FINANCE 401 RYERSON UNIVERSITY Final Exam – April 24‚ 2008 - SOLUTION Name:__________________________________ Student #:_______________________________ Professor:_______________________________ - Time allowed: 3 hours - Aids allowed: None except for an 8’1/2” by 11’ double sided cheat sheet and a calculator - The exam is out of 60 marks. - There are 40 multiple choice questions. Each multiple choice question is worth 1 mark. - The remaining non-multiple choice questions are
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Introduction This essay will examine the legal standing of the doctrine of ’separate legal personality ’ as it was developed in Salomon v. Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22. Even though this doctrine is the stone head of the English company common law‚ the courts introduced several exceptions which undermined the ’veil of incorporation ’. The exceptions were firstly introduced in the mid-60s by Lord Denning in Littlewoods Mail Order Stores Ltd. V IRC [1969]‚ and allowed the court to lift the veil
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Question 1. Metapath’s capital structure and rounds of financing Analyze Metapath’s capital structure‚ in particular the various forms and prices of preferred stock from the multiple rounds of financing. How has this capital structure affected the offer from Robertson & Stephens? How would RSC’s participating preferred interact with other tranches of preferred stock? The RSC offer of $11.75 million is more than Metapath
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Question 1: was infinity a good LBO candidate? On the basis of our analysis set forth below‚ we believe that Infinity Carpets was not a viable LBO candidate. We have answered this question analyzing the various criteria typically looked in a possible LBO scenario‚ where 1 means low risk and 10 means high risk. Criteria Rank Comments Cyclicality/volatility 7 Strong dependence on housing market even though good record during recession (p. 2‚ paragraph 4). Volatility due to exposure to a volatile
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Why is IFRS so strong in using Fair Value instead of Historical Cost for its valuations of Property‚ Plant and Equipment? IFRS defines Fair value as the amount for which an asset could be exchanged or a liability settled between knowledgeable willing parties in an arms length transaction. Whereas Historical cost ignores the amount the asset could be sold for in the open market‚ called fair value‚ until the asset is actually sold. For Historical Cost the company carries the asset on the balance
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METAPHATH SOFTWARE CORP. BRIEFING NOTE FINANCING RECOMMENDATION SEPTEMBER 1997 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this briefing note is to provide recommendations for Metapath Software Corp. (“Metapath”) on its financing offers received in September 1997. These two offers came from 1) a fund consortium led by Robertson Stephens Omega Fund (“RSC”) and Technology Crossover Ventures (“TCV”) and 2) CellTech Communications (“CellTech”)‚ a vendor of wireless technology which had recently gone IPO.
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CHAPTER I ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS ARTICLE I - CREATION‚ RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORPORATE POWERS OF THE BANGKO SENTRAL SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. — The State shall maintain a central monetary authority that shall function and operate as an independent and accountable body corporate in the discharge of its mandated responsibilities concerning money‚ banking and credit. In line with this policy‚ and considering its unique functions and responsibilities
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A Guide to Earnings and Financial Reporting Quality A Guide to Earnings and Financial Reporting Quality Quality of reported financial information is a critical element in evaluating financial statement data. The higher the quality of financial reporting‚ the more useful the information is for business decision making. 5-2 A Guide to Earnings and Financial Reporting Quality There are a number of areas on the earnings statement that provide management with opportunities for influencing the
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Chapter 11 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. A property distribution from a partnership to a partner is generally taxable to the partner. ____ 2. For Federal income tax purposes‚ a distribution from a partnership to a partner is treated the same as a distribution from a C corporation to its shareholders. ____ 3. In a liquidating distribution‚ a partnership need not distribute all of its property to all of its partners. ____ 4. A distribution cannot
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Strictly private and confidential Not to be disclosed or distributed to third parties Draft ● Indicative Term Sheet [For use on Series A round] We are pleased to present our proposal for an investment in ● (the "Company"). Investment 1 You have told us that the proposed business plan calls for an equity injection of £● . Of this amount‚ funds managed by us (the "Funds") will provide £● alongside investment by other venture capital funds or financial institutions (together
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