CORPORATE FINANCE Master in Banking and Finance 2012 FINAL EXAM A. PROBLEMS (20 points each problem) 1. FAGE Manufacturing is currently an all-equity firm with 20 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $7.50 per share. Although investors currently expect FAGE to remain an all-equity firm‚ the company plans to announce that it will borrow $50 million and use the funds to repurchase shares. FAGE will pay interest only on this debt‚ and it has no further plans to increase or decrease
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International Research Journal of Finance and Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 28 (2009) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2009 http://www.eurojournals.com/finance.htm Financial Management of Construction Contracts (Constructability and its Relation with TQM‚ Cost Shifting Risk and Cost/Benefit) Tauqir Haider Tauqir Haider is a qualified Professional Accountant‚ Visiting Faculty member in leading Universities of Pakistan for Finance subjects and having a wide experience on construction contracts
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Legal structure of the business Different businesses depending on their legal structure are able to obtain different sources of finance easier than others. For example a larger company may be able to obtain a loan easier than a smaller business. I will now go on and look at the different legal ownerships are and talk about their financing. Sole traders A sole trader is usually owned and controlled by one person. Small businesses such as sole traders are usually financed by the owner’s own personal
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What is Finance? Finance is allocation of assets and liabilities over period under various circumstances. The utmost important point in finance is time valuation in terms of money‚ like the value of currency today has more value when equated to same unit of currency tomorrow. Finances main objective is valuate assets in according to their level of risks and projected rate of return. It directly or indirectly refers to the involvement of money. The term finance formulates numerous and incalculable
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BUFFER STOCK SCHEMES The prices of agricultural products such as wheat‚ cotton‚ cocoa‚ tea and coffee tend to fluctuate more than prices of manufactured products and services. This is largely due to the volatility in the market supply of agricultural products coupled with the fact that demand and supply are price inelastic. Products with unstable conditions of supply and demand will experience price fluctuations. Agricultural (farm) prices tend to be volatile because: Supply changes because
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ANSWERS TO THE END-OF-UNIT TESTS UNIT 2 1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.D 8.E 9.E 10.E Notes: 5. I applied the formula (4.16) for PV of annuity but adapted for a frequency different than once a year‚ quarterly instead: r = 0‚055 C = 500 m = 4 T = 25 The result is approx. 27090 pounds which doesn’t appear as a possible answer. I chose the value nearest to that‚ therefore answer B. 6. I calculated the future values of the cash flows as not annuity and as annuity. I really don’t think these
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preferred stock. What caused the decrease? A. Equity decreased by 10 percent. B. Equity decreased by 50 percent. C. Equity increased by 50 percent. D. Equity increased by 10 percent. QUESTION 3 A corporation’s dividend payout ratio is the percentage of _____ paid out as dividends. A. earnings B. earnings before interest and taxes C. retained earnings D. cash QUESTION 4 According to pecking-order theory‚ managers will often choose to finance with:
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Student Name: Student ID Number: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES JUNE / JULY 2006 FINS1613 Business Finance – Final Exam (1) TIME ALLOWED - 2 hours (2) TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS - 50 (3) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (4) ALL QUESTIONS ARE OF EQUAL VALUE. (5) THIS PAPER MAY NOT BE RETAINED BY CANDIDATE (6) CANDIDATES MAY BRING A PENCIL AND ERASER TO THE EXAMINATION. CANDIDATES MAY NOT BRING THEIR OWN CALCULATORS (7) THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED
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trading publicly on the then newly launched Dow Jones Industrial Average. Trading under the ticker symbol GE‚ General Electric is the only company from the original twelve stocks traded on the DJIA that is still listed on the index today. Currently‚ Jeffery Immelt serves as CEO for the Fortune #6 large cap conglomerate. Focusing on finance and technology‚ GE provides a vast array of products and services ranging from aircraft engines to consumer financing. Additionally‚ the company holds a 49% stake in
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Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. A short overview Dhaka Stock Exchange (Generally known as DSE) is the main stock exchange of Bangladesh. It is located in Motijheel at the heart of the Dhaka city. It was incorporated in 1954. Dhaka stock exchange is the first stock exchange of the country. As of 18 August 2010‚ the Dhaka Stock Exchange had over 750 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $50.28 billion. History First incorporated as East Pakistan Stock Exchange Association Ltd in
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