Microsoft to have an equity cost of capital that is higher than 10%? No‚ Microsoft is diversifiable and it will not be affected by the changes in the market. We do not expect Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be higher than 10%. Each stock carries its own weight. B. What would have to be true for Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be equal to 10%? In order for Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be 10% its beta will have to be 1. 4. Suppose all possible investment opportunities in
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BKM CHAPTER 5 1. The Fisher equation tells us that the real interest rate approximately equals the nominal rate minus the inflation rate. Suppose the (expected or realized) inflation rate increases from 3% to 5%. Does the Fisher equation imply that this increase will result in a fall in the real rate of interest? Explain. The Fisher equation relates nominal rates required by investors to real rates required by investors and inflation. You can think about this from two perspectives: i. Ex-ante
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2ACCT 455 CHAPTER 2 Solutions 2. Suppose that P.V. Ltd. paid a dividend of $10 at the end of year 1 (any portion of year 1 net income would do). Then‚ its year 2 opening net assets are $276.36‚ and net income would be: P.V. Ltd. Income Statement For Year 2 Accretion of discount (10% × 276.36) P.V.’s balance sheet at time 2 would be: P.V. Ltd. Balance Sheet As at Time 2 $27.64 Financial Asset Cash: (140 + 14 + 150) $304.00 Shareholders’ Equity Opening Balance: 276.36 (286.36 - 10.00 dividend)
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How does accounting help in the capital allocation process? If a company’s financial performance is measured accurately‚ fairly‚ and on a timely basis‚ the right managers and companies are able to attract investment capital. To provide unreliable and irrelevant information leads to poor capital allocation which adversely affects the securities market. What is the objective of financial reporting? The objective of general purpose financial reporting is to provide financial information about the
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LITERATURE REVIEW OF INVESTMENT APPRAISAL METHODS What is meant by investment appraisal practices? The investment appraisal process includes the generation of ideas‚ assessment and authorization‚ implementation and control of the project (Dennis R. Young‚ 2007). Decision-making is increasingly more complex today because of uncertainty. Additionally‚ most capital projects involve numerous variables and possible outcomes. For instance‚ estimating cash flows associated with a project involves working
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Individual Assignment Problems MBAO287-ADM-471P-A: Essentials of Accounting I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the Student Bulletin relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper‚ I understand
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Equipment ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics Questions Brief Exercises 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 13 Concepts Problems for Analysis 1. Valuation and classification of land‚ buildings‚ and equipment. 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 6‚ 7‚ 12‚ 13‚ 15‚ 21 2. Self-constructed assets‚ capitalization of overhead. 5‚ 8‚ 20‚ 21 4‚ 6‚ 12‚ 16 3. Capitalization of interest. 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 13‚ 21 4‚ 5‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 16 1‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 3 4. Exchanges of assets. 12‚ 16‚ 17 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12 3‚ 11‚ 16‚ 17‚ 18‚ 19
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Module 3 Accounting Adjustments and Constructing Financial Statements DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Q3-1. The fiscal year is the annual accounting period that a firm adopts. A firm that uses December 31 as its year-end is on a calendar-year basis. Traditionally‚ fiscal years that end in January through the end of May‚ are labeled as the prior calendar year. For example‚ a fiscal year ending January 31‚ 2010 would be labeled fiscal 2009 because the bulk of the operations occurred in calendar 2009
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Part B END-OF-CHAPTER SOLUTIONS Fundamentals of Investments‚ 5th edition Jordan and Miller Chapter 1 A Brief History of Risk and Return Concept Questions 1. For both risk and return‚ increasing order is b‚ c‚ a‚ d. On average‚ the higher the risk of an investment‚ the higher is its expected return. 2. Since the price didn’t change‚ the capital gains yield was zero. If the total return was four percent‚ then the dividend yield must be four percent. 3. It is impossible
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CHAPTER 12 ACCOUNTING FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. a. Proprietorship: Ease of formation and nontaxable entity. b. Partnership: Expanded owner expertise and capital‚ nontaxable entity‚ and moderate complexity of formation. c. Limited liability company: Limited liability to owners‚ expanded access to capital‚ nontaxable entity‚ and moderate complexity of formation. 2. The disadvantages of a partnership are that its life is limited
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