Chapter 3 Time Value of Money: An Introduction Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. Chapter Outline 3.1 Cost-Benefit Analysis 3.2 Market Prices and the Valuation Principle 3.3 The Time Value of Money and Interest Rates 3.4 Valuing Cash Flows at Different Points in Time Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. 3-2 Learning Objectives • Identify the role of financial managers and competitive markets in decision making • Understand the Valuation Principle‚ and how it can be used to identify
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Question 1 This question is on open interest and trading volume of derivatives. a. How is open interest different than trading volume? On a trading day‚ can trading volume exceed open interest? b. Why does the open interest usually decline during the month preceding the delivery month? Question 2 Use the Black-Scholes model to value a call option on the following stock: Time to expiration 6 months Standard deviation 50% per year Exercise price $50 Stock price $50 Interest
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P9-4A Wall Inc. uses the allowance method to estimate uncollectible accounts receivable. The company produced the following aging of the accounts receivable at year end. Number of Days Outstanding Total 0-30 31-60 61-90 91-120 Over 120 Accounts receivable $375‚000 $220‚000 $90‚000 $40‚000 $10‚000 $15‚000 % uncollectible 1% 4% 5% 8% 10% Calculate the total estimated bad debts based on the above information. Total Accounts receivable % uncollectible Estimated bad debts $375‚000 0-30 $220‚000 1% 31-60
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Version A Fin 536 Quiz 4 Solutions Name_______________ Section_4pm/7pm Use the following table of swap quotes when you need it. Years 1 2 3 4 5 Euro Bid 2.99 3.08 3.24 3.44 3.63 Ask 3.02 3.12 3.28 3.48 3.67 Swiss franc Bid Ask 1.43 1.47 1.68 1.76 1.93 2.01 2.15 2.23 2.35 2.43 U. S. dollar Bid Ask 5.24 5.26 5.43 5.46 5.56 5.59 5.71 5.74 5.79 5.83 Japanese yen Bid Ask 0.23 0.26 0.36 0.39 0.56 0.59 0.82 0.85 1.15 1.18 1. （Fill out the answers， 7 pts） a. (Motivation of Interest
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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS APPROACHES TO QUALITATIVE DATA: WHY‚ WHEN AND HOW - Savitri Abeyasekera Statistical Services Centre‚ University of Reading‚ P.O. Box 240‚ Harry Pitt Building‚ Whiteknights Rd.‚ Reading RG6 6FN‚ UK. Phone 0118 931 8459‚ e-mail s.abeyasekera@rdg.ac.uk 1. Introduction In many research studies involving the use of participatory tools‚ much of the information gathered is of a qualitative nature. Some of this will contribute to addressing specific research questions‚ while
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Class Notes – Ch 7 Risk‚ Reward and the CAPM Rational investors expect returns as a reward for taking risk. Returns are usually expressed as a performance number- either as a $ return or as a percentage. Therefore we need to be able to measure the level of risk inherent in a potential investment‚ and we also need to be able to calculate the expected return for that risk. Risk is not achieving the return that is expected We measure risk by calculating variance and standard deviation – these show
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Q2a) Pak Mat signed an agreement to transfer his apartment to his daughter‚ Aminah as a gift for her 21st birthday. Aminah did not pay any money to her father for the transfer of the apartment. This agreement was later registered at the land office. Section 26 provides that as a general rule‚ an agreement without consideration is void unless it is registered under the law (if applicable) and expressed in writing as well as is made on account of natural love and affection between partiers standing
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This report analyzes the trends in the Australian dollar against the Norwegian krone‚ and attempts to forecast the exchange rate at December 11‚ 2012 of the Australian dollar/Norwegian krone. We show you how each economy and each countries balance of payments effects the exchange rate fluctuations. We calculate different forecasts using the naïve model‚ parity conditions method‚ and technical analysis method. After taking into consideration all of the research and facts presented in this report‚
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SunShine Systems (trends‚ ratios stock performance) (LO3) SunShine Systems is a leading supplier of computer related products‚ including servers‚ workstations‚ storage devices‚ and network switches. In the letter to stockholders as part of the 2012 annual report‚ President and CEO Scott G. McNealy offered the following remarks: Fiscal 2012 was clearly a mixed bag for Sun‚ the industry‚ and the economy as a whole. Still‚ we finished with revenue growth of 16 percent—and that’s significant. We
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Chapter 5 Exchange Rate Systems QUESTIONS 3. What is likely to be the most credible exchange rate system? Answer: Among fixed exchange rate systems‚ a monetary union with a common currency is likely the most credible exchange rate system. 8. How can a central bank peg the value of its currency relative to another currency? Answer: To peg the value of its currency to another currency‚ the government must make a market in the two currencies. If there is excess supply of the foreign currency
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