3. Suppose that Apple’s profits have always been expected to grow twice as fast as Microsoft’s. Does it necessarily make Apple stock a better investment than Microsoft stock based on the Efficient Markets Hypothesis? Briefly explain
Apple's stock may or maynot be a better investment than Microsoft, the reason being efficient markets hypothesis implies all information is already captured in the stock price and further, we need to know the absolute values of both the respective company's profits with respect to their revenues.
3. Suppose that Apple’s profits have always been expected to grow twice as fast as Microsoft’s....
1. In what ways was Microsoft’s behaviour (a) against
the public interest; (b) in the public interest?
2. Being locked in to a product or technology is only
a problem if such a product can be clearly shown to be inferior to
an alternative. What difficulties might there be in establishing
such a case?
etwork effects Microsoft is a vertically integrated
firm (see page 87), with a dominant position in the operating
system market (i.e. Windows) and in certain application...
3 questions
6 Part S Cases What's Ahead? Microsoft has been the leader in the OS market for quite some time, but it does not know much about retailing. Thus, the opening of company-owned retail stores in an at- tempt to counteract Apple's channel strategy success is indeed a bold step on the part of the OS giant. Is Microsoft going to be able to do it? One could argue that Microsoft lacks the type of innovative flare that...
Topic: Business Opportunities for Apple So the company that I have been researching is Apple. We all know that Apple has gotten a lot pricier over the years, and their reputation has kind of taken a hit due to it. Apple also isn't known for being the most charitable or a business that really focuses on helping the community around them. I think a great investment idea for Apple would be on that gives back to the communities around their...
adjust rapidly to new information UI the efficient markets hypothesis J. future stock returns cannot be predicted from any information that is publicly aaese C. corporate insiders should have no better investment performance than allowed to trade freely D. A andB E. B and C other investors even if f-A nswer Questions (3 questions, 15 points, suggested time 15 minutes) wer each question in two to three sentences 5 points) When is a company's value of growth (PVGO) a negative...
welve Problems Suppose you have been hired as a financial consultant to Defense Electronics, Inc. (DEI). a large, publicly traded firm that is the market share leader in radar detection systems (RDSS). The company is looking at setting up a manufacturing plant overseas to produce a new line of RDSs. This will be a five-year project. The company bought some land three years ago for $4.5 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic dump site for waste chemicals,...
QUESTION 9. In recent years, it has been suggested that both China and the US have engaged in currency manipulation or ‘competitive devaluations’. All else the same, from this we can conclude: A. Chinese goods will be less expensive in US markets in the short-run, but US goods will be more expensive in China. B. US goods will be less expensive in China in the short-run, but Chinese goods will be more expensive in the US. C. Chinese and US made goods...
Required:
1. What is the amount of Apple’s accounts
receivable as of September 30, 2017?
2. Compute Apple’s accounts receivable turnover as
of September 30, 2017.
3. How long does it take, on average, for
the company to collect receivables for fiscal year ended September
30, 2017?
4. Apple’s most liquid assets include (a)
cash and cash equivalents, (b) short-term marketable
securities, (c) accounts receivable, and (d)
inventory. Compute the percentage that these liquid assets (in
total) make up of...
Suppose you have been hired as a financial consultant to Defense Electronics, Inc. (DEI), a large, publicly traded firm that is the market share leader in radar detection systems (RDSs). The company is looking at setting up a manufacturing plant overseas to produce a new line of RDSs. This will be a five-year project. The company bought some land three years ago for $7.2 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic dump site for waste chemicals, but it...
Suppose you have been hired as a financial consultant to Defense Electronics, Inc. (DEI), a large, publicly traded firm that is the market share leader in radar detection systems (RDSs). The company is looking at setting up a manufacturing plant overseas to produce a new line of RDSs. This will be a five-year project. The company bought some land three years ago for $7.1 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic dump site for waste chemicals, but it...
Suppose you have been hired as a financial consultant to Defense Electronics, Inc. (DEI), a large, publicly traded firm that is the market share leader in radar detection systems (RDSs). The company is looking at setting up a manufacturing plant overseas to produce a new line of RDSs. This will be a five-year project. The company bought some land three years ago for $7.3 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic dump site for waste chemicals, but it...