Scope of Research The spectrums of oil spill issues are diverse and large. They range from environmental issue to economic‚ ecological‚ ethical‚ politics and policies. Among many other oil spills‚ the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ occurred on April 20‚ 2010 was recorded as the greatest environmental disaster in our history (BP leak the world’s worst accidental oil spill‚ 2010). The goal of our research is to seek possible solutions to reduce the risks of offshore oil spills. To attain
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A financial analyst is responsible for maintaining and controlling the firm’s daily cash balances. Frequently manages the firm’s short‑term investments and coordinates short‑term borrowing and banking relationships. FALSE 2. Finance is concerned with the process institutions‚ markets‚ and instruments involved in the transfer of money among and between individuals‚ businesses and government. TRUE 3. Financial services are concerned with the duties of the financial manager
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Opportunities and Threats from a SWOT Analysis for The BP Helios Initiative. From the SWOT analysis for BP Helios Initiative--Looking forward globally to the next three years; the opportunities and threats components show very important points that can be very decisive for either the success or the failure of this initiative. The fact that BP was the first of the companies in the oil and gas industry to make it clear about going green is a very important point; As we know that consumers are now
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The campus will be composed of a clinic‚ an equine therapy center and an activity camp that are all used towards different forms of therapies. The overall goal of the project is to create a safe‚ imaginative and attractive environment that supports the Center’s innovative‚ trauma- informed care approaches. For the extent in which the Phoenix Center has been operational‚ their main focus is to help children overcome their
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Project vs Firm Risk and the Impact of Leverage The SML and WACC § Consider 100% equity financed firm § Beta = 1 E/V = 1! D/V = 0! § WACC =? E D WACC = × RE + × RD × (1 − TC ) = RE V V WACC = Cost of equity from CAPM [ ] WACC = RE = R f + β × E [RM ] − R f = E [RM ] Beta =1! 2 SML and WACC SML Expected Return WACC = E[RM] Rf [ R f + β × E [RM ] − R f ] β=1 Beta 3 Accept Projects Y and/or Z? Expected Return IRRz WACC = E[RM]
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Your Undergraduate Programme Learning Goals At the end of your programme of study you will be: 1. Knowledgeable about the theory and practice of international business management 2. Skilful in the use of professional and managerial techniques and processes 3. Aware of ethical issues impacting on business and professional practice 4. Employable as graduates All of the learning that takes place within modules is designed to enable you to achieve the above goals and your assessment
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ROLE AND PURPOSE This subject aims to introduce to students a range of basic concepts and ideas in modern finance. After completing this subject‚ participants should know the principles involved in making investment and financing decisions‚ understand functions of financial markets and financial managers‚ and possess basic knowledge of option pricing and financial planning. This foundation course prepares students for more in‐depth studies at a later stage. LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the
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Which of the following statements is not true regarding the goal of financial management? The goal of maximizing the value per share of existing stock is relevant to all organizations. A way of aligning management goals to shareholder’s interest is to tie managerial compensation to the market value of the firm’s stock. For a company considering international operations‚ the goal will be the same but the company will have to consider the local social‚ economical and political
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2010 BP Horizon Oil Spill Back in the ’40s and ’50s I believe that companies stood behind their products. In later decades I don ’t think it was as common and there were a lot of lies‚ double books‚ and skimming going around. In this current age how many companies can you honestly say you would invest in their products for the rest of your life? BP is just one of thousands of companies that work by the bottom line and only by the bottom line‚ usually bypassing safety and employees. BP just got
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Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 was passed to: Establish auditing standards. 4) In general‚ what is changing as you read down the left hand side of a balance sheet? The assets are becoming less liquid. 5) Early in the history of finance‚ an important issue was: Liquidity 6) When shareholder A sells its Ford stock to shareholder B in the secondary market‚ such as on the New York Stock Exchange‚ how much money is received by Ford? Ford will receive nothing. 7) The appropriate
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