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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Question 1 Call options on XYZ Corporation’s common stock trade in the market. Which of the following statements is most correct‚ holding other things constant? Answer Correct Answer: The price of these call options is likely to rise if XYZ’s stock price rises. Question 2 Other things held constant‚ the value of an option depends on the stock’s price‚ the risk-free rate‚ and the Correct Answer: All of the above. Question 3 Which
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Select the best answers for questions (2 points each for questions 1-10) 1. HSBC is a UK-based bank‚ and it holds more than 50% equity of Hang Seng which is a Hong Kong based bank. Which of the following statement is correct? A) Hang Seng is the representative office of HSBC at HK B) Hang Seng is the foreign branch of HSBC C) Hang Seng is the foreign subsidiary bank of HSBC D) Hang Seng and HSBC are two independent banks. 2. Which of the following services is not provided by a typical bank
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CH 1 Quiz 1. Suppose your firm 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
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California Pizza Kitchens Case Questions In 2007 California Pizza Kitchen was experiencing record growth and profits‚ however‚ their stock price experienced a 10% drop. Up until this time CPK had avoided taking on debt‚ but with this stock dip management is considering a stock repurchase program. CPK had practiced conservative fiscal policy to ensure “staying power;” but with interest rates set to rise and competition falling behind‚ this could be the perfect time to take on more risk. With this
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MKTG 489 – FINANCIAL EXERCISES (AY 2015) Due as an Excel (.xls) file via Titanium prior to class EXERCISE 1 Fred Flintstone has just become the product manager for Yabba Dabba Doo‚ a consumer packaged product with a retail price of $2.00. Retail margins on the product are 33%‚ while wholesalers take a 12% margin. Yabba and its direct competitors sell a total of 40 million units annually‚ and Yabba has 24% market share of this total. Variable manufacturing costs for Yabba are $0.09 per unit. Fixed
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Global Financial Strategy August 2012 Final Exam Review Questions Instructions A. Please be concise and precise in your answers. B. Practice answers for closed book‚ class room setting. C. Suggested length: minimum one page [1.5 spacing]; maximum two pages per question. D. You would answer 3 questions and 2 Problems in two hours in final exam. Questions 1. Ethical Standards a. Can a multinational firm
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1. Hole Foods Donuts‚ Ltd. has generated profits of $2 per share for many years and has consistently paid 100% of those profits to shareholders via a dividend. Investors do not expect Hole Foods Donuts to grow in the future. The company has 200‚000 shares of stock outstanding worth $20 per share. Suppose the firm decides to eliminate its dividend and instead use the money to repurchase shares. A. Assuming that there are no taxes and that the repurchase announcement conveys no new information to
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P5–3 Risk preferences Sharon Smith‚ the financial manager for Barnett Corporation‚ wishes to evaluate three prospective investments: X‚ Y‚ and Z. Currently‚ the firm earns 12% on its investments‚ which have a risk index of 6%. The expected return and expected risk of the investments are as follows: Investment Expected return Expected risk index X 14% 7% Y 12 8 Z 10 9 a. If Sharon were risk-indifferent‚ which investments would she select? Explain why. If Sharon were risk-indifferent
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1 NPV—Mutually exclusive projects Hook Industries is considering the replacement of one of its old drill presses. Three alternative replacement presses are under consideration. The relevant cash flows associated with each are shown in the following table. The firm’s cost of capital is 15%. a. Calculate the net present value (NPV) of each press. b. Using NPV‚ evaluate the acceptability of each press. c. Rank the presses from best to worst using NPV. PERSONAL FINANCE PROBLEM P9–11 Long-term
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