understanding the determinants of corporate investment‚ financing‚ hedging‚ payout‚ and executive compensation policies. The course will provide an analysis of the determinants of each policy as well as the implications for shareholder value. While the basic economic insights will be presented through simple examples‚ the course is quantitative in nature. Course material The reference textbook is Corporate Finance by Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo‚ Pearson International Edition‚ 2nd Edition‚ (BDM hereafter)
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Consider a project to produce solar water heaters. It requires a $10 million investment and offers a level after-tax cash flow of $1.75 million per year for 10 years. The opportunity cost of capital is 12 percent‚ which reflects the project’s business risk. Suppose the project is financed with $5 million of debt and $5 million of equity. The interest rate is 8 percent and the marginal tax rate is 35 percent. The debt will be paid off in equal annual installments
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Week 13 Solutions Chapter 19 14. WACC – Table 19.4 shows a simplified balance sheet for Rensselaer Felt. Calculate this company’s weighted-average cost of capital. The debt has just been refinanced at an interest rate of 6% (short term) and 8% (long term). The expected rate of return on the company’s shares is 15%. There are 7.46 million shares outstanding‚ and the shares are trading at $46. The tax rate is 35%. We make three adjustments to the balance sheet: Ignore deferred taxes; this is an
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Joanne Jackson June 1‚ 2011 Corporate Finance 620 M 600-950 Ch. 12 Mini Case A. Do you think Adam Lee should develop a strategic plan for the company? Why? What are the central elements of such a plan? What is the role of finance in a strategic plan? Yes. The goal of companies is to create more wealth for the owners and for financial managers to make their company more valuable and without well designed strategic and tactical plans in place it is impossible to do. The central
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Corporate finance chapter 1 Concept questions: 1.Agency Problems Who owns a corporation? Describe the process whereby the owners control the firm’s management. What is the main reason that an agency relationship exists in the corporate form of organization? In this context‚ what kinds of problems can arise? 2.Not-for-Profit Firm Goals .Suppose you were the financial manager of a not-for-profit business (a not-for-profit hospital‚ perhaps). What kinds of goals do you think would be appropriate
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Chapter 4: Questions and Applications (Page 113): #20‚ #21‚ # 29. 20. Speculation (Similar in spirit to the example that we did in class) Blue Demon Bank expects that the Mexican peso will appreciate against the dollar from its spot rate of $.15 to $.17 in 10 days. The following interbank lending and borrowing rates exist: Lending Rate Borrowing Rate U.S. dollar 8.0% 8.3% Mexican peso 8.5% 8.7% Assume that Blue Demon Bank has a borrowing capacity of either $10 million or 70 million
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The Scope Of Corporate Finance Professor Dr. Rainer Stachuletz Corporate Finance Berlin School of Economics Finance Career Opportunities Corporate Finance • Budgeting‚ financial forecasting‚ cash management‚ credit administration‚ investment analysis‚ fund procurement Commercial Banking Investment Banking Money Management 2 • Consumer banking • Corporate banking • High income potential • Very competitive industry • Opportunities in investment advisory firms‚ mutual fund companies
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Chapter 13 Inventory Management Answers to Discussion and Review Questions 1. Inventories are held (1) to take advantage of price discounts‚ (2) to take advantage of economic lot sizes‚ (3) to provide a certain level of customer service‚ and (4) because production requires some in-process inventory. 2. Effective inventory management requires (1) cost information‚ information on demand and lead time (amounts and variabilities)‚ an accounting system‚ and a priority system (e.g.‚ A-B-C)
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Avicular Controls‚ ACI‚ should win this deal to expand its market in Asia. Based on the data provided by International Air Transport Association’s (IATA)‚ the report indicated that passenger and cargo traffic would double in Asia by the year of 2010. The increase in the demand of air transportation is an opportunity for Avicular Controls to expand the market in Asia. Not only would the deal benefit ACI from lifting its prestige‚ but also generating the long term revenue of maintenance. In addition
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Corporate Finance Syllabus Spring 2009 Prof. Anna Scherbina UC Davis Graduate School of Management Office: 126 AOB IV Tel: 530.754.8076 e-mail: ascherbina@ucdavis.edu Course Focus We will explore how corporations make financial decisions through the analysis of Harvard Business School cases. Should a firm undertake a new investment opportunity‚ raise equity‚ acquire another firm‚ or conduct an IPO? How should small firms manage their working capital? How fast should a firm grow
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