• Q : Major sources of health insurance and health care....
    Finance Basics :

    What are the major sources of health insurance and health care?

  • Q : Cumulative voting procedures....
    Finance Basics :

    The shareholders of Vycom, Inc. need to elect five new directors to the board. There are 750,000 shares of common stock outstanding. How many shares do you need to own to guarantee yourself a seat o

  • Q : Evaluate the grocery chain''s claim....
    Finance Basics :

    "In response to complaints about high prices, a grocery chain runs the following advertising campaign:" If you pay your child $3 to go buy $ 50 worth of groceries , then your child makes twice as mu

  • Q : Value assuming lifo....
    Finance Basics :

    From January 3 through June 30 it used 800 doses. On July 1 it bought 500 more doses at $23 each. From July 2 through the end of the year it used 400 doses. WHat is the inventory value at the end of

  • Q : Percentage of loans default on portfolio....
    Finance Basics :

    It is interested in estimating a "99.97% worst case" for the percentage of loans that default on the portfolio. Show how this varies with the copula correlation.

  • Q : Holding period return for the stock....
    Finance Basics :

    A stock had returns of 18.43 percent, 16.82 percent, 6.83 percent, 32.19 percent, and 19.87 percent over the past five years respectively. What was the holding period return for the stock?

  • Q : Negative side of globalization....
    Finance Basics :

    Can you please give some example and discuss about the negative side of globalization.

  • Q : Determine fair and equitable price for products....
    Finance Basics :

    Ascend to determine a fair and equitable price for its products. -Would it be ethical for Marcia to attend the meeting and share the relevant cost data? -Do you agree as Marcia's supervisor with thi

  • Q : Role of cost of capital in valuation process....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the role of the cost of capital in the valuation process and why is it important for financial managers to understand the cost of capital?

  • Q : Estimating coupon rate on the bonds....
    Finance Basics :

    Page Enterprises has bonds on the market making annual payments, with nine years of maturity, and selling for $948. At this price, the bonds yield 5.9%. What must the coupon rate be on the bonds?

  • Q : Computing the beta of stock....
    Finance Basics :

    The common stock of Flavorful Teas has an expected return of 14.82 percent. The return on the market is 13 percent and the risk-free rate of return is 3.9 percent. What is the beta of this stock?

  • Q : Compensation-shareholder wealth....
    Finance Basics :

    The board of directors sets compensation for company executives. How should it structure compensation for the company CEO if it wants to induce the CEO to maximize shareholder wealth? If compensatio

  • Q : Proportion of total sales represented-foreign sales....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the proportion of total sales represented by foreign sales? How has this changed over the past five to ten years? What efforts has the company recently undertaken to increase or decrease globa

  • Q : Computing appropriate selling price....
    Finance Basics :

    Calculate the appropriate selling price of a 30-year 9% annual coupon paid semiannually, $1,000 corporate bond that was purchased five years ago. Marketplace interest rates are averaging 8%.

  • Q : Expected return of the three-issue portfolio....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the expected return of the three-issue portfolio with the following characteristics?

  • Q : Determining the actual excess return....
    Finance Basics :

    Suppose it turns out that the economy and the stock market do better than expected by 2% and Semitool's products experience more rapid growth than anticipated, thus pushing up the stock price by ano

  • Q : Proportion of total sales....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the proportion of total sales represented by foreign sales? How has this changed over the past five to ten years?

  • Q : Preemptive right for a company....
    Finance Basics :

    What's the preemptive right for a company's common shareholders?

  • Q : Unemployment rate and stock market performance....
    Finance Basics :

    Discuss the relationship between unemployment rate and stock market performance.

  • Q : Estimate weighted average cost of capital....
    Finance Basics :

    The company has $200,000,000 in common stock equity with an estimated 10% annual cost of capital. You recently issued $100,000,000 in corporate bonds that currently pay a 6% annual yield. Finally, you

  • Q : Expected dollar rate of return on dollar....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the expected dollar rate of return on dollar deposits with today's exchange rate at $1.10 per euro, next year's expected exchange rate at $1.165 per euro, the dollar interest rate at 10%, an

  • Q : Real exchange rate....
    Finance Basics :

    The real exchange rate, q, is defined as: the price of the foreign basket in terms of the domestic one.

  • Q : Opportunity cost of a checking account....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the opportunity cost of a checking account that requires a $500 minimum balance to avoid service charges? Assume an interest rate of 4%.

  • Q : Result of deregulation and impact on global finance....
    Finance Basics :

    Research the Glass Steagall Act (1933) and the Financial Services Modernization Act (1999/2000). Using at least 5 references, analyze the result of deregulation and the impact on global finance. Pre

  • Q : Proportion of total sales represented by foreign sales....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the proportion of total sales represented by foreign sales? How has this changed over the past five to ten years? What efforts has the company recently undertaken to increase or decrease glo

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