Answer:
e. $3,892,587.08
Explanation:
The value of Nabor Industries entire company using the free cash flows can be determined by calculating the present value of all free cash flows that will be occurred in the future in the following manner:
Present value of 2004 free cash flow $176,991.15
200,000(1+13%)^-1
Present value of 2005 free cash flow $234,944
300,000(1+13%)^-2
Present value of 2006 free cash flow $277,220.06
400,000(1+13%)^-3
Present value of cash flows after 2006 $3,203,431.86
((400,000(1+4%))/(13%-4%))*(1+13%)^-3
Value of Nabor Corporation $3,892,587.07
So based on the above calculations, our answer is e. $3,892,587.08
Answer: Social media allows companies to have a short-term focus.
Explanation:
Social Media has made the world way more connected than it was before even with the advent of the Internet. As such, companies were able to leverage on this to improve their brand and popularity by being present on the various social media platforms.
With social media, companies have been able to marketers to establish a public voice and presence online, cost-effectively reinforce other communication activities, build online forums and communities as well as remain relevant in a fast changing world.
Companies having a short term focus as a result of social media <em>is not a benefit</em> of social media. A company should always think long term and even social media can help them achieve long term growth if long term marketing plans are integrated with social media marketing.
Answer:
d. decrease by $200.000.
Explanation:
The computation of the segment profit is shown below:
Segment profit = Segment revenues - Segment cost
= $1.2 million - $1.0 million
= $0.2 million or $200,000
Since the management want to drop the segment which results to decrease in the overall corporate profits that means the segment profit will also got decreased by $200,000
The overhead cost is not relevant. Hence, ignored it
Answer: True
Explanation: A mutual fund is a collective pool of funds provided by a group of individuals to money managers for investment in various securities such as stocks and bonds.
Due to it's collective nature, every shareholder or investor benefits and loses in equal portion - and the expenses of the mutual fund are shared in the expense ratio.
Because the funds are invested into stocks, bonds and other securities, they usually have a lower risk than individual stocks or bonds.
Answer:
The bonds are guaranteed as to principal and interest payments by the US government.
Explanation:
According to NASAA's Statement of Policy on Unethical or Dishonest Business Practices of Broker-Dealers and Agents, a broker can say US government bonds are guaranteed on principal and interest payments.
However if inflation sets in and interest rates rises there is no guarantee from the government that interest paid on the bonds will match the higher interest rate.
So legally this statement is correct, even though the investor can lose money as a result of higher interest rate in the future.