Fundamentals of Multinational Finance‚ 5e (Moffett et al.) Chapter 16 Foreign Direct Investment and Political Risk Multiple Choice and True/False Questions 16.1 Sustaining and Transferring Competitive Advantage 1) An example of economies of scale in financing includes A) being able to access the Euroequity‚ Eurobond‚ and Eurocurrency markets. B) being able to ship product in shiploads or carloads. C) being able to use large-scale plant and equipment. D) all of the above. Answer: A Diff: 1
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advantage 11 2.4.2. Corporate tax rate 11 2.4.3. Earnings before tax and interest 11 2.4.4. Interest rate 11 2.4.5. Credit rating 12 2.5. Pecking order theory 13 2.6. Optimal capital structure 13 3.Dividend 14 3.1. Dividend policy .14 3.2. Competitors Dividend Analysis …16 3.2.1 Brickworks Limited…...................................................................................................16 3.2.2. Boral Limited…………………………………………………………
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Corporate Finance Efficient Market Hypothesis Report Table of Content I. Introduction Page 3 II. Weak efficiency form Page 3-4 III. Semi-strong efficiency form Page 4-5 IV. Strong efficiency form Page 5-6 V. Implications of the efficient market hypothesis for investors Page 6 VI. Conclusion Page 6 VII. Bibliography Page7 I. Introduction In the book Corporate finance by Denzil Watson and Antony Head (2001)‚ Watson et al refers to a work by Dixon and Holmes (1992) which
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nothing like optimum capital structure for a firm. The Optimal Capital structure is that Capital Structure at which the weighted Average cost of capital (Ko) is Minimum. It is that combination of Equity and Debt at which the total cost of capital is mini-mum. Trade-off theory argues that there ’s an optimal amount of debt of each firm. At this level of debt‚ firms can take the most advantage of debts. Debts can be tax shield so that they can save money for firms to reinvest in other projects so
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Mini Case Study Chapter 17 By: This assignment case was completed by me withouth any assistance ____________________________ A. 1) What is meant by the term “distribution policy”? How have dividend payout versus stock repurchase changed over time? Distribution Policy involves three issues. 1) What fraction of earnings should be distributed? 2) Should the distribution be in the form of cash dividends or stock repurchases? 2) Should the firms maintain a steady‚ stable divided growth rate?
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The University for business and the professions MSc Degree in Shipping‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Supply Chain‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Energy‚ Trade and Finance Cass Business School Module Code SMM586 Exam title Corporate Finance Full/Part time Date 1st May 2013 Time 10.00 -13.00 Division of Marks: Section A carries 36 marks‚ Section B carries 28 marks and Section C carries 36 marks. Instructions to students: Students should answer TWO questions
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Introduction to Corporate Finance 1. Two Questions: what investments should the corporation make and how should it pay for those investments? a. Investment decisions involve spending money and financing decisions involving raising money b. Concepts govern good financial decisions c. Financial managers value the shareholders’ investment opportunities outside their company because of the opportunity cost of capital contributed by shareholders d. All managers and employees need to pull together
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Chapter 1 Note: the summaries at the end of each chapter are good study tools. Corporations A corporation is a permanent entity‚ legally distinct from its owners‚ who are called shareholders or stockholders. A corporation confers limited liability to its owners: shareholders cannot be held personally responsible for the corporations’ debts; they only stand to lose their investment. To incorporate‚ you work with a lawyer to prepare articles of incorporation‚ which set out the purpose of the
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CORPORATE FINANCE Master in Banking and Finance 2012 FINAL EXAM A. PROBLEMS (20 points each problem) 1. FAGE Manufacturing is currently an all-equity firm with 20 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $7.50 per share. Although investors currently expect FAGE to remain an all-equity firm‚ the company plans to announce that it will borrow $50 million and use the funds to repurchase shares. FAGE will pay interest only on this debt‚ and it has no further plans to increase or decrease
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because there is no possibility of default‚ the risk of the firm’s equity does not change. Therefore‚ risk-free debt allows the firm to get the benefit of a low cost of capital of debt without raising its cost of capital of equity.” (3 points) Solution to Part I What is important? Perfect capital market‚ no taxes; M&M propositions apply here; total market value of GP is 300 m composed of 200 m equity and 100 m debt; the expected return on equity is 15% and the market value weight of equity is
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