Applications of option pricing in corporate finance Option pricing is used in four major areas of corporate finance: • Real Options Suppose a company has a 1-year proprietary license to develop a software application for use in a new generation of wireless cellular telephones. Hiring programmers and marketing consultants to complete the project will cost $30 million. The good news is that if consumers love the new cell phones‚ there will be a tremendous demand for the software. The bad news
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Competitive situation facing Zynga Let us first analyze the competitive situation facing Zynga by asking the question: Does Zynga really have any competitors right now? Taken in the narrowest possible sense of social gaming on Facebook‚ the answer is no. Zynga has more users than all of their nearest competitors‚ and more users than the rest of the top 10 developers on Facebook combined. Barring any massive systemic disruptions to the platform‚ Zynga’s dominant position and the accompanying
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FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE By Thomas Clarke and Marie dela Rama SAGE Publications (2008) London; Thousand Oaks CA. ISBN: 978-1-4129-3589-0 Website: http://www.ccg.uts.edu.au THE FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS AND DILEMMAS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Introduction As the scale and activity of corporations has increased immeasurably‚ the governance of these entities has assumed considerable importance. Business corporations have an enduring impact upon societies and economies‚ and “how corporations
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8. Calculating Interest Rates. In 2010 the average price per metre for owner-occupied flats in Copenhagen was about 23.000 Danish kroner. In 1995 the average price was around 6.000 Danish kroner. What was the annual increase in selling price? t = 2010 – 1995 = 16 FV= PV * (1 + r)^t 23.000 = 6000 * (1 + r)^16 (1 + r)^16 = 23.000/6000 = 3‚83 1 + r = 3.83^(1/16) = 1.087552 1.087552 – 1 = 0.087552 = 0‚088 r = 8.8% 9. Calculating the Number of Periods. You’re trying to save to buy a new
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Dividend Policy DEANNA PEREZ FASHIONS‚ INC. Directed As a young adult in her mid-twenties‚ Deanna Perez emigrated from Spain with her family to New York City in the early 1950s. Deanna was artistically inclined and loved women’s fashions. Even as a young girl‚ Deanna had spent hours drawing‚ designing‚ and sewing outfits for her dolls; consequently‚ it was no surprise to her family when she took a job in the fashion industry. It was Deanna’s dream to someday be successful‚ wealthy‚ and own
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Bond - is defined as a long-term debt of a firm or the government set forth in writing and made under seal. Kinds of Bond 1. Government Bonds - are those issued by the government to finance its activities. 2. Corporate Bonds - are those issued by private corporations to finance their long -term funding requirements. Bonds as Distinguished from Stocks 1. A bond is a debt instrument while stock is an instrument of ownership. 2. Bondholders have priority over stockholders when payments
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Principles of Corporate Finance Comprehensive Case Questions Tire City‚ Inc. 1. Evaluate Tire City’s financial health. How well is the company performing? 2. Based on Mr. Martin’s prediction for 1996 sales of $28‚206‚000‚ and for 1997 sales of $33‚847‚000 and relying on the other assumptions provided in the Tire City case‚ prepare complete pro forma forecasts of TCI’s 1996 and 1997 income statements and year-end balance sheets. As a preliminary assumption‚ assume any new financing required will
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of planning and managing a firm’s long-term investments is called: A. B. C. D. E. working capital management. financial depreciation. agency cost analysis. capital budgeting. capital structure. 4. The mixture of debt and equity used by a firm to finance its operations is called: A. B. C. D. E. working capital management. financial depreciation. cost analysis. capital budgeting. capital structure. 5. The management of a firm’s short-term assets and liabilities is called: A. B. C. D. E. working capital
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liability‚ and list firm types that are subject to each. 3. Describe taxation consequences for C and S corporate forms. Copyright © 2007 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. 1-3 Learning Objectives (cont’d) 4. Discuss the division of corporate ownership into shares of stock; evaluate the implications of that division for corporate decision making. 5. Explain how corporate bankruptcy can be viewed as a change in firm ownership. 6. Compare and contrast characteristics of shares
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e TCH321 – CORPORATE FINANCE MOCK EXAM Time: 1 hour 30 minutes The exam lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes and consists of 5 questions. Approved calculators are permitted. You are not allowed to use Excel. This is a closed book exam. You are NOT permitted to access any other material in either written or electronic form. All numerical answers should be reported to TWO decimal places. To ensure the accuracy of your answer‚ you should perform all intermediate calculations to at least THREE decimal places
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