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school of business buacc1521 personal financial planning assignment 1general
mathematical propertythe sum of the deviations of the items from median ignoring signs is the least for example the median of 6 10 14 18 and 22 is 14
an average should be a vigorously defined b easy to compute c capable of simple interpretation d dependent on all the observed values e not unduly
the two main objectives areto get at a single value measures of central value by considering the mass of data
one of the most important objectives of statistical analysis is to get one single value that describes the characteristic of the entire
linear programming one of the important techniques of operations research has been applied to a wide range of
insider tradinginsider trading refers to dealing in securities by persons who are privy to specific information of companies this possession of
predicting cross-sectional returnsif the market is assumed to be efficient all securities should lie along the security market line that relates the
calendar studiesthese attempted to predict rates of return during a calendar year and examine if there is any particular observable pattern in the
quarterly earnings studiesthe quarterly earnings studies are a part of time-series analysis these studies aim at predicting future returns for a
role of market efficiencymarket efficiency signifies how lsquoquickly and accurately does relevant information have its effect on the asset prices
discount rate determinantsthe discount rate is the firm weighted average cost of capital it represents the opportunity cost of investing creditors
stream of expected returnsinvestment returns can take many forms an investor must consider all these forms to evaluate an investment option
negotiating and closing transactiona diverse set of skills and very thorough preparation is required for negotiating and closing a divestiture
the selling processthe four key elements that constitute the selling process are i identification of prospective buyers ii selection of the type of
contents of the offering memorandumexecutive summary it constitutes one of the most important parts of the document and is the key selling chapter of
preparing the divestitureno two divestitures are exactly alike and one of the foremost tasks of the project team is to determine precisely what is to
assembling the divestiture teamdivestment of a business requires a team of functional experts under the direction of an experienced project manager
financial issues of divestituresmany corporations review the business portfolio to determine the operations that fit their core strategies the firms
secured lbo financing or asset-based lendingunder asset-based lending the borrower pledges certain assets as collateral asset-based lenders look at
leveraged buyouts lbosa leveraged buyout is a financing technique where debt is used to purchase the stock of a corporation and it frequently
product advantagesa firm that has developed a reputation for superior products in the domestic market may find acceptance from the foreign consumers
rationale for mergersmany of the motives behind mergers of firms are discussed hereundergrowthgrowth is the most general and important motive for
cross-sector analysisthe growth of a country depends upon how fast a country can adapt to deregulation and internationalization deregulation and
macro-economic analysismeasuring the level of economic activitygross national product gnp and the gross domestic product gdp are the two most widely