SOLUTIONS MANUAL CHAPTER 10 BEHAVIORAL FINANCE AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Answers to Text Discussion Questions 1. Discuss market bubbles and offer an opinion on why you think investors have trouble spotting bubbles. 10-1. Markets are not always rational and the herd instinct of following the crowds often causes investors and others to ignore the signs that point to a bubble. Bubbles catch professional investors as well as the novice. 2. Describe the three heuristics that investors use
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projects NPV. The first approach is to calculate it in Mexican Pesos and then change the resulting figure into Euros at the spot rate of MXN15.99/EUR. Note that the discount rate that we have used was the yield on the long-term peso-denominated corporate bonds. Below is the screenshot showing how we have done this. Computing NPV in Mexican Pesos (resulting NPV in Euros is 138‚902) Question 2 The second approach is to transfer each cash flow from Mexican Pesos into Euros using the future rates
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investments. The financial system determines both the cost of funds (capital) and how much funds will be available to finance consumption and investments. The agents of the financial system that facilitate the movement of the funds from savers to borrowers are the financial institutions. The financial institutions include commercial banks‚ insurance companies‚ investment banks‚ finance companies and mutual funds‚ as well as regulators such as Central Banks‚ Securities and Exchange Commission‚ and the
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Chapter 6: Discussion Question #4 (p. 223) 4. Why is it usually easier to forecast sales for seasoned firms in contrast with early-stage ventures? Typically‚ it is easier to forecast a seasoned firm’s sales to that of an early-stage venture because the seasoned firm will have an operational history. Basing current sales on historical data is easier to do than trying to estimate sales based on little to no historical data to benchmark from. If you are a start-up / early-stage venture and
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investments‚ maketable investments and non marketable investments. What are the factors influencing the investment? Who is investor? What are the qualities of investor? Discuss the different types of investor. INTRODUCTION “An investment operation is one which‚ upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.” - By Graham and Qadd’s Security Analysis “Investment Management is the process of managing money‚ including
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Task 1: Assessing loan options for AirJet Best Parts‚ Inc. 1.) EAR = Frequency of compounding and the Annual Percentage Rates EAR = ( 1+ A/ N) N – 1 A = Stated annual interest rate. N = number of compounding periods National First (EAR) = Prime loan rate of 3.25% EAR = (1 + (6.75+3.25)/2)2 – 1 = 10.25% compounded semi-annually. Regions Best (EAR) = (1 + 13.17/12)12 – 1 = 14% compounded monthly. 2.) National First Bank would be the best choice. The reason being is that they provide
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invests $100‚000 in a project in Italy. At the time the exchange rate is $1.23= 1.00 Euros. One year later the exchange rate is the same‚ but the Italian government has expropriated your firm’s assets paying only 80‚000 Euros in compensation. This is an example of a. Political risk 2. Country A can produce 10 yards of textiles or 6 pounds of food per unit of input. Compute the opportunity cost of adding one additional unit of food instead of textiles. a. 1 yard of textiles per 6 pounds of food
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Food and beverage giant Nestle has started using a packaging for its yogurt product which shows a picture of a Greek church with the Christian cross airbrushed from the top of its domes‚ following in the footsteps of two other European companies. Nestle’s yogurt packaging uses a photo of the Church of the Resurrection in Santorini‚ Greece. However‚ the world’s biggest food company has updated that photo to show the iconic Greek church sans its white crosses‚ Life Site News detailed. This is not the
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increasing numbers year after year‚ Apple has blown away the industry averages and becoming leader in personal computer and electronic industry. What started as merely an idea for inventors Steve Jobs‚ Stephen Wozniak and Ronald Wayne eventually grew into one of the most popular personal computer systems today. In 1976‚ the Apple I computer began its journey as purely a shell consisting of only a circuit board that first came to life in the garage of Steve Job ’s parents home. Although at that time it
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for: 5. Depreciation Expense‚ and 6. Doubtful Accounts Expense or Bad Debts Expense Composition of an Adjusting Entry Adjusting entries affect at least one nominal account and one real account. A nominal account is an account whose balance is measured from period to period. Nominal accounts include all accounts in the Income Statement‚ plus owner’s withdrawal. Therefore‚ they are also called temporary accounts and income statement accounts. Examples are Service Revenue‚ Salaries Expense‚ Rent
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