Valuation – convertible bond.   You purchased one of Big Corp.’s 8%, 10-year convertible bonds at its $1,000 par value a year ago when the company’s common stock was selling for $20. Similar bonds without a conversion feature returned 12% at the time. The bond is convertible into stock at a price of $30. The stock is now selling for $35.   Assume no dividends. […]

Assignment 1: LASA 2—Study Company Report   For this assignment, use the study company approved by your facilitator in Module 1 when addressing the following questions in a 10-12 page report.   Present a ratio analysis of your Study Company using data for the most recent year and the previous year. Show formulas and steps to generate each ratio.  Include in your analysis, ratios that measure liquidity, […]

          DIRECTIONS: Here is the Unit #7 Weekly Writing Assignment question sheet for the Unit #7 Homework Assignment.       Please submit your Unit #7 Writing Assignment in MS Word format with the following file name: LastNameFirstInitial_Unit 07_Writing Assignment.docx. For example, if you name is John Smith, the file name should be SmithJ_Unit07_Writing Assignment.docx.       If you have […]

  FIN 534 Quiz 9 week 10 Rating A 1. Which of the following statement completions is CORRECT? If the yield curve is upward sloping, then the marketable securities held in a firm’s portfolio, assumed to be held for emergencies, should   Answer   consist mainly of long-term securities because they pay higher rates.   consist mainly of short-term securities because they pay higher rates. […]

MAT 540Week 3 Quiz 1:   1. The term decision analysis refers to testing how a problem solution reacts to changes in one or more of the model parameters. (Points : 2) True False   2. Fixed costs depend on the number of items produced. (Points : 2) True False   3. Total cost equal the fixed cost plus the variable cost per unit divided […]

Document Preview: Palm Inc. In 2000 the firm 3Com spun out its personal digital assistant division as Palm Inc. On February 23, 2001, the financial services firm Telerate reported the following information about Palm. The closing price for a share of Palm was $21.69. Palm had 565,946,000 shares outstanding. Its book value of equity was $1,110,640,000. It held $742,888,000 in cash. Its trailing P/E was […]

1. At its most basic level, the function of financial intermediaries is to ________. A) track and report interest rates B) move money from lenders to borrowers and back again C) report all financial transactions to the federal government D) effect a transfer of wealth in society  2. Which of the following is NOT an example of a financial transaction? A) Your parents use their […]

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain roles of limited liability corporations, limited liability partnerships, and Class C Corporations. If you were establishing your own business, under what circumstances would you choose one instead of the other? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab above.

Application Report 1: Prepare a 2-3 page report, double spaced using proper APA writing style, that compares the finances of Ford Motor Company (stock symbol: F) to the finances of General Motors (stock symbol: GM).  Why has Ford been so successful, and why has GM been lagging ?  Based on your comparative analysis, which senior management team is more effective and efficient in running the respective corporations over the […]

see attachment  I need you to answer the questions below.     What do you think of the formation and continued existence of the GSE’s?  Are they necessary?  Do they perform functions that couldn’t be performed as well by wholly private (or wholly government) enterprises?  (Your posts should be well thought out and based on sound reasoning.  “I agree with X” does not constitute an […]