Principles of Finance Notes Theory Questions Explain why the NPV approach is preferred to the IRR approach (2006) The NPV approach takes into account the timing of cash flows and the IRR does not. For example if you took 2 projects that required the same initial outlay and had the same cash inflows for the same period of time but one project was deferred for one year‚ using the NPV we would have different values but the IRR would give us the same. The NPV approach takes into account the scale of
Premium Finance Corporate finance Net present value
Principles of Banking and Finance: Single Cashflow 1. Present Value (PV) * the value on a given date of a payment or series of payments made at other times (past or future) * Discounting from the future * Value at t=0 on a given time line (“t” is the period‚ ranging from 0 to n where “n” being the last period). * Net Present Value (NPV): PV after deducting all the costs 2. Future Value (FV) * The amount to which a specific sum and /or series of payments will grow on a given
Premium Time Time value of money Future
THE PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE CHAPTER 1: The time value of money We are going to link the present and the future by using the notion of interest rate that could be called discount rate‚ required rate of return or cost of capital. Finance is all about cash flows but more precisely about the exact date of the realization of the cash flow. I) PRESENT VALUE Example 1: What is the value today of $110 to be received in one year? - suppose the interest rate ‚ r =10%
Premium Net present value Time value of money Internal rate of return
CHAPTER 1 THE ROLE AND ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE Learning Goals 1. Define finance‚ the major areas of finance‚ and the career opportunities available in this field‚ and the legal forms of business organization. 2. Describe the managerial finance function and its relationship to economics and accounting. 3. Identify the primary activities of the financial manager within the firm. 4. Explain why wealth maximization‚ rather than profit maximization‚ is the firm’s goal and
Premium Finance Bond Stock
a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Corporate finance is important to all managers as it helps to achieve the three goals of the company. These are skilled people at all levels‚ strong relations with outside groups‚ and the ability to execute plans. Corporate finance can be used to forecast and fund the strategies of the company. b. Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List the advantages and disadvantages
Premium Stock market Debt Corporation
Study Guide – Final Exam Managerial Finance – Spring 2012 Chapters 1- 4 (5%) * Know goal of the financial manager * Define agency problem * Describe the four areas of Ratio Analysis (liquidity‚ activity‚ solvency‚ and profitability) and their purpose‚ know information that gives ratios value and meaning. Chapter 5 (15%) * Time Value of Money: PV‚ PMT of loan‚ FV of annuity‚ growth rate and mixed stream of cash flows Chapter 6-8 (46%) * Expected return‚ Standard deviation
Premium Investment Finance Bond
Chapter 1 E1-4. The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance 11 Agency Costs Answer: Agency costs are the costs borne by stockholders to maintain a governance structure that ensures against dishonest acts of management‚ and gives managers the financial incentive to maximize share price. One example of agency costs is stock options‚ which are used to provide an incentive for managers to work diligently for the benefit of the firm. Tips are similar to stock options in that they
Premium Taxation Progressive tax Income tax
Advance Managerial Finance Case 6: Deluxe Corporation 1. What are the risks associated with Deluxe’s business and strategy? Is Deluxe’s current debt level appropriate? Deluxe Corporation was once the largest printer of paper checks in the United States. However‚ around the past years it started to face difficulties primarily on its sale and earnings growth primarily because of alternative payments systems as online payments‚ credit and debit cards‚ etc. Some of the risk Deluxe Corporation
Premium Finance Risk
Adwoa Addison Patricia Strong UNIV 200 15 April 2013 Booby Traps For most women‚ becoming pregnant is a turning point in one’s life. The moment there is confirmation of a new life‚ women adopt a selfless attitude and begin practicing great care and caution to protect the little one growing inside. Singer and actress Beyoncé Knowles sent the music world abuzz when she announced her pregnancy to the world in June of 2011 at the MTV video music awards. Since giving birth to a beautiful baby girl Blue
Premium Breastfeeding Infant Baby bottle
BUSI 530 Managerial Finance Sheu Abiodun Mojeed Liberty University Microsoft recorded a high share of common stock in 2011 and experienced a drastic decrease in 2012 that gradually began to climb in 2013. The economic outlook of Microsoft Corporation’s economic outlook is evident in the strategy that the organization applied in response to the financial crisis of 2009. MC demonstrated that the corporation is a global software innovator from 2010 after the global financial crisis in 2009 which
Premium Microsoft Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Microsoft Windows