2012 Prof. Thomas Prince Team C Discussion Questions What is the capital market? How is the primary market different from the secondary market? In you opinion‚ are these markets efficient? Why? The capital market is the part of the financial system concerned with raising capital by dealing in stocks‚ bonds‚ and other long term investments. A primary market is a market where a company is issuing stocks or bonds to a potential interested buyer. After the primary market which is the initial public
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Preston Tucker is at the least a dreamer and an optimist however‚ despite his ambitious personality he tends to show anger issues. Detroit engineer Preston Tucker had always been interested in building cars since childhood. As the war came to a stop he decides to launch the idea of “the car of tomorrow". Despite what anyone told him he was determined to bring his dream into a reality. He was extremely optimistic about creating the "Tucker Torpedo" in that he did not let anyone tell him he couldn’t
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Off balance sheet financing is financing from sources other than debt or equity offerings‚ such as joint ventures‚ research and development partnership and operating leases. For complex institutions such as banks‚ they increase their use of off shore subsidiaries and swap transactions to avoid disclosing liabilities. In other words‚ off balance sheet accounting is a process which a business creates what is practically a debt that it must pay off‚ but the debt is accounted as another type of transaction
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Profit and loss accounts and balance sheet By law companies are expected to produce financial statements each year. These statements appear in Company Reports. There are two main financial statements: 1. The profit and loss account‚ and 2. The balance sheet. 1.The profit and loss (P&L) account. This account can be updated regularly and shows how much profit or loss a business is making. A profit can be made in several ways‚ for example: * from trading‚ in the case of a High Street shop
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Tucker: the man and his dream Preston Tucker is a man persists in doing what he believes is right even thousands of barriers appear. The movie narrates the story of Preston Tucker who invents and manufactures the "car of the future"‚ " Tucker Torpedo". This car features rear engine‚ disc brake‚ windshield‚ seat belt and other unique parts that existing cars don’t include. Since the car is innovative‚ the demand is beyond the imagination of current market. The more popular
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immediate sales prospects‚ while others carry excess capacity to be prepared for future sales growth. Also‚ some companies finance their assets with borrowed funds‚ while others avoid that leverage and choose instead to finance their assets with owners’ equity. And some corporate management teams choose to not pay dividends to their owners‚ preferring to reinvest those funds in the company. Of course‚ another reason for some of the variation in reported financial results among companies is the differing
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-Starbucks Corporation and the use of “Off-Balance Sheet” Financing Starbucks Corporation‚ founded in 1985 in Seattle‚ Washington‚ purchases‚ roasts and sells whole bean coffees at retail locations worldwide. Starbuck’s in-store products include brewed coffees‚ espresso beverages‚ blended beverages‚ complimentary food items‚ teas and brewing equipment. At the end of 2009‚ Starbucks operated through 7‚ 803 retail locations in 49 countries (Annual Report 4). In recent years‚ Starbucks’s stock
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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 in accumulated depreciation is added to net income in the operating section. True False 4. When the net cash
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The Series of Discussion Papers “Conceptual Framework of Financial Accounting” Working Group on Fundamental Concepts September 2004 （Tentative translation: 28 Feb. 2005） Contents Issuance of the Series of Discussion Papers “Conceptual Framework of Financial Accounting”・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1 Discussion Paper “Objectives of Financial Reporting” ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・4 Discussion Paper “Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information” ・・・・・12 Discussion Paper “Elements
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meaning being conveyed by the sender/encoder. Clarity makes comprehension easier. It makes understanding easier. Complete clarity of thoughts and ideas enhances the meaning of message. Clear message makes use of exact‚ appropriate and concrete words. 3. Conciseness A concise message saves time of both the sender and the receiver. Conciseness‚ in a business message‚ can be achieved by avoiding wordy expressions and
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