Business Law 19

1. What were some of the key components of early US corporate laws? What was the rationale behind these laws?

2. In your opinion, what are some of the liberal laws that attract corporations to Delaware?

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1. Position yourself as a potential investor in an early stage IT company. Clearly articulate and explain three (3) key considerations that would need to be sufficiently addressed / resolved prior to closing an investment. Explain why these items are so important.

You are the financial manager of a multinational corporation and you are contemplating new investments in production facilities in China. What are the risks and/or concerns of investing in production facilities in China amidst the US-China trade war that began early in 2018?

Business Law 19

1. What were some of the key components of early US corporate laws? What was the rationale behind these laws?

2. In your opinion, what are some of the liberal laws that attract corporations to Delaware?

Nilam Patel is the primary stockholder in two hotel corporations. One corporation owns a 90‐room economy property located in the suburbs of a large western town. The other corporation is a 350‐room full‐service convention hotel in the downtown city center for which Nilam has employed a management company to operate the property. Nilam is preparing balance sheets for both properties using a common size format. Complete the two balance sheets. Then answer the questions that follow.

1. What was the amount of cash in the 90‐room property's Cash in House Banks account at year end?
2. What is the amount of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in the 350‐room property? Do you think it is excessive? Explain your answer?
3. What would explain the lack of a beverage inventory value in the 90‐room hotel?
4. What was the dollar amount of Total Assets in the 90‐room hotel?
5. What was the dollar amount of Total Assets in the 350‐room hotel?
6. What was the dollar amount of Current Maturities of Long‐Term Debt in the 350‐room property? Why is that amount likely so much higher than for the 90‐room property?
7. What was the dollar amount of Paid in Capital for the 90‐room property?
8. What is the Owners' Equity percentage of Total Assets in the 90‐room property? What is it in the 350‐room property?

1. 8. BONUS: Nilam Patel is the primary stockholder in two hotel corporations. One corporation owns a 90‐room economy property located in the suburbs of a large western town. The other corporation is a 350‐room full‐service convention hotel in the downtown city center for which Nilam has employed a management company to operate the property. Nilam is preparing balance sheets for both properties using a common size format. Complete the two balance sheets. Then answer the questions that follow.

   Nilam Patel's Two Hotel's Balance Sheets

   	December 31		Common Size
   	90‐Room Property	350‐Room Property	90‐Room Property (%)	350‐Room Property (%)
   ASSETS
   Current Assets
   Cash
   Cash in House Banks		$86,000
   Cash in Demand Deposits	85,000	330,250
   Total Cash	103,500	416,250
   Short‐Term Investments	56,000	165,000
   Receivables
   Accounts Receivable	150,000	327,150
   Notes Receivable	35,000	136,250
   Other	750	30,800
   Total Receivables	185,750	494,200
   Less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	19,250
   Net Receivables	166,500	431,900	1.4	1.1
   Due from Management Company	—	50,000	0.0	0.1
   Food Inventories	15,125	69,750	0.1	0.2
   Beverage Inventories	—	42,550	0.0	0.1
   Gift Shop Inventories	300	6,950	0.0	0.0
   Supplies Inventories	6,550	13,550	0.1	0.0
   Prepaid Expenses	56,000	120,100	0.5	0.3
   Deferred Income Taxes—Current	48,000	135,000	0.4	0.3
   Total Current Assets
   Investments	72,500	274,150	0.6	0.7
   Property and Equipment
   Land	2,000,000	8,450,000
   Building	6,500,000	18,500,000
   Leaseholds and Leasehold improvements	2,037,250	5,850,000
   Furnishings and Equipment	1,288,000	3,105,000
   Total Property and Equipment	11,825,250	35,905,000
   Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization	575,000	2,575,000
   Net Property and Equipment	11,250,250	38,480,000
   Other Assets
   Intangible Assets	—	75,000	0.0	0.2
   Deferred Income Taxes—Non‐current	66,000	158,000	0.6	0.4
   Operating Equipment	35,100	111,000	0.3	0.3
   Restricted Cash	25,000	95,000	0.2	0.2
   Total Other Assets	126,100	439,000	1.1	1.1
   TOTAL ASSETS			100.0	100.0
   LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY
   Current Liabilities
   Notes Payable
   Banks	17,500	116,250	0.1	0.3
   Others	8,000	17,500	0.1	0.0
   Total Notes Payable	25,500	133,750	0.2	0.3
   Accounts Payable	2,500	125,100
   Accrued Expenses	45,000	42,500
   Advance Deposits	500	42,250
   Income Taxes Payable	15,000	78,000
   Deferred Income Taxes—Current	40,000	235,000
   Current Maturities of Long‐Term Debt	420,000
   Other	50,000	58,000
   Total Current Liabilities	598,500	2,399,600	5.0	5.9
   Long‐term Debt, Net of Current Maturities
   Mortgage Note		24,383,030
   Obligations Under Capital Leases	18,000	385,000	0.2	0.9
   Total Long‐Term Liabilities	6,868,000
   Owners' Equity
   Common Stock	500,000	2,000,000
   Paid in Capital		8,711,500
   Retained Earnings	879,325	2,765,070
   Total Owners' Equity	4,434,325	13,476,570
   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY			100	100

   1. What was the amount of cash in the 90‐room property's Cash in House Banks account at year end?
   2. What is the amount of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in the 350‐room property? Do you think it is excessive? Explain your answer?
   3. What would explain the lack of a beverage inventory value in the 90‐room hotel?
   4. What was the dollar amount of Total Assets in the 90‐room hotel?
   5. What was the dollar amount of Total Assets in the 350‐room hotel?
   6. What was the dollar amount of Current Maturities of Long‐Term Debt in the 350‐room property? Why is that amount likely so much higher than for the 90‐room property?
   7. What was the dollar amount of Paid in Capital for the 90‐room property?
   8. What is the Owners' Equity percentage of Total Assets in the 90‐room property? What is it in the 350‐room property?

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