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MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 1 Discussion

This
discussion question for this module has two parts. Respond to both parts to
receive full credit for this assignment.

Part 1:
What is a hostile takeover and what generally happens to the stock price of the
firm being acquired in a hostile takeover?

Part 2: How
does a hostile takeover affect the company’s stakeholders (shareholders,
executives, employees, and society in general)? Is it usually beneficial or
detrimental to these stakeholders? Why?

Include some
news that is less than a year old that discusses an in-process or recently
completed merger in your answer. Briefly discuss the main issues in that merger
and whom the merger is likely to benefit or hurt.

The
ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library website can be a useful
tool for completing this assignment. Click here for instructions on accessing
ProQuest.

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 2 Discussion

The Law of
One Price states that equivalent investment opportunities trading in different
competitive markets will have the same price. Yet, one can find examples where
that rule seems to be violated. It is a well-known fact that Americans pay a
much higher price for most prescription drugs than people in most other
countries. Also, the price (when adjusted for exchange rates) for the same make
and model of automobile varies greatly across different countries. Furthermore,
the price of a barrel of crude oil varies between locations. For example, on
October 12, 2012, the price for Brent crude oil produced in Europe was $114.21
and the price for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil produced in Texas was
$91.86.

Do these
three cases demonstrate that the Law of One Price is false? Why or why not?

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 3 Discussion

Respond to
all of the questions to receive full credit for this assignment.

The capital
budgeting process is important, but is it the most important process that a
firm undertakes. Why or why not? If you believe there is a more important
process, what is it and why do you think it is more important?

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 4 Discussion

This
discussion question for this module has two parts. Please follow the directions
carefully to receive full credit for this assignment.

Every year,
Fortune magazine publishes a list of the “World’s Most Admired
Companies” and Barron’s magazine publishes a list of the “World’s Most
Respected Companies.” Choose one company from the top twenty on either of
these lists from the most recent year available that you also admire or respect
and one company that you admire or respect little.

Part 1:
What criteria does the magazine use to evaluate companies for the list? Do you
agree with these criteria? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why
do you admire the company you chose as a favorite? Why do you not respect the
company you chose as not admirable?

Both
Barron’s and Fortune are available at the Saint Leo University Library website
via the ProQuest database. Keep in mind that the most recent list available may
be from last year. Click here for instructions on accessing ProQuest.

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 5 Discussion

This
discussion question for this module has two parts. Respond to both parts to
receive full credit for this assignment.

Part 1:
There is evidence that small stocks and value stocks perform better over the
long term than the market averages. What are some logical reasons for this
phenomenon?

Part 2:
There is strong evidence that many investors suffer from familiarity bias and
overconfidence bias. Can you explain why these biases might exist? Can you
think of a situation in which you might make these mistakes (if you hadn’t
learned about these biases in this module)?

Include
some news that is less than a year old that is applicable to this discussion.

The
ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library website can be a useful
tool for completing this assignment. Click here for instructions on accessing
ProQuest.

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 6 Discussion

This
discussion question has two parts. Respond to both parts to receive full credit
for this assignment.

Part 1:
Your friend is asking for advice. She is planning to retire in 40 years and
wants to know what investments she should choose. She also wants to know if she
should use an IRA or 401k or some other sort of retirement vehicle. Please
advise her.

Part 2: You
have another friend that already has a sizable amount saved for his retirement,
but he wants to retire in 10 years. What type of advice would you give him
about what type of investment to make and as to whether or not to use a
retirement plan?

Include
some news or advice from an article that is less than a year old that is applicable
to this discussion.

The
ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library website can be a useful
tool for completing this assignment. Click here for instructions on accessing
ProQuest.

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 7 Discussion

This
discussion question has two parts. Use Figure 15.7 in your textbook which shows
the net debt-to-enterprise value ratio for some select industries to answer
both parts of the question. Respond to both parts to receive full credit for
this assignment.

Part 1:
Firms in the real estate investment trusts (REITs), airlines, electric
utilities, and paper products industries tend to have high leverage. Explain
why firms in these industries would prefer to have high leverage.

Part 2:
Firms in the computer hardware, footwear, apparel and luxury goods, and data
processing industries tend to have low leverage. Explain why firms in these
industries would prefer to have low leverage.

Include
some news from an article that is less than a year old that is applicable to
this discussion.

The
ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library website can be a useful
tool for completing this assignment. Click here for instructions on accessing
ProQuest.

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 8 Discussion

This
discussion question has two parts. Respond to both parts to receive full credit
for this assignment.

Part 1: Why
do firms choose to make large increases in their dividends or start a stock
repurchase program? Why would they choose one of these payout methods over
another?

Part 2: Why
do firms choose to cut or eliminate their dividends? What usually happens to
the stock price of a company that does this?

Include
some news or advice from an article that is less than a year old that is applicable
to this discussion.

The
ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library website can be a useful
tool for completing this assignment. Click here for instructions on accessing
ProQuest.

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 3 Written Assignment 1

Writing
Assignment 1 Instructions and Rubric

Instructions

The first
writing assignment is due at the end of Module 3. You are advised to begin
working on the first writing assignment during Module 1.

This
writing assignment should be in an essay format. It should use two or more
published news or academic articles which are less than a year old as cited
references. In your essay, you should answer the following questions:

? What are
value stocks?

? What are
growth stocks?

? What is
the reasoning that investors use for purchasing value or growth stocks?

? Has value
or growth investing worked best over the long term?

? Do you
prefer one of these investment methods? Justify your response.

? Find
recent examples of news articles in which someone is described as a value or

growth
investor. How successful have they been with this method?

The essay
will be in APA format and be 500-1,000 words in length (this range includes everything
in the assignment including your name, title, and citations). Turnitin.com software
will be used to ensure that submitted assignments are original works. See the rubric
on the next page for complete grading criteria.

The
ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library website can be a useful
tool for completing this assignment. Click here for instructions on accessing ProQuest.

Hint: One
way to find information for this assignment is to use the library’s database
for the Wall Street Journal or Barron’s and search for a recent article with
the words “value investor” or “growth investor” in the text of the article.

Submit
Writing Assignment 1 to the Assignment box no later than Sunday 11:59 PM

MBA570 Corporate Finance

Module 6 Written Assignment 2

Instructions

The second
writing assignment is due at the end of Module 6. You are advised to begin working
on the second writing assignment during Module 4.

This
writing assignment should be in an essay format. It should use two or more
published news or academic articles which are less than a year old as cited
references. This writing assignment addresses the values learning outcome (LO7)
as detailed in the syllabus.

For this
assignment, assume that you are a corporate manager that needs to make an important
decision. Your company currently has its largest factory (700 employees)
located in the Midwestern United States. This factory is currently not
competitive in international markets and its poor results are threatening to
force the entire company into bankruptcy. The company employs 3,000 in other
areas of the U.S.

You have to
decide whether to keep the factory where it is or move it to Canada or Ireland.
You can only keep one factory open. The corporate tax rates of Canada (20%) and
Ireland (15%) are much lower than the U.S. (35%). Labor costs will not change
significantly because the cost of training new employees will be offset by the
replacement of highly paid senior employees with younger employees in the other
countries. The old factory needs extensive renovation which will still not
leave it as efficient as the new factories planned for the new countries.
Therefore, the NPV of the capital investments involved are equal for all three
countries.

You have
calculated the NPV of each choice. The NPV of keeping the U.S. factory open is $1,000,000.
The NPV of moving the factory to Canada or Ireland is $10,000,000 and $35,000,000
respectively.

In this
writing assignment, you should answer the following questions:

? Where
should your factory be located? Why?

? Who are
the stakeholders in this decision? How did you take the stakeholders into account
when making your decision?

? How does
your decision support responsible stewardship and integrity in the context of
financial management?

The essay
will be in APA format and be 500-1,000 words in length (this range includes everything
in the assignment including your name, title, and citations). Turnitin.com software
will be used to ensure that submitted assignments are original works. See the rubric
on the next page for complete grading criteria.