corporate bonds‚ preferred stocks‚ and common stocks. - Evaluate financial assets and portfolios using fundamental analysis‚ modern portfolio theory‚ CAPM‚ and capital structure. - Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for a firm‚ and explain how to determine target capital structure. - Understand payout policy (by dividend‚ or share repurchase). - Use MS excel in all above calculations and analyses. Text books: Eugene Brigham and Michael Ehrhardt‚ Financial Management‚ Theory and Practice
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Economic problems. The economic problem‚ sometimes called the basic‚ central or fundamental economic problem‚ is one of the fundamental economic theories in the operation of any economy. It asserts that there is scarcity‚ or that the finite resources available are insufficient to satisfy all human wants and needs. The problem then becomes how to determine what is to be produced and how the factors of production (such as capital and labor) are to be allocated. Economics revolves around methods and
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I think that Rizal’s reforms are still valid today. A great man he is‚ surely his philosophies involved something that of future because great figures always think ahead of time. Moreover‚ one can hail Rizal as a teacher and so the influence of his teachings is unimaginable. As Henry Adams said‚ "A teacher affects eternity; no one can tell where his influence stops." Indeed‚ no one can tell‚ since we are still influenced by his teachings- the idea that the youth is the hope of our nation is still
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Learning activity 2 ch 3-U2 1. When do we consider two commodities to be complements or substitutes? It is considered both products and services as a substitute or complementary when the price of goods purchased gets increased to such a level that the consumer purchasing power will be affected less looking for a good price that is similar or lower the purchase quantities where his purchasing power allows. 2. What must be true for a good to be normal and a necessity? To be a normal product
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Argos and Littlewoods Price Fixing Arrangement 1. The oligopolistic features of the toy market are that there are two dominant retailers that dominate the market. There is a significance of advertising‚ such as them trying to dominant the price of their products. Lastly‚ there are no barriers to entry. These two firms have cost advantages due to the expansion of the company. In a perfectly competitive environment Hasbro‚ Argos‚ and Littlewoods wouldn’t have been able to have a price-fixing agreement
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As defined in the Bills of Exchange Ordinance Act No.25 of 1927‚ a Bill of Exchange is an unconditional order in writing‚ addressed by one person to another‚ signed by the person giving it‚ requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand‚ or at a fixed or determinable future time‚ a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person‚ or to bearer. There are five important parties of a bill of exchange; • Drawer: The drawer is the person who has issued the bill. In an
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Finance: Problem Set 1 Question 1. An ANZ Bank currency trader working out of Wellington New Zealand wonders if she can make an intermarket arbitrage profit using Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) and Singapore dollars (SGD). If she has 10 million New Zealand dollars to work with and gathers the following quotes‚ calculate if she can make a profit (show your workings): National Australia Bank quotes NZD/SBD 5.7796 – 5.8241 Citibank quotes NZD/SGD 1.0148 – 1.0156 Commonwealth Bank quotes SGD/SBD
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Unit-1 Q1. Define micro and macro economics‚ Distinguish between them‚ and explain the scope‚ importance and its limitations Ans. modern economy analysis has been divided into two major branches that is micro and macro economics. Micro economics means the economics system which deals individual economics unit on the other hand macro economics means the economics unit which deals aggregate as a whole that is national income‚ general employment‚ and total out –put‚ general price level etc. These two
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reducing the purchasing power of incomes‚ eroding living standards and adding‚ in many ways‚ to life’s uncertainties. In economics‚ inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. Inflation refers to a rise in prices that causes the purchasing power of a nation to fall. Inflation is a normal economic development as long as the annual percentage remains low; once the percentage rises over a pre-determined level‚ it is considered an inflation
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Differences Between Keynesian Economics and Classical Economics Economics thinking has evolved over time as economists develop new economic theories to fit the realities of a changing world. Monetary and fiscal policies change over time. And so does our understanding of those policies. Some economists argue that policies that lower the unemployment rate tend to raise the rate of inflation. Others insist that only unexpected inflation can influence real GDP and employment. If the latter economists
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