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The examples below are all examples of a U.S. capital outflow except a . General Motors invests in an automobile plant in France. b . Charles Schwab, Inc., invests mutual fund money in the Japanese stock market. c . All answers are capital outflows. d . Microsoft opens a new office in Detroit

When investing in a natural resource project, a mining firm can add value to the project by a. selling copper in advance to customers b. taking out political risk insurance from the home government c. all of the above d. using foreign financing

Multinational corporations are exposed to higher risks that primarily come from two significant sources: (1) exchange rate risk and (2) political or country risk. An example of would be having property expropriated without adequate compensation. Which of the following are steps a company can take to reduce potential loss from expropriation? Check all that apply. Finance the subsidiary with local capital which reduces the local government's incentive to expropriate the multinational company's property. O Lock in the dollar return by selling currency in the forward market. Structure operations so that the subsidiary is only valuable as a part of the integrated corporate system. This reduces the risk exposure for the integrated company.

The Windsor Foundation, a U.S.-based, not-for-profit charitable organization, has a diversified investment portfolio of $100 million. Windsor’s board of directors is considering an initial investment in emerging market equities. Robert Houston, treasurer of the foundation, has made the following comments:a. “For an investor holding only developed market equities, the existence of stable emerging market currencies is one of several preconditions necessary for that investor to realize strong emerging market performance.”b. “Local currency depreciation against the dollar has been a frequent occurrence for U.S. investors in emerging markets. U.S. investors have consistently seen large percentages of their returns erased by currency depreciation. This is true even for long-term investors.”c. “Historically, the addition of emerging market stocks to a U.S. equity portfolio such as the S&P 500 index has reduced volatility; volatility has also been reduced when emerging market stocks are…

Dr. Feng wants to invest in the Australian mining sector. The following list of companies has been provided to you for your analysis of their performance and position in order to evaluate whether these companies appear to be in financial difficulties and which company is the best investment option (use the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 data). We know that: BHP Group Ltd ROCE in 6/2016 = 21.2%  ROCE in 6/2017 = 26.7%  ROCE in 6/2018 = 40.4%  ROCE in 6/2019 = 42.1%  ROCE in 6/2020 = 37.6%    Rio Tinto Ltd ROCE in 12/2016 = 14.8%  ROCE in 12/2017 = 23.9%  ROCE in 12/2018 = 27.2%  ROCE in 12/2019 = 32.3%  ROCE in 12/2020 = 32.4%    Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ROCE in 6/2016 = 18.9%  ROCE in 6/2017 = 40.6%  ROCE in 6/2018 = 22.8%  ROCE in 6/2019 = 62.9% ROCE in 6/2020 = 80.5%    Required: • Whether the ROCE ratios are favourable or unfavourable? Why?• Whether the MDA approach will be useful in predicting financial failure in terms of the trends shown? Why?

A firm is adding investment in the stock market of a developing country in their Emerging Markets Fund. This economy is well diversified across manufacturing and agriculture industries, has natural resources and a growing finance sector. It is characterised by large transaction costs in capital markets due to high commissions and taxes on securities trades. Information on financial performance of companies are widely available to the public because of good accounting standards and detailed disclosure requirements. A government agency strictly regulates capital inflows and outflows in the country and foreign ownership of company securities. Non-residents face long delays in settling trades because of the settlement procedures under these foreign ownership rules. The country’s senior finance officials are working on the deregulation of capital flows and foreign ownership. However, the firm’s political consultant believes that real progress cannot be made in the near future because of the…

What are some arguments in favor of continuing government support of Citigroup? Discuss who would be hurt by the bank's failure. Is the failure of Citigroup different from that of other firms? Does the government have people to manage such a global financial enterprise?

Which of the following can be classified under Business Finance? Select one: a. Australian government reducing individual tax thresholds b. George's decision to purchase 20 000 units of Afterpay for himself c. Qantas' capital raising following COVID lockdowns d. Jerome Powell and the Fed applying quantitative easing to buy government bonds to support businesses

A client that has never before invested in securities recently acquired more than a million peso in cash from the sale of real estate no longer used in operations. The president intends to invest this money in marketable securities until such time as the opportunity arises for advantageous acquisition of a new plant site. He asks you to enumerate the principal factors you would recommend to create strong internal control over marketable securities. What would you answer?

You are a manger of a cultural company in Quebec and you want to export your services to a foreign country. However, your company don’t have the necessary financial resources and there is no possibility and chance to obtain loans from conventional banks. Under these conditions, to make your project a reality, what would be your main source of funding? Explain your answers (max. 8 lines)

Hi there can you please assist on the following question below You are the financilal manager of competitive investment company in south africa. you have been presented with two possible investments: Pink limited and purple limited as shown below. you have been supplied with the following information regarding the two companies   Pink Limited Purple Limited Earnings before interest and tax R 3 000 000 R 4 000 000 Long term interestbearing debt R 500 000 R 800 000 Earnings attribute to shareholders R 2 124 000 R2 822 400 Tax rate 28% 28% Share capital R 2 00 000 R 5000 000 Number of ordinary shares issued 200 000 400 000 Number of ordinary shares authorised 1 000 000 500 000 Current market price of the share R 30 R 20 Dividend per share R 5 R 3 As a financial manager you are very concerned about the dividend yiled and dividend payout ratioas these will be your indicator of return on your investments Q.1.1 Calculate the dividend yiled for both companies Q.1.2.…

Anderson International Limited is evaluating a project in Erewhon. The project will create the following cash flows: Year 0 1 2 3 4 Cash Flow -$ 1,785,000 610,000 707,000 580,000 483,000 All cash flows will occur in Erewhon and are expressed in dollars. In an attempt to improve its economy, the Erewhonian government has declared that all cash flows created by a foreign company are "blocked" and must be reinvested with the government for one year. The reinvestment rate for these funds is 4 percent. Assume Anderson uses a required return of 11 percent on this project. a. What is the NPV of the project? Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. What is the IRR of the project? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a. Net present value b. Internal rate of return %

The Jones Bank Ltd has two departments.  (a) a pension fund department, which invests money on behalf of clients and customers, by investing in bonds, shares and so on. (b) a merchant bank department, one of whose clients is the prestigious and dynamic Sampson and Brown Ltd, which is to offer a new tranche of shares to the investment community. Identify the potential conflict of interest between department (a) and department (b)

Mr. New Retiree is about to retire after an illustrious career in the Zambian civil service. He is expecting to receive a net of K2.5 million in retirement benefits. As an Investment Advisor, you have been approached by Mr. New Retiree to advise on the options available for him to consider. Required: Advise on the main asset classes available in Zambia clearly showing the common investment time horizon for each. Explain the difference between Direct and Indirect investment while clearly highlighting the main players under each approach. Explain why preferred stock is referred to as a hybrid security.

Which of the following statements about working capital management in multinational corporations is correct? Multinational corporations can take advantage of the best interest rates available in the international financial markets by using global concentration banks. The primary reason foreign governments impose import or export quotas and tariffs is to ensure that multinational corporations are able to compete with domestic companies. O The political and legal environments in most foreign countries make it easier for multinational corporations than for domestic companies to collect defaulted credit accounts. O Many foreign governments provide multinational corporations that operate in their countries with subsidies to offset exchange rate changes that harm the foreign companies' profits. Generally, a multinational company faces a lower threat of government expropriation than do domestic companies.

You believe that oil prices will be rising more than expected, and that rising prices will result in lower earnings for industrial companies that use a lot of petroleum-related products in their operations. You also believe that the effects on this sector will be magnified because consumer demand will fall as oil prices rise. You locate an exchange traded fund, QLT, that represents a basket of industrial companies. You don't want to short the ETF because you don't have enough margin in your account. QLT is currently trading at $32.68. You decide to buy a put option (for 100 shares) with a strike price of $33.90, priced at $2.26. It turns out that you are correct. At expiration, QLT is trading at $30.05. Calculate your profit. (Click on the icon here in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a spreadsheet.) QLT: Materials-$32.68 Calls Price Strike Expiration $30.05 November $1.26 $33.90 November $1.26 The profit of the trade before trading costs is $ Puts Expiration…

Clayton Moore's Money Fund. Clayton Moore is the manager of an international money market fund managed out of London. Unlike many money funds that guarantee their investors a near risk-free investment with variable interest earnings, Clayton Moore's fund is a very aggressive fund that searches out relatively high interest earnings around the globe, but at some risk. The fund is pound-denominated. Clayton is currently evaluating a rather interesting opportunity in Malaysia. Since the Asian Crisis of 1997, the Malaysian government enforced a number of currency and capital restrictions to protect and preserve the value of the Malaysian ringgit. The ringgit was fixed to the U.S. dollar at RM3.80 = $1.00 for seven years. In 2005, the Malaysian government allowed the currency to float against several major currencies. The current spot rate today is RM3.13483 = $1.00. Local currency time deposits of 180-day maturities are earning 8.903% per annum. The London eurocurrency market for pounds is…

Assess the regulatory environment faced by brokerages and investment banking firms. Do you consider this environment to be highly regulated, moderately regulated or unregulated. Justify your response.Compare and contrast credit risk with liquidity risk.Describe the size, structure and composition of the mutual fund industry. Do you consider these characteristics as having a positive or negative impact on investors ? Why ?An investment bank pays $ 23.00 for 4 million shares of JC Co., and then resells them for $ 25 per share. How much money does JC receive? What is the profit to the investment bank ?An investment bank pays $ 20.50 per share for 3 million shares of X. It then sells these shares to the public for $ 22.50 per share. How much money does X receive ? What is the profit to the investment bank ? What is the stock price of X ?A mutual fund owns 500 shares of X currently trading at $ 12, and 300 shares of Y, currently trading at $ 24. The fund has 900 shares outstanding.What is…

he Jones Bank Ltd has two departments.  a) a pension fund department, which invests money on behalf of clients and customers, by investing in bonds, shares and so on.  b) a merchant bank department, one of whose clients is the prestigious and dynamic Sampson and Brown Ltd, which is to offer a new tranche of shares to the investment community.  Required: Identify the potential conflict of interest.  DISCUSSION In times of recession, it is the banks who ultimately decide whether a particular business survives or fails. There is a widespread view that banks should support small businesses come what may, as not to do so would be socially irresponsible. Give reasons for and against this view.

Determine the key reasons why a multinational corporation might decide to borrow in a country such as Brazil, where interest rates are high, rather than in a country like Switzerland, where interest rates are low. Provide support for your rationale. What impact does foreign investment have on the weighted average cost of capital calculations?

Assume that you are the senior manager of a leading commercial bank in Oman. You are aware that there are no capital controls in Oman and that Omani Rial is pegged against the dollar. Your past experience tells you that while is some weeks your bank has surplus liquidity, in other weeks there are deficits. You are trying to decide whether to use an Asset Conversion Strategy or a Borrowed Liquidity Strategy in managing your bank's liquidity position. Which of these two strategies, would you prefer and why ?

The U.S. government has at times offered temporaryfinancial support to struggling companies that were deemedsignificant to the national economy. Looking at GE’s portfolioof businesses, should the government consider helping GE?Why or why not?

You believe that oil prices will be rising more than expected, and that nsing prices will result in lower earnings for industrial companies that use a lot of petroleum-related products in their operations. You also believe that the effects on this sector will be magnified because consumer demand will fall as oil prices rise. You locate an exchange traded fund, QLT, that represents a basket of industrial companies. You don't want to short the ETF because you don't have enough margin in your account. QLT is currently trading at $32.19. You decide to buy a put option (for 100 shares) with a strike price of $33.50, priced at $2.29. What is your profit if you are wrong and the price of XLB increases to $35.50 on the expiration date? (Click on the icon here in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a spreadsheet) QLT: Materials-$32.19 Strike $31.00 $33.50 Calls Expiration Price $1.26 November November $1.26 Puts Expiration Price November $2.58 $2,29 Strike $31.00 $33.50…

Butler International Limited is evaluating a project in Erewhon. The project will create the following cash flows:          Year Cash Flow     0 –$ 1,170,000   1   345,000   2   410,000   3   305,000   4   260,000                          All cash flows will occur in Erewhon and are expressed in dollars. In an attempt to improve its economy, the Erewhonian government has declared that all cash flows created by a foreign company are “blocked” and must be reinvested with the government for one year. The reinvestment rate for these funds is 3 percent.          If the company uses a required return of 7 percent on this project, what are the NPV and IRR of the project? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Enter your IRR answer as a percent.)

Butler International Limited is evaluating a project in Erewhon. The project will create the following cash flows:          Year Cash Flow     0 –$ 1,170,000   1   345,000   2   410,000   3   305,000   4   260,000                          All cash flows will occur in Erewhon and are expressed in dollars. In an attempt to improve its economy, the Erewhonian government has declared that all cash flows created by a foreign company are “blocked” and must be reinvested with the government for one year. The reinvestment rate for these funds is 3 percent.          If the company uses a required return of 7 percent on this project, what are the NPV and IRR of the project? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Enter your IRR answer as a percent.)

Suppose the Australian government has announced tax cuts for the business sector. Using the loanable funds model, explain how this will impact the supply of and demand for loanable funds and the interest rate in Australia.

Anderson International Limited is evaluating a project in Erewhon. The project will create the following cash flows:    Year Cash Flow 0 –$ 1,170,000   1   345,000   2   410,000   3   305,000   4   260,000        All cash flows will occur in Erewhon and are expressed in dollars. In an attempt to improve its economy, the Erewhonian government has declared that all cash flows created by a foreign company are “blocked” and must be reinvested with the government for one year. The reinvestment rate for these funds is 3 percent.    If Anderson uses a required return of 7 percent on this project, what are the NPV and IRR of the project? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Enter your IRR as a percent.)

PLEASE ANSWER ASAP   The board of a major bank is discussing their investment appraisal methodology as they have a new project under consideration. They have agreed that using the CAPM approach is sensible as they feel it likely that most of their shareholders have a well-diversified shareholding in the stock market as a whole.   There has been some dispute about which risks constitutes specific risks in the bank and which risks are more systematic in nature partly driven by the nature of the bank’s operations. Equally, no one seems quite sure what the required return derived from the CAPM formula actually represents.   The finance director has produced the following data relating to the bank itself, the financial market and the new project it is considering:   Data Required return on existing debt, 6.0% Cost of existing debt to the bank, 4.8% Return on short-dated gov secur’s, 5.2% Return in the stock market (index), 12.8% Equity beta of the bank (levered), 1.35 Beta of the new…

1. Financial institutions in the U.S. economy Suppose Tyler decides to use $9,500 currently held as savings to make a financial investment. One method of making a financial investment is the purchase of stock or bonds from a private company. Suppose Arcadia, a biomedical research firm, is selling stocks to raise money for a new lab. This practice is called finance. Buying a share of Arcadia stock would give Tyler the firm. In the event that Arcadia runs into financial difficulty, will be paid first. Suppose Tyler chooses to buy 250 shares of Arcadia stock. Which of the following statements are correct? Check all that apply. Expectations of a recession that will reduce economywide corporate profits will likely cause the value of Tyler's shares to decline. An increase in the perceived profitability of Arcadia will likely cause the value of Tyler's shares to rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an example of a stock exchange where he can purchase Arcadia stock. Alternatively, Tyler…

Anderson International Limited is evaluating a project in Erewhon. The project will create the following cash flows: Year Cash Flow -$590,000 O 1 234 220,000 163,000 228,000 207,000 All cash flows will occur in Erewhon and are expressed in dollars. In an attempt to improve its economy, the Erewhonian government has declared that all cash flows created by a foreign company are "blocked" and must be reinvested with the government for one year. The reinvestment rate for these funds is 7 percent. Assume Anderson uses a required return of 13 percent on this project. a. What is the NPV of the project? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the IRR of the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. b. X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. NPV IRR -17,315.59 x 14.39 X %