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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Corporate Finance Syllabus Spring 2009 Prof. Anna Scherbina UC Davis Graduate School of Management Office: 126 AOB IV Tel: 530.754.8076 e-mail: ascherbina@ucdavis.edu Course Focus We will explore how corporations make financial decisions through the analysis of Harvard Business School cases. Should a firm undertake a new investment opportunity‚ raise equity‚ acquire another firm‚ or conduct an IPO? How should small firms manage their working capital? How fast should a firm grow
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CHAPTER 3 Arbitrage and Financial Decision Making Chapter Synopsis 3.1 Valuing Decisions When considering an investment opportunity‚ a financial manager must systematically compare the costs and benefits associated with the project in order to determine whether it is worthwhile. Determining the cash value today of the costs and benefits is one way to make such a comparison. In a competitive market‚ a good can be bought and sold at the same price‚ so the market price can be used to determine
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Financial Management Assignment (10 Sep‚ 2012) ------------------------------------------------- Ch. 5: 1 (a-e)‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12‚ 15 ------------------------------------------------- FM1 Takumi KAWAI‚ Pham NGUYEN‚ Yang CHEN‚ Bi CHAO #1 a. What is the payback period on each of the following projects? Payback period: A 3 years‚ B 2 years‚ C 3years b. Given that you wish to use the payback rule with a cutoff period of two years‚ which projects would you accept? “B” Only B meetsthe
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The company expects earnings and dividends to grow at a rate of 20% for the next 4 years‚ after which there will be no growth (g 0) in earnings and dividends. The company’s last dividend‚ D0‚ was $1.50. MHI’s beta is 1.5‚ the market risk premium is 6%‚ and the risk-free rate is 4%. What is the current price of the common stock? a. | $21.66 | b. | $19.63 | c. | $23.57 | d. | $25.87 | e. | $17.51 | ____ 4. Leggio Corporation issued 20-year‚ 7% annual coupon bonds at their par value of
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Year Debt Outstanding at Start of Year Interest Interest Tax Shields Present Value of Tax Shields 1 5‚000‚000 400‚000 140‚000 129‚630 2 4‚500‚000 360‚000 126‚000 108‚025 3 4‚000‚000 320‚000 112‚000 88‚909 4 3‚500‚000 280‚000 98‚000 72‚033 5 3‚000‚000 240‚000 84‚000 57‚169 6 2‚500‚000 200‚000 70‚000 44‚112 7 2‚000‚000 160‚000 56‚000 32‚675 8 1‚500‚000 120‚000 42‚000 22‚691 9 1‚000‚000 80‚000 28‚000
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EF4313 - Individual Case Questions: “Massey-Ferguson‚ Ltd. (1980)” You are responsible for handing in written answers to the following questions drawn from the Massey-Ferguson case. You can work with others on this assignment‚ but each individual must hand in their own set of answers. 1. Net sales for Massey-Ferguson actually increased between 1979 and 1980. Despite this‚ net income and income from continuing operations both dropped sharply in 1980. Which item on the income statement
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Chapter 4: Questions and Applications (Page 113): #20‚ #21‚ # 29. 20. Speculation (Similar in spirit to the example that we did in class) Blue Demon Bank expects that the Mexican peso will appreciate against the dollar from its spot rate of $.15 to $.17 in 10 days. The following interbank lending and borrowing rates exist: Lending Rate Borrowing Rate U.S. dollar 8.0% 8.3% Mexican peso 8.5% 8.7% Assume that Blue Demon Bank has a borrowing capacity of either $10 million or 70 million
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3. Which one of the following is the financial statement that shows the accounting value of a firm’s equity as of a particular date? A. income statement B. creditor’s statement C. balance sheet D. statement of cash flows E. dividend statement 4. Which one of the following is the financial statement that summarizes a firm’s revenue and expenses over a period of time? A. income statement B. balance sheet C. statement of cash flows D. tax reconciliation statement E. market value report
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and financed the balance. The loan terms require monthly payments for 15 years at an annual percentage rate of 7.75% compounded monthly. What is the amount of each mortgage payment? a. $7‚440.01 b. $8‚978.26 c. $9‚036.25 d. $9‚399.18 Question 4 One year ago‚ the Jenkins Family Fun Center deposited $3‚600 in an investment account for the purpose of buying new equipment four years from today. Today‚ it is adding another $5‚000 to this account. It plans on making a final deposit of $7‚500 to
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