BH2004 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE Semester 2 (2003/2004) Examinations BH2004 FINANCE April 2004 - Time Allowed 2 Hours ____________________________________________________________ _____________________ INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. 2. This examination paper contains SIX (6) questions and comprises TWENTY-THREE (23) printed pages. You are required to answer ALL the questions. Answers should be written on the spaces provided in this examination paper. Be concise and present your answers
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Interest expense | 4.5 | EBT | 45 | Taxes (40%) | 18 | Net income | 27 | 1. Calculate the following ratios AND interpret the result against the industry average: Ratio | Your Answer | Industry Average | Your Interpretation (Good-Fair-Low-Poor) | Profit margin on sales | 27/795=3.3% | 3% | Good | Return on assets | 27/450=6% | 9% | Bad | Receivable turnover | 795/66=12.04 | 1.6X | Good | Inventory turnover | 795/159=5 | 10X | Bad | Fixed asset turnover | 795/147=5
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HOW SAMPLE SURVEYS GO WRONG Random sampling eliminates bias in choosing a sample and allows control of variability. So once we see the magic words “randomly selected” and “margin of error‚” do we know we have trustworthy information before us? It certainly beats voluntary response‚ but not always by as much as we might hope. Sampling in the real world is more complex and less reliable than choosing a Simple Random Sample (SRS) from a list of names in an exercise. Confidence statements do not reflect
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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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Peace could possibly be achieved if all people on Earth became non-judgmental towards each other and accepted each other as equals. In addition‚ everyone’s spiritual beliefs‚ their faith‚ should be respected‚ whether they choose to believe in a higher power‚ or not. Believing in a higher power‚ in itself‚ does not guarantee peace because more people have been murdered in the name of God than for any other reason in all of historyPeace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict
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to have more freedom. That freedom could have been a definite right to vote or being able to go to whatever school they wanted to go to‚ but there were laws that didn’t always help them. Those laws that went against it or found a way around the Civil Rights act of 1866. There have been laws‚ acts‚ and amendments to help end segregation and then there have also been laws to encourage segregation. The Jim Crow laws have discriminated in so many ways since it was created. These laws often kept African
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present were the main themes presented in this play. Everyone has regrets on what they should or should have done but can we really go back in time to change our decision‚ no. All we can really do is learn from our mistakes and try not to make the same mistakes again. Forgiving sometimes is a hard thing for someone to do. But once you get to the point where you can forgive someone you can finally move on from the problem. In this play‚ I will demonstrate what Kari and Peter did to show forgiveness‚ regret
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History often remembers Jim Morrison for his drinking‚ drug use and outlandish behavior. But in reality‚ he was a creative‚ rebellious‚ poet who influenced many and became one of the most iconic rock frontmen in music history. He is an icon that has stood the test of time and is still revered today. As a young child‚ Morrison was obedient and highly astute. He not only excelled in school‚ but also took special interests in reading‚ writing and drawing. He grew up in a militaristic‚ authoritative
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FITTskills: International Trade Finance Case Study #1: New Modes of Trade Finance Case Study #1: New Modes of Trade Finance Trade finance in the twenty-first century: plug and pay? Palate-Able Delights (PAD) is a niche retailer of high-end food products imported from various parts of the world. Iranian saffron and caviar‚ French champagnes‚ Italian truffles and olive oils‚ vintage balsamic vinegars‚ fine cheeses‚ reserve wines from the leading vintners‚ even limited-availability spring waters…if
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Introduction Jim Teague‚ an MBA associate with a diploma in engineering‚ is hired for a summer internship in rural Africa to be an officer of a U.S- based social investment firm that is looking for an important agribusiness project in Africa. A small successful company in Tanzania “KiraFlour” is in the run for being financed by AgriFund. Upon his arrival in Tanzania‚ he is faced upon two issues: KiraFlour faces some major health-safety issues with the risks of spreading E-coli among the population
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