Explore BrainMass

Explore BrainMass

    Finance

    BrainMass Solutions Available for Instant Download

    Business Math: Percentages, Original Price, Value of Investments

    1. Of the 45 U.S. presidents, 4 have been assassinated in office. What percent have been assassinated? Round the percentage to two decimal places. 2. The total expenses for Claire's recent business trip were $1040. She put $884 on her charge card and paid the balance in cash. What percentage did she place on her charge c

    Forward and Futures

    During the summer you had to spend some time with your uncle, who is a wheat farmer. Your uncle, knowing you are studying for an MBA at Harvard, asked your help. He is afraid that the price of wheat will fall, which will have a severe impact on his profits. Thus he asks you to compute the 1yr forward price of wheat. He tells you

    Financial Project: Quantitative Reasoning

    As an Ivy Tech student, you are making an investment in your education. This project will look at how that investment will pay off if you graduate and get a job in your desired field. The median annual income for a high school graduate is $25,000. This is the value that you will be comparing your expected salary and lifestyl

    Credit Card Calculations

    1. Create an Excel spreadsheet that can do the calculations for the credit card below. Using formulas and the drag function of Excel (see the notes), find the values for 1 year of charges. With a beginning balance of $1950 and no additional charges, you will just pay the minimum payment each month for the next year. The APR

    Share price and investment decisions of Zeus Solutions

    Zeus Solutions (ZS), an online advertising company, expects next year's after tax earnings to be $20 per share. Its business is still expanding. It plows back 80% of its earnings. The ROE on its new investments is 15%. Its cost of capital is 12.5%. (a) What is the share price of Zeus Solutions? What is its PVGO (Present Value

    Finance: Cost of capital calculations

    1) You are an analyst in a major investment bank and have been assigned the task of determining the share price of Foodmart, a national supermarket chain. The stock beta is 1.286, Rf=3%, Rm=10%. The cost of debt is 6.82%. The tax rate is 34% and the firm is 40% debt financed. Calculate the WACC for Foodmart. The firm's expected

    Terms used in a statement of cash flows

    Describe the following terms as they relate to the statement of cash flows: cash, operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities. What can creditors, investors, and other users glean from an analysis of the statement of cash flows?

    Amortization Schedule Computations

    John Gunho wants to purchase a condominium, he will be taking out a mortgage for the condo. The purchase price for the condo is $42,000 at an annual rate of 7.2%. He reviewed his options for the term, and he knows the effects of compounding interest, so he plans to take a one year term mortgage. (1) Create an amortization sch

    Orange County Health: Expected Dividend, Stock Price, P/E Ratio

    Orange County Health, a health service company, is expected to generate $1 in earnings per share next year and in the years to follow, from its existing assets. It plans to announce a new program to expand its business. This new program will increase its plow back ratio from zero to 50% next year. The return on equity for the ne

    TVM, Share Price, CAPM Questions

    1) What is the holding period return (percentage return on this investment) to an investor who bought 100 shares of Charter Oil nine months ago for $36 a share, received two $50 dividend checks, and sold the stock today at $38 a share? 2) What is the market price of a share of stock for a firm that pays dividends of $1.20 per

    Stocks and Averages in Excel

    Hi I'm having some issues with the numbers below. I'm using Excel to complete all problems 1-15 however I only need help on the ones below. 1. You buy a stock for $20. After a year the price rises to $25 but falls back to $20 at the end of the second year. What was the average percentage return and what was the true annualiz

    Profit maximizing pricing

    1. How would a manager use economic theory to maximize profit price for a service or product? 2. What is the process of target costing? How is target costing calculated?

    Accounting Cost Pools

    1. Explain the responsibility of the accounting department. 2. What is one advantage of having 2 costs pools (one for fixed costs and one for variable costs) for each service department?

    Roman Emperor Biographical Sketch

    Choose any of the Roman emperors, and write a biographical sketch explaining what you see as his most notable actions and character traits that impacted Western civilization. A biographical sketch is shorter and more specific than a typical biography of a person's character, life, and achievements. It should provide readers

    Capital budgeting techniques: Real Estate

    1. Quick Sale Real Estate Company is planning to invest in a new development. The cost of the project will be $23 million and is expected to generate cash flows of $14,000,000, $11,750,000, and $6,350,000 over the next three years. The company's cost of capital is 20 percent. What is the internal rate of return on this project?

    Capital Structure and Dividends: Bed, Bath and Beyond Stock

    Please take a look at Bed Bath and Beyond's stock prices here and help me answer the following questions: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BBBY?p=BBBY Please review the company's dividends over the past three years. Then, answer the following questions in Word (except for the Excel portion specifically noted): What has oc

    Basic Concepts in Finance including WACC, Bond Valuation & more

    1. Legacy Company common stock is currently selling for $20 per share. Security analysts at Toes Analysts' have assigned the following probability distribution to the price of (and rate of return on)... 2. Legacy Company stock one year from now: Price Rate of Return Probability $16 -20% 0.25 20 0% 0.30 24 +20% 0.25 28 +4

    Steel mill production planning

    A steel mill produces two types of steel alloy: boral and chromal. Production of each alloy requires three processes: Box anneal, Cold Roll, and Strand anneal. Production capacities are: Box anneal: 4,000 hours/month Cold Roll: 500 hours/month Strand anneal: 1,000 hours/month Production rates in tons per hour are: Box anne

    Revenue Maximizing Hotel Booking

    A hotel has 500 rooms. During a typical week in the holiday season, the hotel is busy on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, primarily with business people, but there is generally space available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Hotel management provided the following demand estimates, as shown in Table 8.

    Point and Interval Estimates

    The chief cashier of a bank must manage the cash holding to gain interest by investing excess cash where possible, but at the same time keep sufficient cash on hand to meet the bank's needs. A major issue for the chief cashier is the uncertainty that results from the Federal Reserve Board's (the Fed's) clearing balance. The clea

    Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Enron and WorldCom

    Discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in wake of the financial reporting misdeeds of Enron and WorldCom. Compare and contrast the two companies, why they were caught, and how policies have changed for companies today. You can use examples of other companies to help in your discussion.

    Simulation model to evaluate car purchase vs lease option

    An advertisement in the newspaper offers a new car for sale or lease. The purchase price of the car is $43,240, or the car can be leased for 24 months for a monthly payment of $458, with a $7,500 down-payment. Under the lease option, there is a charge of 24 cents/mile for mileage above 30,000 miles for the 24 months, and a $550

    Simulation-Dice Rolls in Excel

    Develop two simulation models of tossing two six-sided dice (numbered 1 through 6 on the six faces). Model 1: Simulate rolling a single die twice and add the total. Model 2: Simulate a combined roll of two dice, giving a number from 2 through 12 with appropriate probabilities.

    Personal Budget Deficit

    A. What situations might have created the budget deficit for the Constantine family? B. What amounts would you suggest for the various categories for the family budget? C. Describe additional actions for the Constantine family related to their budget or other money management activities. Adjusting the Budget In a recent m

    Career and Financial Planning

    Career Decision: Life Situation Single - Age 21 No dependents College student Financial Data Monthly Income $1,750 Living Expenses $1,210 Personal property $7,300 Savings $2,000 Student loan $3,000 Credit card debt $2,400 Shelby Johnson's current employment position, a grooming specialist for a local pet store, p

    Financial Planning: Personal

    Situation 1: Fran and Ed Blake, ages 43 and 47, have a daughter who is completing her first year of college and a son three years younger. Currently, they have $42,000 in savings and investment funds set aside for their children's education. With increasing education costs, they are concerned whether this amount is adequate. In