Foundations of Financial Management 16th Edition Solution Manual

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Chapter 01: The Goals and Functions of Financial Management
Chapter 1

The Goals and Functions of Financial Management

Discussion Questions

1-1.
How did the recession of 20072009 compare with other recessions since the
Great Depression in terms of length?

It was the longest.

1-2.
What effect did the recession of 20072009 have on government regulation?
It was greatly increased.

1-3.
What advantages does a sole proprietorship offer? What is a major drawback of
this type of organization?

A sole proprietorship offers the advantage of simplicity of decision making and
low organizational and operating costs. A major drawback is that there is
unlimited liability to the owner.

1-4.
What form of partnership allows some of the investors to limit their liability?
Explain briefly.

A limited partnership allows some of the partners to limit their liability. Under
this arrangement, one or more partners are designated general partners and have
unlimited liability for the debts of the firm; other partners are designated limited
partners and are liable only for their initial contribution. The limited partners are
normally prohibited from being active in the management of the firm.

1-5.
In a corporation, what group has the ultimate responsibility for protecting and
managing the stockholders' interests?

The board of directors.

1-6.
What document is necessary to form a corporation?
The articles of incorporation.
Chapter 01: The Goals and Functions of Financial Management
1-7.
What issue does agency theory examine? Why is it important in a public
corporation rather than in a private corporation?

Agency theory examines the relationship between the owners of the firm and the
managers of the firm. In privately owned firms, management and the owners are
usually the same people. Management operates the firm to satisfy its own goals,
needs, financial requirements and the like. As a company moves from private to
public ownership, management now represents all owners. This places
management in the agency position of making decisions in the best interest of all
shareholders.

1-8.
Why are institutional investors important in today's business world?
Because institutional investors such as pension funds and mutual funds own a
large percentage of major U.S. companies, they are having more to say about the
way publicly owned companies are managed. As a group, they have the ability to
vote large blocks of shares for the election of a board of directors, which is
supposed to run the company in an efficient, competitive manner. The threat of
being able to replace poor performing boards of directors makes institutional
investors quite influential. Since these institutions, like pension funds and mutual
funds, represent individual workers and investors, they have a responsibility to see
that the firm is managed in an efficient and ethical way.

1-9.
Why is profit maximization, by itself, an inappropriate goal? What is meant by the
goal of maximization of shareholder wealth?

The problem with a profit maximization goal is that it fails to take account of risk,
the timing of the benefits is not considered, and profit measurement is a very
inexact process. The goal of shareholders wealth maximization implies that the
firm will attempt to achieve the highest possible total valuation in the
marketplace. It is the one overriding objective of the firm and should influence
every decision.

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