UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT FIN6310: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM SET #1 PROF. ARZU OZOGUZ SPRING 2013 1. Calculate the value of the following two bonds. Assume that coupon payments are made semi-annually and that par value is $1‚000 for both bonds. Coupon rate Time to maturity Yield-to-maturity Bond A 5% 5 yrs 7.2% Bond B 5% 25 yrs 7.2% Recalculate the bonds’ values if the yield to maturity changes to 9.4%. Which bond is more sensitive to the changes in
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MATHEMATICS OF INVESTMENT Simple Interest If you borrow a car from a car rental company or if you live in someone else’s house or apartment‚ you have to pay rent. Like paying rent for the use of a car or a house‚ you also have to pay rent for the money you borrowed. This is called interest. People like Marco earn by charging interest on loans. Banks earn most of their income from the interest that people pay for the amounts they borrow. How much interest one has to pay depends on three factors:
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INVESTMENT DECISION Tianfu Electronics Ltd is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Chengdu‚ China. The company president is Dr. Wang Datong‚ a graduate from Tsinghua University‚ who founded the company 20 years ago. The company originally repaired radios and other household appliances. Over the years‚ the company expanded into manufacturing and is now a reputable manufacturer of various electronic items. Meng Xiaolan‚ a recent MBA graduate from Fudan University‚ has been hired
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Hyper Market Industry in Sharjah‚ UAE: An Evaluation using AHP technique Abstract Among all retail formats hypermarket is growing very fast in UAE that is at the rate of 150 percent. The major players in this sector are Carrefour‚ Spinney’s‚ United‚ Choithram and Lulu. The focus of the problem is selecting a best hypermarket among the existing operators of Sharjah and for which we used seven major criteria for evaluating the hypermarkets such as product availability and
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Quiz 2 Corporate Finance NAME ______________________ Apring 2013 2012 70 pts Show all work MC=5pts each 1. Find the EPS (y-axis) // EBIT (x-axis) crossover point of the following two capital structure plans. Complete the table and Draw the graph and show all the points including crossover‚ where line crosses y-axis‚ and the three EBITs below 30pts Assets = $3‚000‚000 Stock Price = $20 Interest Expense = 12% PLAN I D/E = 1.1 Recession Expected
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P1 Checklist Describe how marketing techniques are used to market products in two organisations. Task: You need to investigate Innocence drinks and Tropicana to create a presentation describing which marketing techniques e.g. Market penetration‚ Market development‚ Product development‚ Diversification‚ Branding and Relationship Marketing these companies use to market a particular product‚ you need to select one product/services from each organisation. To achieve P1 your presentation must
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decision-making Problem solving and decision-making are important skills for business and life. Problem-solving often involves decision-making‚ and decision-making is especially important for management and leadership. There are processes and techniques to improve decision-making and the quality of decisions. Decision-making is more natural to certain personalities‚ so these people should focus more on improving the quality of their decisions. People that are less natural decision-makers are often
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Essay Critical Evaluation of Institutional Factors Impact on Outward/Inward Foreign Direct Investment This aim of this essay is to evaluate the impact of institutional factors on outward and inward FDI. This will be done by determination of the major FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) factors‚ evaluation of the role of institutional factors and investigation of institutional factors impact on inward and outward FDI flows. Several sources (Aswathappa‚ 2012; Jensen‚ 2012) have identified FDI as an
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An Evaluation of Graduate Recruitment Techniques Many organisations now offer a graduate scheme and this is because it gives them the opportunity to find new talent which they can nurture within their business. Graduates also bring new ideas and fresh approaches to a business and are often hungry to impress and improve rapidly. Successful recruitment and selection stages are paramount to ensuring the best candidate is selected for the role. The business obviously hopes to attract candidates
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offer and for the original offer to create a floor. Go-shop process is meant to help ensure that the board of directors fulfills its fiduciary duty to make sure shareholders get the best deal possible from the transaction. 4. Why were so many investment bankers involved in this transaction‚ and what were their respective roles? Many banks had supporting roles in the acquisition. Independent advisory banks put the deal together and did most the work. Bank of America Merrill Lynch was Heinz’s
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