ESSAY ON : CRITISM OF MODIGLIANI AND MILLER HYPOTHESIS For a firm‚ the most significant everlasting theme is getting the maximum profit is by minimising cost and taking the least risk. Capital Structure refers to the mix of sources from where the long term funds required in a business may be raised‚ i.e.‚ what should be the proportions of equity share capital‚ preference share capital‚ internal sources‚ debentures‚ and other sources of funds in the total amount of capital which an undertaking
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Modigliani – Miller The most important building block of the contemporary understanding of capital structure is the Modigliani-Miller proposition about the irrelevance of capital structure. It argues that under the assumptions listed below‚ capital structure does not affect company value (Frank and Goyal‚ 2007). Modigliani and Miller based their theorem on the following assumptions: “(i) neutral taxes‚ (ii) no capital market frictions (i.e.‚ no transaction costs‚ asset trade restrictions or bankruptcy
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L1 - Modigliani & Miller (1958) ‘The Cost of Capital‚ Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment’ This article mainly discusses the cost of capital‚ the required return necessary to make a capital budgeting project worthwhile. Cost of capital includes the cost of debt and the cost of equity. Theorist conclude that the cost of capital to the owners of a firm is simply the rate of interest on bonds. In a world without uncertainty the rational approach would be (1) to maximize profits and (2)
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Amadeo Modigliani was born in Livorno‚ Italy on July 12‚ 1884. He was a famous Jewish-Italian painter and sculptor. Modigliani was influenced heavily by African masks and primitivism. His paintings are characteristic of quick and precise brush strokes‚ deformations to the human figure and simplicity of shapes. Modigliani led a very self-destructive and eccentric lifestyle in which he frequently drank and smoked. He was constantly in poverty‚ however women found him incredibly attractive and later
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Franco came from a military background. He became a highly decorated soldier and won rapid promotions in the army. He rose to prominence during the 1920s as a commander in the Spanish Legion and became the youngest general in Europe.[1] He was then appointed in charge of Academia General Militar‚ Spain’s main military academy at Zaragoza. However‚ with the fall of the Spanish monarchy and the establishment of the Second Republic in 1931‚ Franco‚ as a conservative and monarchist officer‚ was marginalized
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MERTON TRUCKS COMPANY Keeping 3000$ and 5000$ as unit contributions respectively for Model 101 and Model 102 trucks‚ formulate the Merton’s product mix decision problem using LP. Present the LP problem in the standard form including all the details and units. Using solver‚ find the optimal product mix of these two trucks? What is the optimum total contribution that Merton can obtain? Tabulate‚ the optimality range for the decision variable coefficients and comment what will happen if the current
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Assignment (Section B) Free Abbey Wineryy Submitted to: Prof. Saji Gopinath‚ IIM‚ Kozhikode Submitted on: 12th Jun. 2013 Submitted by: Manoj K. Nair‚ EPGP-05-130 Merton Truck Company Top Management of Merton Truck Company is planning to revisit the current product mix of the company involving two models of trucks M101 and M102 as the President of the company feels that M101 truck is not contributing to company’s profit. She also feels
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Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader‚ who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War. In that war‚ he led the rebel Nationalist Army to victory over the Loyalist forces. After the war ended in 1939‚ Franco held complete control of Spain. His regime was similar to a Fascist dictatorship. He carried out the functions of chief of state‚ prime minister‚ commander in chief‚ and leader of the Falange‚ the only permitted political
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MERTON TRUCK COMPANY Sol 1 : Given : Selling Price od Model 101 truck : 39000 Selling Price of Model 102 truck : 38000 We know‚ Contribution C = SP – VC VC for Model 101 : Direct Material + Direct Labor + Variable Overhead : 24000 + 4000 + 8000 = $36000 VC for Model 102: Direct Material + Direct Labor + Variable Overhead : 20000+ 4500+8500 = $33000 Let no of Model 101 produced be X Let no of Model 102 produced be Y Z= (39000-36000)X + (38000=33000)Y Z=3000X + 5000Y
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Merton Electronics Case Study 1) Merton Electronics is subject to transaction exposure. Transaction exposure is the gains or losses realized from the settlement of specific transactions that are denominated in a foreign currency. There are two main types of transaction exposure: 1) Purchasing or selling on credit goods denominated in a foreign currency 2) Borrowing or lending funds when repayments is going to be made in foreign currency. In respects to Merton’s Yen payments they are subject
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