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solutions
FCFF (using EBITDA) - correct answer✔✔FCFF = EBIDTA(1-T) + DEP(T) - Finv - Winv
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Converting FIFO to LIFO COGS - correct answer✔✔FIFO COGS = LIFO COGS - (End ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
LIFO Reserve - Beg LIFO reserve) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Engle- Granger Test - correct answer✔✔Test whether 2 variables are cointegrated. Regress 1
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data series against the other and check residuals for unit root.
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Steady State of Growth Formula - correct answer✔✔growth = Growth Rate TFP/1-(Labor ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
cost in total factor cost) + labor force growth
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Labor productivity growth accounting Equation (Growth Rate in Potential GDP) - correct
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answer✔✔Growth rate in potential GDP = Long-Term growth rate of labor force + Long- ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
term growth rate in labor productivity ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Neoclassical Model - correct answer✔✔Because of diminishing marginal returns to capital, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the only way to sustain growth in potential GDP per capita is through technological change
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or growth in total factor productivity. a steady state rate of growth and diminishing
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marginal returns, which are tenets of neoclassical growth theory. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Real Interest Rate - correct answer✔✔real = Nominal - Expected inflation rate
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Period Pension Cost (formula) US GAAP - correct answer✔✔Current Service Cost + ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Interest cost obligation - Expected Return on Assets + Plus amortization of past service cost ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
+ amortization actuarial gain/losses
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,Total Periodic Pension Cost - correct answer✔✔Net Change in Liability of the plan -
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Employer Contributions or Interest Cost + Service Cost - Actual return on investments.
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Total value to paid (TVPI) - correct answer✔✔DPI + RVPI / Paid in Capital
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H-Model - correct answer✔✔V0= Do(1+GL) + DoH(gs-gL)/ r- GL ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
FCFE using FCFF - correct answer✔✔FCFE = FCFF -Interest(1-T) + Net Borrowing
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Value of Long position in a forward contract - correct answer✔✔V = St - Forward Price
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(1+r)^(T-t)
Synthetic Share (Put-Call Pariy) - correct answer✔✔Co=Po + So- X/(1+rf) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Payout ratio - correct answer✔✔Payout ratio = 1- b (b= retention ratio)
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Justified leading P/E - correct answer✔✔1-b/ r-g ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Justified trailing P/E - correct answer✔✔1- b (1 + g)/ r-g Where (1-b) = Dividend payout
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ratio, G is LT Growth in Dividends
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Standard error of estimate - correct answer✔✔(Sse/n-2)^1\2 where Sse = Sum of squares
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residual
F statistic - correct answer✔✔Msr/mse = RSS/k /SSE/n-(k+1)
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, MSR = mean regression sum of squares ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
MSE = mean squared error, SSE/(n - k + 1)
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RSS = regression sum of squares; the amount of variation in Y explained by the model
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SSE = sum of squared error from the regression model
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k = the number of regressors in the model
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n = the number of observations
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Portfolio standard deviation of return - correct answer✔✔Port var = var((1- p))/ n +p)
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p=correlation
Post offer defeneses - correct answer✔✔Leveraged recapitalization, green mail
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Pre offer defenese - correct answer✔✔Supermajority voting provision, poison puts, fair
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price amendments, restricted voting rights, poison pills , staggerd board elections
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Post merger value of firm - correct answer✔✔V= Va + Vt + Synergies - Cash
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Hhi merger index - correct answer✔✔(% x 100)^2+ (%x 100)^2
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Post merger between 1000 and 1800 moderately concentrated interests, change greater 100
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challenge
Forward contract formula - correct answer✔✔Fpt- FP(contract size)/ (1+r(days/360)||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
solutions
FCFF (using EBITDA) - correct answer✔✔FCFF = EBIDTA(1-T) + DEP(T) - Finv - Winv
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Converting FIFO to LIFO COGS - correct answer✔✔FIFO COGS = LIFO COGS - (End ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
LIFO Reserve - Beg LIFO reserve) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Engle- Granger Test - correct answer✔✔Test whether 2 variables are cointegrated. Regress 1
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data series against the other and check residuals for unit root.
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Steady State of Growth Formula - correct answer✔✔growth = Growth Rate TFP/1-(Labor ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
cost in total factor cost) + labor force growth
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Labor productivity growth accounting Equation (Growth Rate in Potential GDP) - correct
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answer✔✔Growth rate in potential GDP = Long-Term growth rate of labor force + Long- ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
term growth rate in labor productivity ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Neoclassical Model - correct answer✔✔Because of diminishing marginal returns to capital, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the only way to sustain growth in potential GDP per capita is through technological change
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or growth in total factor productivity. a steady state rate of growth and diminishing
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marginal returns, which are tenets of neoclassical growth theory. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Real Interest Rate - correct answer✔✔real = Nominal - Expected inflation rate
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Period Pension Cost (formula) US GAAP - correct answer✔✔Current Service Cost + ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Interest cost obligation - Expected Return on Assets + Plus amortization of past service cost ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
+ amortization actuarial gain/losses
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,Total Periodic Pension Cost - correct answer✔✔Net Change in Liability of the plan -
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Employer Contributions or Interest Cost + Service Cost - Actual return on investments.
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Total value to paid (TVPI) - correct answer✔✔DPI + RVPI / Paid in Capital
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H-Model - correct answer✔✔V0= Do(1+GL) + DoH(gs-gL)/ r- GL ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
FCFE using FCFF - correct answer✔✔FCFE = FCFF -Interest(1-T) + Net Borrowing
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Value of Long position in a forward contract - correct answer✔✔V = St - Forward Price
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(1+r)^(T-t)
Synthetic Share (Put-Call Pariy) - correct answer✔✔Co=Po + So- X/(1+rf) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Payout ratio - correct answer✔✔Payout ratio = 1- b (b= retention ratio)
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Justified leading P/E - correct answer✔✔1-b/ r-g ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Justified trailing P/E - correct answer✔✔1- b (1 + g)/ r-g Where (1-b) = Dividend payout
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ratio, G is LT Growth in Dividends
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Standard error of estimate - correct answer✔✔(Sse/n-2)^1\2 where Sse = Sum of squares
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residual
F statistic - correct answer✔✔Msr/mse = RSS/k /SSE/n-(k+1)
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, MSR = mean regression sum of squares ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
MSE = mean squared error, SSE/(n - k + 1)
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RSS = regression sum of squares; the amount of variation in Y explained by the model
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SSE = sum of squared error from the regression model
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k = the number of regressors in the model
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n = the number of observations
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Portfolio standard deviation of return - correct answer✔✔Port var = var((1- p))/ n +p)
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p=correlation
Post offer defeneses - correct answer✔✔Leveraged recapitalization, green mail
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Pre offer defenese - correct answer✔✔Supermajority voting provision, poison puts, fair
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price amendments, restricted voting rights, poison pills , staggerd board elections
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Post merger value of firm - correct answer✔✔V= Va + Vt + Synergies - Cash
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Hhi merger index - correct answer✔✔(% x 100)^2+ (%x 100)^2
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Post merger between 1000 and 1800 moderately concentrated interests, change greater 100
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challenge
Forward contract formula - correct answer✔✔Fpt- FP(contract size)/ (1+r(days/360)||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||