IBM Plots Another Share BuybackBy William M. BulkeleyThe Wall Street JournalFebruary 27, 2008 Corp. announced its second $15 billion stock-buyback plan in less than a year, boosting its shareprice and igniting a stock-market rally.The announcement helped convince investors that IBM, which had a strong fourth quarter, isconfident in its strategy and outlook and believes its stock is underpriced. IBM shares rose $4.30,or 3.9%, to $114.38 […]

Complete the problems below and submit your work in an Excel document.  Be sure to show all of your work and clearly label all calculations. All statistical calculations will use the Employee Salary Data Set.  Included in the Week Two tab of the Employee Salary Data Set are 2 one-sample t-tests comparing male and female average salaries to the overall sample mean. Based on our sample, how do you […]

IN 350 WK 8 Assignment 2 – Financial Markets and Institutions, Part 2   Choose three (3) types of securities from any of the financial markets covered in the textbook during Weeks 1 through 7. Pick securities you would enjoy researching for this assignment. Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: 1. Analyze the role financial markets play in creating economic […]

On the last day of the year, XYZ Corporation made a nonliquidating distribution to Jane, its sole shareholder, of $110,000 in cash. The corporation’s earnings and profits were $100,000 on the last day of the year. How much was the total dividend income received by the shareholder as a result of the distribution made by XYZ Corporation? a. 0.b. $100,000 dividend.c. $110,000 dividend.d. None of […]

The Board of Directors for Colton Industries, a diversified manufacturer of fiberglass products, is considering a proposal by the CEO to sell the firm’s boat manufacturing division. An anonymous buyer has offered through a business broker to purchase the boat division from Colton for $50 million. Since the book value of the boat division is also $50 million, there would be no taxes on the […]

Use this information to answer questions 9 and 10. State of Probability Returns Economy of State Stock A Stock B Stock C Boom .10 11 % 33% 15% Normal .85 8 12 10 Recession .05 3 -46 -6 9. Junkers stock is expected to return 12.7 percent in a normal economy, -18.4 percent in a recessionary economy, and 23.6 percent in a booming economy. The […]

Your finance text book sold 49,000 copies in its first year. The publishing company expects the sales to grow at a rate of 19.0 percent for the next three years, and by 9.0 percent in the fourth year. Calculate the total number of copies that the publisher expects to sell in year 3 and 4. (If you solve this problem with algebra round intermediate calculations […]

BOND PROJECT FIN 445 FALL 2015   This project will take you through several bond calculations so that you have a better understanding of bond dynamics and bond valuation. You must turn in the project on the due date, both on paper and in electronic format.  You must copy and paste your Excel screens as noted below into your project paper.   Use ARIAL type […]

Assignment 1: Financial Research Report Due Week 10 and Worth 300 points   Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client that align with its investment goals. Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough […]

ASSIGNMENT #2: PART 1 Facts: Your 2013 earned income from your employer was $55,000 plus a $2,500 bonus. You also had $200 of interest income. Your employer has already withheld from your paychecks $5,700 in federal withholding taxes. You are single and have no other dependents other than yourself. Calculate your total federal income tax obligation for the year 2013.Go to: “IRS.gov”.Print “Form 2013 1040 […]