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Introduction to Corporate Finance t t t




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all real assets. Real assets are identifiable as items with intrinsic value. The others in
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the list are financial assets,that is, these assets derive value because of a contractu
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3. a.
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, ets such as plantand equipment. Some real assets are intangible.
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b. Capital expenditure means investment in real assets. Financing means rais
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ing the cashfor this investment.
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c. The shares of public corporations are traded on stock exchanges and can
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be purchasedby a wide range of investors. The shares of closely held corp
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orations are not publicly traded and are held by a small group of private i
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nvestors.

d. Unlimited liability: Investors are responsible for all the firm‘s debts. A sole
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proprietor hasunlimited liability. Investors in corporations have limited lia
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bility. They can lose their investment, but no more.
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,4. Items c and d apply to corporations. Because corporations have perpetual life, ow
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nership can betransferred without affecting operations, and managers can be fir
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ed with no effect on ownership. Other forms of business may have unlimited liabilit
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y and limited life.
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5. Separation of ownership facilitates the key attributes of a corporation, including l
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imited liability forinvestors, transferability of ownership, a separate legal person
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ality of the corporation, and delegated centralized management. These four attri
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butes provide substantial benefit for investors, including the ability to diversify th
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eir investment among many uncorrelated returns—
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a very valuable tool explored in later chapters. Also, these attributes allow invest
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ors to quickly exit,enter, or short sell an investment, thereby generating an active li
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quid market for corporations.
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as well. The separation of ownership from management typically leads to agency
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problems, where managersprefer to consume private perks or make other decisio
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ns for their private benefit—
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rather than maximize shareholder wealth. Shareholders tend to exercise less over
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sight of each individual investment as their diversification increases. Finally, the cor
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poration‘s separate legal personalitymakes it difficult to enforce accountability if
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they externalize costs onto society.
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6. Shareholders will only vote to maximize shareholder wealth. Shareholders ca t t t t t t t t t


n modify their pattern of consumption through borrowing and lending, match ri
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sk preferences, and hopefullybalance their own checkbooks (or hire a qualifie
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7. If the investment increases the firm‘s wealth, it increases the firm‘s share value. M
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s. Espinozacould then sell some or all these more valuable shares to provide for h
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er retirement income.
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, pected return onthe F&H encabulator investments may be inf
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erior to a 4% return on U.S.
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government securities, depending on the relative risk between the two assets.
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b.
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ct in their interests. Managers may also receive compensation—
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rs‘ interests. And managers can be fired by the board of directors (electedby share
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holders). If managers still fail to act in shareholders‘ interests, shareholders may se
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