BPL 5100 Business Policy (Spring 2010) Mid-term Exam Name: Section: OQ13C Please finish the exam within 120 minutes. It is open book and open notes. Part I Multiple Choices (Please use RED color to mark your answers): Question 1 to 20: Each is 3 points; Question 21 to 30: Each is 2 points. 1. The four key attributes of strategic management include the idea that A. Strategy must be directed toward overall organizational goals and objectives B. Strategy must be focused on long-term objectives
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National Capital Trust Case Analysis Who: When: Where: Internal control is a business process for assuring achievement of an organization’s objectives. Firstly‚ internal control plays an important role in safeguarding the organization’s assets. With carefully examination and monitor‚ internal control is able to discover any anomalies inside the organization‚ such as inventory spoilage. Moreover‚ internal control can help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes. For example
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Capital Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper Investments banking process and capital markets are elements in understanding how to invest and be successful in the investments. In the investment backing process‚ investor might enlist the help of an investment banker which can help the investor with buying‚ selling‚ and trading of securities‚ managing assets and give financial advice. Portfolio construction is another area that should be examined to make sure that diversification‚ asset allocation
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Application of Capital Structure‚ Costs of Capital for Multiple Division firms Case Analysis: Pioneer Petroleum Corporation (PPC).1 Submitted by: Joseph Donato N. Pangilinan‚ FICD Date Presented: April 12‚ 2012 Introduction: This landmark case seeks to break the risk-reward trade off involved in calculating Capital Cost. The object of the solution must be to minimize project risks while maximizing project opportunities available. We want a rate and a rating system that does not unnecessarily
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Write Up: Mini Case ofChapter 10: The Basics of Capital Budgeting: Evaluation Cash Flows Oct 2‚ 2014 Executive Summary: We heritage $1 million from our grandfather‚ and we just received our master degree in MBA‚ and because we love to be our own boss and‚ we don not have the skills to trade on the market‚ we decided to purchase an established franchise in the fast-food area to make some investments. We chose two franchises: L‚ Lisa’s Soups‚ Salads‚ & Stuff which serves breakfast and lunch;
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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 CITY BANK Capital City Bank (CCB) was a medium sized commercial bank owned by a small group of shareholders. Its total employee force numbered nearly 1‚000 personnel. Because of the company ’s poor performance in recent years‚ the owners decided to sell their equity to a group of new investors who felt that CCB could be turned around with more aggressive management. The transfer of ownership of the bank was followed by basic changes in bank strategy as well as changes in many key personnel
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The STEEPLE analysis is a tool that can be used by management of companies to develop an understanding of the market environment and industry conditions. The analysis can provide management with important information of external factors when preparing the marketing strategy. Below I have provided a STEEPLE analysis for the Royal Bank of Scotland and steps that the company can take and are planning in the next 12 months to address theses external factors within the banking industry. Factors
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Unit 1 Case Study: 3. The dilemma I face now is to inform all the investors of the inaccurate information the accountant provided and that in fact‚ the team is losing money. The biggest problem is that no one should be receiving a check for their investments. The team is surprisingly operating with a loss yet investors are getting paid. The season ticket revenue does not provide reliable information to an outsider because revenue would not be placed until 2009. The $100‚000 advertising revenue
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of the IRR : 0= -35‚000 + Σ 5‚000 / ( 1 + IRR)^ 15 i=12 IRR= 11.49% The NPV of this project is negative and the IRR is lower then the Cost of Capital (12%) Rainbow products shouldn’t go for it. (B) Based on the perpetuity formula we can compute the PV in this case : Computation of the PV : PV= Cash flow per year/ cost of capital) =4‚500 / 0.12 = $37‚500 Computation of the NPV : NPV= -Initial investment + PV = -35‚000 + 37‚500 NPV=$2‚500 Rainbow products could buy this machine with the service
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