in the management of the firm. 3. In a corporation‚ what group has the ultimate responsibility for protecting and managing the stockholders’ interests? Board of directors 4. What document is necessary to form a corporation? Articles of incorporation 5. What issue does agency theory examine? Why is it important in a public corporation rather than in a private corporation? It examines the relationship between the owners of the firm and the managers of the firm. Management in privately
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BWFF2013 QUIZ 1 (10 MARKS) TOPICS COVERED: 1-4 NO. OF QUESTIONS: 80 [20 QUESTIONS FOR EACH TOPIC] INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer ALL questions and show ALL workings (if any). Marks will be given only for the correct workings and not for the correct answers. 2. You may present your answers in hand-written or typed-form. 3. Submit your group of four (4) answer in a single hardcopy form only; and 4. Deadline for submission: 21st October 2013 (Monday)‚ in-class. Late submission will be penalized
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Financial Management This document placed forward is to aid in the explanation of the nature of the Jamaican financial markets to Valentino Rossi‚ a professional motorcyclist who recently came to the Jamaica from Italy. Valentino is a highly ranked cyclist who expects to invest substantial amounts of money through the Jamaica Money Market Brokers. He is keen on financial matters and would like to understand in general terms what will happen to his money. So a set of questions and scenarios have
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Business firms exist because they satisfy a human need by providing a product or service. No business firm can be established without sufficient financing. The owner(s) therefore put personal loans they have entered into‚ and/or their hard-earned savings‚ at stake to partially finance the firm. The owner’s or owners’ contribution is referred to as owners’ equity. Normally‚ owners’ equity is not sufficient Borrowed funds (loans) have to be repaid through
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Financial Management Questions- Short answers and Multiple Choice Short Answer 1. What is the difference between stock price maximization and profit maximization? Under what conditions might profit maximization not lead to stock price maximization? 2. Assume that you are serving on the board of directors of a medium-sized corporation and that you are responsible for establishing the compensation policies of senior management. You believe that the company’s CEO is very talented‚ but your
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return. 1‚000 ($1.25 + $4) = $5‚250 b. Calculate your total percentage return. ($49 + $1.25 - $45)/$45 = 0.1167 or 11.67%. c. Do the answers to parts (a) and (b) depend on whether you sell the stock after one year or continue to hold it? The answer does not depend on whether you sell the stock or hold it. P6-2: A financial adviser claims that a particular stock earned a total return of 10% last
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SECTION A PART ONE: ANSWERS ONLY. 1.a)ignored non-corporate enterprise 2.c)redeemable preference shares 3.a)political risk 4.a)future cost 5.c)designing optimal corporate capital structure 6.b)firms point 7.d)agency cost 8.a)legal requirement 9.b)default risk 10.a)beta PART TWO: 1. . Annuity is fixed sum of money paid every year in at any other fixed interval shorter than a year. This annuity may be by way of return of some principal plus interest payment
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AND FINANCE ACADEMIC SESSION: MARCH – JULY 2013 ACC 2034: PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING GROUP ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. There are FOUR (4) pages in this Group Assignment including the cover page. 2. This Group Assignment will contribute 30% to your final grade. 3. The assignment must be typewritten on double line spacing‚ A-4 size paper and single sided. Work should be presented in a folder‚ with a cover sheet‚ which includes your name‚ unit number‚ tutor’s name‚ and the essay/group
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Chapter 9 Financial Crises and the Subprime Meltdown 9.1 Factors Causing Financial Crises 1) A major disruption in financial markets characterized by sharp declines in asset prices and firm failures is called a A) financial crisis. 2) A financial crisis occurs when an increase in asymmetric information from a disruption in the financial system A) causes severe adverse selection and moral hazard problems that make financial markets incapable of channeling funds efficiently. 3) A serious
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Financial Management 1. Problem 1-7 (Accrual income vs cash flow) What is the Primary economic principle used in managerial finance? The primary economic principle used in managerial finance is marginal cost-benefit analysis‚ the principle that financial decisions should be made and actions taken only when the added benefits exceed the added costs. Nearly all financial decisions ultimately come down to an assessment of their marginal benefits and marginal costs. 2. Problem 2-15 (Ratio
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