functions of parliament and how do MP’s check the executives. Parliament’s the source of constitutional legitimacy in Britain. Parliament has four main functions: Formation of government Representation Legalisation Scrutiny The British Parliament is a bicameral (e.g. two chamber) legislature consisting of the elected House of Commons‚ the Monarch‚ and the appointed House of Lords made up of life peers (barons mainly)‚ Bishops‚ together with a few hereditary peers aswell as for
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“At capital One‚ diversity means seeking out and embracing differences for the richness those differences add to our lives and to our business.” (http://www.capitalone.com/about/corporatecitizenship/diversity.php) A company that opens it business to diversity has the ability to value human differences‚ and in return acquire beneficial relationships. Capital One has partnered with MWBE (Minority and Women Business Enterprises) and the relationship is yielding a positive reaction in terms of the
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1. Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio in its capital structure? a. An increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcy. b. An increase in the corporate tax rate. c. An increase in the personal tax rate. d. None of the statements above is correct. ANSWER: B An increase in the corporate tax rate would mean that firms would get larger tax breaks for interest payments. Therefore‚ firms have an incentive to increase interest payments
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Solution 1: (i) P0 = D1 Ke - g CA – IPC TEST CAPITAL STRUCTURE = 3.50 (1.06) 0.15 – 0.06 = `41.22 (ii) Ke = D1 + g P0 0.15 = 3.50 (1 + g) + g 50 7.50 = 3.50 + 3.50g + 50g g= 4 = 7.48% 53.5 Solution 2: (i) Determination of EPS at EBIT level of `22‚00‚000 Financing Plan (a) (b) Equity Shares (`) Debentures (`) Pref. EBIT 22‚00‚000 22‚00‚000 Less: Interest (16‚000) (1‚21‚000) Taxable Income 21‚84‚000 20‚79‚000 Less: Tax @ 30% (6‚55‚200) (6‚23‚700) EAT 15‚28‚800 14‚55‚300 Less: Dividend on Pref
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selected business in its different areas of activity. The business that I will be linking it to British Airways. Human Resources Ethical issues relating to human resources are to confirm that discriminations is not a part of the selecting process. Value is what this should be encountered as it is important. Nationality‚ race‚ religion and age should not be based on in a negative way. British Airways should be very careful otherwise they will in trouble with the law and they will get a bad reputation
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Introduction This Essay critically examines British Airways ‚its core competences which differentiates it from others in the Industry‚ it is also going to show how these competences give British Airways competitive advantage ‚ value added will be discussed as well and lastly how internal and external factors will affect British Airways and its ability to achieve its core competence. Definition According to Ansoff‚ Mcdonnell (1990) as cited in Cole‚ G.A (1994) “Strategic management is a systematic
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1.1INTRODUCTION British Airways came into existence in 1935‚ when smaller privately owned UK airlines merged. Another change occurred when the Government nationalised British Airways and Imperial Airways to form BOAC - The British Overseas Airways Corporation. During this period‚ external markets were more stable and predictable and there was no real need for BA to adopt competitive strategies‚ being that there was little competition from rivals. There appears to be little in the way of strategy
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Assignment 2: Business Financing and the Capital Structure Principles of Finance Finance 100 December 12‚ 2013 Business Financing and the Capital Structure Raising Business Capital As a financial advisor to this business there are two options to consider for raising business capital‚ equity financing and debt financing. The details‚ advantages‚ and disadvantages of both options will be provided. Also information about raising capital by selecting an investment banker
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Pfizer Inc.’S Cost of Capital and Capital structure - Xiaoyue Shi The costs of capital and capital structures for Pfizer Inc. and its two competitors Merck & Co. Inc. and Johnson & Johnson in the pharmaceutical industry are analyzed in this memo. When calculating the cost of common stock for the three companies‚ three different approaches including Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)‚ Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and the bond yield plus risk premium are applied (Appendix A). For CAPM approach
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duration and the frequency of the pathways to user conversions. In this paper‚ we propose an alternative data mining framework for analyzing user-level advertising data. In the aggregation step‚ we compress individual user histories into a graph structure‚ called the adgraph‚ representing local correlations between ad events. For the reporting step‚ we introduce several scoring rules‚ called the adfactors (AF)‚ that can capture global role of ads and ad paths in the adgraph‚ in particular‚ the structural
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