Debt is Good for You (01/25/2001) Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller published their famous theory about the optimal balance on debt and equity of the corporate finance. In the Modigliani –Miller theory they stated that the value of the firm is independent of firm’s capital structure. As the portion of debt goes up‚ the firm will be riskier‚ and the expected return will increase. In an efficient market‚ the business risk does not vary with leverage. But later‚ Modigliani –Miller theory modified
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My experience of Problem Posing Paulo Freire demonstrates two types of educational concepts in “The Banking Concept of Education”‚ which are banking concept and problem posing. My personal experience with education illustrates Freire’s “problem posing” concept mostly. The reason might be I went to high school in the U.S and most of the American teachers from high school are relaxed when they teach‚ because the education system is not that serious as in China. In my point of view‚ problem posing
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Financial Management FIN 5013 – Quiz 5 Chapter 4 Ali Nejadmalayeri October 23‚ 2007 NAME: 1. ID: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Janet plans on saving $3‚000 a year and expects to earn 8.5%. How much will Janet have at the end of twenty-five years if she earns what she expects? AFV = $3‚000 × Enter 25 N Solve for (1 + .085) 25 − 1 = $3‚000 × 78.667792 = $236‚003.38 .085 8.5 I/Y PV -3‚000 PMT FV 236‚003.38 2. Winston Enterprises would like to buy some additional
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Tanaka Committed to Quality‚ Excellence and Building Relationships PRE-NEGOTIATION STRATEGY REPORT Prelude Over the years‚ Tanaka has become a name synonymous with quality‚ excellence‚ and dynamism. With a humble beginning in the city of Tokyo‚ we have built ourselves as a strong‚ respectable‚ and successful electronics corporation in Japan. We are one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of microanalyzers with a world market share of 20%. With the objective of expanding our global
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In my opinion‚ the first thing that Kelly and other ALTs in her office should do is try to connect to AJET to ask them that whether other ALTs in Japan ever met the same problem like this before. In this case‚ there are two case : The first case is that this problem was recorded by other ATLs before and many ALTs got into the same problem in Japan because of Japanese’s office culture. In this situation‚ Kelly and other ALTs in her office should ask AJET the best solution for this problems because
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Behavioural finance Understanding how the mind can help or hinder investment success By Alistair Byrne With Stephen P Utkus For investment professionals only – not for retail investors. 1 Why bother with behavioural finance? This document aims to provide a practical introduction to general tenents of behavioural finance and highlights the potential lessons for successful investing. The behavioural biases discussed in this guide are ingrained aspects of human decision-making
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University of Phoenix Material Week Two Practice Problems Prepare a written response to the following questions. Chapter 2 12. For the following scores‚ find the mean‚ median‚ sum of squared deviations‚ variance‚ and standard deviation: 1‚112; 1‚245; 1‚361; 1‚372; 1‚472 Mean is 1312 Median is 1361 Sum of squared deviations is 76089.2 Variance is 15218 Standard deviation is 123.361 16. A psychologist interested in political behavior measured the square footage of the desks in the official
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Week 2 problems Chapter 2 A1 (Present and future value) A. What is the future value of $2‚000 invested today if it earns 20% interest for one year? For two years? Rate 20% (1) -(2‚000)= $2‚400 one year Rate 20% (2) (-2‚000)= $2‚880 two years B. What is the present value of $2‚000 discounted at 20% if it is received in one year? In two years? Rate 20 % (1) (-2‚000)= 1‚666 discounted one year Rate 20% (2) (-2000)= $1‚388 discounted two years B4. (Present value) What is the
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investments. The financial system determines both the cost of funds (capital) and how much funds will be available to finance consumption and investments. The agents of the financial system that facilitate the movement of the funds from savers to borrowers are the financial institutions. The financial institutions include commercial banks‚ insurance companies‚ investment banks‚ finance companies and mutual funds‚ as well as regulators such as Central Banks‚ Securities and Exchange Commission‚ and the
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P5–3 Risk preferences Sharon Smith‚ the financial manager for Barnett Corporation‚ wishes to evaluate three prospective investments: X‚ Y‚ and Z. Currently‚ the firm earns 12% on its investments‚ which have a risk index of 6%. The expected return and expected risk of the investments are as follows: Investment Expected return Expected risk index X 14% 7% Y 12 8 Z 10 9 a. If Sharon were risk-indifferent‚ which investments would she select? Explain why. If Sharon were risk-indifferent
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