FINANCE 2 ASSINGMENT 2011-2012 Nikesh Hindocha (10044607) Part A. Introduction As part of my assignment‚ I have been asked to discuss the following statement “Mergers and acquisitions can be value destroyers or value creators”. A merger can be defined as when two equal businesses in terms of profit margin and status‚ combine in order to become one legal entity. Initially‚ the fundamental reason for this merge is to produce a company that is worth more than the sum of its parts
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achievements in mathematics. She came up with the idea of hyperbolas‚ parabolas‚ and ellipses. Her ideas made these concepts easier to understand even throughout the centuries. It all started when she was born in 370 AD. There is some controversy on when her birthday is but it is believed to be in 370 AD. Her father‚ Theon‚ was considered the most educated man in Alexandria‚ Egypt. She grew up with a well educated background. Her father was also a famous mathematician at the University of Alexandria. Thus
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Dear John Owner‚ I would like to congratulate you on on your efforts of opening a new business. There are numerous aspects to controlling a business‚ but then again the most significant and crucial aspect is to decide the category of business you want to start and its model. When starting up a new business‚ an individual has the opportunity of starting a sole proprietorship‚ partnership‚ corporation‚ or LLC (Limited Liability Company). A sole proprietorship is a company that is run by a sole owner
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048‚725 Use the compound average growth rate to forecast 2012 sales. g = [(2048725/1248311)^ .3333] -1 g = 17.956069% 2012 sales = 2048725 (1+.17956069) 2012 sales = 2416595.469 5. A firm is considering two projects‚ and it requires a 12% return on its projects. Their minimum payback period is 2.5 years. Assuming the projects are independent (not mutually exclusive)‚ which would you choose based on the payback method? The NPV? The IRR? Project
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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 bank. It clears checks at a lower cost. 3. A manager would want to slow down disbursements because it allows the company to hold on to their cash balances for as long
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higher than WACC § Project Z would be accepted based on WACC § BUT: Project Z is more risky than firm as a whole § Its return is lower than the expected return from CAPM (it is below the SML) § Reject Project Z 8 Solutions to the problem § Pure play (opposite of conglomerate) § Use WACC of “pure play” companies in the same industry (a pure play company operates in a single industry only: for example‚ Blackberry maker Research in Motion is a pure play in smart phones and
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e Unit One Alternative Seminar Assignment Carsondra Deanea Grimes MT 217 Finance Professor Sandy McDonald Kaplan University Date: 10/30/12 There are three main aspect of finance of business organizations as described below. The first of the three are investments which is the area of finance in which focuses on interest rates and mortgages and returns and falls on investment activities. This area is critical for a successful business as its
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MOIZ KALABHAI STUDENT NUMBER-120491980 MBA CLASS 2013 ESSAY THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 1 CONTENTS I– Page INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………….2 II – Brief History of Bretton Woods System……………………………………………………2 III – Formation of International Monetary Fund (IMF)…………………………………….3 IV – Role of IMF………………………………………………………………………………………………3 V – Post Period of 1972-81 (The Floating Exchange Rate Era)………………………….4 VI – Current Financial Crisis……………………………………………………………………………
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Knee problems run in my family‚ specifically on my dad’s side. My dad had four knee surgeries‚ all on one knee‚ all within five years‚ and is looking at a possible knee replacement in the future. During my freshman year of high school‚ my FFA chapter traveled to Loveland‚ Colorado‚ for a ski trip. Tori Davidson and I partnered up and were skiing on the bunny slopes since we were beginners. As the sun was fading‚ our group decided to ski through a short trail--The Rainbow Trail. At the very end of
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or a dirty float exchange rate system‚ which would you choose for your home country? Why? a. Assume that both the U.S. and Europe experience high unemployment. How can the U.S. central bank attempt to adjust the dollar value to reduce this problem? Is the European central bank likely to go along with the U.S. central bank’s strategy or retaliate? Why? POINT/COUNTER-POINT: Should China Be Forced to Alter the Value of Its Currency? POINT: U.S. politicians frequently suggest that China
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