Case Studies in Derivatives Securities Case#8: Cephalon,Inc Cohort 6 Group 2 Jin Yi Zhang Sisi Ma Yue Yu Haiyang Risk Management or Speculating Cephalon should take SBC’s offer to buy call options on its own stocks. However, this is not an appropriate risk management decision and Cephalon is simply speculating. To manage its stock price risk, Cephalon should at least take measures to avoid the loss brought by DFA disapproving the projection. Since the possibility that DFA will approve the projection is expected to be as high as 70%, Cephalon bets that its profit will be higher. Thus this measure, to buy call options by selling stocks to SBC, is simply speculating.
When a corporation sells treasury stock below its cost, it usually debits the difference between cost and selling price to Paid-in Capital from Treasury Stock. F11. Participating preferred stock requires that if a company fails to pay a dividend in any year, it must make it up in a later year before paying any common dividends. T12. Callable preferred stock permits the corporation at its option to redeem the outstanding preferred shares at stipulated prices.
Since the Walton Work Wear line is in the production stage, its accumulated development costs should be capitalized. The Carroway Cool Top has not started it commercial production which would allow the development costs not to be amortized yet. Also interest costs on loans to generate financing for the R&D activates of a product can be capitalized rather than expensed. The capitalization of interest would allow CCL to reduce taxable income in the future when it is more profitable. I would recommend that CCL make the above changes immediately so that the financail statements are not incorrect.
What amount should Ruiz record on March 1, 2010 as paid-in capital from stock warrants? (Points : 4) $28,800 $33,600 $41,600 $40,000 3. (TCO A) On January 1, 2010, Trent Company granted Dick Williams, an employee, an option to buy 100 shares of Trent Co. stock for $30 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $900. Williams exercised his option on September 1, 2010, and sold his 100 shares on December 1, 2010.
Stockholders may assume when reading the financial statements that they would be receiving a higher return each month or quarter when in reality that would not be the case especially if they are planning on switching to LIFO. It is unethical to make a huge financial decision based on only short term goals. The Sabarnes-Oxley act of two-thousand and twelve, contains 11 sections detailing rules and regulations for financial reporting. The SOX act section 404 requires that management of
Problem 17-15 on Distribution to Shareholders based on Chapter 17 Payout Policy Suppose that all capital gains are taxed at a 25% rate and that the dividend tax rate is 50%. Arbuckle Corporation is currently trading for $30 and is about to pay a $6 special dividend. a. Absent any other trading frictions or news, what will its share price be just after the dividend is paid? Suppose Arbuckle made a surprise announcement that it would do a share repurchase rather than pay a special dividend.
years. | | The step-by-step calculation is: P | = | S(1 + rt)-1 | | | = | 400,000(1 + 0.0892 x 0.24657534...)-1 | | | = | 400,000 x 0.97847883... | | | = | $391,391.53 | Rounded as last step | b)You are correct. When the first bill matures at time 90 days, the investor purchases a second bill. We must find the purchase price of the second bill. This can be displayed on a time line: | | | | | $P | $400,000 | | | | | | 0 | 90 | 180 | 270 | | | | | | | | | P | = | price | = | unknown | | S | = | Maturity value | = | $400,000 | | r | = | Simple interest rate (decimal) | = | 9.16 | 100 | | = | 0.0916 | | t | = | Time period (years) | = | 90 | 365 | | = | 0.24657534... years.
It would be my advice for Mr. Jones to not buy the stock because of the liability of current and future tax obligations which Mr. Jones would incur from the purchase of the stock. Since the tax identity of Smithon corporation would have not ceased, it is not a favorable purchase for Mr. Jones. Ina a case where the tax identity of a firm does not cease not to exist, the tax aspects will remain the same and so will the existing tax schedule. So in this case it would mean that Mr. Jones would not be allowed to change the financial year to end on December 31. The buyer in cases where he can’t change the legal entity is in a non -benefice situation, the buyer is limited to follow the current tax basis on the company’s assets even if the buyer paid more for the
Article Analysis University of Phoenix ACC291 Taking a look at whether or not companies are acting ethical because they have integrity or because they have to follow the laws set forth by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is something all investors should do before they invest. Companies do not always act ethically because they want to be open and honest with their customers, employees, or investors, some do it simply because they have to in order to abide by the laws, rules, and regulations, and then just barely. While reading “Eight Years After The Fact Is SOX Working? A Look At The Brooke Corporation” one can notice several things wrong and ways that could lead to unethical practices and behaviors in accounting. For instance the company founder Robert Orr held several roles in management for the parent company as well as finance officer and other key positions that could open the door to unethical behaviors (Hazels, 2010).
Chapter 6: Problems: 1 – 4 page 147 Chapter 7: Questions and Applications: q. 2, 4, 10, and 16, pages 169-170 Chapter 6: 1. T-bill Yield Assume an investor purchased a six month T-bill with a $10,000 par value for $9,000 and sold it 90 days later for $9,100. What is the yield? Yield: (Sold Price-Purchase Price/Purchase Price)*(365/time held) Yt=((9100-9000)/9000)*(365/90) Yt=4.506 % or 4.51 % 2.