Category: Study Point

DOWNGRADE WARNING1. What is meant by "analysts’ independence"?When and how might analysts’ independence be compromised?What pressures do analysts face that might reduce their independence?Is maintaining a "buy" recommendation on a stock after its price has fallenevidence that an analysts’ independence is compromised?Do analysts who currently recommend investing in tech stocks […]

1-under regulation , a stock bonus plan is a qualified contribution plan similar to a profit sharing plan what , however makes a stock bonus plan different from a qualified contribution plan ?a)employers contributions may be made in cashb)dividends cant be re invested to increase the participants accountsc)the plan contribution […]

Please complete and submit the following table:Operating Cash Flow: FedEx CorporationAll figures are in thousands of U.S. dollarsYear 0Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Revenue-Purchase of Office Supplies-Direct and indirect labor-Marketing expense- DepreciationEBIT-TaxesNet income+ DepreciationOperating cash flowCan you explain some benefits and drawbacks of raising funds through debt for the […]

Problem Statement – a statement of the problem including a rationale for the study. This section will be worth 20 out of 100 possible points for the research report. If your research project topic/scope is not approved by end of week #4, your group/you will lose 5 points. Therefore, when […]

Please show me how to solve these 6 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation problems, using theBAII Plus Professional calculator, if possible. If not, please show me the math work Thanks!34. P6-37 Growing Annuity [LO1]You have just won the lottery and will receive $1,000,000 in one year. You will receive payments for […]

In this first SLP, you are an HR Manager.Select one of the jobs listed on the “Best Jobs (for Business) ” USNews.comhttp://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-business-jobs. Discuss how you would select “the” person to hire from a list of twenty-five applicants who meet the initial job qualifications. Review the many different selection methods found […]

Practice 1 Consider the following cash flows: a) If the interest rate is 9%, what is the present value of the cash flow stream if the cash flows occur at the end of the period? (2 marks) b) If the interest rate is 9%, what is the present value of […]

a) Kahn and Rudd (1995) examined whether historical performance predicts future performance for a sample of mutual funds that included 300 actively managed U.S. domestic equity funds. One approach they used involved calculating each funds exposure to a set of style indexes (the term style captures the distinctions of growth/value […]

PART ONE Question 1 (15 points) A treasurer argues with the CFO that because “interest rates have dropped substantially in the last year, the firm should best’ back their current debt and issue new one to save on interest costs”. The CFO answers that this only makes sense for “the […]

ASSIGNMENTQUESTIONS PARTB (10 + 10 + 30 =50marks) DUEON FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2012 (12PM) Question1 [3+3+2+2=10marks ] A stock index with a dividend yield of 2.2% per annum with continuous compounding is currentlystandingat 1200.6andhasavola tilityof20%per annum. Therisk freeinterest rate is 3.5% per annum with continuous compounding. Use a four step […]