benefits of investment wherever possible. Any project which requires an outlay of money or other resources and which then generates a flow of costs and benefits in subsequent periods should be regarded as an investment. The financial appraisal methods helps in guiding whether to incur an expense now so that benefits can be ripped in later periods (investment)‚ or whether the funds should be used to generate immediate benefits‚ now ( consumption ) Deciding where to focus the investment of an organization
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HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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What type of goals do I need for investment settings? If you have decided to invest‚ it is important that your investment goals are realistic .By having these goals‚ you will be on your way to controlling your financial future. You may have not one‚ but several or many goals. Your investment strategy will be based on your goals and the amount of risk you want to take. Time is an important part of investing. If your money is invested for longer‚ you will be able to reach your goals because of
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three broad categories of investment quality; Working Capital Adequacy‚ Asset Performance and Capital Structure. Let us consider Working Capital Adequacy‚ to evaluate the investment quality of a business organization. WORKING CAPITAL; Working capital may be regarded as lifeline of a business. It provides the ability to fund business operations‚ reinvest and meet capital requirements and payments. Understanding a business’s working capital health is essential to make investment decisions. A good way
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CAPITAL BUDGETING MEANING OF CAPITAL BUDGETING Capital budgeting is the making of long term planning decision for investment fixed assets and their financing. Capital budgeting decision is concerned with current investment that will pay for itself and yield an acceptable rate of return over its life span. Hampton (1992) defines capital budgeting as the decision making process by which firms evaluate the purchase of major fixed assets‚ including buildings‚ equipment. It also covers decisions to
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the private sector firms‚ restrictions on foreign investment‚ high tariff and non-tariff restrictions on imports‚ which held up the growth of the manufacturing sector in India. This has been replaced by a more liberal industrial and trade policy regime‚ through the inception of new economic policy in 1991. The major focus of these policies had been to dismantle the complex web of controls that severely constrained the emergence and operation of the private entrepreneurs. Investment performance has been
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) | Valuation Ratios. [online] Available at: http://www.stock-analysis-on.net/NYSE/Company/Colgate-Palmolive-Co/Valuation/Ratios#Historical-Valuation-Ratios-Summary [Accessed: 8 Mar 2014]. 100% Source: Colgate Palmolive Co.’s form 10-K (2013)
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as a percentage of sales in 2005 was 3.44 %( 5‚000/147‚000). This represents an increase of 2. 29% from 2005. 3. SciTronics had a total of $112‚ 000 (75‚000+20‚000+7‚000+10‚000) of capital at year-end 2008 and earned before interest but after taxes (EBIAT) 16‚000 (26‚000-10‚000) during 2008. Its return on capital was 14.29% (16‚000/112‚000) which represents an increase from the 8.11% (6‚000/74‚000) in 2005. 4. SciTronics had $75‚000 of owner’s equity and earned $14‚000 after taxes in 2008. Its
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www.economicshelp.org Micro Economic Essays Market Structure 1. Discuss how firms within an oligopolistic market compete. 2. Discuss whether monopoly is always an undesirable form of market structure. 3. Explain how interdependence and uncertainty affect the behaviour of firms in Oligopolistic markets 4. Evaluate the view that only producers‚ and not consumers‚ benefit when oligopolistic firms collude to try to reduce the uncertainty they experience. 5. Explain why contestable markets
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WORKING CAPITAL AND FIXED CAPITAL AND ITS ADVANTAGES Introduction: A firm requires funds to acquire two types of assets : fixed assets and current assets .Fixed assets include land biulding ‚ plant‚ and machinary ‚ vehicles ‚ equipment etc.These assets relatively permanent in nature and are necessary for carrying on the bussiness .Current assets ‚on the other hand ‚are kept for supporting day-to-day operations and keep changing during the course of the business.They liquidated within short period
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