Problem Assignment 4 1. You’ve observed the following returns on INTC Corporation’s stock over the past five years: -25%‚ -36%‚ 9%‚ 11%‚ and 17%. a. What was the arithmetic average return on the stock over this five-year period? b. What was the variance of returns over this period? c. What was the standard deviation of returns over this period? d. Suppose the current T-bill rate is 0.15%. What is the risk premium of owing INTC Corporation’s stock? e. What range of returns would you expect
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Wal-Mart stores INC. WACC analysis Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is one of the biggest American multinational retail companies that operate chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. Wal-Mart is the world’s largest company by revenue‚ the biggest private employer in the world with over two million employees and the largest retailer in the world and also one of the world’s most valuable companies in terms of market value and is also the largest grocery retailer in the US. Wal-Mart
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Finance 486 Final Exam 1. Income Statement Preparation - 25 points a. Prepare an income statement for Cathy Chen‚ CPA‚ for the year ended December 31‚ 2009 Cathy Chen‚ CPA Income Statement for the Year Ended December 31‚ 2009 | Sales revenue | | $360‚000 | Less: Operating expenses | | | Salaries | 180‚000 | | Employment taxes and benefits | 34‚600 | | Supplies | 10‚400 | | Travel & entertainment | 17‚000 | | Lease payment | 32‚400 | | Depreciation
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Question 1 Which of the following statements is correct? Answer One advantage of dividend reinvestment plans is that they enable investors to avoid paying taxes on the dividends they receive. If a company has an established clientele of investors who prefer a high dividend payout‚ and if management wants to keep stockholders happy‚ it should not follow the strict residual dividend policy. If a firm follows a strict residual dividend policy‚ then‚ holding all else constant‚ its dividend payout ratio
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Erica Welton used to be a Costco food buyer for 14 years. Now‚ she’s going organic‚ that is‚ by managing a restaurant called The Organic Coup. Welton started her organic mission by buying majority of organic and unprocessed foods for her own household. The fruits of her labor came when she first opened her Organic Coup restaurant last month in Pleasanton‚ California. According to Entrepreneur.com‚ Welton sees herself opening 25 more Organic Coup restaurants over the next year and two months. Aside
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Reader Response Lens The novel I read for book club is called Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul‚ which is full of short stories about growing up‚ written by various authors across the country. Although the majority of the stories were nice to read‚ one stood out to me the most‚ called She Didn’t Give Up on Me. The story is about a foster girl who goes from house to house in order to find a family. After she’s unsuccessful a few times and believes she is unlovable‚ she finally finds a family she
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This pack of FIN 415 Week 5 Presentation contains: Risk Administration Plan: A Suggestion Business - Finance Learning Team Assignment: Risk Management Plan Proposal and Presentation Resource: Corporate Risk Management Obtain facilitator approval for your organization before beginning this assignment. Make reference to the risk management plan in Section 3.6 of Corporate Risk Management . Prepare a 1‚750- to 2‚100–word risk management plan for your organization
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FIN 515 Final Exam 1 Page 1: 1. (TCO A) Which of the following does NOT always increase a company ’s market value? (Points : 5) 2. (TCO F) Which of the following statements is correct? (Points : 5) 3. (TCO D) Church Inc. is presently enjoying relatively high growth because of a surge in the demand for its new product. Management expects earnings and dividends to grow at a rate of 25% for the next 4 years‚ after which competition will probably reduce the growth rate in
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Defining Financial Terms Week 1 FIN 370 Defining Financial terms * Finance * Finance is the study of how people and businesses evaluate investments and raise capital to fund them. Our interpretation of an investment is quite broad. * Business use finance to study every decision they make from investing in a product to market short term or long term‚ and if the ROI is worth-while or not. Firms must also use this study when recruiting vendors‚ sub-contractors‚ and even fresh
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Biology Abstract In this experiment we used dried split peas to extract the DNA and observed the protein isolate. Introduction The purpose of the experiment was to learn what the process was to extract DNA. You also learned the characteristics of DNA and go to observe them. Hypothesis I think the DNA will be really interesting to observe. Procedure Material: * Alcohol * Blender * Water * Drinking glasses * Measuring cup * Paper towels * Freezer
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