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You manage a portfolio that consists of 70 percent in S & P 500 index stocks and 30 percent in a Crude Oil ETF. Over the past 10 years the S & P 500 has had an average monthly return of 1.2 pe
Your firm shorts 30 March 2009 Euro futures contracts with a future price of 1.510 for 5 days. Each contract has a $2100 initial margin and a $2100 maintenance margin.
Crenshaw Inc., expects to generate an annual EBIT of $750,000 and needs to obtain financing for $1,200,000 of assets. Their tax bracket is 40%. If the firm goes with a short-term financing plan, their
You work for the local hospital and you and your colleagues need to decide on whether to purchase new equipment for the clinic. The acquisition cost is $50,000 if it is purchased.
A company has posted a request for bid on 230k cases of widgets per year over the next 5 years. Determine what bid price makes the most sense as a potential supplier.
If the Social Security retirement system was a private retirement system, it would be declared bankrupt. Discuss why this is so and why the Social Security system can continue to pay benefits despite
Conduct research on Martha Stewart Omnimedia (MSO), focusing on the period when it was most successful (before the current crisis). What kinds of leadership patterns can you discern that would explain
Mark is looking at the forecasts of expected economic growth. He plans to invest $120,000 in an investment whose return would depend on the economic conditions.
Assume that XYZ has Earnings Per share of $1.79 with a .68 cent dividend and return on equity of 24%. If the stock price is $49.22 then:
In this course, you have expanded your understanding of finance in terms of the measures taken and implementation of financial data in a business. You have also thought about the ways that finance fit
A property has a potential gross rent of $1,500,000; operating expenses of $765,750; a vacancy allowance of $45,000, and other income of $9,000.
The CFO has proposed new investment opportunities and needs to present them to the board for approval. To be viable, dividends need to stay at $2.50 per year over the next 4 years.
You are told that one corporation just issued $100 million of preferred stock and another purchased $100 million preferred stock as an investment. You are also told that one firm has an effective tax
Democratising finance and comparing this with the kinds of regulatory measures that have been adopted in the OECD countries in the wake of the recent financial crisis.
What are the differences between managed care and traditional cost/reimbursement models? Use at least 2 published peer-reviewed journal articles from within the last 3 years related to the evaluation
An investment with total costs of $10,000 will generate total revenue of $11,000 for the year. Management thinks that since the investment is profitable, it should be made. Do you agree?
Pechstein Corporation issued 2000 shares of $10 par value common stock upon conversion of 1000 shares of $50 par value preferred stock. The preferred stock was originally issued at $60 per share.
Discuss capitation payment methodologies between payers and providers, and Medicare or Medicaid with commercial Managed Care organizations (MCO).
The management of a conservative firm has adopted a policy of never letting debt exceed 30 percent of total financing. The firm will earn $10,000,000 but distribute 40 percent in dividends, so the fir
Financial ratios by themselves provide very little information about a firm. We need to compare ratios across firms in similar industry sectors. The two methods for analyzing financial ratios for a fi
I am practicing a dissertation process and want to be clear about my knowledge of each component of the process. I am trying to create an overview of a proposal for a finance dissertation based upon u
We are purchasing a 28-day Treasury bill, during a normal year (non-leap year), and want to find out both the discount rate and the investment rate.
Dahlia Enterprises needs someone to supply it with 114,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you've decided to bid on the contract.
Assuming there is no firm specific risk and the risk premiums are 5.3%, 3.9%, and 4.2% ; use the information below to determine:
A producer distributed its riding lawn mowers through wholesalers and retailers. The retail selling price was $800, and the manufacturing cost to the company was $312.