CGA-CANADA ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE [FN2] EXAMINATION June 2011 Marks Notes: 1. Questions 1 and 2 are multiple choice. For these questions‚ select the best answer for each of the unrelated items. Answer each of these items in your examination booklet by giving the number of your choice. For example‚ if the best answer for item (a) is (1)‚ write (a)(1) in your examination booklet. If more than one answer is given for an item‚ that item will not be marked. Incorrect answers will be marked as zero
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component costs of capital are market-determined variables in the sense that they are based on investors’ required returns. False 4. The before-tax cost of debt‚ which is lower than the after-tax cost‚ is used as the component cost of debt for purposes of developing the firm’s WACC. False 5. The cost of debt is equal to one minus the marginal tax rate multiplied by the average coupon rate on all outstanding debt. False 6. The cost of preferred stock to a firm must be adjusted to an after-tax figure
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Equity 4 Textbook 1 Chapter 7 Equity- The first Building Block Liability is a fixed obligation and must be paid back. Equity is residual and does not have a fixed repayment requirement. Equity can also be thought of as the foundation of a business as in the old adage. Equity provides: The cushion to absorb shrinking asset in a downturn The resilience to withstand operating losses; The leverage to avoid debt carrying costs Equity represents the ultimates business risk. In relation to the risk/reward
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Introduction This case study highlights Whirlpool Corporation - Europe plans to evaluate project Atlantic‚ with emphasis on capital budgeting. Project Atlantic is an investment in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that would streamline business processes across all European regions and reorganize the information flow throughout the company. The objective of the case is to determine whether or not Whirlpool Corporation should adopt a planned ERP project in Europe – project Atlantic
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b. Accounts payable. | | | c. Retained earnings. | | | d. Common stock. | | | e. Preferred stock. | | Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1. Question 2 Marks: 1 For a typical firm‚ which of the following sequences is CORRECT? All rates are after taxes‚ and assume the firm operates at its target capital structure. Choose one answer. | a. re > rs > WACC > rd. | | | b. rs > re > rd > WACC. | | | c. WACC > re > rs > rd. | | | d. rd > re >
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QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS WORKBOOK Second Edition Richard A. DeFusco‚ CFA Dennis W. McLeavey‚ CFA Jerald E. Pinto‚ CFA David E. Runkle‚ CFA John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS WORKBOOK CFA Institute is the premier association for investment professionals around the world‚ with over 85‚000 members in 129 countries. Since 1963 the organization has developed and administered the renowned Chartered Financial Analyst Program. With a rich history of leading
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University of San Jose-Recoletos MANAGEMENT SERVICES 1. The time interval between the instant at which an instruction control unit initiates a call for data and the instant at which delivery of the data is completed is a. Access time c. Compliance time b. Idle time d. Throughput time 2. In computer operations‚ data is encoded before processing can be done by the computer. These statements refer to batch processing‚ except a. The processing
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earning capability. While there was an undoubted need for growth and expansion‚ the timing and approach of any new endeavour would be critical. Management knew that most of OL’s customers were repeat visitors. However‚ while customers were expected to return two or three times‚ it was not clear if they would come back for a fourth visit. There was concern that customers would eventually get bored with the existing attractions and facilities‚ resulting in a severe shortage of customers. The company forecasted
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Fabrication Plant 1. The official overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component and Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor cost. Calculate the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Why do you get different numbers? 2. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? 3. Consider
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2010-2011 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GENERAL INFORMATION: Lecturer: Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien Class schedule: Wednesdays (9.05 – 11.30am) E-mail: nthuhien2009@yahoo.com (please use subject “FIN” to avoid ignorance of your emails due to high spam rate in my inbox) TA: Tu n Duy: tuanduy07@gmail.com; Cell: 0908 665 388 Number of credits: 3 Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting Text book: Ebook - Fundamentals of Corporate Finance - 6th ed.‚ Stephen A.Ross‚ Randolph W.Westerfield‚ and Bradford D. Jordan
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