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    Financial Services Industry Report

    I need help with the questions below to get me started. Thank you. ----------------------------------- 1. Explain the roles of financial institutions in the global economy. 2. Discuss how the financial services industry is likely to change over the next decade. 3. Discuss how these changes might impact stakeholder

    Finance scenarios; stock prices

    10.) A firm pays a $3.80 dividend at the end of year one (D1), has a stock price of $50, and a constant growth rate (g) of 4 percent. Compute the required rate of return (Ke). 11.) Tom Busby owes $20,000 now. A lender will carry the debt for four more years at 8 percent interest. That is, in this particular case, the amoun

    Finance

    Why is debt a comparatively cheaper form of finance than equity and if debt is cheaper than equity, why do companies approach the equity markets? What are the extraneous factors which impact the ability of a business to radically alter its debt-equity mix?

    American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and WorldCom

    How are AMEX and NASDAQ similar, if at all? How are the two exchanges different from one another, if at all? How has the Former WorldCom Inc. Chief Executive Bernard Ebber's case affected WorldCom Inc., and the Telecommunication industry? Explain. After submitting your report, one of the new brokers asks the three question

    Federal Reserve Economic Database Research Questions

    1. Using a Microsoft Word document, provide your responses to these steps required for this task, as detailed below. 2. Read the following scenario for this task - As a junior financial analyst in a brokerage firm, you have been asked by your boss to demonstrate the usefulness of the World Wide Web as a convenient resource f

    NYSE and NASDAQ Websites

    1- Visit the NYSE and NASDAQ websites by clicking on the links provided in below. ? NYSE (http://www.nyse.com) ? NASDAQ (http://www.nasdaq.com) 2- Please provide me with your findings in a brief memo. Make sure that your memo answers the following questions: ? How are these markets similar? ? How are they different?

    Preferred Stock

    In what ways is preferred stock like long-term debt? In what ways is it like common stock?

    Financial Management

    Problem 1 The XYZ Company manufactures clocks. The company's income statement for 2004 is as follows: XYZ Company Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2004 Sales (10,000 clocks @ $40 each) $400,000 Less: Variable costs (10,000 clocks at $20) 200,000 Fixed costs 150,000 Earnings before in

    Risk and Return

    1.) Myers Business Systems is evaluating the introduction of a new product. The possible levels of unit sales and the probabilities of their occurrence are given below: Possible Market Reaction Sales in Units Probabilities Low response 20 .10 Moderate response 40 .30 High response 55 .40 Very high response 70 .20 a. What i

    Price elasticity of demand problem

    I work in hotel management. How can I increase the company's revenue, how would can I use price elasticity of demand to determine whether to increase or decrease the price? I would like examples and details.

    Expected return of a portfolio; variance and standard deviation

    See attached spreadsheet. Problem 1 a. Your portfolio is invested 28 percent each in A and C, and 44 percent in B. The expected return of the portfolio is_______% (Input answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places). b. The variance of this portfolio is________ (Round answer to 6 decimal places) and standard dev

    Leverage buyout -- TPG buys Ducati: pros and cons of the deal on both sides.

    See attached files. Mergers & Acquisitions --- the case is about a leverage buyout of Ducati (motorcycles) by Texas Pacific Group (a private equity firm). Attached is: 1) scanned copy of the text of the case 2) plus a scanned copy of: a summary of TPG + several financial statements on Ducati Questions: 1) From

    Retained Earnings

    Sanguillen Corp. showed retained earnings of $400,000 on its balance sheet last year. This year, the company's earnings per share (EPS) were $3.00 and its dividends paid per share (DPS) were $1.00. The company has 200,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the level of retained earnings on the company's balance sheet this ye

    Financial management

    You just bought a house and have a $150,000 mortgage. The mortgage is for 30 years and has a nominal rate of 8 percent (compounded monthly). After 36 payments (3 years) what will be the remaining balance on your mortgage?

    What is my company's Economic Value Added (EVA)?

    My company reported the following information: Net income = $600,000. Tax rate = 40%. Interest expense = $200,000. Operating capital = $9 million. After-tax cost of capital = 10%. What is my company's Economic Value Added (EVA)?

    Retained earnings

    My company showed retained earnings of $400,000 on its balance sheet last year. This year, the company's earnings per share (EPS) were $3.00 and its dividends paid per share (DPS) were $1.00. The company has 200,000 shares of stock outstanding. Showing the computations what is the level of retained earnings on the company's ba

    Annual Interest

    I just put $1,000 in a bank account which pays 6 percent nominal annual interest, compounded monthly. Showing the computation how much will I have in my account after 3 years?

    Logistics

    Review the Scenario. One of Advante's primary clients, Johnson Automotive (an automotive holding company) provides key parts to one of the big three manufacturers; they are seeking methods to improve and optimize its return parts channels. They provide electronics, batteries, and paint products to their clients. Assume Johnson c

    Personal Finance and accounting Problem

    PROBLEMS 6.38 Nonconstant Growth: A company will pay a $2 per share dividend in 1 year. The dividend in 2 years will be $4 per share, and it is expected that dividends will grow at 5 percent per year thereafter. The expected rate of return on the stock is 12 percent. A. What is the current price of the stock? B. What

    Patent Amortization Example Problem

    Alpha Enterprises acquired a patent from Simpson Research Corporation on 1/1/01 for $4million. The patent will have a useful life of 10 years, even though it's legal life is 20 years. Beta Corporation has made a commitment to purchase the patented product form Alpha for $200,000 at the end of the ten years. Compute Alpha's pa

    Charlies Furniture Store - Accounting and Fiance

    ROI analysis using DuPont model. Charlie?s Furniture Store has been in business for several years. The firm's owners have described the store as a "high-price, high service" operation that provides lots of assistance to its customers. Margin has averaged a relatively high 32% per year for several years, but turnover has been a r

    Break even level of output

    1. The price of a product is $1 a unit. A firm can produce this good with variable costs of $0.50 per unit and total fixed costs of $100. Determine the break even level of output. 2. Given the following information, answer the following questions. TR = $3 TC = $1,500 + $2Q a. What is the break-even lev

    Financial leverage and break-even point

    1. Discuss the various uses for break-even analysis. 2. What factors would cause a difference in the use of financial leverage for a utility company and an automobile company? 3. Explain how the break-even point and operating leverage are affected by the choice of manufacturing facilities (labor intensive versus capita

    Finance

    A firm wants the use of a machine that cost $100,000. If the firm purchases the equipment, it will depreciate the equipment at the rate of $20,000 a year for four years, at which time the equipment will have a residual value of $20,000. Maintenance will be $2,500 a year. The firm could lease the equipment for four years for an

    Stock Investment Example Problems

    A gentleman owns Company X stock because its price has been steadily rising over the past few years and he expects its performance to continue. He is trying to convince this lady to purchase some Company X stock, but she is reluctant because Company X has never paid a dividend. She depends on steady dividends to provide her with

    Personal Finance and accounting Problem

    Marshall 12-18 (Means chapter 12, problem 18) CVP analysis-what-if questions; sales mix issue. Kiwi Manufacturing Co. makes a single product that sells for $32 per unit. Variable costs are $20.80 per unit, and fixed costs total $47,600 per month. Required: A. Calculate the number of units that must be sold each month for

    Personal Finance and Accounting Problems

    3 problems: (See attached file for full problem description) --- Question 2-13 Prepare an income statement, balance sheet, and statement of changes in owners' equity; analyze results. The following information was obtained from the records of Breanna, Inc.: Accounts receivable $ 10,000 Accumulated depreciation 52,000