FIN-516 – WEEK 2 – MINI – CASE ASSIGNMENT 1. What is the name of the company? What is the industry sector? General Electric Industrial Goods 2. What are the operating risks of the company? 3. What is the financial risk of the company (the LT debt to total capitalization ratio)? Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ GE shareowners’ equity = 11‚589 ÷ 116‚438 = 0.10 4. Does the company have any preferred stock? (shares/book value/market price and value) GE does not have any preferred
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FIN-516 – WEEK 2 - HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM BASED ON CHAPTER 15 – WACC AND THE HAMADA FORMULA Bickley Engineering Company has a capital structure of 30% Debt and 70% Equity. Its current Beta is 1.3‚ and its Market Risk Premium is 7.5% Points. The current Risk Free Rate is 3.5%. Bickley’s marginal tax rate is 40%. What is the Unlevered Beta of Bickley? Bickley’s management would like to change its capital structure to 15% Debt and 85% equity by retiring its bonds yielding 8%. The
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TUI University MKT 301 Winter 2012 Module 1‚ Case Assignment High Involvement: Infinity FX35; Low Involvement: Starbucks Coffee Explain why the first product you chose was a High Involvement purchase and why the second was a Low Involvement purchase. Describe in detail the process you went through in buying each product. Bear in mind that the purpose of the assignment is to demonstrate the depth of your understanding of the teaching materials. Identify and discuss the differences
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FIN-516 WEEK 1 – HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT Problem Based on Chapter 14‚ Residual Dividends Middlesex Plastics Manufacturing had 2011 Net Income of $15.0 Million. Its 2012 Net Income is forecast to increase by 8%. The company’s capital structure has been 35% Debt and 65% Equity since 2010‚ and the company plans to maintain this capital structure in 2012. The company paid $3.0 Million cash dividends in 2011. The company is planning to invest in a major capital project in 2012. The capital budget
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Mini Case: Google Christina Santino FIN 516:Advanced Managerial Finance July 21‚ 2013 What is the name of the company? What is the industry sector? Google Inc. is a multi-billion dollar company in the informational technology (IT) industry. Google Inc. is one of the leading computer search engines in the world and is continuing to grow as the front runner in their industry. What are the operating risks of the company? Within business‚ there will always be operational risks to
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Introduction The Stratigic Planning Process begins with creating a “strategic toolbox” for project implantation and planning in any organization. Identifying the criteria for developing effective Mission and Vision Statements is where this process begins. (MGT 599/Module1-SLP) In conducting research in identifying the most crucial criteria for developing the most effective Mission and Vision Statements‚ I have concluded the following; (Stratigic Planning‚ 2007) Mission Vs. Vision Statements Many will
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The Role of Stakeholder Steven L Jones MGT/420 November 29‚ 2012 Felix Figuereo The Role of Stakeholder In the business world it is important to have an effective Quality Management Process. Before this plan can be implemented it is also important to identify those that will execute this plan. Stakeholders are the people that will ultimately get this plan rolling and manage the effectiveness. Stakeholders are basically anybody or a specific entity interested in the particular business
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MGT 203 Skill Builder Exercise #4 Student Name ______________. Problem 1: (50 points) An ophthalmologist’s office operates 52 weeks per year. It purchases disposable contact lenses for $11.70 per pair. The following information is available about these lenses. Demand = 90 pairs/week Order cost = $54/order Annual holding cost = 27% of purchasing cost Desired cycle-service level = 80% Lead time = 3 weeks Standard deviation of weekly demand
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MGT 605 – Notes Week 1 Monday‚ Jan 6th‚ 2014 Self-Management Money –Finances Relationships: Personal (family) and professional Health Career goals Spirituality Tasks/Responsibilities of Managers (Functional/Management) Organizing‚ make decisions‚ planning… Responsibilities/Function of Leadership 1. Establishing vision/direction; aligning staffs with stated strategic goals 2. Alignment: moving to the right direction -> achieve goals 3. Motivate/Inspire Frederick w. Taylor ->
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Initial Public Offering: Gevo‚ Inc. FIN516: Advanced Managerial Finance Janice Jensen February 9‚ 2014 An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is when a private company sells its first stock to the public. This is usually done by company’s who are smaller and or “younger” looking to raise capital in order to expand. It can however be done by larger private companies that want to become public. IPO’s can be a risky investment‚ as the investors do not know how the stock will do on its first day
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