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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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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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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Outcome:- On completion of this unit‚ a student shall be able to: Explain the role of capital budgeting techniques in the capital budgeting process. Calculate‚ interpret and evaluate payback period‚ net present value‚ profitability index and internal rate of return. 9-1 What are the most commonly used capital budgeting procedures? Why is capital-budgeting decision so important? Why are capital-budgeting errors so costly? 9-2 The treasurer of Anthony Press. has projected the cash flows of
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short term expenditures and then there are long term expenditures that must be 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
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Capital budgeting is the process of evaluating a company’s potential investments and deciding which ones to accept. A company’s market value added (MVA) is the sum of all its projects’ net present values (NPVs). Basically‚ one can calculate the free cash flows (FCFs) for a project in much the same way as for a firm. When a project’s free cash flows are discounted at the appropriate risk-adjusted rate‚ the result is the project’s value. One difference between valuing a firm and a project is the
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Introduction of Capital Budgeting Capital budgeting is the process of identifying‚ analyzing and selecting investment project by a firm which the project expected will generate cash flows over one year. Each potential investment’s value will be estimated by using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation in order to find its Net Present Value (NPV). All the incremental cash flows from the investment required estimating the size and timing by using this valuation. The NPV will influence by the discount
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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 PROBLEM BMW Bike is considering building a new plant. Juan Optimist‚ the company’s marketing manager‚ is an enthusiastic supporter of the new plant. Mila Pessimist‚ the company’s chief financial officer‚ is not so sure that the plant is a good idea. Currently the company purchases its skateboards from foreign manufacturers. The following figures were estimated regarding the construction of a new plant. Cost of plant 4‚000‚000 Annual cash inflows 4‚000‚000 Annual cash
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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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