FNCE 201 Corporate Finance Prof. Fu Fangjian Due: the class in 4th week (10-14 Sep) UST Inc. is considering a debt-for-equity recapitalization. In the deal‚ UST will issue $1 billion debt to buy back stocks. In class we argue that an important determinant of a firm’s debt policy is the tradeoff between the tax benefits of debt and the costs of financial distress and bankruptcy. Mature firms generating positive and stable operating income are more likely to take advantage of the debt tax shields
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* Explain how Dell’s working capital policy is a competitive advantage for the company? Dell uses a just in time order fulfillment policy and accurate forecasting of sales to minimize inventories. This allowed Dell to hold inventory of finished products far below levels of their competitors (10-20% compared to 50-70% industry level) and furthermore allowed them to quickly implement changes to their product lines as new technologies became available. This quick inventory turnover also allowed Dell
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1. Should Robert McMillan roll out Autograph nationally? Why or why not Dear Mr. McMillan‚ In this e-mail‚ I will expose my opinion about the question whether or not to expand the Autograph on the national level. Summarizing all the information provided‚ I came to a conclusion that we should not roll out Autograph nationally at this point of time. Such a strong opinion of mine is mainly based on the point that I don’t think Progressive will make profit from this system. It is a very
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(Butcher) 1. How might certain attitudes lead workers to a positive identity in dirty work? Well its already studied that dirty jobs or work is difficult for any given individual to attend and feel job satisfaction from that job. In this case‚ being a butcher‚ is considered to be a difficult job to feel important or needed by the organization and probably slim to no chance in moving up in the job force thus affecting the individual in finding interest on the work itself. What could lead to a positive
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Activity 2.2.4: It’s All in the Reflexes Introduction Although we are all different and have our unique identity‚ there are times when we behave in exactly the same way. We blink if something is headed toward our eyes. We pull our hands away quickly if we touch something hot or sharp. The automatic response of a muscle to a stimulus is called a reflex. This action is controlled by the human nervous system and is considered an involuntary response – it happens without our even having to think
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Cathay Pacific Case Analysis 10/25/2007 Cathay Pacific (CP) is an interesting case because it is an example of a company attempting to work in isolation‚ vertically integrated and developing all their needs themselves. Truth is however; in today’s interconnected economy a company working independently simply can not compete. The world has become too dynamic and contains too many other companies developing better solutions to rely solely on one’s internal organization. Cathay eventually
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UGBA 103 Fixed Income Valuation 1A) YTM is 4.75% at time of issuance. YTM is 4.88% at 99 per 100. YTM is 4.62% at 101 per 100. 1B) NTT should have been selling at $915.861M PVpredrop = (47.5/.0475)*(1-(1/((1.0475)^2))) = 88.636M PVpostdrop = ((30/.03)*(1-(1/((1.03)^2))))/(1.03^2) = 198.502M PVfacevalue = 1B/(1.0475)^10 = 628.723M PVpredrop + PVpostdrop + PVfacevalue = 915.861M 2A) Bond A should sell at $1040.55 each. Bond B should sell at $1000 each. Bond C should sell
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Law Enforcement and prosecution based programs are not part of the HB 3476. They have prosecutorial obligations that would eliminate any confidential agreements. They have dual responsibilities to victims and offender accountability within the laws that regulate them. Confidentially protections apply to services‚ communication‚ and records made before‚ on‚ or after passage of HB 3476. The second part to HB 3476 is creates an evidentiary privilege‚ which is referred to as “advocate privilege” (CITE)
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Marriott Corporation: Questions for HBS case “Marriott Corporation: The cost of capital” 1) Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? In my opinion‚ the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy are consistent with its growth objective. As we find in the case‚ the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy: Manage rather than own hotel assets‚ Invest in projects that increase shareholder value‚ Optimize the use of debt
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S.G. Cowen Case Assignment The firm originates from the purchase of Cowen and Company by French international bank‚ Société Générale‚ in 1998‚ thus merging into S.G. Cowen. As stated by their CEO‚ Kim Fennebresque‚ the investment bank focused predominantly on emerging growth companies in two volatile but possibly highly lucrative industries‚ healthcare and technology. The company is looking to recruit‚ from a wide range of candidates‚ for its associate program. The recruiting director‚ Chip Rae
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