Building a virtual team Saturday August 26‚ 2012 Building a virtual team A virtual team is a group of individuals who work across time‚ space and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology. Several key factors can cause a virtual team to succeed or to go down the drains such as lack of interest‚ lack of directions and difference of work ethic. We can describe the key challenges and pitfalls to virtual teams as such: Some virtual team lack of clear
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Huffman Trucking is a business that is privately held that is considering expansion. The company must choose among three different expansion opportunities. Those options are going public through an IPO‚ acquiring another organization in the same industry‚ merging with another organization. It is important that the right expansion option is chosen for Huffman Trucking‚ but before an option can be chosen the company will have to conduct an investigation of the available options. The investigation will discuss
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venue of block order trades to a high-frequency trading spot of smaller and medium size orders‚ dark pools are now being questioned for their initial purpose and if their presence is lowering the market quality. Dark pool trading occurs when the client is submitting an order or a buy without stating his side‚ nor the size and price of the share. Therefore‚ he makes an anonymous bit or ask. The pre-trade information opacity leads to easier trading with less liquid stock and moderate prices. In general
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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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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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1 NPV—Mutually exclusive projects Hook Industries is considering the replacement of one of its old drill presses. Three alternative replacement presses are under consideration. The relevant cash flows associated with each are shown in the following table. The firm’s cost of capital is 15%. a. Calculate the net present value (NPV) of each press. b. Using NPV‚ evaluate the acceptability of each press. c. Rank the presses from best to worst using NPV. PERSONAL FINANCE PROBLEM P9–11 Long-term
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Question 1 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text A project has initial costs of $3‚000 and subsequent cash inflows in years 1 ? 4 of $1350‚ 275‚ 875‚ and 1525. The company’s cost of capital is 10%. Calculate the payback period for this project. Select one: A. 3.33 years B. 3.67 years C. 4.00 years D. 4.25 years Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text A project has initial costs of $3‚000 and subsequent cash inflows in years
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Chapter 6: Discussion Question #4 (p. 223) 4. Why is it usually easier to forecast sales for seasoned firms in contrast with early-stage ventures? Typically‚ it is easier to forecast a seasoned firm’s sales to that of an early-stage venture because the seasoned firm will have an operational history. Basing current sales on historical data is easier to do than trying to estimate sales based on little to no historical data to benchmark from. If you are a start-up / early-stage venture and
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1. Hole Foods Donuts‚ Ltd. has generated profits of $2 per share for many years and has consistently paid 100% of those profits to shareholders via a dividend. Investors do not expect Hole Foods Donuts to grow in the future. The company has 200‚000 shares of stock outstanding worth $20 per share. Suppose the firm decides to eliminate its dividend and instead use the money to repurchase shares. A. Assuming that there are no taxes and that the repurchase announcement conveys no new information to
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It has defined the way we do business and the way we correspond. The Internet has opened many opportunities for online trading. The financial industry revolves around the Internet. Every thing is just a few clicks away. This makes online trading most convenient. But there are still investors who prefer the old fashion way of offline trading and they mainly prefer offline trading for security reasons. Internet has introduced a way for consumers to manage their money online. Not to mention‚ Internet
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