Marginal [revenue] product The increase in a firm’s total revenue resulting from hiring an [additional] unit of labor or other variable resource. Demand curve for labor A curve showing the different quantities of labor employers are willing to [hire] at [different] wage rates in a given time period‚ ceteris paribus. It is equal to the marginal revenue product of labor. Derived demand The demand for labor and other factors of production that depends on the [consumer] demand for the final goods
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In recent years there has been considerable growth in the use of credit derivatives‚ which protect lenders against the risk that a borrower will default. For example‚ bank A may be reluctant to refuse a loan to a major customer (customer X) but may be concerned about the total size of its exposure to that customer. Speculators in search of large profits (and prepared to tolerate large losses) are attracted by the leverage that derivatives provide. By this we mean that it is not necessary to lay out
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How to Calculate Present Values Answers to Problem Sets 1. If the discount factor is .507‚ then .507*1.126 = $1 2. 125/139 = .899 3. PV = 374/(1.09)9 = 172.20 4. PV = 432/1.15 + 137/(1.152) + 797/(1.153) = 376 + 104 + 524 = $1‚003 5. FV = 100*1.158 = $305.90 6. NPV = -1‚548 + 138/.09 = -14.67 (cost today plus the present value of the perpetuity) 7. PV = 4/(.14-.04) = $40 8. a. PV = 1/.10 = $10 b. Since the perpetuity will be
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Elapsed | 3 hours‚ 28 minutes‚ and 53 seconds out of 3 hours and 30 minutes allowed. | Instructions | Good luck! | | * Question 1 1 out of 1 points | | | Both New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ are examples of secondary markets.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | Correct Answer: | True | | | | | * Question 2 1 out of 1 points | | | Financial manger can create value for a firm by creating more cash flow for it than it uses. To do so‚ they should make
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* Question 1 5 out of 5 points | | | Entrepreneurs are commonly characterized as:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | risk takers and decision makers. | Correct Answer: | risk takers and decision makers. | | | | | * Question 2 5 out of 5 points | | | The hard sell or aggressive persuasion designed to separate consumers from their cash emerged during the _____Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | production era | Correct Answer: | production
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S Equip is creating a cash budget for the following year and has forecasted expected cash collections over the next five quarters (one year plus first quarter of next year) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Sales 1650 1950 2000 1800 2050 Cash collections 1650 1700 1750 1750 At end of Q1 right now. Purchases are 74% of expected sales next qt Taxes are 15% of next period’s sales in Q3‚ Mooney expects to expand one plant which requires additional 1‚074 million investment Every quarter‚ Mooney
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Chapter C:1 Tax Research Discussion Questions C:1-1 In a closed-fact situation‚ the facts have occurred‚ and the tax advisor’s task is to analyze them to determine the appropriate tax treatment. In an open-fact situation‚ by contrast‚ the facts have not yet occurred‚ and the tax advisor’s task is to plan for them or shape them so as to produce a favorable tax result. p. C:1-2. C:1-2 According to the AICPA’s Statements on Standards for Tax Services‚ the tax practitioner owes the client
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Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Chapter 03 Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Multiple Choice Questions 1. One key reason a long-term financial plan is developed is because: A. the plan determines your financial policy. B. the plan determines your investment policy. C. there are direct connections between achievable corporate growth and the financial policy. D. there is unlimited growth possible in a well-developed financial plan. E. None of the above. 2. Projected
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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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Case Solutions Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Ross‚ Westerfield‚ and Jordan 9th edition CHAPTER 1 THE McGEE CAKE COMPANY 1. The advantages to a LLC are: 1) Reduction of personal liability. A sole proprietor has unlimited liability‚ which can include the potential loss of all personal assets. 2) Taxes. Forming an LLC may mean that more expenses can be considered business expenses and be deducted from the company’s income. 3) Improved credibility. The business may have
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