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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The Principle of Separate Corporate Personality The principle of separate corporate personality has been firmly established in the common law since the decision in the case of Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd‚ whereby a corporation has a separate legal personality‚ rights and obligations totally distinct from those of its shareholders. Legislation and courts nevertheless sometimes "pierce the corporate veil" so as to hold the shareholders personally liable for the liabilities of the corporation. Courts
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by examining whether it is at least profitable enough to pay off its interest expenses. | Total Asset Turnover | Tells us the amount of sales generated for every dollar worth of assets. | Equity Multiplier | Tells us how a company uses debt to finance its assets. | Long-term Debt Ratio | Measures the percentage of the overall company’s assets that are owned by the equity and debt. | Times Interest Earned Ratio | (TIE) Tells us about a company’s ability to meet it’s debt obligations. This could
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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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Assignment 1 NPV: = -PF + FV /(1+r) PV = FV/(1+r) or PV = C1/1-r + C2/(1-r)2 + .. + CT/(1-r)T Rate of return: R=(Vf-Vi)/Vf Rate r compounded m times a year: FV = C(1+r/m)mt 10% semiannually = 10.25% annually‚ Hence 10.25 is said to be the Effective Annual Yield (EAY) 1+EAY = (1+r/m)mt Assignment 2 Perpetuity The value of D received each year‚ forever: PV = D/r Annuity The value of D received each year for T years: PV = (D/r)*[1 – 1/(1+r)T] Growing Perpetuity PV = D/(R-g) R: the
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Chapter 5 |Activity-Based Cost Systems |[pic] | QUESTIONS 5-1 Traditional volume-based cost allocation systems that use only drivers that vary directly with the volume of products produced—such as direct labor dollars‚ direct labor hours‚ or machine hours—are likely to systematically distort product costs because they break the link between the cause for the costs and the basis for assignment
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Chapter 04 Analyzing Investing Activities Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following would rarely be classified as a current asset? A. Prepaid insurance B. Goodwill C. Marketable Securities D. Work-in-progress 2. Which of the following would not be classified as a current asset? A. Inventory B. Accounts payable C. Accounts receivable D. Prepaid expenses 3. An asset is considered to be liquid if: A. it is readily converted into a current asset. B. it is
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Sou SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES EXERCISE 18-1 (15-20 minutes) (a) Huish could recognize revenue at the point of sale based upon the time of shipment because the books are sold f.o.b. shipping point. Because of the return policy one might argue in favor of the cash collection basis. Because the returns can be estimated‚ one could argue for shipping point less estimated returns. (b) Based on the available information and lack of any information indicating that any of the criteria in FASB Statement
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Solutions for Review Problems of Chapter 14 1. a. Given the following diagram for a product‚ determine the quantity of each component required to assemble one unit of the finished product. b. Draw a tree diagram for the stapler: a. F: 2 J: 2 x 2 = 4 D: 2 x 4 = 8 G: 1 L: 1 x 2 = 2 J: 1 x 2 = 2 H: 1 A: 1 x 4 = 4 D: 1 x 2 = 2 Totals: F = 2; G = 1; H = 1; J = 6; D = 10; L = 2; A = 4 b. Stapler Top Assembly Base Assembly Cover Spring Slide Assembly Base Strike Pad Rubber Pad 2 Slide
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Chapter 21 Overview: World War I‚ 1914-1918 * The United States entered World War I in April 1917. Although the United States was actively engaged for only 19 months‚ labor and capital were quickly mobilized on an impressive scale. * The armed forces increased from 180‚000 in 1916 to nearly 3 million in 1918. * Scores of new agencies attempted to regulate prices‚ set priorities‚ and allocate resources. * To pay for the war taxes were raised‚ the money supply was expanded‚ and
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