Harvard Business School 9-297-052 Rev. July 12‚ 1997 USG Corporation On May 2‚ 1988‚ USG Corporation‚ the world’s largest gypsum producer‚ announced that the board of directors had approved a recapitalization plan. According to the plan‚ USG would exchange each outstanding share of common stock for $37.00 in cash‚ $5.00 in stated face amount of 16% junior subordinated pay-in-kind debentures‚ and one share in the newly recapitalized company. Robert Day‚ USG’s Chairman and CEO‚ said the
Premium Stock Stock market
This file of PSYCH 610 Week 8 Individual Assignment Homework Exercise consists of: 1. What is replication‚ and what role does it play in increasing the external validity or generalizability of a study? In what way is the IRB involved in using participants in a research study? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using college students as participants in research studies? 3. What potential problems can arise from generalization of results to different cultures or ethnic groups? 4. What
Premium Effect size Scientific method Psychology
This pack of EDU 620 Week 6 Final Project includes: Assistive Technology Meeting Individual Student Needs with Technology Education - General Education Focus of the Final Project Over the past six weeks‚ you have learned about several disabilities and how they impact a student’s learning experience. For the final project‚ you will be asked to respond to several case studies. Each of these case studies involves a specific disability and a unique set of issues for each of the
Premium Disability Education Case study
Final Finance Exam Notes Definitions: 1. Capital Budgeting is the process of evaluating proposed large‚ long-term investment projects. Capital budgeting is primarily concerned with evaluating investment alternatives. The first step in the capital budgeting process is idea development. A characteristic of capital budgeting is the internal rate of return must be greater than the cost of capital. One of the simplest capital budgeting decision method is the payback method. Capital budgeting
Premium Net present value
Journal of Finance‚ 49 (1994)‚ 57–79. Chemmanur‚ T. J.‚ and Y. Jiao. “Seasoned Equity Issues with ‘Soft’ Information: Theory and Empirical Evidence.” Working Paper‚ Boston College (2005). Chemmanur‚ T. J.‚ and I. Paeglis. “Management Quality‚ Certification‚ and Initial Public Offerings.” Journal of Financial Economics‚ 76 (2005)‚ 331–368. Chevalier‚ J.‚ and G. Ellison. “Are Some Mutual Fund Managers Better Than Others? Cross-Sectional Patterns in Behavior and Performance.” Journal of Finance‚ 54 (1999)
Premium Factor analysis Management Stock
Chapter 18 - Liability and Liquidity Management Fin 698 Fall 2012 Prof. Anderson HW #7b: chapter 18: 3‚ 10‚ 11‚ 16 and 17. (These appear in the book on pages 568-572.) Solutions for End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 1. What are the benefits and costs to an FI of holding large amounts of liquid assets? Why are Treasury securities considered good examples of liquid assets? A major benefit to an FI of holding a large amount of liquid assets is that it can offset any unexpected and
Premium Federal Reserve System Asset Monetary policy
Homework Zero 0. What do you hope to achieve in this course? I have taken economics courses in the past‚ but was never strong with the math equations. I am excited to improve this weakness of mine. 1. What skills do you bring to the classroom? To your fellow students? Although I was an economics major in undergrad‚ I took many computer classes and as a result am very proficient with computers. I can use these skills when working with classmates as well. 2. How will your classmates
Premium Saint Petersburg Understanding Investment
Projects Y and/or Z? E[R] SML E[RZ] Z WACC = E[RM] Y E[RY] Rf βY β=1 βZ Beta 5 Accept Projects Y and/or Z? E[R] SML Incorrect Z WACC = E[RM] acceptance Incorrect rejection Y Rf β=1 Beta 6 Project Y § IRR of Project Y is lower than WACC § Project Y would be rejected based on WACC § BUT: Project Y is less risky than firm as a whole § Its return is higher than the expected return from CAPM (it is above the SML) § Accept
Premium Interest Weighted average cost of capital Net present value
Week 6 Case Study A: Pkolino Financials The key revenue drivers for Pkolino are the tables that they plan to sell‚ They plan on starting out with two high end tables in the first two years of business and then moving on to developing a mid level table in its third year. These tables are going to be the main point of sales for the company. Pkolino plans to sale a large majority of these tables during the holiday season (fourth quarter) in which they plan on making a significantly large portion
Premium Management Strategic management Sales
COMP122 Week 1 Homework Part 1: Complete the following problems. 1. A) Write a function in C++ to the following specifications: Function name: even Return type: bool Parameter list: int n Statements in the body: if (n % 1 == 0) return (true); else return (false); B) What do you think the purpose of function? Write appropriate comments into the function to reflect this purpose. C) Draw a corresponding flow chart that reflects the
Premium Output Osaka Municipal Subway Input