MBA Program Course: Financial Analysis and Decision Making MBA730 Instructor: Marlena L. Akhbari Wright State University Finance and Financial Services =>? McGraw-Hill/Irwin McGraw−Hill Primis ISBN: 0−390−42334−3 Text: Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation‚ 4/e Bruner This book was printed on recycled paper. MBA Program http://www.mhhe.com/primis/online/ Copyright ©2003 by The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United
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Introduction & Financial performance Interco originally began in 1911 as International Shoe Company and changed to Interco in 1966. It expanded into the consumer goods market mainly through acquisitions. In 1988 too‚ the company was a major manufacture of furniture‚ men’s footwear‚ and apparel‚ owning many American iconic brands such as Ethan Allen‚ London Fog‚ Converse and Florsheim. The firm’s financial goals included: 1. Improve long term sales and earnings growth 2. Improve return of shareholders’
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9.1 How is a project classification scheme (for example‚ replacement‚ expansion into new markets‚ and so forth) used in the capital budgeting process? Project classification schemes can be used to indicate how much of an analysis is required to evaluate a given project‚ and the level of the executive who much approve the project‚ and the cost of capital that should be used to calculate the project’s NPV. By doing so‚ classification schemes can increase the efficiency of the capital budgeting process
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1) We do not agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation because she mistakenly used historical data to estimate the future cost of debt. Joanna calculated the cost of debt by taking the interest expense for 2001 and dividing it by the average debt balance. The cost of debt for Nike is the effective rate that it pays on its current debt‚ meaning the yield to maturity of bonds should be used to make an estimate instead of the average debt balance. Through the use of past data‚ the average balance
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Mini-Case. A. It is important for the decisions taken in the company‚ investment decisions and financing decisions‚ Every decision taken in the company has a financial impact‚ Investment projects‚ how much to invest and what assets to invest‚ To raise the necessary cash‚ To increase the shareholders’ stake in the firm B. Sole Proprietorship: Sole owner of a business. The manager and the owner is the same person. The sole proprietorship has unlimited liability. You pay taxes as owner and for
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Internet Mini Case #6 Williams-Sonoma Maryanne M. Rouse Williams-Sonoma (WSM) was a specialty retailer of products for the home. The company’s products were sold through two channels: the retail channel and the direct-to-customer channel. The retail segment comprised four retail concepts: Williams-Sonoma‚ Pottery Barn‚ Pottery Barn Kids‚ and Hold Everything. The direct-to-customer segment sold though eight retail catalogs: Williams-Sonoma‚ Pottery Barn‚ Pottery Barn Kids‚ Pottery Barn Bed
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Instructions for the Mini-Cog Test Page 1 of 2 Instructions for the Mini-Cog Test Administration the Mini-Cog test is a 3-minute instrument to screen for cognitive impairment in older adults in the primary care setting. The Mini-Cog uses a three-item recall test for memory and a simply scored clock-drawing test (CDT). The latter serves as an “informative distractor‚” helping to clarify scores when the memory recall score is intermediate. The Mini-Cog was as effective as or better than
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Introduction……………………………………………………………………4 Background and Problem………………………………………………………… 4 Statement of Problem……………………………………………………………….4 Purpose of Study……………………………………………………………………4 Theoretical Framework……………………………………………………………4 Research Hypothesis………………………………………………………………4 Importance of the Study……………………………………………………………4 Scope of Study……………………………………………………………………….5 Definition of Terms…………………………………………………………………..5 Summary & Organization of the Remaining Chapters………………………
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Chp 13 31. Corporations invest in other companies for all of the following reasons except to a. house excess cash until needed. b. generate earnings. c. meet strategic goals. d. increase trading of the other companies’ stock. 32. A typical investment to house excess cash until needed is a. stocks of companies in a related industry. b. debt securities. c. low-risk‚ highly liquid securities. d. stock securities. 33. A company may purchase
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Mini Case I. Cathy’s Collectibles Question Your cousin Cathy runs a part-time business out of her apartment. She buys and sells collectibles such as antique prints‚ baseball cards‚ and cartoon cells and has recently discovered the Web with its many auction sites. She has begun buying and selling on the Web by bidding on collectibles at lesser-known sites and selling them at a profit at more well-known sites. She downloads and uploads lots of graphics (pictures of the items she’s buying and
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