Chapter One Basic Areas of Finance: 1. Corporate Finance = Business Finance 2. Investments a. Work with financial assets such as stocks and bonds. b. Value of financial assets‚ risk verses return and asset allocation. c. Job opportunities. 3. Financial Institutions a. Companies that specialize in financial matters. i. Banks – Credit unions‚ savings‚ and loans. ii. Insurance Companies iii. Brokerage Firms b. Job Opportunities. 4. International Finance a. An area of specialization within each of the
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International Corporate Finance 1. How are percentage changes in a currency’s value measured? Illustrate your answer numerically by assuming a change in the Thai baht’s value from a value of $0.022 to $0.026. Answer: Percent △ in foreign currency value = st-st-1 st-1 = $0.026-$0.022$0.022 ≈ 18.18% 2. What are the basic factors that determine the value of a currency? In equilibrium‚ what is the relationship between these factors? Answer: The basic factors that determine the value
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of the borrower and its past loan repayment performance. The term structure of interest rates is a market-wide factor and is likely to influence the base rate‚ but it should not influence the margin that applies to a borrower‚ so C is the correct answer. MORE: Financial Institutions‚ Instruments and Markets 5/e‚ pp. 390–391. The interest rate charged on a term loan will also depend on the following: • The credit risk of the borrower. This is the perceived creditworthiness of the borrower. A lender
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Module 1: Fundamentals of finance By the end of this reading‚ you will understand What the field of Financial is? How Financial Markets work? What different financial products are? What is Finance? Finance is the study of how and under what terms money are allocated between lenders and borrowers. The term finance may incorporate any of the following: o The study of money and other assets o The management and control of those assets o Profiling and managing project risks Finance is distinct
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The Objective in Corporate Finance “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does not matter how you get there” Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 2 First Principles Invest in projects that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate. • The hurdle rate should be higher for riskier projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows
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Corporate Finance Essay Most corporate financing decisions in practice reduce to a choice between debt and equity. The finance manager wishing to fund a new project‚ but reluctant to cut dividends or to make a rights issue‚ which leads to the decision of borrowing options. The issue with regards to shareholder objectives being met by the management in making financing decisions has come to become a major issue of recent times. This relates to understanding the concept of the agency problem. It deals
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Study notes By Zhipeng Yan Corporate Finance Stephen A. Ross‚ Randolph W. Westerfield‚ Jeffrey Jaffe Chapter 1 Introduction to Corporate Finance ..................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Accounting Statements and Cash Flow.............................................................. 3 Chapter 3 Financial Markets and NPV: First Principles of Finance................................... 6 Chapter 4 Net Present Value....................................
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Mini Mini Case‚ page 145: 1. How does Ben´s age affect his decision to get an MBA ? Ben’s age has a big impact on his decision to get an MBA. He already worked about 5 years at Dewey and Leweys and he earns the complete salary as an employee. Now it is up to him whether to invest in a higher degree in order to earn more money in the future or to keep his current job and invest his money in other things. It can be a hard decision for a person who already worked 5 years because in these one
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it would be a good idea to take Boeing as it has been into some media frenzy recently‚ because of its latest commercial aircraft the 787” Dreamliner” grounded by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation authorities around the world. A good case to see how a company future assets valuation may be impacted by investment strategies into research development; The company operates on five segments‚ it specializes in manufacturing of commercial aircraft (747‚ 777‚ 787)‚ but also in military aircraft
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[pic] School of Management Studies Finance Advanced Topics [BUS4083W] Corporate Finance Test 23 September 2010 Time Allocation: 120 minutes Total Mark Allocation: 90 marks Case Study: Anglo American On the 20th of February 2009‚ Anglo American announced that it would cut 11% of its work force and suspend its share buyback and dividend in the face of a poor economic outlook marked by "unprecedented" uncertainty. The miner said it was reducing its headcount by
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