End-of-Chapter Question Solutions 1 ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________ CHAPTER 5: FOREIGN CURRENCY DERIVATIVES 1. Options versus Futures. Explain the difference between foreign currency options and futures and when either might be most appropriately used. An option is a contract giving the buyer the right but not the obligation to buy or sell a given amount of foreign exchange at a fixed price for a specified time period. A future
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FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE By Thomas Clarke and Marie dela Rama SAGE Publications (2008) London; Thousand Oaks CA. ISBN: 978-1-4129-3589-0 Website: http://www.ccg.uts.edu.au THE FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS AND DILEMMAS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Introduction As the scale and activity of corporations has increased immeasurably‚ the governance of these entities has assumed considerable importance. Business corporations have an enduring impact upon societies and economies‚ and “how corporations
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easier to understand. Nomographs of Fundemental Gear Entities (FGEs) are constructed based on the nomographs of their fundamental circuits‚ without specifying the exact gear dimensions. They are then unified in one system nomograph. Nomographs are promising to provide designers an efficient tool for the design of geared mechanisms. KEYWORDS: Fundamental Circuit‚ Fundamental Geared Entity‚ Graph Theory‚ Mechanisms‚ Nomograph‚ Power Flow‚ Planetary Gear trains‚ One-Degree of Freedom. NOMENCLATURE
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8. Calculating Interest Rates. In 2010 the average price per metre for owner-occupied flats in Copenhagen was about 23.000 Danish kroner. In 1995 the average price was around 6.000 Danish kroner. What was the annual increase in selling price? t = 2010 – 1995 = 16 FV= PV * (1 + r)^t 23.000 = 6000 * (1 + r)^16 (1 + r)^16 = 23.000/6000 = 3‚83 1 + r = 3.83^(1/16) = 1.087552 1.087552 – 1 = 0.087552 = 0‚088 r = 8.8% 9. Calculating the Number of Periods. You’re trying to save to buy a new
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Applications of option pricing in corporate finance Option pricing is used in four major areas of corporate finance: • Real Options Suppose a company has a 1-year proprietary license to develop a software application for use in a new generation of wireless cellular telephones. Hiring programmers and marketing consultants to complete the project will cost $30 million. The good news is that if consumers love the new cell phones‚ there will be a tremendous demand for the software. The bad news
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CHAPTER 5: ACCOUNTING FOR GENERAL CAPITAL ASSETS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS OUTLINE Number Topic Type/Task Status (re: 13/e) Questions: 5-1 Distinguishing general capital assets from fund capital assets Describe New 5-2 Capital asset disclosures Explain New 5-3 Modified approach for infrastructure Describe New 5-4 Capital lease accounting Describe 5-8 revised 5-5 Asset impairment Explain New 5-6 Use of capital projects funds Explain 5-4 revised 5-7 Encumbrances Explain Same 5-8 Construction
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BUSI K4003 Corporate Finance Syllabus Summer 2012‚ (Summer Q) Instructor: Brendan Mallee bm2115@columbia.edu Class Time/Location: July 2nd – August 8th MW 6:10-9:30pm / Hamilton Hall 516 Course Description: This course examines important issues in corporate finance from the perspective of financial managers who are responsible for making significant investment and financing decisions. The course is designed to develop critical corporate finance skills including: financial statement
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Questions and Problems Page 1 of 3 Corporate Finance eBook 9/e Content Chapter8: Interest Rates and Bond Valuation Questions and Problems 1. Valuing Bonds What is the price of a 10-year‚ zero coupon bond paying $1‚000 at maturity if the YTM is: BASIC (Questions 1– 12) a. 5 percent? b. 10 percent? c. 15 percent? 2. Valuing Bonds Microhard has issued a bond with the following characteristics: Par: $1‚000 Time to maturity: 25 years Coupon rate: 7 percent Semiannual payments Calculate the price of
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Bond - is defined as a long-term debt of a firm or the government set forth in writing and made under seal. Kinds of Bond 1. Government Bonds - are those issued by the government to finance its activities. 2. Corporate Bonds - are those issued by private corporations to finance their long -term funding requirements. Bonds as Distinguished from Stocks 1. A bond is a debt instrument while stock is an instrument of ownership. 2. Bondholders have priority over stockholders when payments
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Exercise 2-1 (10 minutes) 1. The wages of employees who build the sailboats: direct labor cost. 2. The cost of advertising in the local newspapers: marketing and selling cost. 3. The cost of an aluminum mast installed in a sailboat: direct materials cost. 4. The wages of the assembly shop’s supervisor: manufacturing overhead cost. 5. Rent on the boathouse: a combination of manufacturing overhead‚ administrative‚ and marketing and selling cost. The rent would most likely be prorated
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