coefficient of variation is a better measure of risk than the standard deviation if the expected returns of the securities being compared differ significantly. a. True b. False (2.3) Risk and expected return Answer: a Diff: E [v]. Companies should deliberately increase their risk relative to the market only if the actions that increase the risk also increase the expected rate of return on the firm's assets by enough to completely compensate for the higher risk. a. True
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revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, etc. From these predictions, it can help company picturing out the future cost and profit. The budgeting process may be carried out by individuals or by companies to estimate whether the company can continue to operate with its projected income and expenses. Purpose and advantages Budgets play an important role in the manufacturing and production process because companies will allocate each production cost to products. Spending too much money on specific
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For the exclusive use of W. Jingcheng, 2015. 9-913-556 APRIL 30, 2013 WILLIAM E. FRUHAN CRAIG STEPHENSON Sterling Household Products Company January of 2013 brought a new year and an important new opportunity to the management team of Sterling Household Products Company. Sterling manufactured and marketed a wide line of consumer goods, including laundry products, soaps, cosmetics, toilet preparations, and cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing products, which were sold domestically
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expected return based on an analysis of the company. In theory, buying stocks of companies that are undervalued in the stock market will produce high returns as other investors slowly realize the company’s true value and quoted share prices increase to match that value. Three basic ideas underlie the application of discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. First, the value of a company is ultimately derived from the cash that can be extracted from that company, and more cash is preferred to less
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stable growth in terminal period. The reasons to choose 10 year forecast period are as follow: The economic environment of Australia is relatively stable now. There is no large change such as war, or no revelatory industry technology improvement. Company will be able to reach a stable state after 10 years; Moreover, since the government regulation for pharmacy industry, there is a barriers to entry. There is no industry restructure, and huge competition in next few years. The patents of CSL protect
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from the investment, nevertheless, we were able to improve performance over time with the help of the knowledge on finance and investment. In the first phase (June 4 – June 21) of the project we invested the amount totaling to BDT 999,203 in 15 companies from 11 different industries. We made our investment decision based on basic investing
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QBE = Breakeven Quantity QBE = F / P - V Total Operating Cost = VQ + F Higher QBE higher operating leverage 1. A company estimates that its fixed operating costs are $500,000, and its variable costs are $3 per unit. Each unit produced sells for $4. What is the company’s breakeven point? 2. The Weaver Watch Company manufacturers ladies’ watches that are sold through discount houses. Each watch is sold for $25, the fixed costs are $140,000 for 30,000 watches
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DELUXE Corporation Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives Suggestions for complementary cases in capital structure choice and financial flexibility: “The Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company: Capital Structure, Valuation, and Cost of Capital,” (case 30); “Rosario Acero S.A.,” (case 32); “Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation,” (case 25) In July 2002, an investment banker advising Deluxe Corporation must prepare recommendations for the company’s board of directors regarding the firm’s financial
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of the study are that a company should better manage their relationships with the customers as a competitive policy in mobile telephone marketplace. The weak side of the study is that it is limited to a single industry of mobile telecom industry. Key words: Customer satisfaction, Customer retention, Customer loyalty Jel code: M30 ———————————————————— 1. Introduction Customer loyalty is the focus in the research and It turn into an important concern for management only due to concentrated
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