CHAPTER 16 WORKING CAPITAL POLICY AND SHORT-TERM FINANCING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS: 1. The need for working capital arises because the normal operating cycle of the firm requires that expenditures for raw materials, labor, etc. be made prior to receipt of the funds from the sale of the output. Funds must be invested during the operating cycle in the various short-term assets that make up working capital--namely, cash, inventories, and accounts receivable. 2. The operating
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Short-term protection against inflation Buyers of financial claims lend their excess funds because they: A. expect to borrow extra funds in the future. B. want surplus funds in the future. C. want to invest in the future. D. want to increase their costs relative to their incomes. Sellers of financial claims promise to pay back borrowed funds: A. by borrowing extra
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Furthermore, returns to a specialized arbitrageur would be 50 percent larger if the path to convergence was smooth rather than as observed. Uncertainty about the distribution of returns and characteristics of the risks limits arbitrage. THIS PAPER EXAMINES IMPEDIMENTS to arbitrage in equity markets using a sample of 82 situations between 1985 and 2000, where the market value of a company is less than that of its ownership stake in a publicly traded subsidiary. These situations suggest clear
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Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu And William H. Meckling University of Rochester Abstract This paper integrates elements from the theory of agency, the theory of property rights and the theory of finance to develop a theory of the ownership structure of the firm. We define the concept of agency costs, show its relationship to the ‘separation and control’ issue, investigate the nature of the agency costs generated by the existence
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” or even “inter-listing,” — is usually a strategic choice made by a firm to secondarily list its equity shares trading in a home market exchange on a new overseas market. It may or may not involve an initial or secondary capital-raising and it ☆ An early version of this paper was presented as the keynote address at the 4th Singapore
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Worldwide Paper Company Longwood Woodyard Proposal Blue Ridge Mill is considering the addition of a new on-site longwood woodyard in 2006. This proposal is expected to gain two primary benefits during its 6 years economic life: to bring substantial cost saving by eliminating the need to buy shortwood from outside suppliers and produce its own shortwood to sell in open market. After executing detailed and sensitivity analysis, the project is expected to create value for shareholders
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Commercial Paper Thomas K. Hahn C ommercial paper is a short-term unsecured promissory note issued by corporations and foreign governments. For many large, creditworthy issuers, commercial paper is a low-cost alternative to bank loans. Issuers are able to efficiently raise large amounts of funds quickly and without expensive Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration by selling paper, either directly or through independent dealers, to a large and varied pool of institutional
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FIN 4604: Sample Questions III 1). Assume that the Swiss franc has an annual interest rate of 8% and is expected to depreciate by 6% against the dollar. From a U.S. perspective, the effective financing rate from borrowing francs is: a) 8% b) 14.48% c) 2% d) 1.52% e) 14% 2). Assume that the U.S. interest rate is 11% while the interest rate on euros is 7%. If euros are borrowed by a U.S. firm, they would have to ________ against the dollar by _______ in order
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International Review of Finance, 11:1, 2011: pp. 1–17 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2443.2010.01125.x Two Common Problems in Capital Structure Research: The FinancialDebt-To-Asset Ratio and Issuing Activity Versus Leverage Changes IVO WELCH Brown University, RI and NBER ABSTRACT This paper points out two common problems in capital structure research. First, although it is not clear whether non-financial liabilities should be considered debt, they should never be considered as equity. Yet, the common financial-debt-to-asset
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Finance Sta. Mesa, Manila PAPELRIFIC “Your Paper is Terrific” BUSINESS PROPOSAL A. THE COMPANY 1. Name of the Company PAPELRIFIC - “Your Paper is Terrific” The name of the company emerged from the creative minds of the group members. Indeed, the company name, Papelrific, satisfies its product since we produce special papers, bookmarks and stationery made from an ecofriendly source which is the banana. We could proudly say that “your paper is terrific”. Logo of the Business The
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