reinvest in other projects so as to earn more profits. However‚ debts can be quite dangerous because highly leveraged firms may face bankruptcy and financial distress costs (no matter they ’re direct or indirect) may increase the cost of debt of the company. Therefore‚ there must be a level of debt that make the benefits of debt and potential danger of debt offset each other. In another word‚ the marginal revenue of debt equals the marginal cost of debt. But remember‚ the real cases are not as easy as
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Corporate finance: Corporate finance is an area of finance dealing with the financial decisions corporations make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions. The primary goal of corporate finance is to maximize corporate value while managing the firm’s financial risks. Although it is in principle different from managerial finance which studies the financial decisions of all firms‚ rather than corporations alone‚ the main concepts in the study of corporate finance
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it take Bayside to sell its inventory? A. 126.1 days B. 127.9 days C. 153.8 days D. 176.5 days E. 178.9 days Inventory turnover for 2008 = $4‚060 $1‚990 = 2.04; Days’ sales in inventory = 365 2.04 = 178.9 days TEST MODEL : CHAPTER 3 CORPORATE FINANCE Page 1 2. What is the debt-equity ratio for 2008? A. 22.5% B. 26.2% C. 35.5% D. 45.1% E. 47.7% Debt-equity ratio for 2008 = ($1‚170 + $500) ($3‚500 + $1‚200) = .355 = 35.5% 3. What is the times interest earned ratio for 2008? A. 30 B. 36 C. 40
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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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risk.) As generic examples of risk-free assets we shall consider a bank deposit or a bond. M. Capi´ ski‚ T. Zastawniak‚ Mathematics for Finance‚ n Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series‚ © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 26 Mathematics for Finance The way in which money changes its value in time is a complex issue of fundamental importance in finance. We shall be concerned mainly with two questions: What is the future value of an amount invested or borrowed today? What is the present
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Sources of finance What are the main sources and finance for UK firms and why? All firms need some kind of financing. Access to finance may differ considerably from firm to firm depending on what type of business they are and how big/known they are; Sole Trader‚ Public Limited or Private Limited Company. There are both INTERNAL and EXTERNAL sources of finance. Finance can be short‚ medium or long term. Internal sources of Finance: 2 main types 1) Funds from the owner(s) and the family
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are several factors which will affect the return on investment; fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ product pricing‚ and cost per unit. In this financial section of the business plan‚ these four factors will be discussed below in detail respectively. This finance section will include a break even analysis‚ product pricing analysis‚ profitability analysis‚ price sensitivity analysis‚ cash flow analysis‚ and forecasted scenario analysis. Two break even scenarios and four forecasted scenarios are created in
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Corporate finance P. Frantz‚ R. Payne‚ J. Favilukis FN3092‚ 2790092 2011 Undergraduate study in Economics‚ Management‚ Finance and the Social Sciences This subject guide is for a Level 3 course (also known as a ‘300 course’) offered as part of the University of London International Programmes in Economics‚ Management‚ Finance and the Social Sciences. This is equivalent to Level 6 within the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England‚ Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ). For more
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Section I. Future Investment Plans A. Retirement Plan I believe it is crucial as a young investor to begin early‚ and this is something that I have done already. The advantage of this is using the help of compounding interest to increase the amount of money in a retirement plan. I expect to work 30 years until retirement full time‚ say at $75‚000 a year. N= 40 PV=-75000 I/Y= 3% FV= $244652.83 182‚044.68 each year in 2045 Spend about 60% of 75‚000 in retirement so $125‚000 each year
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