Case Study –Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital FIN202a-Spring 2011 1. Please define Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Write down the WACC formula‚ and discuss its components. WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is a market weighted average‚ at target leverage‚ of the cost of after tax debt and equity. It is a critical input for evaluating investment decision‚ and typically the discount rate for NPV calculation. And it serves as the benchmark for operating performance‚ relative to
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Corporate Finance and Investment 1. Define “Working Capital” Working Capital=Current Assets-Current Liabilities =Accounts Receivable + Inventory - Accounts Payable “Working capital is how much in liquid assets that a company has on hand. Working capital is needed to pay for planned and unexpected expenses‚ meet the short-term obligations of the business‚ and to build the business.” 2. Give concrete measures how w.c. can be optimized (receivable‚ inventories (JIT
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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT Chinese culture‚ Chinese corporation culture and innovation How does a corporation implement innovation properly? Hengsong.TU & Xin.YUAN 06.2010 Master’s Thesis 1 Abstracts: 文化反映在人类生活中的很多方面，诸如做事情方式，沟通的礼节， 教育，历史事件，经济状况等等方面。在很大方面，一个国家的文化 会影响到企业的经营方式。通过当前比较流行的霍夫特德的文化区分 理论，我们了解到中国的文化特点体现为比较长的权利距离，集体主 义倾向，更男性化，强调风险规避以及考虑长期目标。因此，中国的 企业也长期处在中国文化的影响中，表现起来就是中国的企业更强调 集体文化，以及把企业当作家的思想。企业中存在许多的规章制度以 及等级观念，员工的晋升与个人的成就和服从相关联。通过这篇文 章，我们在一系列文献整理的基础上，更好的了解中国文化和中国企
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creditors as opposed to owners. They indicate how much “leverage” the firm has in its capital structure. The basic trade-off a company makes in determining the “right” ratio (i.e.‚ capital structure) is between the risks inherent in taking on fixed debt obligations versus the opportunity to increase the shareholders’ profitability by having some debt in the capital structure. (A more detailed study of capital structure decisions is covered in finance courses.) Problema 8-2 Morei a. Basic earnings
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Capital Budgeting Assignment #2 Breana N. Rainge 23. Bauer Industries is an automobile manufacturer. Management is currently evaluating a proposal to build a plan that will manufacture lightweight trucks. Bauer plans to use a cost of capital of 12% to evaluate this project. Based on extensive research‚ it has prepared the following incremental free cash flow projections (in millions of dollars): | Year 0 | Year 1-9 | Year 10 | Revenues | | 100.0 | 100.0 | -Manufacturing expenses (other
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2. How credit ratings affect the capital structure of a firm Credit ratings is the assessment of the credit worthiness of a firm based on historyof borrowing and repayment. Credit rating is the credit worthiness of a debtor. The debtors ability to pay back the debt. Companies with high rating (AAA) have a good market reputation and logically would avoid not being in favor of more debt in capital structure to save them from any adverse circumstances. High credit ratings expose a firm to obtain
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Role of Internal Audit Function Nano Circuits Inc‚ is a publicly traded company that produces electronic control circuits‚ which are used in many products. In an effort to comply with SOX‚ Nano is in the process of establishing an in-house internal audit function‚ which previously had been outsourced. The company began this process by hiring a Director of Internal Audits. Nano Circuits’ CEO recently called a planning meeting to discuss the roles of key corporate participants regarding the implementation
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Structuring the Research Paper Formal Research Structure For emphasis‚ the primary purposes for formal research are repeated here: • find and understand raw data and information • enter the discourse‚ or conversation‚ of other writers and scholars in your field • learn how others in your field use primary and secondary resources For the formal or primary academic research assignment‚ where you will take your place in the scholarly conversation‚ consider an organizational pattern typically used
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CHAPTER 10 CRITICISMS OF ABSORPTION COST SYSTEMS: INCENTIVE TO OVER-PRODUCE P 10-1: Solution to Federal Mixing (10 minutes) [Explaining absorption versus variable costing] Variable costing writes off to income all fixed manufacturing costs incurred during the year. Absorption costing prorates the fixed overheads between units in inventory and units sold based on machine hours. Absorption costing net income is higher than under variable costing by $1.2 million. This means that inventories
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Aeropostale Inc. Company Analysis: Overview‚ History and Current Structure Davenport University Aeropostale Inc. Company Analysis: Overview‚ History and Current Structure Aeropostale Incorporated is a “mall-based” retail store chain that caters to 14 to 17 year old young women and men who are interested in “casual apparel and accessories (Aeropostale Inc. Corporate‚ n.d.). According to Aeropostale website‚ a Privacy Policy
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