that plunged the world into the economic recession from which it is still reeling had many causes. One of them was mathematics. Financial investment firms had developed such complex ways of investing their clients’ money that they came to rely on arcane formulas to judge the risks they were taking on. Yet as we learned so painfully three years ago‚ those formulas‚ or models‚ are only pale reflections of the real world‚ and sometimes they can be woefully misleading. 2008年股市崩盤使全球陷入經濟蕭條，如今仍餘波盪漾。探究經濟
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Answer Sheet: 1. What is the importance of cost of capital in Financial Decisions? Explain. The term “cost of capital” is defined as a the rate of return on investment projects nesscery to have unchanged market price of a firm’s share. It may be the rate at which funds can be borrowed on new equity capital or‚ it may be the rate at which futher cash flows are discounted to measure its present values. The cost of Capital of a firm is the weighted average of the cost of the various sources of
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DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Submitted by: Galima‚ Isabelo III Gonzales‚ Ralph Matthew Miranda‚ Kristine Joy BSIT Submitted to: Mr. Jiovanney Bustamante April 15‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. OVERVIEW a. Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………………3 b. Project Purpose‚ Objectives and Success Criteria………………………………….3 c. Assumptions and Constraints………………………………………………………….4 d. Definition and Acronyms………………………………………………………………..5 e. Evolution
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CASE LET 1 Mr. Vincent the manager of a large supermarket was taking a management course in the evening program at the local collage. The professor had given an interesting but Mr. Vincent the manager of a large supermarket was taking a management course in the evening program at the local collage. The professor had given an interesting but disturbing lecture the pervious night on the various approaches to management. Vincent had always thought that management involved just planning‚ organizing and
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a business concern needs finance to meet all the requirements. Hence finance may be called as capital‚ investment‚ fund etc.‚ but each term is having different meanings and unique characters. Increasing the profit is the main aim of any kind of economic activity. MEANING OF FINANCE Finance may be defined as the art and science of managing money. It includes financial service and financial instruments. Finance also is referred as the provision of money at the time when it is needed. Finance
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Management by Objectives (MBO) is the most widely accepted philosophy of management today. It is a demanding and rewarding style of management. It concentrates attention on the accomplishment of objectives through participation of all concerned persons‚ i.e.‚ through team spirit. MBO is based on the assumption that people perform better when they know what is expected of them and can relate their personal goals to organizational objectives. Superior subordinate participation‚ joint goal setting and
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Financial Management Subject Number 18 Study Pack Strathmore University Distance Learning Centre P.O. Box 59857‚ 00200‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya. Tel: +254 (02) 606155 Fax: +254 (02) 607498 Email dlc@strathmore.edu Copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical
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• INTRODUCTION Financial Management means the efficient and effective management of money (funds) in such a manner as to accomplish the objectives of the organization. It is the specialized functions directly associated with the top management. The significance of this function is not only seen in the ’Line’ but also in the capacity of ’Staff’ in overall administration of a company. It has been defined differently by different experts in the field. It includes how to raise the capital‚ how to
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people prefer to work for a large company. Others prefer to work for a small company. Which would you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. The issue whether working for a large company is better than working for a small company is a controversial one. From my everyday experience and observation I think that every option has its advantages and disadvantages. I base my opinion on the following points. From the one side working for a large company brings many benefits. First
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corporate financial manager: Investment: The choice of projects or assets in which to invest company funds. Competing alternatives have to be assessed using a number of techniques. This type of decision will also be of concern to the private individual when making choices about which shares to buy. Finance: How these investments should be financed. It is necessary to evaluate the possible sources‚ external and internal‚ and the effect they will have on the capital structure of the company. Dividend:
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