Case 5: Financing PPL Corp.’s Growth Strategy Study Questions 1. Evaluate PPL’s growth strategy and financing policies. Why is it important for PPL to seek out alternative financing strategies instead of using its own corporate balance sheet? In the early 1990’s‚ the anticipation of deregulation in the electricity marketplace led PPL to change its business strategy. It was essential for them to enter the market as soon as possible or they may have faced barriers to entry. In 1994‚ PPL established
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Case 15-12 Debt versus Equity Case 15-12 Debt versus Equity Discuss the entity theory rationale for making no distinction between debt and equity. The entity theory was among the first new theories of ownership. (Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey‚ 2009‚ page 499). It depicts the accounting equation as assets equals equity (Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey‚ 2009‚ page 363). It makes no distinction between debt and equity (Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey‚ 2009‚ page 500). Entity theorist believe that companies’
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Summery Islamic Mode of Financing in other Countries (Malaysia‚ Iran‚ Sudan‚ Saudi Arabia) Introduction Islamic banking and finance may not be a totally new concept‚ the widespread expansion of this form of banking is certainly a fairly recent phenomena. There are more than 600 Islamic banking institutions and these institutions not only operate in Muslim countries‚ but have also gained footing in non-Muslim countries. Consensus forecasts expect the asset size of global IFSI to hit US$2 trillion
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Alternative vs. Traditional Energy Sources The use of alternative energy sources versus the use of traditional energy sources has become one of the country’s‚ if not the world’s‚ most heated debate in recent years. For the purposes of this paper‚ the term “alternative energy” refers to any form of energy that is not derived from fossil fuels. Alternative energy sources like wind farms‚ solar cells‚ hydroelectric dams‚ biomass fuels‚ and nuclear power have been considered to be attainable sources
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the U.S. for most of the twentieth century. The commodity has seen minor changes and major fluctuations during this period. Major price changes within a short timeframe are called shocks. The research I propose will attempt to answer the question: What is the impact of changing oil prices on the macro economy of a country? Research has demonstrated oil price fluctuations do impact economies as well as supply of and demand for the commodity. This influence on macroeconomic activity generated symmetric
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The Debt/Equity ratio is another important indicator of Dunkin Donuts’ financial standing. In equation form‚ the Debt/Equity = Total Liabilities/(Total Assets – Total Liabilities). Debt/equity ratio is able to indicate all of its debt obligations of the next year with its current resources. In general‚ a high debt-to-equity ratio indicates that a company may not be able to generate enough cash to satisfy its debt obligations. However‚ a low debt-to-equity ratio may also indicate that a company is
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Distribution of Drinking Water: Alternatives to Traditional Plastic Water Bottles Bottled water is readily available just about anywhere you go for a low price and a high level of convenience. Recently‚ bottled water has been put under a microscope as an industry which is unnecessarily wasteful and inefficient when clean tap water is available in many first world countries. Many different solutions and alternatives have been proposed including:
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This means of financing has developed rapidly in the decades of sixties and seventies. At present this means of financing gained considerable importance due to its wide variety of applications and has gained a substantial increase in the sheer volume of transactions. Although this type of financing can be for long term‚ most lease financing is for periods of less than ten years. Under the subject of finance our concern is with financial leases rather than with operating leases. Hence we will study
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[pic] [pic] Course code: F-201 Course title: Financial accounting -2 Submitted to: Tahmina Akter Lecturer Department of Finance University of Dhaka Submitted by: |Name | |
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What is alternative therapy?? Alternative therapies‚ also known as complementary therapies‚ are any kind of practice whose goal is to improve‚ maintain and promote good health. This natural practice works with your own body as a whole‚ using the body’s own abilities to heal itself. These methods stem from traditional western medicine practices and incorporate different holistic and cultural beliefs. Three Main Types There are three main types of alternative therapies that we are going to
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