Financial Budgeting
Finacial management
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Financial Management and Markets
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
· Competency 1: Analyze financial environments and concepts.
· Evaluate ethical nature of an insider trading case.
· Explain why wealth maximization is more desirable than profit maximization as a goal for any company.
· Classify four market transaction types correctly.
· Classify 5–7 market securities correctly.
· Explain the shape of the yield curve with respect to the unbiased expectations and liquidity premium theories.
· Competency 2: Apply financial computations and processes.
· Calculate the correct equilibrium rate of return for a security.
· Competency 3: Communicate effectively and professionally.
· Convey clear meaning through appropriate word choice and usage.
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BUS3062 Week 1 Assignment Template
Respond to the following questions using grammatically correct language.
1. Martha Stewart was accused of insider trading for selling ImClone stocks a day before the stock went down in value. The charges of securities fraud were thrown out but she served 5 months in prison for obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. Do you think what Martha did (insider trading) was unethical from financial management point of view? Explain.
[Answer here.]
2. Explain why wealth maximization is more desirable than profit maximization as a goal for any company.
[Answer here.]
3. Classify the following transactions as taking place in the primary or secondary markets by placing an “X” in the appropriate cells for questions 3 and 4.
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IBM issues 200 million dollars of new common stock. |
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The New Company issues 50 million dollars of common stock in an IPO. |
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IBM sells 5 million dollars of GM preferred stock from its marketable securities portfolio. |
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The Magellan Fund buys 100 million dollars of previously issued IBM bonds. |
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Prudential Insurance Co. sells 10 million dollars of GM common stock. |
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1. Classify the following financial instruments as money market securities or capital market securities:
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Capital Market |
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Federal Funds. |
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Common Stock. |
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Corporate Bonds. |
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Mortgages. |
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Negotiable Certificates of Deposit. |
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U.S. Treasury Bills. |
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U.S. Treasury Notes. |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds. |
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State and Government Bonds. |
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2. Explain the shape of the yield curve with respect to the unbiased expectations and liquidity premium theories.
[Answer here.]
3. Imagine a particular security’s default risk premium is 2 percent. For all securities, the inflation risk premium is 1.75 percent and the real risk-free rate is 3.50 percent. The security’s liquidity risk premium is 0.25 percent and maturity risk premium is 0.85 percent. The security has no special covenants. Calculate the security’s equilibrium rate of return. Show your work.
[Answer here; show your work.]
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