QUESTION 2 2.1 Discuss the THREE key functions of money in an economy. Mohr P. and associates, (2015), indicates that money serves as an important part of our everyday life. Money is any good that is widely accepted in exchange of goods and services, as well as payment of debts. The 3 Key functions of money in an economy can be described as follows: 1. Medium of exchange can be defined as money that is used for buying and selling goods and services and if there was no money, goods would…
Opportunity Cost Opportunity Cost: what one gives up when choosing between options. This can be money, but it can also be an intangible asset such as happiness. The financial portions of opportunity cost can be calculated, but the intangible costs need to be taken into account as well. Opportunity cost is important because it takes into account what one gives up and what one gains in different scenarios, and helps inform decisions. I could attempt to become a musician. I would follow my high…
1.0 Introduction CVP also known as Cost-Volume Profit analysis is a method used to calculate and determine break-even point of cost and volume of goods in a business and for management control (Kim Tan, 2011). This is better known as when total revenue equals to total costs and managers find this analysis useful when determining short-term business descisions. When a company hits break-even point, there will be no profit and no losses. Break-even is what most new start up companies want to…
There are two variants of the DCF valuation: the equity valuation and the firm valuation. In fact, we can either use the free cash flow to the firm (FCFF), which is the after-tax cash flow that accrues from the firm's operations, net of investments in capital and net working capital, or we can use the free cash flow to equity (FCFE) that is the cash remaining after a firm meets all of its debt obligations and provides for necessary capital expenditure. Discounting the FCFF at the cost of capital…
Introduction The dividend policy is a major financing decision that involves payment to shareholders in return of their investments in a company. Each and every company listed follows some sort of dividend payment pattern and it is obviously a financial indictor of the specific company. Once a company makes a profit, management must decide on what to do with those profits. They could continue to retain the profits within the company, or they could pay out the profits to the owners of the firm in…
profitability. NPV includes all expected future cash flows, the time value of money, and the risk of the future cash flows. An NPV greater than zero means that the investment…
(1) Sun Spots case (10 points). Refer to the case on p. 254 in Daft 6th edition and answer these questions: • What specific steps would you take if you were a senior manager in this situation? Explain why for each step. • Do you consider it motivational and equitable when a substantial part of an employee’s pay is bonus based on company results in a highly uncertain environment? Why? As a senior manager in this situation, one should reexamine how SunDax came to be in their current predicament…
is to determine whether Ocean Carriers should launch the two year production of a new capsize carrier incurring costs of $39 million. To thoroughly analyze this decision, various factors should be considered such as net present value of future cash flows, current and future expectations of supply and demand determining costs of production and expected revenues from future orders. It is recommended to minimize costs that Ocean Carriers consider producing the capsize carrier in Hong Kong as it…
Question 1, Base on the suggestions of the new CEO from Microsoft Ltd, below are the scenario and findings Scenario : 1/10 net 20 This information can be used to compute the credit cost of borrowing this money. X % Discount 100 - % Discount 360 Credit Period – Discount Periods = 1 X 360 99 10 = 0.363636 = 36.36%. Annualizing The Credit Cost The 10-day discount period occurs 36 times per year. Using this information, it is possible to compute the effective annual…
A. LIQUIDITY RATIOS 1. CURRENT RATIO The current ratio measures a company’s ability to pay its short term obligations. The current ratio of Adani Power Ltd. has increased over the past three years. The Current ratio of Adani Power is constantly below 1, meaning that the current liabilities are more than the current assets. This suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. This indicates that the company is not in good financial health. 2.…