Review of Capital Budgeting 1. The Kramer Tool Company has a photocopying machine that it purchased two years ago for $70‚000. The machine is being depreciated straight line over 5 years to a zero salvage value. A competing firm is offering a new photocopying machine that cost $60‚000 and can be depreciated over 5 years to a zero salvage value. Kramer has been assured that the new machine can be sold for $10‚000 after five years. The new machine requires less maintenance and operator attendance
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importance of capital Budgeting In the world of business‚ capital budgeting is one of the most important steps that a company can take. Many in the business world do not properly understand the importance of capital budgeting. Here are the basics of capital budgeting and why it is important to businesses. What Is Capital Budgeting? Capital budgeting is a process that attempts to determine the future. Before any large project begins‚ the capital budgeting process should be utilized. Without capital budgeting
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CAPITAL BUDGETING ANALYSIS To achieve success over time‚ a firm’s managers must identify and invest in projects that provide positive net present values to maximize shareholder wealth. Capital Budgeting Is the process of identifying‚ evaluating‚ and implementing a firms investment opportunities. Involves long-term projects Requires large initial investment Constructing plant and equipment Time frame maybe as short as a year or as long as twenty to thirty years The profitability of a firm
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Capital budgeting (or investment appraisal) is the planning process used to determine whether an organization ’s long term investments such as new machinery‚ replacement machinery‚ new plants‚ new products‚ and research development projects are worth pursuing. It is budget for major capital‚ or investment‚ expenditures.[1] Many formal methods are used in capital budgeting‚ including the techniques such as * Accounting rate of return * Payback period * Net present value * Profitability
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Capital budgeting (or investment appraisal) is the planning process used to determine a firm’s expenditures on assets whose cash flows are expected to extend beyond one year such as new machinery‚ equipments‚ etc. It is also the process of identifying‚ analyzing and selecting investment projects whose cash flows are expected to extend beyond one year such as research and development project. Capital expenditures can be very large and have a significant impact on the firm’s financial
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This is an application of capital budgeting that integrates the projection of a basic cash flow and the computation and analysis of six capital budgeting tools. Your company is thinking about acquiring another corporation. You have two choices; the cost of each choice is $250‚000. You cannot spend more than that‚ so acquiring both corporations is not an option. The following are your critical data: a. Corporation A: 1) Revenues = 100K in year one‚ increasing by 10%
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carefully planned out. Long term expenditures are building and equipment maintenance day the road and new projects that can help expand the company or help bring in more cash flow. The money that is spent on these long term expenditures is generally referred to as capital and the planning and evaluating on the projects that will utilize the capital is called capital budgeting. This process‚ capital budgeting‚ can help a company’s financial managers determine if the project is even beneficial to the company
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CHAPTER 4 PART II: VALUATION AND CAPITAL BUDGETING Discounted Cash Flow Valuation The signing of big-name athletes is often accompanied by great fanfare‚ but the numbers are often misleading. For example‚ in late 2010‚ catcher Victor Martinez reached a deal with the Detroit Tigers‚ signing a contract with a reported value of $50 million. Not bad‚ especially for someone who makes a living using the “tools of ignorance” (jock jargon for a catcher’s equipment). Another example is the contract signed
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CAPITAL BUDGETING FOR MULTINATIONALS 13.1 INTRODUCTION Although the original decision to undertake an investment in a particular foreign country may be the outcome of combination of strategic‚ behavioural and economic considerations‚ choice of a specific project within a particular product-market posture calls for evaluation of its economic feasibility. For this purpose‚ capital budgeting exercise has to be done. A firm should deploy funds in a project if the marginal revenue obtained there from
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CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISION Clark Paints To look into possible ways to trim total poduction costs. Make or purchase paint cans? Cost of new equipment Disposal value Life production - number of cans Annual production or purchase needs - number of cans Project life $ $ 200‚000 40‚000 5‚500‚000 1‚100‚000 5 years Number of workers needed Annual work-hours per employee Earnings per hour for employees Other annual benefits per employee - % of wages Annual health benefits per
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