Chapter 12 – Investments 1. Describe the company’s investment policies. Their investment policy requires the purchase of top-tier investment grade securities‚ the diversification of asset types and includes certain limits on their portfolio duration as specified in our investment policy guidelines. All marketable securities are held in their name‚ managed by several investment managers and held by one major financial institution under a custodial arrangement. 2. What is the amount
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Business Research Vol. 5‚ No. 3; March 2012 The Effect of Investment Promotion on Foreign Direct Investment Inflow into Ghana Justice G. Djokoto Department of Agribusiness‚ Central Business School‚ Central University College P. O. Box DS 2310‚ Dansoman‚ Accra‚ Ghana Tel: 233-28-503-7399 Received: January 10‚ 2012 doi:10.5539/ibr.v5n3p46 Abstract The paper investigated the effect of investment promotion (IP) on foreign direct investment flow (FDI) into Ghana. Cointegration among the variables was
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1 . (a) What do you understand by the concept of conservatism ? Why is it also called the concept of prudence? Why is it not applied as strongly today as it used to be in the Past ? (b) What is a Balance Sheet ? How does a Funds Flow Statement differ from a Balance Sheet ? Enumerate the items which are usually shown in a Balance Sheet and a Funds Flow Statement. 2 . (a) Discuss the importance of ratio analysis for inter-firm and intra-firm comparisons including circumstances responsible
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the following items on its balance sheet: Cash $20‚000‚000 inventory 134‚000‚000 Notes Payable to bank 31‚500‚000 common stock ($10 par; 1‚000‚000) 10‚000‚000 Retained earnings 98‚500‚000 Describe how each of these account would appear after: A cash dividend of $1 per share Cash will decrease by $1‚000‚000. Retained earnings will decrease by $1‚000‚000. All other accounts are not affected. A 10 percent stock dividend (fair market value of stock is $13 per share) Common stock will increase by $100‚000
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Study notes of Bodie‚ Kane & Marcus By Zhipeng Yan Investment Zvi Bodie‚ Alex Kane and Alan J. Marcus Chapter One: The Investment Environment ....................................................................... 2 Chapter Two: Financial Instruments................................................................................... 4 Chapter Three: How Securities Are Traded........................................................................ 8 Chapter Six: Risk and risk aversion...
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International dispatches from Independent correspondents. Accessed on 1 March 2012 at http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/01/tescoand-wal-mart-fuel-indian-political-crisis/ Government of India. 2010. Issue of Discussion Paper on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in MultiBrand Retail Trading. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion‚ Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Guruswamy‚ Mohan and Sharma‚ Kamal. 2006.FDI in Retail-II: Inviting more Trouble? [report online]. New Delhi: Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Design an Investment Strategy using Behavioral Finance Concepts Introduction Traditional economic and finance literature assumes that investors approach risk and return rationally. However‚ in real life‚ the emotions drive investors to make many fundamental missteps during investment. After study Behavioral Finance this year‚ I understand how people actually make decisions and ways in which they tend to deviate from full rationality. Understanding of these biases can help me to avoid some
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Antimicrobial Properties of Plants A plant with antimicrobial properties means that it destroys or inhibits the growth of bacteria and fungi. Aim: our aim was to see weather or not garlic‚ mint and grass contained antimicrobial properties and if they did how effective they were we were trying to see weather the bacteria will grow around the different plants. Control Test: As a control test what we did was‚ we dipped a paper disc into the alcohol solution we used to dissolve the plants; the reason
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Evaluate the different methods of capital investment appraisal available to organisations and clearly show when each method would be used (if at all) illustrating your answer with relevant examples. Capital investment appraisal can be described as the decision-making process used by organisations to evaluate different investments and to decide which fixed assets to purchase. In the following‚ four different methods of investment appraisal shall be discussed: accounting rate of return (ARR)‚ payback
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Financial Accounting 1. Obligation of business that represents the claims of these against the assets of the less cash is called? A. Asset B. An expense (WA) C. Revenue D. An equity E. Liability 2. Net income results when A. Assets > liability B. Revenue = expenses C. Revenue > expenses D. Revenue < expenses E. None 3. Resources owned by a business are referred to as A. Stockholders equity B. Liability C. Assets D. Revenue (WA) E. None 4. Expenses are incurred
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