Harvard Business School 9-297-052 Rev. July 12‚ 1997 USG Corporation On May 2‚ 1988‚ USG Corporation‚ the world’s largest gypsum producer‚ announced that the board of directors had approved a recapitalization plan. According to the plan‚ USG would exchange each outstanding share of common stock for $37.00 in cash‚ $5.00 in stated face amount of 16% junior subordinated pay-in-kind debentures‚ and one share in the newly recapitalized company. Robert Day‚ USG’s Chairman and CEO‚ said the
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17/07/2013 Finance Semester 2‚ 2013 Seminar 1 Introduction to finance & ethics in finance Ross et al. chapter 1. These powerpoint slides have been adapted from Frank Finn Professor of Finance Tom Smith’s (UQ) teaching material of “Three key finance ideas of valuation” and Dr. Scott McCarthy’s teaching material. 1 What is Finance? • Every business is a process of acquiring and disposing assets: real assets and financial assets. • Finance is a science of valuation and management
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THE CAUSES OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND OTHER ESSAYS BEFORE AND AFTER THE GREAT DEPRESSION LUDWIG VON MISES The Ludwig von Mises Institute dedicates this volume to all of its generous donors and wishes to thank these Patrons‚ in particular: Reed W. Mower ~ Hugh E. Ledbetter; MAN Financial Australia; Roger Milliken; E.H. Morse ~ Andreas Acavalos; Toby O. Baxendale; Michael Belkin; Richard B. Bleiberg; John Hamilton Bolstad; Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Bost; Mary E. Braum; Kerry E. Cutter;
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Task 1.1: 1. There are some key trends which may have infections to Elecdyne during the next 5 years‚ those factor are shown as follow: • Globalization in all industry may become a very important trend to the company. Because all of the top management team have learnt English‚ and several of them have studied abroad‚ that may lead an opening change from the top to the bottom‚ from minds to actions. • Trade with more and more Asia countries may become a popular tendency to Elecdyne because most
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Which of the following statements is not true regarding the goal of financial management? The goal of maximizing the value per share of existing stock is relevant to all organizations. A way of aligning management goals to shareholder’s interest is to tie managerial compensation to the market value of the firm’s stock. For a company considering international operations‚ the goal will be the same but the company will have to consider the local social‚ economical and political
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1. (TCO 1) What is the goal of financial management for a sole proprietorship? (Points : 3) decrease long-term debt to reduce the risk to the owner maximize net income given the resources of the firm maximize the market value of the equity minimize the tax impact on the proprietor minimize costs and increase production 2. (TCO 1) Which of the these activities is not a capital budgeting task? (Points : 3) determining the amount
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George Stamper‚ a credit analyst with Micro-Encapsulators Corp (MEC) needed to respond to an urgent email request from the southwest sales office. The local sales manager reported that she had an opportunity to clinch an order from Miami Spice (MS) for 50 encapsulators at $10‚000 each. She added that she was particularly keen to secure this order since MS was likely to have a continuing need for 50 encapsulators a year and could therefore prove a very valuable customer. However‚ orders of this
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• Examples of financial assets: U.S. Treasury bonds‚ Foreign bond‚.Home mortgage loan‚Common stock. Financial assets are referred to as debt instruments in the case of: U.S. Treasury bonds‚ Corporate bonds‚ Municipal bonds. Financial assets represent a residual claim in the case of Common stock. The process of valuing financial assets include: Estimating the cash flows‚ Determining the appropriate discount rate‚ Discounting the expected cash flows. the following risks are associated with realizing
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Balance Sheet as of December 31‚ 2010 | Gary and Company | Cash | $45 | | Accounts payables | $45 | Receivables | 66 | | Notes payables | 45 | Inventory | 159 | | Other current liabilities | 21 | Marketable securities | 33 | | Total current liabilities | $111 | Total current assets | $303 | | | | Net fixed assets | 147 | | Long Term Liabilities | | Total Assets | $450 | | Long-term debt | 24 | | | Total Liabilities | $135 | | | |
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Lease versus Buy Analysis Why Buy It When You Can Lease It? Questions: 1. What are the different kinds of leases available and which one would be best suited for Paulo’s restaurant? Explain why. Leases can be broadly categorized into two types‚ financial and operating. Financial leases are generally longer-term‚ fully amortized‚ and not cancelable without a hefty termination penalty. Operating leases are usually shorter-term‚ partially amortized‚ and cancelable on short notice. Financial leases
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