For the people who wanted to understand the stock trading mechanism. The trading mechanism exists because of the need to channel money from investors into business entities. The combination of investors and borrows creates the market for securities. The trading mechanism refines the market by matching buyers and sellers with the prices they are will to pay or take. The way how the system works are handled by brokers‚ dealers‚ and specialists. A broker is a party that arranges transactions between
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Toyota Cost of Capital Case: General Methodology We used the following framework to do the calculations for all the companies. Afterwards we will discuss their implications: To estimate the cost of equity (RE) we used the following CAPM model: RE = RF + βE (RM-RF) whereby‚ Market Premium = RM – RF = 6% (Given in case) RM = Return for S & P 500 (a market return that takes into account systematic risk associated with the market place where our company is traded‚ NYSE) Risk Free Rate
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develops and sells electronics and technology products. The company went public on December 12‚ 1980‚ generated one of the biggest amount of capital from IPO in history. At the moment‚ Apple is the largest publicly traded corporation in the world by market capitalization. The company is driving highest profit out of mobile device industry‚ and expected to growth strongly in the future. After the launch of its new iPhone 5c recently‚ Apple’s stock price significantly dropped‚ as investors worry about the
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INVESTMENT CASE STUDY 3 (15%) Case 3: Gainsboro Machine Tools Corp (GMTC) Read the following about GMTC (GMTC). The questions posed to you are: - 1. In theory‚ to fund an increased dividend payout or a stock buyback‚ a firm might invest less‚ borrow more‚ or issue more stock. Which of those three elements is Gainesboro’s management willing to vary‚ and which elements remain fixed as a matter of the company’s policy? 2. What happens to Gainesboro’s financing need and unused debt capacity
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which will be used in its investment project selection. The company chooses to use cost of capital as its hurdle rate. Since the company has three business divisions and the cost of capital in each division varies and differs from that of Marriott as a whole‚ each division needs to have its own hurdle rate. The reason behind this practice is the company’s strategy which focuses on growth. Using a single hurdle rate for the whole company would be too low for some divisions and too high for others
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Cost Classification Introduction: In this assignment I will be discussing how costs incurred in any organization may be classified in a number of different ways for a number of different purposes. I will also be looking to find companies that use a variety of different costing techniques and methods. I will also be discussing the comparisons between marginal and absorption costing and how the concept of activity based costing can also be compared with these. To complete the assignment I will
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Nike’s share to her portfolio‚ Kimi Ford asked her new assistant‚ Joanna Cohen‚ to estimate Nike’s cost of capital. Cohen‚ later‚ came up with the cost of capital of 8.4% that was contradicted to Ford’s cost of capital of 12%. This report points out flaws of Cohen’s assumption and recalculates the WACC to obtain the most accurate cost of capital. In the cost of equity calculation‚ we will use CAPM‚ the dividend discount model (DDM)‚ and the earnings capitalization model (ECM) to see the different
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Physical stock count - Checklist Source: Handout of Audit Orientation from HKICPA Assets verification– Three important elemetns Ownership: Place / Location of the stock (Other than held by third party) Existence: Physical count – In good condition and quantity Valuation: Purchase invoice – unit cost and subsequent sale to verify the NRV Stock take issue 1. Before stocktaking – Review last year working paper (if any) and discuss with management a. any high value
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Prepare a written report (3 to 4 pages) on this case. Please ensure you answer the following questions in your report. Note that this case requires extensive use of Excel. 1. Perform a ratio analysis on Pacific’s financial projections. Will its forecasted growth levels bring their ratios into compliance as requested by their bank? 2. Should Pacific produce and sponsor the television program (note the NPV and IRR analyses for this project have been completed in Exhibit 3)? (a) Can Pacific
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Cost Accounting in Theory The last two decades has seen a revolution in management accounting theory and practice due to the challenges of the competitive environment in the 1980s. Kaplan and Johnson (1987) identified the failings and obsolescence of existing cost and performance measurement systems‚ which led to the re-examination of traditional cost accounting and management control systems. Conventional financial and management accounting methods have developed primarily as a result of corporate
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