| Corporate Finance2 CreditsBU.231.620.62Thursday 6pm – 9pm‚ 10/18/2012--12/13/2012Fall2‚ 2012Columbia‚ Columbia Center‚ 218 | Instructor Shabnam Mousavi Contact Information Phone Number: (410)234-9450 E-mail Address: shabnam@jhu.edu Office Hours Monday/Thursday 10am-noon Required Text and Learning Materials (1) Berk‚ J. and P. DeMarzo. 2007. Corporate Finance. 2nd Edition. Pearson‚ Addison-Wesley with MyLab access. The ISBN is 0-13-295-040-5. (2) Lecture Notes. The lecture
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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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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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Sunny Beach Hotel Evaluation Report Regarding Various Scenarios for Adding a Karaoke Pub in the Sunny Beach Hotel . Dear Sir‚ I have considered the scenarios you suggested to be evaluated from economic point of view regarding the opportunity of accepting the offer of Planet Karaoke Pub to install one of its facilities inside the free space from 2nd floor of Sunny Beach Hotel or to extend the activities of our company with a Karaoke pub located on the beach area administrated by our
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CHAPTER 2 How to Calculate Present Values Answers to Problem Sets 1. If the discount factor is .507‚ then .507*1.126 = $1 2. 125/139 = .899 3. PV = 374/(1.09)9 = 172.20 4. PV = 432/1.15 + 137/(1.152) + 797/(1.153) = 376 + 104 + 524 = $1‚003 5. FV = 100*1.158 = $305.90 6. NPV = -1‚548 + 138/.09 = -14.67 (cost today plus the present value of the perpetuity) 7. PV = 4/(.14-.04) = $40 8. a. PV = 1/.10 = $10 b. Since the perpetuity
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Chapter 4 15. For discrete compounding‚ to find the EAR‚ we use the equation: EAR = [1 + (APR / m)]m – 1 = .0719‚ or 7.19% EAR = [1 + (.07 / 4)]4 – 1 EAR = [1 + (.16 / 12)]12 – 1 = .1723‚ or 17.23% = .1163‚ or 11.63% EAR = [1 + (.11 / 365)]365 – 1 To find the EAR with continuous compounding‚ we use the equation: EAR = er – 1 EAR = e.12 – 1 = .1275‚ or 12.75% 23. Although the stock and bond accounts have different interest rates‚ we can draw one time line‚ but we need to remember to
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T he Sisyphean Corporation The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30‚000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0. The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2‚000 canes in year 1. Sales are estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three. The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge
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Introduction to Corporate Finance 1. Two Questions: what investments should the corporation make and how should it pay for those investments? a. Investment decisions involve spending money and financing decisions involving raising money b. Concepts govern good financial decisions c. Financial managers value the shareholders’ investment opportunities outside their company because of the opportunity cost of capital contributed by shareholders d. All managers and employees need to pull together
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Solutions to questions 1. Finance involves three main areas—corporate finance‚ financial institutions and markets‚ and investments—that are closely related and complementary. For example‚ in corporate finance the central issues are how to acquire and employ or invest funds. To acquire funds a financial manager must deal with financial institutions‚ so some knowledge of the operations of financial institutions and markets is essential. Similarly‚ corporate finance involves investments because decisions
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Solutions to Chapter 10 Introduction to Risk‚ Return‚ and the Opportunity Cost of Capital capital gain + dividend ($44 − $40) + $2 = = 0.15 = 15.0% initial share price $40 1. Rate of return = Dividend yield = dividend/initial share price = $2/$40 = 0.05 = 5% Capital gains yield = capital gain/initial share price = $4/$40 = 0.10 = 10% 2. Dividend yield = $2/$40 = 0.05 = 5% The dividend yield is unaffected; it is based on the initial price‚ not the final price. Capital gain = $36 – $40
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