above which an investment makes sense and below which it does not. Often‚ this is based on the firm’s cost of capital or weighted average cost of capital‚ plus or minus a risk premium to reflect the project’s specific risk characteristics. 2) ‘Non-Discounting’ Methods: Payback period: The period required to recover the original investment in a project. The payback is based on cash flows and we may accept the project if its payback period is less than some preset limit. Accounting
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1.1 The Role of The Financial Manager LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1 Identify the key financial decisions facing the financial manager of any business firm. The financial manager is responsible for making decisions that are in the best interests of the firm’s owners‚ whether the firm is a start-up business with a single owner or a billion-dollar corporation owned by thousands of stockholders. The decisions made by the financial manager or owner should be one and the same. In most situations this means
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CORPORATE FINANCE Formative Assessment Some reading: Adams‚ R. B.‚ Hermalin‚ B. E.‚ and Weisbach M. S. (2010) The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework and Survey‚ Journal of Economic Literature‚ Vol 48‚ No.1‚ pp. 58–107. Aggarwal‚ R. et al (2009) Differences in governance practices between US and foreign firms: measurement‚ causes and consequences‚ Review of Financial Studies‚ Vol. Bhagat‚ S.‚ and Bolton B. (2008) Corporate Governance and Firm
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Chapter 10 The Cost of Capital LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • Explain what is meant by a firm’s weighted average cost of capital. • Define and calculate the component costs of debt and preferred stock. • Explain why retained earnings are not free and use three approaches to estimate the component cost of retained earnings. • Briefly explain why the cost of new equity is higher than the cost of retained earnings‚ calculate the
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Q 2.3 (Inventory Cost) A manufacturing company producing medical devices reported $60‚000‚000 in sales over the last year. At the end of the same year‚ the company had $20‚000‚000 worth of inventory of ready-to-ship devices. A. Assuming that units in inventory are valued (based on COGS) at $1‚000 per unit and are sold for $2‚000 per unit‚ how fast does the company turn its inventory? The company uses a 25 percent per year cost of inventory. That is‚ for the hypothetical case that one unit of $1‚000
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understanding of Finance function of a corporation and build capacity to apply theory in real world situations. The course will present the ‘Big Picture’ of Corporate Finance so that students understand how things fit together. After successfully completing the course‚ students should be able to take optimal decisions in a corporate setting‚ when working as professionals in the field. COURSE OUTLINE Introduction to Corporate Finance: Financial Management; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance vs. Financial
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CORPORATE FINANCE EXERCISE 2012-2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER 4. ASSETS IN A COMPANY EXERCISE 1 In order to run the business effectively‚ Enterprise X purchased a set of 4 computers by the beginning of Year N+1. Its purchasing price is 15 million VND per item (excluding VAT). The total transportation and testing cost is 5 million VND. Their estimated useful life is 5 years. Required:
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Lebanese International University School of Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Fall 2012 IENG300 – Engineering Project Management Assignment # 1 Solution Exercise 2.1 (10 Points): Projects may be classified as follows: Compliance: d.‚ g.‚ i. Operational: a.‚ c.‚ j. Strategic: b.‚ e.‚ f.‚ h. It was easy to classify the Compliance projects but not so easy to distinguish between Operational and Strategic projects. Given the limited information‚ we have to make judgment calls
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CONCEPT QUESTIONS - CHAPTER 1 1.1 ( What are the three basic questions of corporate finance? a. Investment decision (capital budgeting): What long-term investment strategy should a firm adopt? b. Financing decision (capital structure): How much cash must be raised for the required investments? c. Short-term finance decision (working capital): How much short-term cash flow does company need to pay its bills. ( Describe capital structure. Capital structure
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Chapter 1 E1-4. The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance 11 Agency Costs Answer: Agency costs are the costs borne by stockholders to maintain a governance structure that ensures against dishonest acts of management‚ and gives managers the financial incentive to maximize share price. One example of agency costs is stock options‚ which are used to provide an incentive for managers to work diligently for the benefit of the firm. Tips are similar to stock options in that they
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