S.-based MNC that frequently imports raw materials from Canada. Kalons is typically invoiced for these goods in Canadian dollars and is concerned that the Canadian dollar will appreciate in the near future. Which of the following is not an appropriate hedging technique under these circumstances? A) purchase Canadian dollars forward. B) purchase Canadian dollar futures contracts. C) purchase Canadian dollar put options
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