4-5 paragraphs Details: Your friend Lucy slept through a class in which her professor explained the concepts of depreciation and amortization. Use the Library's Accounting links and/or dictionary sources and the Internet to learn about these concepts, and then write a 4-5 paragraph explanation of the concepts for Lucy. Be
The group product manager for ointments at American Therapeutic Corporation was reviewing price and promotion alternatives for two products: Rash Away and Red Away. Both products were designed to reduce skin irritation, but Red Away was primarily a cosmetic treatment whereas Rash Away also included a compound that eliminated a
What are some examples of factors that can contribute to corporate risk? How can organizations mitigate these risks? Why is it important for organizations to manage risk for corporate investment and financing activities? (at least 200 words). Thanks.
Select a product or service. Then select two different organizations that provide your selected product or service and compare the prices associated with your selected product or service. 1. What accounts for the difference between the prices among the different organizations? 2. What is the marketing rationale for this differen
Suppose you are offered trade credit term of 1.5/15, net 50. ( Calculate both the APR and APY of the cost of trade credit)Using the information what would be the APR cost if you "stretched" the payable and paid after 75 days. (Show work)
Co. A is about to pay a dividend of $3.15 per share. Its future EPS and dividends are expected to grow with inflation, which is forecasted at 3% per year. What is the company's stock price? The nominal cost of capital is 10%.
You would like to begin (or increase) your savings for retirement. What types of retirement plans (401ks, IRAs, etc.) might be best for your personal situation? Be sure to explain the plan you are interested in and why this is best for you.
What are some methods used to compare the financial condition of a competing organization?
Butler just came back from a meeting with the training coordinator. They now want to include some additional items in the upcoming training session. Your assignment is to prepare another section for the training document that explains how the concepts of value and utility differ in application in the public sector as compared to
Letitia Green own a small, independent off-Broadway theater. Her theater is about to begin performing a new play titled "Franklin County Blues." Letitia has invested her own funds to get the play off the ground, and wants to know how many tickers need to be sold before the theater breaks even. Information about the play follow
Trentham product currently has $2,000,000 in account receivable and its days sales outstanding is 33 days. if accounts receivable comprises half of the firm's current assets and Trentham has $6,000,000 in net fixed assets, what is Trentham's total assets turnover ratio?
I am having problems retaining many information in finance. Here is the question: If you are a shareholder in a profitable company, would you expect a dividend to be paid, or would you be satisfied if all earnings stayed within the organization as retained earnings? Explain I need help with this question.
Assuming you purchased a share of stock for $50 one year ago, sold it today for $60, and during the year received three dividend payments totaling $2.70, calculate the following: a) Current income b) Capital gain/loss c) Total return 1) in dollars 2) as a percentage of the initial investment.
You have estimated the following probability distributions of expected future returns for Stock X and Y: Stock X Probability Return Stock Y Probability Return 0.1 -10% 0.2 2% 0.2 10% 0.2 7
A. Technical College received $3,445,553 in state aid on September 15 for the fall academic semester. The Vice-president for finance decided to invest $2,000,000 in a 2-month investment that pays 11.5% simple interest. How much interest will the College earn on the investment?
Scenario: Jones Design wishes to estimate the value of its outstanding preferred stock. The preferred stock issue has an $80 par value and pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share. Similar risk preferred stocks are currently earning a 9.3% annual rate of return. a) What is the market value of the outstanding preferred sto
Kim and Dan Bergholt are both government workers. They are considering purchasing a home in the Washington D.C. area for about $280,000. They estimate monthly expenses for utilities at $220, maintenance at $100, property taxes at $380, and home insurance payments at $50. Their only debt consists of car loans requiring a monthly
Cliff Swatner is single, 33, and owns a condominium in New York City worth $250,000. Cliff is an attorney and doing well financially. His income last year exceeded $90,000, and he has sufficient liquid assets to supplement his condominium and other tangible assets. Several years ago, Cliff began investing in stocks and bonds. He
In its 2006 annual report, the coca-cola company reported sales of $24.09 billion for fiscal year 2006 and 23.10 billion for fiscal year 2005. The company also reported operating income of 6.31 billion, and $6.09 billion in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Meanwhile,Pepsi, reported sales of $35.14 billion in 2006 and $32.56 billion
Deflections, LLC, currently net leases its headquarters office building for $50,000 per month, and this lease has two years left to run. (Under a commercial fully net lease, the tenant pays for all maintenance, repairs, insurance and property taxes.) Deflections considers the rent to be less than the current market rate, but ex
Deflections, LLC, currently net leases its headquarters office building for $50,000 per month, and this lease has two years left to run. (Under a commercial fully net lease, the tenant pays for all maintenance, repairs, insurance and property taxes.) Deflections considers the rent to be less than the current market rate, but ex
Von Bora Corporation (VBC) is expected to pay a $3.00 dividend at the end of this year. If you expect VBC's dividend to grow by 6% per year forever and VBC's equity cost of capital is 12%, then the value of a share of VBS stock is closest to?
See attachment 1 (chapter 5) Co. A is about to pay a dividend of $3.15 per share. Its future EPS and dividends are expected to grow with inflation, which is forecasted at 3% per year. What is the company's stock price? The nominal cost of capital is 10%. (Problem 17 page110) 2. (chapter 6) Calculate the IRR for the follow
Calculate the Cost of Common Stock for Benchmark Corporation given the following information: End of first year dividend is $20, the stock is selling for $27 and the dividend growth rate is 12 percent. 7. Calculate the Cost of Preferred Stock for the Reality Corporation using the following information: D p = $4 P p
4. Asset 1 Asset 2 E(R1) = .12 E(R2) = .16 E(s1) = .04 E(s2) = .06 a. Calculate the expected return and expected standard deviation of a two stock portfolio when r1,2 = - .60 and w1 = .75. b. Calculate the expected returns and expected standard deviations of a two stock portfolio when r1,2 = .80 and w1 = .60.
You decide to sell short 200 shares of XCorp stock at a price of $75. Your margin deposit is 65 percent. Commission on the sale is 1.25%. While you are short, the stock pays a $1.75 per share dividend. Interest on margin debt is 5.25% per year. 1. At the end of one year you close out your short position by purchasing shares
In millions of dollars A B C D Sales $250 $10 $15 $25 Net Income after tax 3 0.5 2.25 3 Total Assets 15 7.5 15 24 Stockholders' equity 10 5.0 14 10 How can I get total asset turnover, the net profit margin
Journal Entries for each transaction During July 2009, Krogue, Inc., completed the following transactions. entry for each transaction. July 2 Received $320,000 for 80,000 shares of capital stock. 4 Purchased $90,000 of equipment, with 75% down and 25% on a note payable. 13 Purchased $250,000 of inventory, paying 40%
Hello, Could you please assist me with help on the Nasdaq? The chosen stock is Cisco Systems and stock is traded on the NASDAQ. Go to a Finance website (such as http://finance.yahoo.com/ or http://moneycentral.msn.com/ ) that gives detailed price information on your stock. NOTE: Some sites may only list ask price d
Question: You want to compare the earnings from two different legal forms for a firm: Corporate and Proprietor. Your pre-tax income is $500,000 in both. However there is a difference in the taxes you pay. 1) Corporate pays corporate tax rate of 30%. After paying corporate taxes the rest is distributed as dividends to owners.