Caledonia Products Integrative Problem Charles Fletcher FIN/370 March 25‚ 2013 Daneene Barton Caledonia Products is determining a new business proposal. The organization is planning a free cash flow investment and evaluating a project to determine
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Accruals and the Prediction of Future Cash Flows: evidence from China Background Predicting the company’s future cash flows is of high significance in accounting and finance areas alike‚ due to the fact that the ability of company generating cash flows substantially influences its securities value. For this purpose‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) states that the primary objective of financial reporting is to provide information to help investors‚ creditors‚ and others in assessing
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Over the last several years‚ state and local governments have been firing shots across the bow of the Interactive Video Game Industry‚ seeking to constrain increasingly graphic and violent content found in current interactive games. The federal government has now jumped into the fray‚ with proposed legislation seeking to punish the marketing of violent media to children. With the cyber-world of Internet role-playing games about to explode‚ increasing pressure will be brought to bear by morality groups
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Cash Flow Statements - Indirect method – Reconciliation for Cash from Operations –from Accrual profit to Cash generated. Accrual profit recorded items below that did not involve Cash Action to derive Cash Explanations and reasons for adjustments necessary to derive Cash from Operations [Profit making activities] 1 Depreciation buildings Add back Non cash expense that reduced profit 2 Proceeds from sale of Asset deduct Non cash gain or profit that increased profit 3 Carrying amount of Asset sold
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Flow of the project • Title Page • Declaration • Certificate • Acknowledgement • Executive Summary • Index with Page numbers o Introduction ▪ Objective of the study ▪ Sources of data and methodology o Primary data collected (Body-main text) o Summary of findings and conclusion o Appendix (Pie diagram‚ tables…) o Bibliography o Annexure
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#___________________ Indicate the best answer for each question in the space provided. 1 Which of the following is not a capital budgeting decision? a Whether to acquire a subsidiary company. b Whether to expand a product line. c Whether to fill a special order. d Whether to purchase a fleet of trucks. 2 Which of the following is an example of a nonfinancial consideration in capital budgeting? a Will an investment generate adequate cash flows to promptly recover its cost? b Will an investment generate an acceptable
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Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Calculations The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the discount rate used in the discounted cash flow analysis. Usually‚ the WACC is the weighted average of the cost of debt (Kd) and the cost of equity (Ke)‚ since debt and equity are the most common sources of funds for the companies. In general‚ the formula for WACC is the following: As implied by the formula itself‚ if a company does not have interest-bearing debts‚ then its WACC would equal
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Information Given by Cash Flow Statements: A cash flow statement is a special document that is a mandated to be prepared by the accountants of any firm. Cash flow statements are nothing but the record of all the cash transactions that take place in a company. It is important for the financial statements of a company to make and have cash flow statements because the cash flow statements demonstrate the ability of a company to generate cash. The incoming and the outgoing cash are all recorded via
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C) What do you think is the real cause for the cash flow problem at cyclone? What actions can be taken to improve the situation? Comment on Rangi’s management of the factory. The real causes for the cash flow problem at cyclone are: • No perfect planning to distribute goods /provisions • Failure to establish human resource strategies. • Misusage of wealth during the cyclone • Negligence & irresponsibility of top level management. • Unsatisfactory workplace. Remedies to be done for improvement of
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Unlevered cost of equity rsu = rf + RPm (bu) = 7.2% + 4%(.839) = 10.56% Operating cash flow using base case projections: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Cash Flow 7‚772 9‚233 9‚807 10‚292 10‚513 Interest Expenses 3‚587 3‚042 2‚324 1‚507 599 Interest * Tax rate 1255.45 1064.7 813.4 527.45 209.65 TV1999 = 10513 + (10513*1.02)/(10.56%-2% ) = $135.81 Million Vunlevered = Net present value of future operating cash flow = $ 110.9 million. The firm cost of debt: Rd = 9% + 1.5% = 10.5% V taxshield=
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