Explain why the USA was hostile towards the Soviet Union during 1945-1949. The USA and USSR both have very different ideologies. The USA believed in a capitalist economy and a democratic system of government. This meant that the citizens of America could vote in their President and Congress in free elections. But‚ in the USSR they believed in communism. This meant that people could vote in elections‚ but could only vote for members of the communist party. Before they even started working together
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What were the turning-point events that kept relations between the Soviet Union and China hostile for over 20 years? There were many disputes between China and Russia between the 1950s and 1960s. The disputes may be caused by ideological differences‚ self-interest‚ personalities of the leaders‚ or domestic problems. Mao and Stalin had ideological differences. Although Mao and Stalin’s ideologies are based on Marxism‚ Stalin believed Mao using the peasants as the basis for revolution is not the
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GM533 Course Project – Case 32 Executive Summary: The purpose of this analysis is to assist the Quick Stab Collection Agency (QSCA) in determining if the amount or size of a bill collection is directly related to the number of days the bill is late. In order to support the validity of this relationship‚ a statistical analysis on the data provided will support the relationship with 95% confidence. These findings will give us a better understanding of the QSCA’s business and provide key insights
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Study Questions for Interco Case: Interco (Valuation approaches) 1. Assess Interco’s financial performance. What measures would you use? 2. Why is the company a target of a hostile takeover attempt? 3. Can you demonstrate that the valuation range of $68-$80 per common share follows from the assumptions in Exhibit 12? Which assumptions would you question? 4. Do you think the raider is justified in offering $70/share? 5. How would you advise the Interco board on the $70 offer
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Interpret Interco’s financial performance. Why is Interco the target of a hostile takeover? What are your interpretations of the Board of Directors in case Exhibit 1? As a member of Interco’s board are you persuaded by the premiums paid in case Exhibit 10 or the comparable transactions analysis in case Exhibit 11? Why? Apr. 27 Interco (C) continued: Compute the estimated value of Interco based on instructions in Exhibit 34. Use the 1988 sales data in Exhibits 8 as the foundation for the sales
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1. Several factors have made Interco an attractive takeover target: 1) Interco’s stock is undervalued due to poor performance in the apparel and general merchandising divisions‚ which have weakened Interco’s valuation as a whole. 2) As stated by the equity analysts‚ Interco is an over capitalized company with potential to grow‚ which makes an acquisition easy to finance. 3) Interco is also a cash generative target for a potential acquirer as it generates approximately $0.10 of operating cash flow
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Case 3: Interco (Week 13 – not final) 1. Assess Interco’s financial performance. Why is the company a target of a hostile takeover attempt? 2. As a member of Interco’s board are you persuaded by the premiums paid analysis (Exhibit 10) and the comparable transactions analysis (Exhibit 11)? Why? 3. Wasserstein‚ Perella & Co. established a valuation range of $68-$80 per common share for Interco. Show that this valuation
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role) o Elect/remove directors ▪ Annual meeting ▪ Special meeting ▪ Written consent • Sell o Tender Offers ▪ Selling shares to a bidder – either friendly or hostile o On the market o Power comes from Property Law • Sue o Breach of fiduciary duty of care‚ loyalty and good faith Securities Law:
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They are Interco Rear‚ Interco TSL Vampires‚ Jeep Super Swamper ATV tires by 4wd‚ Super Swamper Bogger …… What products for the cheap super Swamper ATV tires? There are a few good products for the cheap super Swamper ATV tires. But I would like to recommend you B-132 Bogger
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Finance 725 Spring 2006 J. E. Hodder Corporation Finance Course Schedule Tuesday‚ January 17: Introduction Thursday‚ January 19: Clarkson Lumber Company Reading: Note on Financial Analysis a. How is the company ’s financial performance? (Examine appropriate financial ratios.) b. Why has Clarkson Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? c. How has Mr. Clarkson met the financing
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