Lecture 3 1. Assume you purchased 700 shares of XYZ common stock on margin at $50 per share from your broker. If the initial margin is 65%‚ how much did you borrow from the broker‚ what is the margin? 2. You purchase 100 shares at $60 per share and margin = 50%. Suppose stock rises to $80/sh (increase of 33%). What is your return? Suppose stock drops to $40/sh (decrease of 33%). What is your return? 3. Investor opens a brokerage account and purchases 300 shares of XYZ at $40 per share. She borrows
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Student Name: Ahmed Othman Professor Watnik Management 306 12/05/2012 Margin Call In 2008‚ an economic hurricane hit the world. The origin of that hit was the United States. Many countries were affected by that hit. Including a rich spot like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. I have experienced‚ while I was working at Emaar Saudi Arabia branch‚ that the real estate market in the gulf region was damaged as no one would invest in the market at that time‚ and the prices declined
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It requires heavy investment in marketing communications‚ excellent product/service quality‚ but above all these brands have to try to remain fashionable‚ which is notoriously difficult. Gucci‚ Louis Vuitton and Vertu are three successful so-called luxury brands‚ that retail to the high-end market. Both Gucci and Louis Vuitton are well-established brands that have been around for decades‚ even centuries. However Vertu‚ is a relatively new kid on the block‚ having only entered the luxury communications
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Management estimates the probability of each scenario occurring to be: rapid growth (.30); average growth (.50)‚ and slow growth (.20). Petal Providers net profit margins are also expected to vary with the level of economic activity next year. If slow grow occurs‚ the net profit margin is expected to be 5 percent. Net profit margins of 7 percent and 10 percent are expected for average and rapid growth scenarios‚ respectively. A. Estimate the average sales growth rate for Petal Providers for
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to achieve $200‚000 profit 6.40 (x) - $525‚000 = 200‚000 x = 113‚282 units needed 2. a.) Unit contribution and contribution margin: $20 4.00 - .50 - .50 = $15 unit contribution $15 / 20 = 75 % contribution margin b.) Break-even point in units? In dollars? $15 (x) 125‚000 5‚000 10‚000 35‚000 = 0 11‚667 units are needed
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“In Praise of Margins” -Argument In the essay “In Praise of Margins‚” Ian Frazier elaborates on the idea that margins are needed for the purpose of our own sanity. Frazier believes that “as the world gets more jammed up‚ we need margins . . . where you can try out odd ideas that you might be afraid to admit to with people looking on.” He believes that by engaging in marginal activities we can manage to avoid most of the stresses this “jammed up” world has to offer. As a child‚ Frazier’s marginal
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The battle for the takeover of Gucci by LVMH‚ and efforts by Gucci management to defend against the intended takeover at all costs‚ is a classic example in the fashion goods industry. The case can be seen as mainly a battle between the two majority stakeholders in Gucci‚ namely the management of Gucci itself versus the other majority stakeholder LVMH. It can also be seen as the battle between two personalities‚ De Sole of Gucci and Bernard Arnault of LVMH‚ each determined to get their own way‚ regardless
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J.C. Chandler’s 2011 film Margin Call examines the actions of an investment firm’s key decision makers during the earliest stages of the most recent financial crisis. Chandler does a good job with the characters of this movie he isn’t necessarily looking for a villain in a mess like this nor any lengthy explanations; he’s going deeper than that. He goes more for societal costs of high finance‚ the power of self-rationalization‚ and the easy embrace of personal corruption. The movie is filled with
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report is to examine the external environment in Malaysia that affected Gucci‚ one of the Italian high fashion luxury brand. PEST analysis‚ competitive analysis and SWOT have been used by investigators to achieve the target. Gucci- Company Overview Gucci is among the sophisticated international fashion company which produces high quality of clothing‚ fragrances‚ accessories‚ handbags and shoes. Guccio Gucci founded Gucci in Florence in 1921. It has now become one of the biggest Italian brand
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Insane in the Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang. Gets annoying right? Of course it is‚ just like many modern songs‚ especially Gucci Gang. My biggest pet peeve is modern music. Many things factor into this. They all follow the same cookie cutter formula‚ starting with an annoying into‚ into the chorus. The chorus is usually followed by a girl singing the second paragraph of lyrics‚ and then the chorus plays. That is the followed by the final paragraph
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