Assume the following information: U.S. investors have $1,000,000 to invest 1-year deposit rate offered on U.S. dollars = 12% 1-year deposit rate offered on Singapore dollars= 10% 1-year forward rate of Singapore dollars = $0.412 Spot rate of Singapore dollar = $0.400 Should a U.S. based investor Covered interest arbitrage and invest in Singapore? Answer Yes because the return would be 14.23% No because the […]

  Purchasing power parity (PPP) and the Fisher effect are two different theories used in calculating exchange rates. As you have learned this week, these are used internationally to evaluate and compare different countries’ financial status. Consider how these two theories influence international finance. With these thoughts in mind, address the following: Compare and contrast PPP and the Fisher effect. Explain whether you think that […]

Select an article from Business Week, Forbes or Wall Street Journal that you think describes some internal factors for a specific company. Answer these questions and be specific… 1) What are two internal factors for a company in the article and is the factor astrength or weakness for the company? Explain.2) Based on what you know about the company, which generic company strategymakes sense? Why? […]

– APA style  – 1 page  Data 1 presents a sample of annual salaries for recently hired plant operators at a chemical manufacturing company. Use Excel’s ToolPak to compute descriptive statistics for the data. Submit your statistical output from Excel, which should include values for the mean, median, mode, sample variance, and sample standard deviation. 

Quiz #5:  Module 3, Chapters 10-12    I2MBAF14FIN 5405    J. Houston NPV sensitivity to WACC1.    Last month, Harvey Corporation analyzed the project whose cash flows are shown below.  However, before the decision to accept or reject the project, the Federal Reserve took actions that changed interest rates and therefore the firm’s WACC.  The Fed’s action did not affect the forecasted cash flows.  By how much did […]

How do business leaders know how to choose the best strategy for an organization? This question can be complex and nearly impossible to answer because there are multiple strategies that organizations can integrate, and some may work better in certain situations than others. For example, if a company produces luxury cars, it may not want to pursue a strategy that includes offering the lowest price […]

 In this discussion, we connect the key statements summarizing a firm’s overall financial health, assets and liabilities, activities, earnings, and disposition or use of earnings. This discussion is designed to help you better understand the financial reports required of all large firms that sell ownership shares to the public on a major exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Case Earlier this month, you […]

Week 7 : Business Valuations – Homework ES 1. (TCO G) The most common measure of value is: (Points : 2) Fair market value. Intrinsic value. Historical cost value. Majority stockholder value. None of the above is true. 2. (TCO G) One type of agreement […]

Unit 3: Final Project Assignment There are three parts that are due in Unit 3 towards the Final Research Paper that is due in Unit 5:   Part I – The Abstract Part II – Table of Contents Part III – Preliminary Reference List   Part I – The Abstract Research papers, theses and dissertations include an abstract—a short, concise summary of yourresearch. Your abstract […]

1. Conduct basic financial statement and operating indicator analysis to assess the financial condition of the two (2) health care organizations you selected. 2. Analyze the organization’s debt, equity financing, and capital structure of the two (2) organizations. 3. Analyze the capital structure and cost of capital of the two (2) organizations. 4. Conduct a risk analysis regarding the merger of the two (2) organizations […]