Mini-Case 3 There are various advantages and disadvantages mutual funds offer compared to company stock for you retirement investing. Advantages: First‚ there is a lower cost; mutual funds are usually lower in expenses than company stock. Second‚ diversification‚ where diversification is used to reduce the portfolio risk. When you invest in multiple stocks from different companies there are more benefits from lower risk. Third they are convenient. Mutual funds are relatively easy to buy. Minimum
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Assignment 1 NPV: = -PF + FV /(1+r) PV = FV/(1+r) or PV = C1/1-r + C2/(1-r)2 + .. + CT/(1-r)T Rate of return: R=(Vf-Vi)/Vf Rate r compounded m times a year: FV = C(1+r/m)mt 10% semiannually = 10.25% annually‚ Hence 10.25 is said to be the Effective Annual Yield (EAY) 1+EAY = (1+r/m)mt Assignment 2 Perpetuity The value of D received each year‚ forever: PV = D/r Annuity The value of D received each year for T years: PV = (D/r)*[1 – 1/(1+r)T] Growing Perpetuity PV = D/(R-g) R: the
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be used as the required return when analyzing a potential acquisition of a retail outlet. C. is the return investors require on the total assets of the firm. D. remains constant when the debt-equity ratio changes. E. is unaffected by changes in corporate tax rates. 7. Which one of the following is the
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Bendigo Bank Case Study 2011 Question (1): Capital Structure and Financing in the Banking Industry Introduction Australian banks are an interesting case of capital structure and financing considerations as far as companies go‚ in that they are regulated in a number of ways by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Considerations of capital structure have the effect of reducing the cost of capital and so in turn increase the value
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MINICASE REPORT PRAIRIE STORES What is the Rate of Return Percentage? In the mini-case‚ Mr. Breezeway indicated two kinds of percentage to determine the required return. One of them is the companies’ return on book equity (% 15) and the other one is the investment return percentage in the rural supermarket industry (% 11) which shows that investors in rural supermarket chains‚ with risks similar to Prairie Home Stores‚ expected to earn about % 11 percent on average. Since the companies’ rate
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asset-backed financings or single-lessee leasing arrangements. 2.) Even though the investment risk is greater than 10% of the total assets for LeaseMed‚ you still have to demonstrate that the equity is sufficient to permit the legal entity to finance its own activities according to ASC 810-10-25-45a‚b‚c. LeaseMed does not meet qualification A because it is not able to issue investment grade debt and there is no evidence that it has invested into other similar entities (qualification B). So it
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over other types of firms. One of them is the unlimited liability.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | False | Correct Answer: | False | | | | | * Question 4 1 out of 1 points | | | Two important financing decisions for a corporate financial manager are debt policy decision and dividend policy decision. Debt policy asks what level of debt is best for the firm. The dividend policy asks what dividend payout ratio is best for the firm.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: |
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ROBERTO Ristorante 1- In a few phrases‚ describe the situation of the Roberto and Chez Léon chain. 2- Without the Chez Léon chain‚ would you think that the Roberto chain has a positive‚ nil or negative value? 3- What are the foundations of value for Chez Léon? 4- Given the objectives of the Italian State‚ would you recommend that the sale be completed: a. On an open bid basis? b. Via a private negotiation‚ selecting the
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FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE By Thomas Clarke and Marie dela Rama SAGE Publications (2008) London; Thousand Oaks CA. ISBN: 978-1-4129-3589-0 Website: http://www.ccg.uts.edu.au THE FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS AND DILEMMAS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Introduction As the scale and activity of corporations has increased immeasurably‚ the governance of these entities has assumed considerable importance. Business corporations have an enduring impact upon societies and economies‚ and “how corporations
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Planning Multiple Choice Questions 1. One key reason a long-term financial plan is developed is because: A. the plan determines your financial policy. B. the plan determines your investment policy. C. there are direct connections between achievable corporate growth and the financial policy. D. there is unlimited growth possible in a well-developed financial plan. E. None of the above. 2. Projected future financial statements are called: A. plug statements. B. pro forma statements. C. reconciled statements
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