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    sale tax

    What is a national sales tax and how would it reduce the nation deficit?

    Portfolio Management/Analysis

    Based an the attached, provide the following: Report: o Policy statement o Economic Analysis o Sector Analysis o Selection of industry within sectors o Selection of investments - buy investments by dating the purchase a year back so that you have more than 6 weeks market data to work with. You are not required to have a

    Restrictions on Government Revenues

    Describe restrictions that may be placed on government revenues? What alternatives should the public administrator examine when met with severe budgeting restrictions? with two scholarly reference.

    Credit Default Swap (CDS)

    In CDS contracts, what kinds of risks are CDS protection buyers exposed to? And what kinds of risks are CDS protection sellers exposed to?

    Finance Problem

    A) Suppose that you are approached with an offer to purchase an investment that will provide cash flows of $1,200 per year for 15 years. The cost of purchasing this investment is $9,800. You have an alternative investment opportunity, of equal risk, that will yield 8% per year. What is the NPV that makes you indifferent between

    Finance

    Why do firms choose to make large increases in their dividends or start a stock repurchase program? Why would they choose one of these payout methods over another? Why do firms choose to cut or eliminate their dividends? What usually happens to the stock price of a company that does this?

    Unethical behavior in finance

    - Why is ethical behavior so critical to the practice of finance? - Cite at least three examples of financial managers/corporate executives who did not exercise ethics and the results of their choices. - Discuss how corporations can increase their value as a result of non-financial actions. - What benefits might a corporation

    Multiple Choice Questions on Capital Budgeting - Finance

    See the attachment. Question 1 1. A project has an initial investment of 100. You have come up with the following estimates of the project's cash flows: Suppose the cash flows are perpetuities and the cost of capital is 10%. What does a sensitivity analysis of NPV (no taxes) show? (Answers appear in order: [Pessimistic, M

    Fabricator Inc.

    Fabricator Inc., a specialized equipment manufacturer, uses a job order costing system. The overhead is allocated to jobs on the basis of direct labor hours. The overhead rate is now $ 3,000 per direct labor hour. The design engineer thinks that this is illogical. The design engineer has stated the following: Our accounting syst

    Finance: CAPM, Beta

    Need help with these multiple choice questions. Please provide the answer attached only. Need the answer in the next hour.

    Final Contract price of a CPIF Contract

    Given the following information regarding a CPIF contract, what would be the final contract price at the different final cost amounts. Target Cost $2,000,000 Target Fee $ 150,000 Share Ratio: Under Target 90/10 Over Target 80/20 Maximum Fee $ 240,000 Minimum Fee $ 60,000 a. Final cost is $1,000,000 b.

    GM vs Meiji Holdings: Financial statement differences

    Go to General Mills and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. website, review the most recent financial statements for the company, and then answer the following questions. What accounting standards are used? What auditing standards are used by the external auditors? Analyze and comment on the differences in the annual stat

    Australian Financial Regulation

    Read the attached article about the 2008 financial crisis and calls for better regulation in "Leaders: What next?" The article refers to corporate and regulatory failure. It poses the proposition that better regulation is needed but it must be the right regulation. Further, it suggests that too much regulation may inhibit

    Sinking Fund: Good or Bad

    I think a sinking fund is a good idea. It places funds to the side gradual just in case an investment doesn't work out. We would all like for our investments to work out but unfortunately they don't. It may not be an attractive feature because when we invest our money we would like to think we are going to make money. It's k

    Finance - Real Interest Rate

    I agree that the changes in real interest rates change in accordance with the change in the exchange rate. The nominal interest rate minus the inflation interest rate would be the real rate of return. This allows the investors to know whether or not they will have erosion through inflation or not. My question is: Do you agree

    Allowances

    Allowances: Following is information for Garrels Company's Allowance for doubtful accounts. Examine this information and answer the following questions. Years Ended December 31, ($ in thousands) 2011 2010 2009 Allowance for doubtful accounts

    International Finance Trade

    Due to the difficult financing conditions prevailing in the international credit markets and increased risk aversion by the lending, gross inflows of short-term trade credit to India declined in 2008-09 and this trend continued in 2009-10. Use India as an example and learning tool to appreciate the complexities of internation

    Completing Corporate Finance Problems

    PettiJohn Multi :3-1 Balance Sheet Millions of $ Assets 2010 Cash and Securities 1554 Accounts receivable 9660 Inventories 13440 Total Current Assets 24654 Net plant and equip 17346 Total Assets 42000 Liabilities and equity Accounts Payable 7980 Notes Payable 5880 Accruals 4620

    Unearned Revenue Discussion

    Some savvy investors, detecting fissures in Microsoft's armor, are pulling back from the world's most highly valued company. The concern: the first-ever drop in an arcane but closely watched indicator of Microsoft's future results. The balance in Microsoft's "unearned revenue" account, which declined to $4.13 billion on Sept.

    Cash Flow and Price Earnings

    1. The quarterly cash flows from operations for two software companies are: 2010 2011 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Firm A $406.1 $204.2 $729.1 $ 440.2 $ 587.8 Firm B $136.7 $243.1 $708.2 $ (87.9) $(161.4) a. Expl

    Calculating the Value of an Option

    Black-Scholes Model Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Industries: Current stock price = $18 Strike price of option = $13 Time to maturity of option = 4 months Risk-free rate = 5% Variance of stock return = 0.13 d1 = 1.747426 N(d1) = 0.959718 d2 = 1.539259 N(d2) = 0.93813 According

    Swiss Valley Veterinary Products Cash Collections

    Swiss Valley Veterinary Products distributes animal health care products to commercial livestock producers throughout the United States and Europe. The terms of sale require cash payment within 30 days, and most producers take full advantage of this payment option. Swiss Valley buys health care products on credit from multinat