Project Free Cash Flows (dollars in thousands) Project number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Initial investment (2‚000) (2‚000) (2‚000) (2‚000) (2‚000) (2‚000) (2‚000) (2‚000) Year 1 $ 330 $ 1‚666 $ 160 $ 280 $ 2‚200 $ 1‚200 $ (350) 2 330 334 200 280 900 (60) 3 330 165 350 280 300 60 4
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qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the reader to
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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 contract if they intent to use it in the long-run. (C) Computation of the PV : PV= C/ k-g In this case C (end of year perpetuity payout) = 5‚000-1‚000= $4‚000 k= 12%‚ discount rate g=
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References: [1] Abadie‚ A. (2005)‚ “Semiparametric difference-in-difference estimators‚” Review of Economic Studies‚ 72‚ 1-19. [2] Avery‚ C. and J. Chevalier (1999)‚ “Identifying investor sentiment from price paths: the case of football betting‚” Journal of Business‚ 72‚ 493-521. [3] Bauwens‚ L. and V. Ginsburgh (2000)‚ “Art experts and auctions. Are pre-sale estimates unbiased and fully informative?‚” Louvain Economic Review
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Part I 1. According to Garcia‚ what is communication? What is strategy? According to Fred Garcia communication is most powerful tool it should be used effectively or it can cause self-inflicted harm. Here the term effective communication isn’t about pushing information to audience. Strategy is a process of ordered thinking: of thinking in the right order. 2. What subliminal messages did Bill Gates’ send to audience at DEC World? Bill Gates regaled his audience with tales of his house. He was utterly
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Ethical investments are similar to traditional investments with only one difference. Both traditional and ethical investors pursue the same goal of capital gains‚ higher income and/or preservation of capital for future needs. "The major difference between traditional investors and ethical investors is that ethical investors do not want their investments going for things that cause harm to the social or physical environments. Instead they want their investments to support needed and life supportive
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Executive Summary Applichem was a Chicago based manufacturer of the specialty chemicals mainly devised as solutions to specific customer’s problems. Applichem has developed a chemical called Release-ease in 1952 as a solution to the problem faced by plastic molding industry in cleaning the stainless steel molds. This specialty chemical when added in low concentration to the plastic molding compound during the manufacturing process will ease the separation of molded parts from the mold and leave
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Statistics Problems 1) Ask 10 people (try to get 5 males and 5 females) the following questions A) Their ages B) How many vitamins they take daily C) How many carbonated sodas they drink each day D) How many alcoholic beverages they drink per month E) Write your own question. Ask your participants if they agree with something or if they do something. For example‚ you may want to ask them if they eat popcorn when they go to the movies or if they support a political issue. It must be a yes/no
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Chapter 2 Economics Problem Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) -boundary between those combination you chose to produce - there is a limited about of production capabilities -curve/ boundary for production possibility - the points inside curve are attainable -all points outside ppf are unattainable Production Efficiency -using resources to maximum capacity -efficiency means that if you increase production of pizza means you must give up cola (only way—no extra resources to use)
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Assuming that units in inventory are valued (based on COGS) at $1‚000 per unit and are sold for $2‚000 per unit‚ how fast does the company turn its inventory? The company uses a 25 percent per year cost of inventory. That is‚ for the hypothetical case that one unit of $1‚000 would sit exactly one year in inventory‚ the company charges its operations division a $250 inventory cost. B. What—in absolute terms—is the per unit inventory cost for a product that costs $1‚000? Sales $60‚000‚000 (Flow)
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