Globalizing the Cost of Capital Budgeting at AES Chia yun ‚Tsai(Debbie) 2013/3/22 The reason why Rob Venerus used the cost of capital concept to improve upon what AES had used in the past for a discount rate is because the old model always used the same discount rate for the model. However‚ with electricity generating businesses around the world‚ the old model started to cause some problems. In the past‚ AES used the same cost of capital for all of its capital budgeting‚ but the company’s international
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Part I A. Present Value with Discount rate of 7% = 15000/(1+7%) = 15000/1.07 = $14‚018.69 Present Value with Discount rate of 4% = 15000/(1+4%) = 15000/1.04 = $14‚423.08 B. Account A - Present Value with Discount rate of 6% = 6500/(1+6%) = 6500/1.06 = $6‚132.08 Account B - Present Value with Discount rate of 6% = 12600/(1+6%)^2 = 12600/1.1236 = $11‚213.96 C. Present Value of Gold Mine 7% = 4900000/1.07 + 61‚000‚000/(1.07)^2 + 85‚000‚000/(1.07)^3 = 45‚794‚392.52 + 61‚000‚000/1.1449 + 85
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Question 1c In order to create the criteria for the committee we have to look at what they want from the project. Most businesses and organisations are in business to make a profit‚ however the committee has different aims and objectives compared to a normal business or organisation. They need to weight up the options of each proposal and decide which best relates to their aims and objectives. When the committee is considering which proposal to go with they should consider the following categories
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Name: _____________________________ ID: ___________________ Section: ______ 1. Adler Enterprises is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data. What is the project’s NPV? Note that a project’s projected NPV can be negative‚ in which case it will be rejected. WACC: 10.00% Year: 0 1 2 3 Cash flows: -$1‚000 $450 $460 $470 Answer: 142.37 2. Choi Computer Systems is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project’s IRR
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Nguyen Thanh Tuan – MBA06043 Dr. Ann Ericson Financial Management 18 January 2013 An arguable capital budgeting decision in Intel’s Financial Plan 2013 Thursday 17 January 2013‚ Thomson Reuters‚ the world’s largest international multimedia news agency‚ has highlighted some concerns about Intel’s Financial Plan 2013. Noel Randewich‚ the report’s writer‚ thought Intel Corporation ’s current-quarter revenue forecast disappointed Wall Street analysts. The reason behind is Intel will spend more
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INS Chapter 16 Additional Topics in International Capital Budgeting questions 1. Why should the required rate of return for a capital budgeting problem be project specific? Doesn’t the firm just have to satisfy an overall cost-of-capital requirement? Answer: The required rate of return for a capital budgeting problem is project specific because the firm is viewed as a portfolio of projects owned by the shareholders. It is the shareholder’s perspective that matters‚ and it is their
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Target Corporation: A Capital Budgeting Analysis Target Corporation was founded in 1902 and headquartered in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. Target Corporation operates general merchandise and food discount stores throughout the United States. The company’s products range from household essentials‚ to electronics‚ to toys‚ to apparel and accessories‚ to home furnishings‚ to food and pet supplies. Most of the merchandise is sold under Target and SuperTarget trademarks‚ but it also sells under private-label
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F A I R A N D F O U L F A I R A N D F O U L Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport Fourth Edition D. Stanley Eitzen ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS‚ INC. Lanham • Boulder • New York • Toronto • Plymouth‚ UK ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS‚ INC. Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers‚ Inc. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group‚ Inc. 4501 Forbes Boulevard‚ Suite 200‚ Lanham‚ Maryland 20706 www.rowmanlittlefield
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better understanding of how Heritage Elementary School’s budget is determined‚ how funds are allocated‚ and the timeline in which a budget has to be developed and finalized. In referring to School District Budgeting (Hartman‚ 2003)‚ I concluded that my district uses a centralized approach to budgeting. Many decisions are made at the district level by our Business Manager‚ Steve Summers and Superintendent‚ Randy Guttenburg. The budgets for personnel costs‚ utilities‚ maintenance‚ technology‚ and textbooks
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Using the book “Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea”‚ by John Haugeland‚ I have learned the meaning of artificial intelligence truly and how it integrates in the real world. In this paper I will be discussing important sections of my chosen reading‚ followed by a more detailed explanation on the history of artificial intelligence‚ and concluding with a more practical use of artificial intelligence by means of cryptography. Firstly‚ this paper examines artificial intelligence and its links with
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