FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CASH FLOW 1. Liquidity measures how quickly and easily an asset can be converted to cash without significant loss in value. It’s desirable for firms to have high liquidity so that they have a large factor of safety in meeting short-term creditor demands. However‚ since liquidity also has an opportunity cost associated with it - namely that higher returns can generally be found by investing the cash into productive assets - low liquidity levels are also desirable to the
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LIQUIDITY‚ CASH FLOW SENSITIVITY‚ AND INVESTMENT DECISION Written by: Destria Kurnianti 10/309731/PEK/15164 Ratified on 18 Januari 2012 Supervisor Prof. Marwan Asri‚ MBA‚ Ph.D INTRODUCTION Modigliani and Miller (1958)‚ in a perfect market conditions there is no relationship between investment decisions and financing decisions. Although the assumption of perfect markets is eliminated‚ the separation between investment decisions and financing decisions still
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Capital Budgeting Surveys: The Future is Now Richard M. Burns and Joe Walker This research is motivated by two major factors: (1) the over twenty year hiatus since the last thorough review ofthe capital budgeting survey literature‚ and (2) past appeals to the finance academic community by researchers to explore neglected areas ofthe capital budgeting process. In response‚ and using a four-stage capital budgeting process as a guide‚ the authors review the capital budgeting survey literature
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CHAPTER 4 DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW VALUATION Solutions to Questions and Problems 10. To find the future value with continuous compounding‚ we use the equation: FV = PVeRt a. b. c. d. FV = $1‚000e.12(5) FV = $1‚000e.10(3) FV = $1‚000e.05(10) FV = $1‚000e.07(8) = $1‚822.12 = $1‚349.86 = $1‚648.72 = $1‚750.67 23. We need to find the annuity payment in retirement. Our retirement savings ends at the same time the retirement withdrawals begin‚ so the PV of the retirement withdrawals will be the FV of
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of Management accounting in aiding decision making. ******************************************************* Statement of the problem Does management accounting contribute positively to the financial performance of the organisation? Main research problem The research aims to evaluate the role of management accounting in contributing to the decision making process and financial position of the company. Sub-Problems of the research Modifications of management accounting in the current
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Chapter 12 Statement of Cash Flows True / False Questions 1. Interest and dividends from investments held by a company are reported as cash inflows from investing activities on the statement of cash flows. True False 2. Under the indirect method‚ changes in current assets are used in determining cash flows from operating activities and changes in current liabilities are used in determining cash flows from financing activities. True False 3. Using the indirect method‚ the increase
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the following is NOT a capital component when calculating the weighted average cost of capital (WACC)? Choose one answer. | a. Long-term debt. | | | b. Accounts payable. | | | c. Retained earnings. | | | d. Common stock. | | | e. Preferred stock. | | Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1. Question 2 Marks: 1 For a typical firm‚ which of the following sequences is CORRECT? All rates are after taxes‚ and assume the firm operates at its target capital structure. Choose one answer
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preparing a statement of cash flows‚ the term cash is broadly defined to include both cash and cash equivalents. Cash comprises cash on hand and demand deposit with banks. Cash equivalents consist of short term‚ highly liquid investments such as treasury bills‚ commercial paper‚ and money market funds. Such investments are made solely for the purpose of generating a return on funds that are temporary idle. Instead of simply holding cash‚ most companies invest their excess cash reserves in these types
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FOUNDATION OF FINANCE (BWFF1013) FIRST SEMESTER 2012/2013 (A121) CHAPTER 2-FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND CASH FLOWS Section A Please circle TRUE or FALSE to the following statements. 1) An income statement reports a firm’s cumulative revenues and expenses from the inception of the firm through the income statement date. Answer: FALSE 2) A firm’s income statement reports the results from operating the business for a period of time‚ while the firm’s balance sheet provides a snapshot of
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role of cash flow information in discriminating between bankrupt and non-bankrupt companies remains a contentious issue. In a number of literature reviews on bankruptcy prediction (e.g. Zavgren‚ 1983; Jones‚ 1987; Neill et al. 1991; Watson‚ 1996) the common view is that cash flow information does not contain significant incremental information content over accrual information in discriminating between bankrupt and non-bankrupt firms. (Divesh S. Sharma‚ Senior Lecturer‚ School of Accounting‚ Banking
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