Fi515 Week 1 Hw

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Financial Management: Theory and Practice • Mini Case (p. 45) a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Since a manager’s primary job is to increase the company’s intrinsic value, an understanding of corporate finance will enable a manager to better understand how their decisions affect the big picture. b. Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List the advantages and disadvantages of each form. A proprietorship, which is an unincorporated business owned by one individual. Advantages- 1. It is easily and inexpensively formed, 2. it is subject to fewer government regulations. 3. its income is not subject to corporate taxation. Disadvantages- 1. Capital for growth may be difficult to obtain. 2. unlimited personal liability for the business debts. 3. life of the business is limited to the life span of its founder. A Partnership- which is a noncorporate business owned by two or more persons. Partnerships may operate under different degrees of formality. Advantages and disadvantages are generally the same as a proprietorship. A major disadvantage is that a partner may be held responsible for the business debts even if the other partner is bankrupt. To avoid this there are limited partnerships where in certain partners are designated general partners and others limited partners. There are also limited liability partnerships. A corporation is a legal entity created under state laws, and it is separate and distinct from its owners and managers. Advantages 1. unlimited life. It is not limited to the life of the founder, 2. easy transferability of ownership-ownership interest are divided into shares of stock. 3. limited liability- losses are limited to the actual funds invested. Disadvantages 1. Double taxation-corporate earnings are taxed at a corporate level and then

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