Chapter 2 -CAPM: how risk affects return -Expected Return (on investment): mean value of its probability distribution of returns; greater the probability return will be below expected‚ greater the stand-alone risk -Risk Averse: he/she must be compensated for holding risky assets -Asset has 2 risk types: Diversifiable risk can be eliminated by diversification; market risk cannot be eliminated -Market risk measured by standard deviation of returns on portfolio consisting of all stocks -Relevant
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Tri Vi Dang Email: td2332@columbia.edu Columbia University Spring 2013 Corporate Finance (ECON W4280) Meeting time: Tu‚ Th 4.10-5.25 Meeting place: Hamilton 503 Office address: IAB 1032 Office hours: Th 11.00-12.00 and other times by appointment Course Description The aim of this introductory course in corporate finance is to provide students with fundamental concepts for understanding firms’ financing decisions and the basic tools for the valuation of a corporation. This course
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[pic] School of Management Studies Finance Advanced Topics [BUS4083W] Corporate Finance Test 23 September 2010 Time Allocation: 120 minutes Total Mark Allocation: 90 marks Case Study: Anglo American On the 20th of February 2009‚ Anglo American announced that it would cut 11% of its work force and suspend its share buyback and dividend in the face of a poor economic outlook marked by "unprecedented" uncertainty. The miner said it was reducing its headcount by
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BUSS384 - Corporate Finance - Problem Set #1 Due by Wednesday‚ 15 October 2014 1. [10 points] Sydney Industries‚ Inc.‚ is considering a new project that costs $30 million. The project will generate after-tax (year-end) cash flows of $8 million for five years. The firm has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The cost of equity is 12 percent and the cost of debt is 7 percent. The corporate tax rate is 40 percent. It appears that the project has the same risk of the overall firm. Should Sydney undertake
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Steven E. Shreve Stochastic Calculus for Finance I Student’s Manual: Solutions to Selected Exercises December 14‚ 2004 Springer Berlin Heidelberg NewYork Hong Kong London Milan Paris Tokyo Contents 1 1 Probability Theory on Coin Toss Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.9 Solutions to Selected Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 1.7 Solutions to Selected Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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questions‚ 1 points each‚ 10 points total) 1) According to M&M Theorem in the absence of corporate taxes‚ an increase in leverage (i.e.‚ an increase in D/E ratio) will lead to a) Higher cost of equity b) Low cost of equity c) No change in cost of equity d) The information provided is not sufficient to chose any of the above questions Ans: A 2) According to M&M Theorem in the absence of corporate taxes‚ an increase in leverage (i.e.‚ an increase in D/E ratio) will lead to a) Higher
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Corporate Finance – Chapter 2 – Long Quiz 1 1) Marvelous Entertainment Group‚ Inc. had net income of $32.7 million in 2005. The firm paid no dividends. If there were no further changes to the stockholders ’ equity accounts‚ then _____ by $32.7 million. [ ] common stock must have increased √ [ ] retained earnings must have increased [ ] total stockholders ’ equity must have decreased [ ] capital surplus must have decreased [ ] the market value of the firm ’s stock must have
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* PV(CF) = CF/(1+r)t AKA PV = FV/(1+r)t * NPV = PV(CFs) – Investment = -C0 +C1/(1+r)+C2/(1+r)2+C3/(1+r)3+… = ∑(Expected CFt)/(1+r)t – Investment * Perpetuity – pays a fixed amount C per period forever * P(C‚r) = C/r requires cash flow to begin NEXT period. If begin now‚ then PV = C + C/r * Annuity – fixed stream of cash flows that has a final period t * A(C‚r‚t) = C/r [1-1/(1+r)t] * Growing Perpetuity – G(C‚r‚g) = C/(r-g) C is initial cash flow‚ r is discount rate
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CORPORATE FINANCE 307 LITERATURE REVIEW Student Name / ID: Chay Yu Xi 15907811 Jacqueline Teo Hui Yun 15805054 Ting Heng Huat 14973837 Tutor: Leo Kee Chye Tutorial Day / Time: Monday / 2pm Table of Contents Abstract The Tech Bubble Introduction Lowering of Interest Rates Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securitization Mortgage Backed Securities Collateralized Debt Obligation Credit Default Swap Government Reaction and Policies Emergency TARP Repercussions
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CASE STUDY ON CASH BUDGETING Party Favours Limited (PFL) distributes party supplies and novelties through a network of independent‚ dedicated sales people across Canada. PFL plans to expand its network of sales distribution network into western Canada and consequently forecasts sales to total $5.6 million and $5.8 million in calendar years 2011 and 2012 respectively. PFL has been in operation for over ten years‚ and therefore has a strong understanding of the seasonal sales cycle that party
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