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Corporate Finance ADM 3350 M & P (Winter 2015) Assignment 1 Due Date: February 23, 2015 Question 1 (5 Marks) Varta Inc. has just issued a dividend of $1.50 per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of $1.10, $1.15, $1.25, and $1.37 per share in the last four years. The stock currently sells for $48. a. What is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity capital using the arithmetic average growth rate in dividends? b. What if you use the geometric average growth rate? Solution:

| Sole Proprietorship | Description | In a sole proprietorship, the business and single owner are one in the same. A single owner makes all decisions with regard to the business and the single owner retains all profits earned by the business. The single owner is also responsible/liable for all debts and obligations of the business on a personal level. | Two Advantages | A sole proprietorship is easy to create; there is minimal creation cost and time.The single owner has autonomy in decision making;

GM: Running On Empty? 1. The sign of GM’s impending financial distress is first seen in 2005. GM reported a net loss of more than $10 billion and has continued to post annual losses since that time with losses reaching almost $31 billion in 2008. GM's cash flow from operations in 2005 was a negative $16.8 billion. Reviewing GM’s stock price, we can see that the stock price also decreased dramatically started in 2004 to 2008. In 2005, GM’s stock traded around $19 per share and reached the lowest

Introduction: Widely known as the champion of the energy industry, Enron is suddenly faced with a corporate crisis in the form of a scandal. This scandal involves not only Enron’s accounting practices but also its corporate governance and culture (Lawrence & Weber, 2008). This report will recommend some potential strategies for Enron to move forward from the scandal. To do this, we must incorporate stakeholder theory, which “argues that corporations serve a broad public purpose; to create value

in economics for their study of the relationship between capital structure and corporate value, with and without corporate tax. Whether financial management decisions influence firm value is still debated daily because there are plenty of uncertain factors. In this paper, I intend

Sophia Durban maintains a household in which she, her son (Ryan), and her widowed mother-in-law (Isabella) live. Since 2012, she also has provided more than half of their support. Sophia’s husband, Karl, left for parts unknown in April 2012 and excepts for one postcard, has not been heard form since. In the postcard (no return address included) that Sophia received in March 2013. Karl announced that he planned to claim both Ryan and Isabella as dependents on his own tax return. Ryan (age

AMBA 610 The Manager in Organizations and Society Final Knowledge Integration Assignment Spring I- 2011 Please read all instructions carefully before you begin. Failure to read and understand instructions could result in an unsatisfactory grade on the assignment. If you have questions about the assignment, contact your instructor. Don't wait until the last minute to read the assignment and clarify any questions you might have. If you wait until Saturday or Sunday night, your instructor

C) Company Analysis The following table (Table 1) sets out the comparison of how Wing Tai’s corporate governance has fared against the Singapore’s Code of Corporate Governance. No. Singapore’s CG Comply Non-Compliance Remarks BOARD MATTERS 1. The Board’s Conduct of Affairs  - It is not stated in the Annual report of Wing Tai of the internal policies/guidelines/ material

Executive Summary RadioShack Corporation is a popular electronic store within the United States of America. Within this report an assessment of RadioShack Corporation performance in the years 2004 to 2006 will be provided. This assessment looks on: * Changes in Chief Executive Officer (CEO) * The results of the changes in the CEO * The financial performance of RadioShack in the specified period * Managerial problems facing RadioShack in the specified period. From this report

MIS 49F ASSIGNMENT 2 BORDERS HOTEL CORP. CASE SOLVED BY Özgür İlker AĞIRMAN Özlem ÖNCÜ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT BORDERS HOTEL CORP. 3 THE BHC PROJECT 3 Financing Alternatives: 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4 Balance Sheet 4 Earning Before Interest and Tax 5 Impact of Financing Options on Earnings 6 Balance Sheet – Year 1 7 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES 8 Alternative 1 : 20-year mortgage 8 Alternative 2 : Common Stock Issue 8 Alternative 3 : Common Stock and Preferred Stock