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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CORPORATE FINANCE EXERCISE 2012-2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER 4. ASSETS IN A COMPANY EXERCISE 1 In order to run the business effectively‚ Enterprise X purchased a set of 4 computers by the beginning of Year N+1. Its purchasing price is 15 million VND per item (excluding VAT). The total transportation and testing cost is 5 million VND. Their estimated useful life is 5 years. Required:
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• List some problem areas in estimating the cost of capital. 1. LECTURE SUGGESTIONS Chapter 10 uses the rate of return concepts covered in previous chapters‚ along with the concept of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC)‚ to develop a corporate cost of capital for use in capital budgeting. We begin by describing the logic of the WACC‚ and why it should be used in capital budgeting. We next explain how to estimate the cost of each component of capital‚
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also extensively examined in the context of business valuations (business valuations are covered in chapters 9-12). Slow Fashions - 20 marks‚ June 09 Your business - 28 marks‚ June 09 Seal island - 24 marks‚ June 2010 Q1i‚ii‚iii Seal island - 4 marks‚ June 2010 Q1iv Tisa Co- 4 marks‚ June 2012 Q4c Tisa Co- 8 marks‚ June 2012 Q4b Neptune- 6 marks‚ June 2008 Q5b 5: DCF TECHNIQUES AND THE USE OF FREE CASH FLOWS Maximisation of shareholder wealth Investment decision
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All about Me from A to Z Tuskegee Airmen I dedicate my first article to the Tuskegee airmen. They were the first African- American aviators in the United States armed forces. The Tuskegee airmen were subjected to racism. Despite these adversities they trained and flew with distinction. They went on amazing missions and saved many people. I chose these men because they inspired me to believe that even though you may be doubted and scoffed to still strive for your dreams
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The Handbook of News Analytics \ in Finance Edited by Gautam Mitra and Leela Mitra WILEY A John Wiley and Sons‚ Ltd‚ Publication Contents Preface xiii Acknowledgements xvii About the editors xix About the contributors xxi Abbreviations and acronyms xxv 1 Applications of news analytics in finance: A review Leela Mitra and Gautam Mitra 1.1 Introduction 1.2 News data ’ 1.2.1 Data sources 1.2.2 Pre-analysis’of news data 1.3 Turning qualitative text into quantified metrics and time-series
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Corporate Finance: An Introduction (Welch) Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Goal of Finance: Relative Valuation 1) Which of the following statements is true? A) In finance‚ it is important to determine an asset ’s absolute value. B) The relative value of any asset is‚ at best‚ a lucky guess. C) The true value of an asset is unaffected by externalities such as interest rate levels‚ the state of the economy‚ etc. D) Valuation is not an exact science
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Valuation- “projected financial performance into values.” Involves projecting/ making budgets. Value of an Asset = Value of Cash Flow (CF) it Will Generate (not profits) CF=1/(1+r)^1 value is based on three things- Current Cash Flow‚ Expected growth (used with to estimate future cash flow)‚ Riskiness of expected future cash flow (discount rate).Net Present Value- Value CFs using project discount rate based on risk Investment Decision-which real assets the firm should acquire.Choose positive and
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Final Exam Corporate Finance FINC 650 1. Which of the following is not considered a capital component for the purpose of calculating the weighted average cost of capital as it applies to capital budgeting? a. b. c. d. e. Long-term debt. Common stock. Short-term debt used to finance seasonal current assets. Preferred stock. All of the above are considered capital components for WACC and capital budgeting purposes. 2. A company has a capital structure which consists of 50 percent debt and 50 percent
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Problem 6-36 1. Machine supplies: $102‚000 / 34‚000 DLH = $3/hr January: 23‚000 DLH x $3 = $69‚000 Depreciation: Fixed at $15‚000 2. Plant maintenance cost: | March | January | | (34‚000 hrs) | (23‚000hrs) | Total cost*Less: Machine Supplies DepreciationPlant maintenance | $ 586‚000(102‚000) (15‚000)$ 469‚000 | $ 454‚000(69‚000) (15‚000)$ 370‚000 | *Excludes supervisory labor cost Variable maintenance cost
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