ENOCH DADZIE MPIMWOOD SCHOOL: COVENTRY UNIVERSITY PROGRAM: MBA-FINANCE STUDENT ID: COVBAF0513079 INTAKE: MAY 2013 COURSE ASSIGNMENT Wood.noon@gmail.com Contact: +233 244137533 The Dow Jones Industrial Average Brief Introduction The Dow Jones Industrial Average also called the‚ the Dow Jones Industrial‚ Dow‚ is a stock market index‚ and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. It was founded on May 26‚ 1896‚ and is now
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There is nothing like optimum capital structure for a firm. The Optimal Capital structure is that Capital Structure at which the weighted Average cost of capital (Ko) is Minimum. It is that combination of Equity and Debt at which the total cost of capital is mini-mum. Trade-off theory argues that there ’s an optimal amount of debt of each firm. At this level of debt‚ firms can take the most advantage of debts. Debts can be tax shield so that they can save money for firms to reinvest in
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Solutions Manual Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 9th edition Ross‚ Westerfield‚ and Jordan Updated 12-20-2008 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Capital budgeting (deciding whether to expand a manufacturing plant)‚ capital structure (deciding whether to issue new equity and use the proceeds to retire outstanding debt)‚ and working capital management (modifying the firm’s credit collection policy with its customers). Disadvantages:
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Stock Valuation FIN/571 April 13‚ 2015 John Triplett‚ CPA Stock Valuation Intro- Janice A primary “goal for management is to maximize the current value of the firm’s stock” (Parrino‚ Kidwell‚ Bates‚ 2012‚ pg. 12). As a result‚ understanding the true value of stock is beneficial. Stock valuation is important to identify which stocks are more desirable and will maximize wealth. Since stock has an effect on business and one’s own portfolio‚ valuing stock is critical. Several methods to value stock exist
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B6301: Corporate Finance Clarkson Lumber C C Co. Valuation Clarkson Valuation Navin Chopra 1 Clarkson‚ 1996 • At the beginning of 1996‚ company is entirely owned by Mr. Clarkson • Following tight funding during a period of good business performance‚ the company has obtained debt funding to payoff the trade credit‚ NP trade • While financials for the first quarter of 1996 are available‚ we will value the company as at the beginning of 1996/end of 1995 Clarkson Valuation
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OPS FINAL EXAM 1- IS WHEN THE ACTIVITIES IN THE STAGE MUST STOP BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO DEPOSIT THE ITEM JUST COMPLETED? A- BLOCKING 2- ACCORDING TO YOUR TEXT‚ THE MOST COMMON PROCESS METRIC IS A- UTILIZATION 3- DECLINING PRODUCT PRICES A- INCREASE THE BREAK-EVEN POINT 4- THE TYPE OF PROCESSING STRUCTURE THAT IS USED FOR PRODUCING DISCRETE PRODUCTS AT A CONTROLLED RATE IS A- ASSEMBLY LINE 5- THE BEST PROCESS FLOW STRUCTURE
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Chapter 17 Question B1 Bixton Company’s new chief financial officer is evaluating Biston’s capital structure. She is concerned that the firm might be underleveraged‚ even though the firm has larger-than-average research and development and foreign tax credits when compared to other firms in its industry. Her staff prepared the industry comparison shown here. Rating Category Fixed Charge Coverage Funds From Operations/Total Debt Long-Term Debt/Capitalization Aa 4.00-5.25x 60-80% 17-23% A 3.00-4
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Problem Sets Chapter 5 A1. (Bond valuation) A $1‚000 face value bond has a remaining maturity of 10 years and a required return of 9%. The bond’s coupon rate is 7.4%. What is the fair value of this bond? Calculating PV factor: i= required return = 9% = 0.09 n= 10 years Using Cash Flow of $1000 to calculate present value‚ Cash flow= $1000 PV factor = 1/(1+i)^n = 0.42241 PV = $1000*0.42241= 422.41 Using Coupon Rate to calculate present value of Annuity Cash flow= $1000 * 7.4/100 =
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Sample Test_MT2_FINA 3101_summer_2013 ____ 1. Travis Corp.’s bonds currently sell for $1‚050. They have an 8% annual coupon rate and a 20-year maturity‚ but they can be called in 5 years at $1‚120. Assume that no costs other than the call premium would be incurred to call and refund the bonds‚ and also assume that the yield curve is horizontal‚ with rates expected to remain at current levels on into the future. Under these conditions‚ what rate of return should an investor expect to earn if
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Learning Team Reflection FIN/571 2014 Learning Team Reflection Owners and managers in the business need to make working capital management decisions such as inventory management‚ cash-flow management‚ accounts receivables‚ and supplier or vendor trade credits to ensure the company has sufficient cash-flows to pay short-term obligations. There are a few different working capital strategies a business can employ. Flexible current asset management involves holding large cash balances
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