As explained on the "cash to boot" page of this website‚ mergers between corporations sometimes are paid for with a combination of stock and cash‚ which provides a unique accounting challenge. The general tax rule is that you must pay capital gains tax on such a transaction‚ but only to the extent of "cash to boot" which is the amount of cash you actually received. (It’s technically called a Section 368 reorg.) In some cases‚ such as Fording Canadian and the Wyeth merger with Pfizer‚ the
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Amazon’s Acquisition of Zappos Acquisition regarding Amazon and Zappos Companies that want to be among the elite competitors in their particular fields have to be able to adapt and evolve in an always changing market place. In order to do so many large companies initiate mergers or acquisitions with smaller or similarly sized companies. They believe they can leverage and collaborate with each other in order to create more company value. The main difference between a merger and an acquisition is a
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animated movie market. There are a number of ways Disney could move forward. Below I discuss the alternatives. Internal Development: Disney could focus on developing competing CG technology internally and forget about partnering with Pixar. This option would require acquiring both human and technology assets and would be very costly. They also face very intense competition from other companies who have already proven to be successful in this capacity such as Pixar and DreamWorks. Strategic Aliance
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Funding NASA Imagine this for a second. A young teary-eyed boy sits in the waiting room of the hospital as the doctor informs him about his father’s failing heart. As awful and heartbreaking as this situation sounds‚ that boy’s father is able to stay alive via a ventricular assist device that will continue to pump blood through his veins until he can receive a necessary heart transplant. This device is ever-present in the field of medicine and is responsible for saving countless lives. Well
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$50. The stock pays a dividend of $5 in 3 months. A 6-month European put option on the stock has a strike price of $48 and a premium of $4.38. The continuously compounded interest rate is 8%. Calculate the premium for a 6-month European call option on the stock with a strike price of $48. * A 1.02 * B 3.36 * C 3.46 * D 4.38 * E 5.40 2 1. An "exchange call option" gives the owner of the option the right to give up one share of Stock A in exchange for receiving one share
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Chapter 15 Quiz 15.1) A portfolio is currently worth $10 million and has a beta of 1.0. An index is currently standing at 800. Explain how a put option with a strike price of 700 can be used to provide portfolio insurance. Index goes down to 700 10*(800/700)= 8.75 million Buying put options= 10‚000‚000/800= 12‚500 If you buy the options at 800‚ the value will be 12‚500 times the index with a strike price of 700 therefore providing protection against a drop in the value of the portfolio below
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Question 1: Consider an option on dividend-paying stock when stock price $30‚ the exercise price is $29‚ the risk-free interest rate is 5% p.a.‚ the volatility is 25%p.a. and time to maturity is 4 months. Assume that the stock is due to go ex-dividend in 1.5 months. The expected dividend is 50cents. a. b. c. what is the price of the option if it is a European call? What is the price of the option if it is a European put? Use the results in the Appendix to this chapter to determine whether there
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Acquisition and Payment Cycle According to Arens‚ Elder and Beasley (2006)‚ “is considered as the third major transaction cycle.” The three major transactions in the acquisition and payment cycle include: 1. Acquisition of goods and services 2. Cash Disbursements 3. Purchase returns and allowances and purchase discounts Components such as‚ acquisition of raw materials‚ equipment‚ supplies‚ utilities‚ repairs and maintenance‚ and research and development plays a major role in the acquisition
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Photography Equipment Financing: Don’t Let Financial Roadblocks Ruin Your Perfect Shot! Let’s face it‚ whether you own a photography studio‚ make a living with freelance work‚ or simply enjoy capturing beautiful pictures as an enthusiast‚ you know that the perfect shot is a combination of talent‚ skill and seriously capable photography equipment. While talent and skill can be attained from practice and knowledge‚ it is getting the right equipment that becomes every photographer’s Achilles heel.
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The purpose of this case study is to discuss the issues related to stock options and how they should be accounted for. Introduction In the early 1990s‚ FASB proposed an accounting rule calling for corporations to recognize compensation expense for certain stock options when they were granted to executives and employees. This proposal was met with strong opposition from many different sources including: Congress who passed a resolution by vote urging FASB to drop the proposed standard‚ business
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