The Capital Budget Instructor: Dr. Joseph McCue Public Budgeting and Finance - PAD 505 August 11‚ 2013 The Oklahoma City budget includes the addition of 40 new police officer positions‚ bringing the total number of uniform police positions to 1‚116. Eleven more positions were added in other City departments. Total City positions will increase 1.1 percent to 4‚580. The budget also includes an additional $1 million for METRO Transit bus service enhancements. The City hired
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assignment should be submitted on Blackboard. No late assignment will be accepted. Enjoy the problems! Capital Budgeting The C & S Company manufactures ice-cream bars. They are considering the purchase of a new machine that will top the bar with high quality chocolate. The cost of the machine is $900‚000; it has a life of 10 years and the company will have to increase its net working capital by $20‚000 to use it. The machine can produce up to 1‚000‚000 ice-cream bars annually. The marketing director
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investments in a variety of capital projects. Whether it is the need to purchase new machinery‚ expanding the production facility‚ or even buying new transport‚ all these projects require firms to make high investment now. In all these projects‚ the cash flow or the benefit is expected to be received for several years. A company at any time may have many capital projects in foresight. It is the responsibility of the finance manager to evaluate these projects through the capital budgeting process which
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In order to run advanced analytical software for the preparation of the drug‚ it needs to acquire mainframe computer. Now the decision needs to be taken to either lease or buy the mainframe computer. SOLUTION 1: As a CFO of Bonnesante Research company‚ by taking my colleagues opinion into consideration‚ I have decided to lease the mainframe computer for 18 months instead of buying it.. The reason being is that the loan options were proposing significantly higher outflows and the leasing option
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Question 1 If I buy the T-note‚ FV=$1000 If I leave the money in the bank‚ FV=PV(1+Inom/M)MN+$10=900（1+5%/365)270+$10=$943.91 $1000>$943.91‚ so the greatest future wealth is $1000 If I buy the T-note， PV=FV/(1+Inom/M)MN=1000/(1+5%/365)270=$963.95 If I don’t buy it‚ PV is $910. $963.69>$910‚ the greatest wealth today is $963.69 Leaving the money in the bank‚ the effective rate of return is: EFF=(1+Inom/M)M-1=（1+5%/365)365-1=5.13% For the T-note 1000=910(1+I)270‚ I=0.034936%‚ EFF=(1+Inom/M)M-1=(1+0
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Discounted Cash Flow Techniques for Capital Project Evaluation A discounted cash flow analysis is an important tool in capital budgeting as a means of evaluating proposed projects and comparing the growth potential of cash flows. Relevant incremental cash flows must be considered along with the costs of the investment itself in order to determine if the project is to be accepted or rejected. The considerations for acceptance or rejection of a project or slate of projects are the net present value
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Leadership in Public Policy Leadership in Public Policy Successful public policies often hinge upon the ability of talented leaders to develop‚ promote‚ and execute those public policies. In a two-page paper‚ discuss which leadership traits you feel are the most important in the creation of sound public policies. The leadership traits that I feel are important in the creation of sound public policies are vision‚ charisma‚ passion and character. Having vision is an essential leadership trait
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AMG/Forsythe: Lease vs. Buy AMG Inc‚ a Fortune 500 financial services company‚ is implementing 7‚542 new PCs in the time frame of twelve months in multiple locations covering eight states. This is a $7.5 million technology financing decision which needs to be investigated. The current decision that Adam Stolz‚ controller for the CFO‚ faces is whether AMG should lease or buy the new PCs. Also‚ he is under pressure from the CEO to keep the transaction off of the balance sheet‚ in which case the
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classifying a lease as operating or capital? Why is there a difference between the two? What are the implications of an operating lease versus a capital lease on an entity’s financial statements? The criteria and characteristics of operating lease is that operating lease usually a shorter-term lease under which the lessor is responsible for insurance‚ taxes‚ and upkeep. May be cancelable by the lessee on short notice. The criteria and characteristics of capital lease is that capital lease is typically
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acquire “property” rights by leasing assets. In a recessionary economy‚ purchase and lease defaults are rampant. In your opinion‚ what are the effects of defaulted capital leases to the lessor‚ lessee and economy as a whole? Should FASB consider rewriting capital lease allowances‚ even on a temporary basis‚ until the economy recovers? Give an example to support your opinion. When companies default on a capital lease‚ the economy is hurt as a whole. Both the lessor and lessee are hurt financially
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