Case Questions for MGM 828‚ Fall 2012 Case 1: The Euro in Crisis a) Evaluate the European Central Bank’s (ECB) response to the financial crisis of 2008-2010. What was their analysis of the problem? b) The ECB responded less aggressively than the US Federal Reserve to the crisis. Why? c) In May 2010‚ should the ECB agree to purchase Greek sovereign debt? Case 2: Foreign Ownership of US Treasury Securities a) Why is foreign ownership of US Treasury securities rising? It is more interesting
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1. Distinction between income and capital S6-5 * A capital receipt is not ordinary income. E.g. tree producing fruits. If I sell tree and makes a profit‚ it is a capital receipt because it is the sale of the profit making structure. If sell fruits‚ that is ordinary income. 2. Ordinary income comes home to the recipient: Income must come in and derived from an external source. * Generally a saved outgoing cannot be ordinary income and the taxpayer cannot be the source of his/her own income:
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MGF402 Homework 3 Due date: Thursday October 31st 1. Calculate EAR and APR for the following questions. a. You have an APR of 7.5% with continuous compounding. What is the EAR? b. You have an EAR of 9%. What is the equivalent APR with continuous compounding? c. The buyer of a new home is quoted a mortgage rate of 0.5% per month. What is the APR on the loan? d. A loan for a new car costs the borrower 0.8% per month. What is the EAR? Answer: a. 1 + EAR = eAPR => EAR = eAPR - 1 =
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Econ 371: Answer Key for Problem Set 1 (Chapter 12-13) Instructor: Kanda Naknoi September 14‚ 2005 1. (2 points) Is it possible for a country to have a current account deficit at the same time and has a surplus in its balance of payments? Explain your answer using hypothetical figures. ANSWER: (1 point) Yes. The balance of payments (BoP) is the sum of current account (CA)‚ capital account (KA) and financial account (FA). Theoretically‚ because of the double-entry bookkeeping practice‚ the sum
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PROBLEMS 1. Mississippi Mud Pies‚ Inc. needs to buy 1‚000‚000 Swiss francs (CHF) to pay its Swiss chocolate supplier. Its banker quotes bid–ask rates of CHF1.3990–1.4000/USD. What will be the dollar cost of the CHF1‚000‚000? Answer: The bank’s bid rate is CHF1.3990/$. That is the price at which the bank is willing to buy $1 in return for CHF1.3990. The bank sells dollars at its ask price CHF1.4000/$. Mississippi Mud Pies must sell dollars to the bank to buy CHF. Therefore Mississippi Mud Pies
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Chapter 06 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Multiple Choice Questions 1. An ordinary annuity is best defined by which one of the following? A. increasing payments paid for a definitive period of time B. increasing payments paid forever C. equal payments paid at regular intervals over a stated time period D. equal payments paid at regular intervals of time on an ongoing basis E. unequal payments that occur at set intervals for a limited period of time 2. Which one of the following
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Company has a separate legal entity from its members‚ can sue or be sued on its own behalf. As illustrated in Foss v Harbottle (1843)‚ the proper plaintiff is the company itself. In other words‚ directors have the power to decide whether or not to sue in protection of the company. However‚ very often‚ the persons who commit misconduct are the major controller of the company and improbable to permit the company to sue. A common law right is therefore reserved for shareholders to sue the wrongdoers
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Covers Chapter 2. Due on September 10. Multiple Choice worth 3 points each. Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Please write legibly. If letters are illegible‚ you will not receive credit. No choice is used more than once. Matching Section A a. Physical Asset Markets. f. Capital Markets. b. Financial Asset Markets. g. Primary Markets. c. Spot Markets. h. Secondary Markets. d. Futures Markets. i. Private
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Case of Little Stone Comapny Question-1 Big Rock Corporation (BRC) announces a tender offer for all the shares of Little Stone Company (LSC) for $16 per share. The pre-announcement (one month before) price of LSC was $12. LSC stock quickly rose to $15.50. Previous similar acquisitions by peers paid an average premium of 20%. Financial information on Little Stone Company: Beta 1.5 Stock market risk premium 11% Risk free rate 3% Current interest rate on debt 15% Tax rate
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1 Question 1 (16 points) Carol Inc is considering the following three prices to charge customers for each of the candy packets they produce: i) $2.20 ii) $2.00 iii) $1.70 The relevant data for decision-making is below: Fixed Costs = $1200 Variable Costs = $0.50 per unit Calculate the following: a) The Breakeven Point for each price level b) Using price of $2.20 what would be the new breakeven point if (1) fixed costs decreased to $1000 all else remaining the same‚ (2) Variable costs increased to
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