questions on his own without being aided. Questionnaires are now widely used collecting data‚ particularly when data are to be collected from a large number of people who are scattered over a wide area. They are used both as indepen¬dent and separate method of collecting data. They are also used as an additional device to check data gathered through observation and personal interview. Definition of Questionnaire: 1. “A questionnaire is a means of gathering information by having the respondents fill
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NO. 4 • AUGUST 2002 A Review of IPO Activity‚ Pricing‚ and Allocations JAY R. RITTER and IVO WELCH* ABSTRACT We review the theory and evidence on IPO activity: why firms go public‚ why they reward first-day investors with considerable underpricing‚ and how IPOs perform in the long run. Our perspective is threefold: First‚ we believe that many IPO phenomena are not stationary. Second‚ we believe research into share allocation issues is the most promising area of research in IPOs at the moment
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CHAPTER 17 Capital Budgeting for the Multinational Corporation EASY (definitional) 17.1 The _______ is defined as the present value of future cash flows discounted at the project’s cost of capital minus the initial net cash outlay for the project. a) net present value b) equity-adjusted present value c) cost of capital d) value additive principle Ans: a Section: Net present value Level: Easy 17.2 The most desirable property of the NPV criterion is that it evaluates a) investments
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The objective of efficient resource allocation refers to an economy ’s ability to meet its obligations in ensuring that all social and economic objectives are met without waste‚ for example to allocate resources so that they are distributed efficiently to improve the standard or living. This is the only way that we can ensure that we will be able to maximize the number of goods and services that we are able to provide. In addition‚ we will also be more likely to guarantee the long term availability
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Topics in Capital Budgeting Professor James P. Dow‚ Jr. Part 8. Topics in Capital Budgeting In part 7 we learned the basics of capital budgeting. However‚ we ignored some of the complications that can arise when evaluating projects. In this section we look at a few of those issues. How Uncertainty Affects the Capital Budgeting Decision Every project has uncertainty and so we need to determine how risk affects how we make decisions. Large corporations often use very sophisticated methods to incorporate
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Chapter 6 Corporate-Level Strategy Colorado State University Copyright © 2004 South-Western All rights reserved. R. Dennis Middlemist PowerPoint slides by: Knowledge Objectives • Studying this chapter should provide you with the strategic management knowledge needed to: Define corporate-level strategy and discuss its importance to the diversified firm. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of single- and dominant- business strategies. Explain three primary reasons why firms move
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FUNCTIONAL AND ACTIVITY-BASED BUDGETING Budget a financial plan of the resources needed to carry out tasks and meet financial goals. A quantitative expression of the goals the organization wishes to achieve and the cost of attaining these goals. Budgeting the act of preparing a budget. Budgetary control the use of budgets to control a firm’s activities. Master budget (planning budget/ budget plan) a summary of all phases of a company’s plans and goals for the future. Indicates the sales levels‚
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the sample. In determining the volume‚ four techniques can be used – measuring through graduated cylinder (direct measurement)‚ measuring the length‚ width and height‚ measuring the circumference‚ and lastly‚ water displacement. All except the first method for
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Subject: Corporate Finance (3 credits) Reference book: 1. Essentials of managerial Finance: Harcourt College 2000 2. Fundamentals of financial management: Mc Graw Hill 2007 Chapter 01: An overview of Finance What is finance? Finance is concerned with decisions about money (cash flows) Finance decisions deal with how money is raised and used Everything else being equal: * More vale is preferred to less * The sooner cash is received the more value it has * Less risky
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MEMO To : Dr Janie Liew-Tsonis From : NurulJannah Binti Ismail Date : 6 March 2013 Subject: Three reasons for choosing UMS ========================================================= Choosing the right university is crucial. The main reason being‚ the right university provides you with the opportunity to grow and gain knowledge. First main reason‚ I choose to enter Universiti Malaysia Sabah is because I want to gain more opportunity and experience here. As we know Sabah situated on the
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