The main goal of a finance manager is maximizing of wealth rather than maximizing profit--measuring wealth or value is by cash flows and not accounting profits. This goal must be constantly in mind when making investments‚ financing these investments‚ and funding the company’s day-to-day operations. The total value of the firm can be increased by pushing up the price or market value of the existing shareholders’ ordinary shares. Investors react to poor investment decisions or poor financing decisions
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Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. What advantages does a sole proprietorship offer? What is a major drawback of this type of organization? A major drawback is that there is unlimited liability to the owner. The advantage is simplicity of decision making and low organizational and operating costs. 2. What form of partnership allows some of the investors to limit their liability? Explain briefly. It allows some of the partners to limit their liability. With this arrangement‚ the partners
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True / False Questions 1. The liability of sole proprietors is limited to the amount of their investment in the company. FALSE AACSB: Communication Abilities Bloom’s: Knowledge Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1-3 2. General partners have limited personal liability for business debts in a limited partnership. FALSE AACSB: Communication Abilities Bloom’s: Knowledge Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1-3 3. The separation of ownership and management is one
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Chapter 1 Starting up a Proprietorship Proprietorship-an unincorporated business owned by one individual Easy to start Three advantages o Easily and inexpensively formed o Few government regulations o Its income is not subject to public taxation Three limitations o May be difficult for them to obtain capital needed for growth o Proprietor has unlimited personal liability o Life of a proprietorship is limited to the life of the founder Used primarily for small businesses Only account for
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proprietorship‚ why is it so common for small businesses to initially be formed as sole proprietorships? The three areas are: 1. Capital budgeting: The financial manager tries to identify investment opportunities that are worth more to the firm than they cost to acquire. 2. Capital structure: This refers to the specific mixture of long-term debt and equity a firm uses to finance its operations. 3. Working capital management: This refers to a firm’s short-term assets and short-term liabilities. Managing
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1 PART A MULTIPLE CHOICE: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS Answer all questions. Write in your answer book the number of the question and ONE letter. Question 1 Consider a bond with a 10% coupon and with yield to maturity = 8%. If the bond’s yield to maturity remains constant‚ then in 1 year the bond’s price will be: a. Higher b. Lower c. Unchanged d. Cannot answer based on given information Question 2 The yield to maturity on a bond is: a. Below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount
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Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use As we shall see in later chapters‚ the ability to predict how costs respond to changes in activity is critical for making decisions‚ controlling operations‚ and evaluating performance. Three major classifications of costs were discussed in this chapter—variable‚ fixed‚ and mixed. Mixed costs consist of variable and fixed elements and can be expressed in equation form as Y = a + bX‚ where X is the activity‚ Y is the cost‚ a is the fixed cost element‚ and
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Chapter 1 Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts Solutions to Questions 1-1 The three major elements of product costs in a manufacturing company are direct materials‚ direct labor‚ and manufacturing overhead. 1-2 a. Direct materials are an integral part of a finished product and their costs can be conveniently traced to it. b. Indirect materials are generally small items of material such as glue and nails. They may be an integral part of a finished product but their costs can be
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Chapter 1 1 • Define marketing and outline the steps in the marketing process • Explain the importance of understanding customers and the marketplace‚ and identify the five core marketplace concepts • Identify the key elements of a customer-driven market strategy and discuss the marketing management orientations that guide marketing strategy. • Discuss customer relationship management and identify strategies for creating value for customers and captures value from customers in return. • Describe
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Chapter 1 Data and Statistics Learning Objectives 1. Obtain an appreciation for the breadth of statistical applications in business and economics. 2. Understand the meaning of the terms elements‚ variables‚ and observations as they are used in statistics. 3. Obtain an understanding of the difference between categorical
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