Google’s Closing Case Questions 1. How does Google’s mission drive strategy at the company? Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally acceptable and useful helped it develop a very useful search engine that we all use or have used on a regular basis. They run on the mantra “don’t be evil!” They came up with the saying in the hopes to always run the business with integrity. One aspect of this was the decision to not let outside companies’ interests bias where
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Homework II – Managerial Economics – Fall 2011 Each question is worth 1 point. 1. A call provision gives bondholders the right to demand‚ or "call for‚" repayment of a bond. Typically‚ calls are exercised if interest rates rise‚ because when rates rise the bondholder can get the principal amount back and reinvest it elsewhere at higher rates a. True b. False 2. Sinking funds are devices used to force companies to retire bonds on a scheduled basis prior to their maturity.
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5: Bonds‚ Bond Valuation‚ and Interest Rates (5–1) Bond Valuation with Annual Payments Jackson Corporation’s bonds have N=12 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually‚ the bonds have a FV=$1‚000 par value‚ and the coupon interest rate is PMT=8%. The bonds have a yield to maturity of I=9%. What is the current market price of these bonds? $928.39 Calculator solution: Input: N = 12‚ I = 9‚ PMT = 80‚ FV = 1000‚ Solve for PV = $928.39
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Chapter 7 Stock Valuation Solution to Problems P7-1. LG 2: Authorized and Available Shares Basic (a) Maximum shares available for sale Authorized shares 2‚000‚000 Less: Shares outstanding 1‚400‚000 Available shares 600‚000 (b) $48‚000‚000Total shares needed 800‚000 shares$60== The firm requires an additional 200‚000 authorized shares to raise the necessary funds at $60 per share. (c) Aspin must amend its corporate charter to authorize the issuance of additional shares. P7-2. LG 2: Preferred Dividends
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1. How does Ben ’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? 2. What other‚ perhaps nonquantifiable factors‚ affect Ben ’s decision to get an MBA? 3. Assuming all salaries are paid at the end of each year‚ what is the best option for Ben‚ from a strictly financial standpoint? 4. In choosing between the two schools‚ Ben believes that the appropriate analysis is to calculate the future value of each option. How would you evaluate this statement? 5. What initial salary would Ben need to receive
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Chapter 9 Profit Planning and Activity-Based Budgeting McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objective 1 9-2 Learning objective 1 • List and explain five purposes of budgeting systems. Purposes of Budgeting Systems Budget Budget a detailed plan‚ expressed in quantitative terms‚ that specifies how resources will be acquired and used during a specified period of time. 1. Planning 2. Facilitating Communication and Coordination 3
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CHAPTER 15 MANAGING CURRENT ASSETS (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Working capital Answer: c Diff: E [i]. Other things held constant‚ which of the following will cause an increase in working capital? a. Cash is used to buy marketable securities. b. A cash dividend is declared and paid. c. Merchandise is sold at a profit‚ but the sale is on credit. d. Long-term bonds are retired with the proceeds of
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Chapter One LG1 - Define finance and the managerial finance function. Finance is the science and art of managing money. Managerial finance: Raise money‚ invest money‚ and distribute money. LG2 - Describe the legal forms of business organization. A sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person and operated for his or her own profit. (73%) A partnership is business owned by two or more people and operated for profit. (7%) A corporation is an entity created by law. Corporations have
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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE TWELFTH EDITION LAWRENCE J. GITMAN SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY PEARSON Prentice Hall Boston San Francisco New York London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore Madrid Mexico City Munich Paris Cape Town Hong Kong Montreal Contents Preface xxxi Revised Content xxxiii Supplements to the Twelfth Edition Acknowledgments To the Student xxxvii xl xliii Part One Introduction to Managerial Finance 1 Chapter 1 The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance page 2 1.1
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Chapter 10 Study Notes Standard: a benchmark or ‘norm’ for measuring performance (what we expect to happen).Using these standards we have Quantity and Price Standards. Quantity Standards: how much of an input should be used in manufacturing a unit of product or in providing a unit of service (similar to a cook recipe: list of items and how much to use) Cost (Price) Standards: the cost (purchase price) of the units should be (how much we expect to pay for a particular item) Management
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