The Objective in Corporate Finance “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does not matter how you get there” Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 2 First Principles Invest in projects that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate. • The hurdle rate should be higher for riskier projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows
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Services‚ 14e‚ Global Edition (Arens) Chapter 15 Audit Sampling for Tests of Controls and Substantive Tests of Transactions Learning Objective 15-1 1) A sample in which the characteristics of the sample are the same as those of the population is a(n): A) variables sample. B) representative sample. C) attributes sample. D) random sample. Answer: B Terms: Sample in which characteristics of sample are same as population Diff: Easy Objective: LO 15-1 AACSB: Reflective thinking skills
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Consider a project to produce solar water heaters. It requires a $10 million investment and offers a level after-tax cash flow of $1.75 million per year for 10 years. The opportunity cost of capital is 12 percent‚ which reflects the project’s business risk. Suppose the project is financed with $5 million of debt and $5 million of equity. The interest rate is 8 percent and the marginal tax rate is 35 percent. The debt will be paid off in equal annual installments
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IMBA -FIN 6425 – Quiz 1 Corporate Finance - Solution– Nimalendran This is an individual quiz and you should submit the answers on-line by the scheduled date. You are allowed to use any resources EXCEPT help from any other person. You are allowed to use EXCEL for the calculations. 1. Barkley Credit Union sets a low annual percentage rate (5%) for all its credit card customers instead of basing the interest rates on the customers’ credit scores. Consequently Barkley is exposed to ______________
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The Scope Of Corporate Finance Professor Dr. Rainer Stachuletz Corporate Finance Berlin School of Economics Finance Career Opportunities Corporate Finance • Budgeting‚ financial forecasting‚ cash management‚ credit administration‚ investment analysis‚ fund procurement Commercial Banking Investment Banking Money Management 2 • Consumer banking • Corporate banking • High income potential • Very competitive industry • Opportunities in investment advisory firms‚ mutual fund companies
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Mr. B has had schizophrenia since he was 17 years old. At age 46 he was able to manage his symptoms. He is now 56 and is considering discontinuing them. There are many factors that can play into this situation‚ including how his symptoms would react if he were to discontinue the medications he has been dependent on for a decade. Treatment for psychosis may require some use of antipsychotic medications. These medications do not cure psychosis but instead they control the symptoms. A 1980s study
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To: Milan Bergamo (BGY) NON EU/EEA NO PRIORITY M1MYFTARI/AURON A45P4P SKPBGYW6 7743 352Y000 0105 100 BOARDING PASS MR auron myftari (ADT) Services: ONLINE CHECKIN SMALL CABIN BAG Baggage: Nationality: ID details: K00363198 exp. 09/06/2014 Flight number Flight date Confirmation code W6 7743 18/DEC/2013 (18/12/2013) A45P4P XK From 18:05 To BGY Departure time Milan Bergamo 105 Gate closes Skopje SKP Seq. no: 18:35
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Company has a separate legal entity from its members‚ can sue or be sued on its own behalf. As illustrated in Foss v Harbottle (1843)‚ the proper plaintiff is the company itself. In other words‚ directors have the power to decide whether or not to sue in protection of the company. However‚ very often‚ the persons who commit misconduct are the major controller of the company and improbable to permit the company to sue. A common law right is therefore reserved for shareholders to sue the wrongdoers
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FORMULAS TIME VALUE OF MONEY PV (simple without compounding) = FV/1+r FV (simple without compounding) = PV (1+r) PV (compounding) = FV / (1+r)n FV (compounding) = PV (1+r)n PV (for monthly‚ daily or bi-annually basis) = FV / (1+r/m)n*m FV (for monthly‚ daily or bi-annually basis) = PV(1+r/m)n*m To find interest rate: FV = PV (1+r(?))n (FV and PV are given) APR (Annual Present Rate) = r * Total days in a year/given days In Excel: =RATE(n‚pmt‚PV) EAR (Effective Annual Rate)
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Study notes By Zhipeng Yan Corporate Finance Stephen A. Ross‚ Randolph W. Westerfield‚ Jeffrey Jaffe Chapter 1 Introduction to Corporate Finance ..................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Accounting Statements and Cash Flow.............................................................. 3 Chapter 3 Financial Markets and NPV: First Principles of Finance................................... 6 Chapter 4 Net Present Value....................................
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