Brave Chris Colfer’s novel The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns tells the story of two 12-year-old twins‚ Alex and Connor Bailey‚ who went on an adventure to save their mother‚ and perhaps the world‚ against the will of their grandmother. The Enchantress‚ the witch who tried to kill Sleeping Beauty‚ attempted to take over The Land of Stories and the Otherworld (the land where the common people live). I admired Alex for her bravery and intelligence which she showed when she was trying to
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Jacob Ruzycki Writing Assignment #5 Prof. Crudele 5-6-14 Return to paradise is a movie about three guys‚ Sheriff‚ Lewis‚ and Tony who become friends while on vacation in Malaysia. The movie opens with the men obliviously enjoying their time in Malaysia with‚ drinks women‚ and hash. The vacation comes to end for Sheriff and tony the night after they may have partied too hard and Sheriff through a rented bike of the side of the road. Each an as they explain has dreams of continuing their lives with
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In the context of the shareholder wealth-maximization model of a firm‚ what is the expected impact of each of the following events on the value of the firm? Explain why Shareholder wealth-maximazation model goals to maximize the present value of the expected future cash flow for the equity owner’s (shareholder). It is the long term business goal and the value for the firm is determined by the amount‚ timing‚ and risk of the firm’s expected future profits. For the following events‚ the value of
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Internal capital rationing Impositions of restrictions by a firm on the funds allocated for fresh investment is called internal capital rationing. This decision may be the result of a conservative policy pursued by a firm. Restriction may be imposed on divisional heads on the total amount that they can commit on new projects.Another internal restriction for capital budgeting decision may be imposed by a firm based on the need to generate a minimum rate of return. Under this criterion only projects
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whether pecking order or trade-off theory can give better determination on firms’ “optimal” capital structure in different scenarios. In trade-off theory‚ it helps to determine the debt proportion and maintain optimal balance in order to maximise company’s market value. However‚ pecking order theory promotes that companies tend to issue debts when company has internal financial deficit or deviation from target capital leverage. Hence‚ it shows mixed evidences such as Shyman-Sunder and Myers (1999) found
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CHAPTER 14 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Dividends versus capital gains Answer: d Diff: E [i]. Myron Gordon and John Lintner believe that the required return on equity increases as the dividend payout ratio is decreased. Their argument is based on the assumption that a. Investors are indifferent between dividends and capital gains. b. Investors require
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Should laws and policies aim to maximize happiness? Laws and policies are described in many dictionaries and it is possible to find many descriptions and ideas of what is the true purpouse of laws and policies. Theodore Roosevelt has said‚ that „No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.” This means that it is an important issue we have to pay attention to. In this essay work I would like to go deeper in my own consciousness
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------------------------------------------------- 01 DEMONSTRATE THE APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS‚VALUES AN JUDGEMENT Question 1-Describe an occasion on which you had to demonstrate ethical behaviour When I was an attaché ‚I was given the tasks of handling a tender for heavy vehicle tyres. One of the prospective suppliers offered to take me out for dinner to discuss the tender. At first ‚ I thought it was a genuine call but after careful consideration‚ I realised that this was going
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cost of capital. . If the business earns more than its cost of capital‚ the market value of the business will increase. Likewise‚ if returns on long-term investments are below the cost of capital‚ market values will decline. Therefore‚ how we manage capital is extremely important to fulfilling the basic objective of increased shareholder value. This report is basically concentrated on the topic of “Firm & Industry cost of capital”. And then there is an empirical analysis of cost of capital on pharmaceutical
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY QUIZ QUESTIONS 1. What is a share? (1 mark) Answer: A share is an unit of ownership that represents an equal proportion of a company’s capital. It entitles its holder (the shareholder) to an equal claim on the company’s profits and an equal obligation for the company’s debts and losses. 2. Identify two advantages of a private placement of shares as compared with a public issue. (1 mark) Answer: 1. The investor can get positive allotment. 2. The investor can get high number
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