FUNCTIONS OF FINANCE Finance function is the most important function of a business. Finance is‚ closely‚ connected with production‚ marketing and other activities. In the absence of finance‚ all these activities come to a halt. In fact‚ only with finance‚ a business activity can be commenced‚ continued and expanded. Finance exists everywhere‚ be it production‚ marketing‚ human resource development or undertaking research activity. Understanding the universality and importance of finance‚ finance manager
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International Financial Risk Management R.J. Reynolds International Financing HBS Case 9-287-057 The case is set in the context of RJR’s 1985 financing of its $4.9 billion acquisition of Nabisco Brands Inc. To finance the acquisition‚ RJR was proposing the issue of $1.2 billion of 12 year notes and the same amount in preferred stock. It had already funded $1.5 billion of the acquisition leaving $1 billion more to finance. Challenges facing RJR: Of the $1.5 billion that had been funded‚ $500 million
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of debt of the company. Therefore‚ there must be a level of debt that make the benefits of debt and potential danger of debt offset each other. In another word‚ the marginal revenue of debt equals the marginal cost of debt. But remember‚ the real cases are not as easy as we put here. When a firm procures funds from investors or owners‚ there will be an explicit or implicit promise to pay return to them. The return is paid in terms of interest which is compulsory paid to all investors and owners
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depending on whether the discount rate is less than‚ equal to‚ or greater than the IRR. The discounted payback includes the effect of the relevant discount rate. If a project’s discounted payback period is less than the project’s life‚ it must be the case that NPV is positive. Assuming conventional cash flows‚ if a project has a positive NPV for a certain discount rate‚ then it will also have a positive NPV for a zero discount rate; thus‚ the payback period must be less than the project life. Since
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of aerospace leadership and innovation has given the company the advantages. Its broad range of capabilities includes creating new and more efficient commercial airplane‚ integrating military platforms and defense systems through network-enabled solutions; and arranging innovative customer-financing options. Nowadays‚ Boeing‚ as the top exporter of U.S. and with its corporate offices in Chicago‚ supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in more than 90 countries. Besides
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Learning objectives After reading this topic you should be able to: • • • • • • Understand the background of international finance Define international finance Explain the reason for studying international finance Explain the roles of international financial manager Understand the background of multinational corporations Distinguish between international finance and domestic finance 1.1 BACKGROUND TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE International
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Identify and describe the various sources of finance 1.1 Internal source 1.2 External sources 2. Assess the implication of the difference sources of finance related to risk‚ legal‚ financial and dilution of control and bankruptcy 2.1 Issue debt 2.2 Issue equity 3. Select appropriate sources of finance and make recommendations on the best ways of raising finance TASK 2: Part 1: Assess and compare various costs involve with each source of finance to Vale filters Limited Part 2: Prepare cash
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Problem #4-13 a) In order to answer the question‚ we first need to consider what do revenue growth and net income represents. Revenue growth suggests the company’s future profitability‚ which means that revenue growth has the potential to be a predictor of future earning power. The income statement contains both revenue and expense information. Furthermore‚ in an efficient market‚ R&D and startup costs can be adjusted‚ and as long as these information are available to the public‚ the company will
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CORPORATE FINANCE The word Corporate Finance can be defined in terms that may vary considerably across the world. Corporate Finance is one of the three areas of the discipline of finance and can be defined broadly as a field of finance dealing with acquisition and allocation of a corporation ’s funds or resources‚ with the goal of maximizing shareholder wealth i.e. stock value. This division of a company is basically concerned with the financial operation of the company from company’s point of view
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In this financial section of the business plan‚ these four factors will be discussed below in detail respectively. This finance section will include a break even analysis‚ product pricing analysis‚ profitability analysis‚ price sensitivity analysis‚ cash flow analysis‚ and forecasted scenario analysis. Two break even scenarios and four forecasted scenarios are created in case of any unexpected factors which will negatively impact the sales in the future. Scenario planning will also stabilize and
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