Case Study Three: Thanks for 24 Years of Service. Now Here’s the Door! Russ McDonald graduated from the university of Michigan with his MBA in 1969. He had numerous job offers but chose General Motors for several reasons. The automobile industry offered terrific career opportunities‚ and GM was the world’s number one car manufacturer. Salaries at GM were among the highest in corporate America‚ and a job at GM provided unparalleled security. A white-collar job with GM was the closest anybody
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stock for $33. What is the present value of all future benefits if a discount rate of 11 percent is applied? (Round all values to two places to the right of the decimal point.) Answer: The following formula calculates the present values: PV = FV/ (1+r) ^t‚ where FV is the cash flow‚ discount rate r = 11%‚ t = year. From there: 1st year = $2.00 x 0.901= PV= $1.80 2nd year = $2.20 x 0.802 = PV= $1.79 3rd year = $35.40 x 0.731 = PV=$25.88 Total PV= $29.47 Thus‚ the PV of total benefit is
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Problem Set Seven Solutions Chapter 9 1. Two car manufacturers‚ Saab and Volvo‚ have fixed costs of $1 billion and constant marginal costs of $10‚000 per car. If Saab produces 50‚000 cars per year and Volvo produces 200‚000‚ calculate the average fixed cost and average total cost for each company. On the basis of these costs‚ which company’s market share should grow in relative terms? Answer: Average total cost is average fixed cost plus marginal cost: ATC = FC/Q + MC. Volvo’s average fixed cost
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Answers Fundamentals Level – Skills Module‚ Paper F7 (INT) Financial Reporting (International) 1 (a) December 2008 Answers Pedantic Consolidated income statement for the year ended 30 September 2008 $’000 98‚000 (72‚000) ––––––– 26‚000 (3‚000) (7‚600) (500) ––––––– 14‚900 (5‚400) ––––––– 9‚500 ––––––– Revenue (85‚000 + (42‚000 x 6/12) – 8‚000 intra-group sales) Cost of sales (w (i)) Gross profit Distribution costs (2‚000 + (2‚000 x 6/12)) Administrative expenses
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Q1. Human Resources Management is a proactive approach and personnel management is a reactive approach to perform the same set of functions related to managing human resources” Do you agree with this statement? Answer: I do agree with the statement “Human Resources Management is a proactive approach and personnel management is a reactive approach to perform the same set of functions related to managing human resources”. Some experts assert that there is no difference between human resources
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Q1.Describe the concept of vision in an organisation with an example. How is it different from mission statement? Answer : Concept of vision or vision statement : A vision is an over-riding idea of what the organization should be. Often it reflects the dream of the founder or leader. Your company’s vision could be‚ for example‚ to be “the largest retailer of automobiles in the US”‚ “the maker of the finest chocolate candies in London”‚ or “the management consultant of choice for non-profit
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PROBLEM SET 5: INTEREST RATES‚ AMORTIZING LOANS‚ BOND VALUATION‚ STOCK VALUATION 1. A typical credit card agreement quotes an interest rate of 18 percent APR. Monthly payments are required. What is the actual interest rate you pay on such a credit card? 2. After carefully going over your budget‚ you have determined you can afford to pay €632 per month toward a new sports car. You call up your local bank and find out that the going rate is 1 percent per month for 48 months. How much you can borrow
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Econ 136: Financial Economics Problem Set #1 Due Date: September 11‚ 2014 1. The return profile and risk of the S&P 500. In this exercise you will reproduce the graphs presented in class. The goal of this exercise is (i) to expand your datahandling skills‚ (ii) test your understanding of basic probability concepts using real data and (iii) develop an appreciation for the use of replicating a result to ensure that you understand it. Go to Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com) and search for the ticker
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Student Name: Grade: Problem Set 1-A For National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments Multiple Choice Questions (Please read all the choices) (Each question is 3 points) Mark the correct answer 1) Which one of the following statements is the most accurate? A) GNP plus depreciation is called net national product (NNP). B) GNP less depreciation is called net national product (NNP). C) GNP less depreciation is called net factor product (NFP). D)
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Module 3 – Chapter 12 Problem 12-1A Part 1 KAZAAM COMPANY Statement of Cash Flows For Year Ended December 31‚ 2011 Cash flows from operating activities Net income $73‚750 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Increase in accounts receivable ($49‚625 - $65‚000) (15‚375) Increase in inventory ($252‚500 - $273‚750) (21‚250) Decrease in prepaid expenses ($6‚250 - $5‚375) 875 Decrease in
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