• Q : Discuss the nature of the consortium....
    Finance Basics :

    Identify a non-North American project in the global arena that was funded by a consortium of public and private financial institutions. Discuss the nature of the consortium and evaluate the role of ea

  • Q : Calculate the portfolio standard deviation....
    Finance Basics :

    You own a portfolio that has 35% invested in asset A, and 65% invested in asset B. Asset A's standard deviation is 12% and asset B's standard deviation is 18%.

  • Q : Increasing the minimum wage by a dollar....
    Finance Basics :

    Have you ever worked for the minimum wage? If so, for how long? Would you favor increasing the minimum wage by a dollar? By two dollars? By five dollars? Explain your reasoning.

  • Q : Making up relevant numbers as appropriate....
    Finance Basics :

    Say the level of the market as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently at 12,000. A forecaster has made a prediction of 13,300 for the level of the market in one year,

  • Q : Find the debt to equity ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    Find the debt to equity ratio for 2 other companies similar to Under Armour. Which has the hiehgest ratio? Which has the lowest? In your opinion, why did that company choose to have a low ratio?

  • Q : Calculate the annual end of year loan payment amount....
    Finance Basics :

    Messineo LLC borrowed $15,000 at a 14% annual rate of interest to be repaid over 3 years. The loan is amortized into three equal annual end of year payments.

  • Q : Determining projects annual cash flows....
    Finance Basics :

    The common stock for Grapevine Plumbing Company currently sells for $40 per share. If a new issue is sold, the flotation cost is estimated to be $7 per share. The company had earnings of $2.00 per sha

  • Q : Determine the amount of sales....
    Finance Basics :

    Open the excel file and click on the data worksheet. Use the SUMIF function to calculate the total amount of sales in dollars (A/R Change) for each of the four types

  • Q : Preparing balance sheet and income statement....
    Finance Basics :

    Johnsons Scuba Co. has a weird accountant who reported the balance sheet and income statement items in alphabetical order.

  • Q : Selecting best option for production....
    Finance Basics :

    Harley Davidson sells motorcycle X and Y. Motorcycle X sells for $10,000, has variable cost (labor and material) of $2,000, and requires 10 hours of use of machinery to produce.

  • Q : Calculating the current value of stock....
    Finance Basics :

    Currently a firm is earning $3.80 per share (EPS=$3.80)and has a dividend payout ratio of 70% today and in the foreseeable future. Starting next year EPS is expected to grow by 30% for three years and

  • Q : Calculating value of share....
    Finance Basics :

    Horse and Buggy Inc, is a declining industry. Sales, earnings, and dividends are all shrinking at rate of 10% per year.

  • Q : Calculate stock selling price....
    Finance Basics :

    Trend-Line Inc. has been growing at a rate of 6% per year and is expected to continue to do so indefinitely. The next dividend is expected to be $5 per share.

  • Q : Calculate reward to variability ratio....
    Finance Basics :

    Asset A has an expected return of 20% and a standard deviation of 25%. The risk free rate is 10%. What is the reward-to-variability ratio?

  • Q : Calculate after tax income....
    Finance Basics :

    You purchase CSH stock for $40 and it is now selling for $50. The company has announced that it plans a $10 special dividend. Assuming 2008 tax rates, if you sell the stock or wait and receive the div

  • Q : Determining expected return....
    Finance Basics :

    Consider the following information for three stocks, A,B,and C, and portfolios of these stocks. The stocks' returns are positively but not perfectly positively correlated with one another

  • Q : Determining the service level....
    Finance Basics :

    A local club is selling Christmas trees and deciding how many to stock for the month of December. If demand is normally distributed with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 20,

  • Q : Discusses financial analysis problem....
    Finance Basics :

    Acme Manufacturing is a decentralized corporation. Divisions are treated as investment centers. In recent years, Acme has been running about 11% ROA for the corporation as a whole, and has a cost of c

  • Q : Determine bid to maximize expected profits....
    Finance Basics :

    Warren Milken is attempting to take over Biotech Corporation. The worth of Biotech depends on the success or failure of several drugs under development.

  • Q : Compute stock basis at the end of the year....
    Finance Basics :

    Sarah owns 45% of the stock in a C corporation that had a profit of $260,000 in 2011. Kevin owns a 45% interest in a partnership that had a profit of $260,000 during the year.

  • Q : Compute the margin, turnover, and return on investment....
    Finance Basics :

    Compute the margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) in 2005 for each of FedE's four business segments

  • Q : Define agency costs and discuss costs reduce business value....
    Finance Basics :

    Assume that insurers operate in an environment where price regulation does not exist. Describe two potential benefits that this type of system provides to consumers as well as two potential costs.

  • Q : Calculate unemployment rate in the united states....
    Finance Basics :

    Suppose nominal GDP in 1999 was $100 billion and in 2001 it was $270 billion. The general price index in 1999 was 100 and in 2001, it was 150. Between 1999 and 2001, the real GDP rose by what percent?

  • Q : Concept of supply and demand....
    Finance Basics :

    You know from data collected on the Widget Market that market demand and market supply have both increased recently. As manager of the facility, what decisions should you make regarding production lev

  • Q : Determining the weighted average cost of capital....
    Finance Basics :

    What is the weighted average cost of capital for the following firm? It has $500,000 in debt, $200,000 in common stock and $600,000 in preferred stock.

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