Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277214
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 4CC
Summary Introduction
Case summary:
Company S hired Person X. Person X accepted the job because he felt that the company had a good potential growth. At the end of the first day, Person C met Person X and introduced him to the 401(k) plan. It is a retirement plan that the company offers to their employees.
The employee has to contribute money from his pre-tax income to the 401(k) plan. The company would also contribute a maximum of 5 percent of the salary to the plan. The plan has the following options for investments:
- 1. Investment in company stock.
- 2. Investment in A“S and P” 500 index fund.
- 3. Investment in A small-cap fund.
- 4. Investment in A large-company stocks fund.
- 5. Investment in A Bond fund.
- 6. Investment in A
money market fund.
Characters in the case:
- Company S: The recruiter.
- Person X: The new employee.
- Person C: The employee of Company S working in the Finance section of the company.
To discuss: The A small-cap fund.
Introduction:
Mutual fund refers to the investment in a group or portfolio of assets. The A small-cap fund is a mutual fund that consists of small-company’s stocks.
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