ENOCH DADZIE MPIMWOOD SCHOOL: COVENTRY UNIVERSITY PROGRAM: MBA-FINANCE STUDENT ID: COVBAF0513079 INTAKE: MAY 2013 COURSE ASSIGNMENT Wood.noon@gmail.com Contact: +233 244137533 The Dow Jones Industrial Average Brief Introduction The Dow Jones Industrial Average also called the‚ the Dow Jones Industrial‚ Dow‚ is a stock market index‚ and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. It was founded on May 26‚ 1896‚ and is now
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Lecture 1: The advantages of forming a corporation are: * Reduction of personal liability. A sole proprietor has unlimited liability * Taxes. Forming a corporation may mean that more expenses can be considered business expenses and be deducted from the company’s income. * Improved credibility. The business may have increased credibility in the business world compared to a sole proprietorship. * Ability to attract investment. Corporations can raise capital through the sale of equity
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The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Trimester 1‚ 2012 71303 Corporate Finance Final Examination Time allowed Three hours‚ plus 10 minutes to read this paper. Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. Answer all questions. Read each question carefully. Start each question on a new page. Show all of your workings. Mark allocation Question Part A Part B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cost of capital Risk and return Investment timing real option Capital structure Dividend policy 14 12 15 20 15 Total 100 Topic Multiple-choice
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Chapter 9. Risk and resturn: lessons from market history Two forms of return on investment in shares: 1. Dividend. When a company is profitable‚ some of the profit is divided amongst the shareholders. This part is the income component of your return. 2. Capital gain/loss. This is the initial worth of the equity minus the end-of-year worth of the equity. This is the second component of your return.(also reffered to a negativ/positive CG) The total monetary return is the sum of the
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Part I – Perfect capital markets‚ capital structure and cost of capital (15 points) GP Corp. has common stock with a market value of $200 million and riskless debt with a value of $100 million. Investors expect a 15% return on the stock and a 6% return on the debt. Assume perfect capital markets without any taxes. a) Suppose GP issues $100 million of new stock to buy back the debt. What is the expected return of the stock after this transaction? (4 points) b) Suppose instead GP issues $50 million
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Managing Operations and Staffing Back to Table of Contents Chapter 17 Managing Operations and Staffing Managing Operations and Staffing 17.1 Managing Operations 17.2 Staffing and Company Policies 2 Managing Operations and Staffing 17.1 Explain the significance of operational plans. Describe the purpose of operating policies‚ rules‚ and regulations. Section 17.1 Managing Operations 3 Managing Operations and Staffing 17.1 Establishing and implementing policies and rules allow your
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B6301: Corporate Finance Clarkson Lumber C C Co. Valuation Clarkson Valuation Navin Chopra 1 Clarkson‚ 1996 • At the beginning of 1996‚ company is entirely owned by Mr. Clarkson • Following tight funding during a period of good business performance‚ the company has obtained debt funding to payoff the trade credit‚ NP trade • While financials for the first quarter of 1996 are available‚ we will value the company as at the beginning of 1996/end of 1995 Clarkson Valuation
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we can see it increased in 2011. From investors’ view current ratio is too high (much more than 2)‚ which indicates that the company may not be using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities efficiently. This may also indicate problems in working capital management. 2. Quick ratio: is a measure of a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations using its most liquid assets. For 2011= 2.2 and for 2010= 1.798. We can notice that it increased‚ which means a better position
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www.ccsenet.org/ijef International Journal of Economics and Finance Vol. 4‚ No. 5; May 2012 The Usefulness of an Accounting Information System for Effective Organizational Performance Siamak Nejadhosseini Soudani (Corresponding author) School of Accounting and Management‚ Islamic Azad University U.A.E. Branch PO Box: 502321‚ Block 4A‚ Knowledge Village‚ Dubai‚ UAE Tel: 97-14-295-3314 Received: March 19‚ 2012 doi:10.5539/ijef.v4n5p136 E-mail: Siamak.nejadhosseini@gmail.com Accepted:
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Sample Test_MT2_FINA 3101_summer_2013 ____ 1. Travis Corp.’s bonds currently sell for $1‚050. They have an 8% annual coupon rate and a 20-year maturity‚ but they can be called in 5 years at $1‚120. Assume that no costs other than the call premium would be incurred to call and refund the bonds‚ and also assume that the yield curve is horizontal‚ with rates expected to remain at current levels on into the future. Under these conditions‚ what rate of return should an investor expect to earn if
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