1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s cost of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses affect the calculations? Mortensen’s cost of capital estimates are used for a variety of purposes at both the divisional and corporate levels. Examples include internal analyses such as financial accounting‚ performance assessment and capital budgeting‚ while others are used for strategic planning purposes such as merger and acquisition‚ as well as stock repurchase decisions (Luehrman
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Microeconomics Topic 6: “Be able to explain and calculate average and marginal cost to make production decisions.” Reference: Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Microeconomics‚ 2nd edition‚ Chapter 13. Long-Run versus Short-Run In order to understand average cost and marginal cost‚ it is first necessary to understand the distinction between the “long run” and the “short run.” Short run: a period of time during which one or more of a firm’s inputs cannot be changed. Long run: a period of time during which
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Lex Service PLC--- Cost of Capital In 1928 Lex Garages Limited‚ at the time of public incorporation‚ had single garage in London.After 60 years‚ Lex Service PLC became a leading company in automotive distribution and leasing in the United Kingdom. In late 1950‚ Lex obtained from Volvo Car Corporation the exclusive franchise to import and distribute Volvo cars in the United Kingdom that ended in1992 four years before the scheduled termination date. This news dropped the share price of Lexto 30%.
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WACC calculation: 1) Lodaging: For Risk free rate‚ we use the 30-year U.S. government interest rate to match the duration of lodge. rf = 8.95% For the expected return of the market portfolio‚ we use the average of S&P 500 index returns from 1926 – 87 as the proxy. rm = 12.01% Therefore‚ the Market Risk Premium‚ MRP = rm - rf = 12.01% - 8.95% = 3.06% The debt rate spread of lodging = 1.10% βD = spread of lodging / MRP = 1.1 / 3.06 = 0.3595 rD = rf + MRP * βD = 8.95% + 3.06% * 0.3595
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WALMART & TARGET Wal-Mart and Target Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows 22 March 2004 Wal-Mart and Target Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Internal and external stakeholders of a company require ways of looking at how a company operates to determine the viability of that company. The best way to approach stock valuation is by using many different methods‚ the same way you would if you were valuing a used car or a house. Checking out what similar houses
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bias formula Thomas Noe Balliol College/SBS 21st October‚ 2013 This note relates to the derivation of the “quick and dirty” formula for estimating the bias generated by using the YTM as an approximation of the expected return on debt. The assumptions: 1. Debt is perpetual 2. probability of default is δ in each period. The probability is the same in every period 3. If default occurs‚ bondholders receive ρ fraction of the face (principal) value of the bond plus accrued interest. 4. Bond is
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Article Review: Target Cost Management An article by Louise Ross puts target costing in effect with agricultural and the farming industry‚ explaining how this system may already be partially in use. Louise Ross provides evidence of the advantages and disadvantages of target costing within the food supply chain. According to Ross‚ participants in the food supply chain were already using some form of target cost management‚ but the system was not formalized into specific aspects. Ross (2008)
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The Industry Averages and Financial Ratios Cassandra Brown‚ Diana Smiley‚ Patricia Ramirez FIN/370 - FINANCE FOR BUSINESS 11/23/14 Michael Rodriguez The Industry Averages and Financial Ratios In today’s market business really look at what the others in their competitive market are doing to compare how they are doing as a business or corporation. They do this by evaluating the industry averages and the financial ratios. When corporations and financial advisors look at the industry
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http://finance.yahoo.com/ and http://www.finra.org/ I. ABOUT FEDEX CORPORATION: FedEx Corporation is a holding company. The Company provides a portfolio of transportation‚ e-commerce and business services under the FedEx brand‚ originally known as FDX Corporation‚ is an American global courier delivery services company headquartered in Memphis‚ Tennessee. FedEx Corporation is a Delaware corporation‚ incorporated October 2‚ 1997. FDX Corporation was founded in January 1998 with the acquisition of Caliber
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Estimating the Cost of Capital: Survey and Synthesis Robert F. Bruner‚ Kenneth M. Eades‚ Robert S. Harris‚ and Robert C. Higgins This paper pn ^ents ihns‚ Wn Itujjlini; finunaal advtsi-i’s. lUic -M-ven‚ best selling texlho(>k.\ and trade hooks. The re.sulls show close aligninvn! ainuu-^:‚ all lh< M S‚ y’i’jps an ihc use of common theoreliva! frameworks and on many aspects of estimation. We Jin a ’’an.>( •arunhtn. however‚ for the joint choices oflhe nsk-free rate. heia. and the equity market risk
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