The manufacturing company neither provided a full refund for the defective refrigerator___
A.yet
B.neither
C.nor
D.or
A.yet
B.neither
C.nor
D.or
第1题
Initial calculations suggest that the proposed investment in Naswa would have a negative net present value of $1·01 million. However, Furlion Co’s chief executive believes that there may be opportunities for greater cash flows in future if the Naswan government expands its land reclamation programme. The government at present is struggling to fund expansion of the programme out of its own resources and is looking for other funding. If the Naswan government obtains this funding, the chief executive has forecast that the increased demand for Furlion Co’s products would justify $15 million additional expenditure at the site of the factory in three years’ time. The expected net present value for this expansion is currently estimated to be $0.
It can be assumed that all costs and revenues include inflation. The relevant cost of capital is 12% and the risk free rate is 4%. The chief executive has estimated the likely volatility of cash flows at a standard deviation of 30%.
One of Furlion Co’s non-executive directors has read about possible changes in interest rates and wonders how these might affect the investment appraisal.
Required:
(a) Assess, showing all relevant calculations, whether Furlion Co should proceed with the significant opportunity. Discuss the assumptions made and other factors which will affect the decision of whether to establish a plant in Naswa. The Black Scholes pricing model may be used, where appropriate. (16 marks)
(b) Explain what is meant by an option’s rho and discuss the impact of changes in interest rates on the appraisal of the investment. (5 marks)
(c) Discuss the possibility of the Naswan government obtaining funding for further land reclamation from the World Bank, referring specifically to the International Development Association. (4 marks)
第2题
Saxophone Enterprises Co (Saxophone) has been trading for 15 years selling insurance and has recently become a listed company. In accordance with corporate governance principles Saxophone maintains a small internal audit department. The directors feel that the team needs to increase in size and specialist skills are required, but they are unsure whether to recruit more internal auditors, or to outsource the whole function to their external auditors, Cello & Co.
Saxophone is required to comply with corporate governance principles in order to maintain its listed status; hence the finance director has undertaken a review of whether or not the company complies.
Bill Bassoon is the chairman of Saxophone, until last year he was the chief executive. Bill is unsure if Saxophone needs more non-executive directors as there are currently three non-executive directors out of the eight board members. He is considering appointing one of his close friends, who is a retired chief executive of a manufacturing company, as a non-executive director.
The finance director, Jessie Oboe, decides on the amount of remuneration each director is paid. Currently all remuneration is in the form. of an annual bonus based on profits. Jessie is considering setting up an audit committee, but has not undertaken this task yet as she is very busy. A new sales director was appointed nine months ago. He has yet to undertake his board training as this is normally provided by the chief executive and this role is currently vacant.
There are a large number of shareholders and therefore the directors believe that it is impractical and too costly to hold an annual general meeting of shareholders. Instead, the board has suggested sending out the financial statements and any voting resolutions by email; shareholders can then vote on the resolutions via email.
Required:
(a) Explain the advantages and disadvantages for each of Saxophone Enterprises Co AND Cello & Co of outsourcing the internal audit department.
Note: The total marks will be split as follows:
Saxophone Enterprises Co (8 marks)
Cello & Co (2 marks) (10 marks)
(b) In respect of the corporate governance of Saxophone Enterprises Co:
(i) Identify and explain FIVE corporate governance weaknesses; and
(ii) Provide a recommendation to address each weakness.
Note: The total marks will be split equally between each part. (10 marks)
第3题
不带质押的融通汇票
(1)开立循环的承兑信用额度证
Revolving acceptance credit covering purchase of cocoa beans opened in favour of The Manufacturing Co., by an accepting house, William Caxton & Co., Unsecured.
William Caxton & Company
To: The Manufacturing Co., London, 11 Jan., 200×
Liverpool
Dear Sirs,
Revolving Acceptance Credit No. U-429
In response to your application, we have pleasure in establishing our Revolving Acceptance Credit No. U-429 to the extent of GBP100,000.00 (say one hundred thousand pounds) available by your drafts on ourselves at three months after date for the purpose of financing your purchase of cocoa beans from Kingston to Liverpool and each draft must be marked "Drawn under Credit No. U-429 against purchase of cocoa beans".
All drafts are to be covered by you in cash with us at or before their respective maturity dates, but the credit being revolving, when and to the extent that drafts are so covered the facility automatically becomes available again.
Our acceptance commission payable at time of acceptance will be 1.75% per annum. This credit will expire on 11 Jan., next year, and all drafts must be drawn and accepted not later than that date.
The credit being unsecured is a condition hereof that you will not create any new mortgage of charge on your property or assets without our consent.
We enclose our usual form of undertaking in respect of this credit which kindly sign and return to us.
Yours faithfully
William Caxton & Co., London
signature
(2)开立融通汇票
Please draw an accommodating bill which was dated 1 April, 200× drawn by The Manufacturing Co., Liverpool, on William Caxton & Co., London payable to drawer's order duly endorsed in blank by them at three months after date for the sum of GBP10,000.00 marked: "Drawn under Acceptance Credit No. U-429 against purchase of cocoa beans". The bill was accepted by the drawee and payable at Barclays Bank Ltd., London. Please accept the bill and specify its due date.
(3)要求承兑融通汇票,提示贴现公司,请其贴现
You will send a letter to William Caxton & Co., with five bills, each for GBP10,000.00 taking the form as follows:
To: William Caxton & Co., Liverpool, 1 April, 200×
London
Dear Sirs,
Revolving Acceptance Credit No. U-429
With reference to the above credit dated ______ we would like to avail our- selves of GBP50,000.00 of the facility, and enclose here with five bills, each for ______, drawn at ______ which we have endorsed in blank.
After acceptance kindly hand these bills to Gillett Brother's Discount Co. Ltd., for ______.
We will be glad if you would debit our account with your acceptance commission.
Yours faithfully
The Manufacturing Company, Liverpool
signature
You will send another letter to Gillett Brother's Discount Co. Ltd., as follows:
To: Gillett Brother's Discount Co. Ltd.,
London Liverpool, 1 April, 200×
Dear Sirs ,
We enclose a copy of a letter we wrote to William Caxton & Co. today, and from which you will see that we have asked them to hand to you ______ bills total-ling ______ for ______. We should be glad if you would pay the net proceeds of these bills to Barclays Bank Ltd., London for the credit of our account.
Yours faithfully
The Manufacturing Co., Liverpool
signature
(4)计算贴现金额,制作贴现说明书
Please calculate the discount using the following formula.
______
Suppose V=CBP50,000.00
t=90
d=9
What is the amount of discount? ______
What is the net proceeds? ______
When the discount company has discounted the five bills, they will send a discount statement. Please make out this statement filling particulars in the form as follows:
Gillett Brother's Discount Co. Ltd.,
To: The Manufacturing Company, London, 2 April, 200×
Liverpool
We have pleasure in confirming the PURCHASE of the bills listed below. In accordance with your instructions, the net proceeds have been paid to Barclays Bank Ltd. London for the credit of your account.
Amounts | Discount & net proceeds | Due date | Tenor in days |
GBP 10,000.00 | ______ | ______ | |
10,000.00 | |||
10,000.00 | |||
10,000.00 | Total face value GBP ______ | ||
10,000.00 | Less discount at | ||
9% per annum ______ | |||
Net proceeds GBP ______ |
Per Pro
Gillett Brother's Discount Co. Ltd.,
London
signature
(5)开立新的融通汇票,用其贴现净款归还旧的融通汇票到期应付之款
In accordance with the revolving acceptance credit, you must pay cash to the accepting house, William Caxton & Co., on or before the due date, 1 July, 200×. The credit being revolving, allows for the drawing of a new bill to replace those which are maturing.
Let us assume when the GBP50,000.00 bills fall due on 1 July, 200×, you have cash in hand for GBP20,000.00 to pay the bills, and the balance will be covered by issue of a new bill for the face amount to be calculaced by using following formula:
v=30,000 d=9 t=90
______
Please issue a new bill similar to the old bills except amount as calculated above and dated on 1 July, 200×.
Having drawn a new bill for the face amount as calculated above, The Manufacturing Company send it together with a letter addressed to William Caxton & Co., as follows:
To: William Caxton & Co.,
London 30 June, 200×
Dear Sirs,
Revolving Acceptance Credit No. U-429
With reference to the five bills of GBP10,000.00 each drawn under above credit and maturing on ______, we enclose our cheque for GBP20, 000. 00 and a new bills for ______ dated 1 July, 200× at three months after date. We should be glad if you will kindly ______ and hand to Gillett Brother's Discount Co. Ltd., for ______, the net proceeds ______ will be refunded three old bills.
Yours faithfully,
The Manufacturing Company, Liverpool
signatur
第4题
What is the news item mainly about?
A.Experts analysis of the manufacturing activity in U.S.
B.The stock market"s response to U.S. economy.
C.The relationship between manufacturing and economy.
D.The growing of U.S. manufacturing and the different reactions.
第5题
第7题
A.Expense accounts
B.Raw Materials Inventory
C.Finished Goods Inventory
D.Manufacturing Overhead
第8题
The industry Carnegie was not concerned with was ______.
A.the manufacturing of steel
B.the transporting of the finished products
C.the movement of raw materials
D.the lumber business
第10题
At present, Hayashibara's interest is in
A.combining manufacturing and marketing together.
B.sticking to the family business.
C.developing into a large enterprise.