List and briefly describe the three basic questions addressed by a financial manager. What should be the goal of the financial manager of a corporation? Why? What advantages does the corporate form of organization have over sole proprietorships or partnerships? If the corporate form of business organization has so many advantages over the sole proprietorship‚ why is it so common for small businesses to initially be formed as sole proprietorships? The three areas are: 1. Capital budgeting: The
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The 10th Doctor and His Journey “What is your name?” said a all metal man know thew out space and time at a cybermen in a robotic monotone voice‚ and a man says back to the cybermen “I am The Doctor”. The Doctor? Who is the Doctor? This name comes for a science fiction British television show call Doctor Who. Doctor Who is about a time-lords the last of the time-lords‚ a time-lords is a time traveling humanoid alien that survives on two hearts‚ they are genius‚ they know anything and everything
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Topic 1: Principles in Finance and Valuation Learning Outcomes what is finance? principles in finance application: valuation Topic 1: Principles in Finance and Valuation M K Lai Page 2 What is Finance? N = the date when you are called to answer to God face-to-face now 1 N-1 2 N N-1 … initial wealth income income income income income consumption consumption consumption consumption consumption consumption How to allocate your initial wealth and future income to consumption over time
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Chapter 1 Corporate Finance- the acquisition and efficient use of funds required by the fund The acquisition refers to the finance decision Efficient use of funds refers to the investment decision A major aspect of corporate finance is the creation and determination of value Objective of Financial Management- Maximize shareholder wealth is the main goal—to maximize the market value of the firm 3 Main Decision Areas of Financial Manager to Achieve Maximization: 1. Investment Decision- What
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Bendigo Bank Case Study 2011 Question (1): Capital Structure and Financing in the Banking Industry Introduction Australian banks are an interesting case of capital structure and financing considerations as far as companies go‚ in that they are regulated in a number of ways by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Considerations of capital structure have the effect of reducing the cost of capital and so in turn increase the value
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SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS‚ FINANCE & MARKETING CORPORATE FINANCE MID SEMESTER TEST FIRST SEMESTER 2008 – Part-time STUDENT DETAILS (Please Print Clearly) Family Name: ___________________________________________________________ First Name: _____________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ Tel. No: (BH) ___________________________________________________________ Student Number: _________________________________________________________
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Applications of option pricing in corporate finance Option pricing is used in four major areas of corporate finance: • Real Options Suppose a company has a 1-year proprietary license to develop a software application for use in a new generation of wireless cellular telephones. Hiring programmers and marketing consultants to complete the project will cost $30 million. The good news is that if consumers love the new cell phones‚ there will be a tremendous demand for the software. The bad news
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CGA-CANADA ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE [FN2] EXAMINATION June 2011 Marks Notes: 1. Questions 1 and 2 are multiple choice. For these questions‚ select the best answer for each of the unrelated items. Answer each of these items in your examination booklet by giving the number of your choice. For example‚ if the best answer for item (a) is (1)‚ write (a)(1) in your examination booklet. If more than one answer is given for an item‚ that item will not be marked. Incorrect answers will be marked as zero
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Introduction to Corporate Finance 1. Two Questions: what investments should the corporation make and how should it pay for those investments? a. Investment decisions involve spending money and financing decisions involving raising money b. Concepts govern good financial decisions c. Financial managers value the shareholders’ investment opportunities outside their company because of the opportunity cost of capital contributed by shareholders d. All managers and employees need to pull together
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Bond - is defined as a long-term debt of a firm or the government set forth in writing and made under seal. Kinds of Bond 1. Government Bonds - are those issued by the government to finance its activities. 2. Corporate Bonds - are those issued by private corporations to finance their long -term funding requirements. Bonds as Distinguished from Stocks 1. A bond is a debt instrument while stock is an instrument of ownership. 2. Bondholders have priority over stockholders when payments
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