The Cost of Capital in Multinational Firms Monique N. Mixon University of Maryland University College FIN 630‚ 04 November 2012 Turnitin.com=_________ ABSTRACT This paper examines the cost of capital for multinational firms and determines that the multinational firm should use the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to evaluate international and domestic investment decisions and to magistrate the enactment of subsidiaries domestically and internationally. This paper also discusses
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COST STRUCTURE The Wal-Mart cost structure is known to be the lowest in the retail industry. Many economists do not agree with this structure because although consumers are happy with low prices Wal-Mart has forced its suppliers and competitors small and big to lower their prices in order for them to maintain the image and reputation of having the lowest prices around for quality products. Many cities and neighborhoods have banned Wal-Mart due to the fear of small businesses being run out of
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Executive Summary The case‚ Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)‚ concentrates on making decisions based on capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to measure the opportunity cost for investments. Dan Cohrs‚ the Vice President of Finance of Marriott Corporation‚ had to deal with making recommendations for the hurdle rates at Marriott Corporation and its three divisions which are lodging‚ restaurant and contract services. In calculating
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Capital Budgeting Methods and Cash Flow Estimation Tasty Foods Corporation (Part A) November 5‚ 2012 Executive Summary: Tasty Foods has seen phenomenal growth throughout its lifetime in large part due to a continuous development of innovative new products. Although prosperous for Tasty Foods from its birth‚ this is a business initiative that in the past years‚ Tasty Foods has not maintained. Consumers are shifting towards a more health conscious lifestyle and until now Tasty Foods has not presented
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The cost-benefits of Sarbanes–Oxley Analysis In response to the collapse of a number of high-profile firms since late 2001‚ Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in July 2002 to enhance corporate governance and thereby restore public confidence. The Act has introduced significant changes in both management’s reporting responsibilities and the scope and nature of the responsibilities of the auditor. When President Bush signed the Act into law‚ he characterized it as “the most far-reaching reform
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Running Head: AGENCY STRUCTURE Assignment 1: Agency Structure Ja Nae’ Roberts Dr. Stephen Kenealy PAD 505: Public Budgeting and Finance October 28‚ 2012 Administrative Structure of Federal Government The first agency chosen is the U.S. Coast Guard. “The U.S. Coast Guard is one of the five armed forces of the United States and the only military organization within the Department of Homeland Security” (U.S. Coast‚ 2012). The USCG is located within
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Caleb Johnson Capital Structure Theory Working Capital Management Dr. Woodward 10/14/14 Capital Structure Theory Part a. (Capital Structure) Capital structure is very important. Not only does it influence the return a company earns for its shareholders but can also be a determining factor on whether or not a firm survives a recession. A company’s capital structure is a mix of their short-term debt‚ long-term debt‚ and equity. A firm’s capital structure is the way the firm finances all of its
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Week 9 Assignment 2 Submission Assignment 2: Capital Budgeting Futronics‚ Inc. $2 billion company‚ reducing costs and corporate overhead to use outside vendor resources. Initial investment costs $1 billion. There is 0 salvage value and cost of capital at 8%. Yield cash flows $450‚000 year 1 $350‚000 year 2 $300‚000 year 3 $250‚000 year 4 Internal rate of return Average net return = (450‚000 + 350‚000 + 300‚000 + 250‚000)/4= 1‚350‚000/4 = 337‚500 Average investment = (Investment at beginning
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TIME VALUE Time Value • Interest Rates • Compounding • Discounting • Effective Rates • Annuities • Perpetuities 2 Interest Rates • Types – Bank rate vs. Prime rate – Mortgage rates – Deposit‚ Loan‚ Credit rates • Movement – Demand / Supply – Inflation/ Deflation – Government intervention 3 Main Components 1. Real 2. Inflation 3. Risk *Note: - Risk Free (Rf) = Real + Inflation - Nominal = Rf + Risk Premium 4 Risk Free & Real Rate • Risk Free (Rf) = Real +
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American Finance Association Market Timing and Capital Structure Author(s): Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler Source: The Journal of Finance‚ Vol. 57‚ No. 1 (Feb.‚ 2002)‚ pp. 1-32 Published by: Wiley for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2697832 . Accessed: 08/09/2013 22:22 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a
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