Harvard Business School 9-297-052 Rev. July 12‚ 1997 USG Corporation On May 2‚ 1988‚ USG Corporation‚ the world’s largest gypsum producer‚ announced that the board of directors had approved a recapitalization plan. According to the plan‚ USG would exchange each outstanding share of common stock for $37.00 in cash‚ $5.00 in stated face amount of 16% junior subordinated pay-in-kind debentures‚ and one share in the newly recapitalized company. Robert Day‚ USG’s Chairman and CEO‚ said the
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Chapter 7 Discussion Questions: 1. The primary concern should be for safety and liquidity rather than maximization of profit because they help meet the necessities of the firm when it comes to the firm’s transactions. This money must be available when it is needed. 2. Lockbox systems and regional collection offices both make the process of checks coming from a far location faster. The difference between the two is that lockbox systems only require the use of a post office box and a local
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CASE I THE RISING EURO HAMMERS AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURERS Udo Pfeiffer‚ the CEO of SMS Elotherm‚ a German manufacturer of machine tools to engineer crankshafts for cars‚ signed a deal in late November 2004‚ to supply the U.S. operations of DaimlerChrysler with $1.5 million worth of machines. The machines would be manufactured in Germany and exported to the United States. When the deal was signed‚ Pfeiffer calculated that at the agreed price‚ the machines would yield a profit of €30‚000
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as I say‚ was their past performances. I carried the "dope sheets" in my mind. I looked for stock prices to run on form. I had "clocked fund revolution in the US – and elsewhere – is a typical example of the increasing role for intermediated finance in the modern economy. Thus‚ in our opinion‚ one should view the financial intermediaries from an evolutionary perspective. They perform a crucial economic function in all times and in all places. However‚ the form they have changes with time and
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FINC6013 Workshop 6 Questions & Solutions Chapter 3 PROBLEMS 6. Intel is scheduled to receive a payment of ¥100‚000‚000 in 90 days from Sony in connection with a shipment of computer chips that Sony is purchasing from Intel. Suppose that the current exchange rate is ¥103/$‚ that analysts are forecasting that the dollar will weaken by 1% over the next 90 days‚ and that the standard deviation of 90-day forecasts of the percentage rate of depreciation of the dollar relative to the yen is
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Start-up capital is the finance needed by a new business to pay for essential fixed and current assets before it and begin trading Revenue- money coming into the business. Selling products Revenue= number of products sold x price Costs- money going out of the business. E.g. salaries‚ rent‚ electricity/water Profit- Money which is left over after all costs have been paid P= R-C A car manufacture - Machinery - Labour - Land - Utilities - Raw materials A school - Labour
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Chapter 18 - Liability and Liquidity Management Fin 698 Fall 2012 Prof. Anderson HW #7b: chapter 18: 3‚ 10‚ 11‚ 16 and 17. (These appear in the book on pages 568-572.) Solutions for End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 1. What are the benefits and costs to an FI of holding large amounts of liquid assets? Why are Treasury securities considered good examples of liquid assets? A major benefit to an FI of holding a large amount of liquid assets is that it can offset any unexpected and
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References: Bhole L.M‚ Financial Institutions and Markets: Structure‚ Growth & Innovations‚ Tata McGraw Hill Pnadey‚I.M. Ninth Edition‚ Financial Management‚ Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
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Chapter 3 Time Value of Money: An Introduction Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. Chapter Outline 3.1 Cost-Benefit Analysis 3.2 Market Prices and the Valuation Principle 3.3 The Time Value of Money and Interest Rates 3.4 Valuing Cash Flows at Different Points in Time Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. 3-2 Learning Objectives • Identify the role of financial managers and competitive markets in decision making • Understand the Valuation Principle‚ and how it can be used to identify
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A DESCRIPTION OF FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE SUPPLEMENTS For the student: 1. A Study Guide‚ which provides the following: a. An orientation of each chapter‚ along with an outline of the important topics being addressed. b. Sample problems for the student to complete‚ with the worked-out solutions. c. Self-test questions (true/false and multiple choice) with answers. d. A tutorial on understanding the internal rate of return. e. An in-depth self-teaching supplement on capital-budgeting
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