1) We do not agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation because she mistakenly used historical data to estimate the future cost of debt. Joanna calculated the cost of debt by taking the interest expense for 2001 and dividing it by the average debt balance. The cost of debt for Nike is the effective rate that it pays on its current debt‚ meaning the yield to maturity of bonds should be used to make an estimate instead of the average debt balance. Through the use of past data‚ the average balance
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many problems. Telstra is following Classical approach of management as it seeks to achieve effectiveness by focusing on task efficiencies i.e. focusing on their next G wireless broadband and not on external stakeholders (Schermerhorn‚ Davidson‚ Poole‚ Simon‚ Woods‚ Chau‚ 2011‚ pg. 183). Telstra needs to use more humanistic or contingency approach of planning. This report will argue the need for Telstra to use more contingency approach of planning to regain its market dominance. • Problem Identification
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Edward The Other Side of the Hedge (p. 138); King Martin Luther I Have a Dream (p. 170) 07.01.13 – 13.01.13 – INDIVIDUAL READING: Notes from a A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch 14.01.13 – 20.01.13 – PLEASURE READING: a book of 300 pages a term. Problems for Discussion Home Reading: 1. Love in its various forms – filial‚ fraternal‚ erotic‚ and parental – is the most important relationship in our lives. It absorbs our interest and affects our lives. In his story Claribel Arnold Bennett describes
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Physics 110 Spring 2006 2-D Motion Problems: Projectile Motion – Their Solutions 1. A place-kicker must kick a football from a point 36 m (about 40 yards) from the goal‚ and half the crowd hopes the ball will clear the crossbar‚ which is 3.1m high. When kicked the all leaves the ground with a speed of 20 m/s at an angle of 530 to the horizontal. 1. Does the ball clear or fall short of the crossbar? 2. Does the ball approach the crossbar while still rising or while falling? (a) From our equations
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Scenario 1 Energy Inc. has a present obligation (IAS 37-17) and probable liability (ASC 450-20-25-2) on December 31‚ 2011 as a result of a past event‚ the contamination of the land‚ because it is virtually certain that a draft law requiring cleaning up will be enacted. It is probable (more likely than not) that Energy Inc. will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement which is an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits in settlement (IAS 37-23). The amount of the obligation
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Nike Inc. Case 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? WACC is weighted average cost of capital‚ which is the expected rate of return on average from all the company’s existing debts and securities. It takes into account all different types of financing in the company’s capital structure. The reason it is important to estimate WACC is because it measures what it costs the firm to take on a project based on its current Debt and Equity mix. When the
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Behavioural finance Understanding how the mind can help or hinder investment success By Alistair Byrne With Stephen P Utkus For investment professionals only – not for retail investors. 1 Why bother with behavioural finance? This document aims to provide a practical introduction to general tenents of behavioural finance and highlights the potential lessons for successful investing. The behavioural biases discussed in this guide are ingrained aspects of human decision-making
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Motorola Inc. case précis Restatement of the case Motorola was one of the few American companies that marketed a wide range of electronic products‚ form highly sophisticated integrated circuits to consumer electronic products. The company was organized along product and technology lines. To exploit fully the growing demand for semicustom integrated circuits‚ Motorola organized the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Division in 1984. The division was organized along functional lines
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Introduction What Is Medicare Part D? The Medicare Part D program provides beneficiaries with assistance paying for prescription drugs. The drug benefit‚ added to Medicare by the Medicare Prescription Drug‚ Improvement‚ and Modernization Act of 2003‚ (MMA)‚ began in January 2006. Unlike coverage in Medicare Parts A and B‚ Part D coverage is not provided within the traditional Medicare program. Instead‚ beneficiaries must affirmatively enroll in one of many hundreds of Part D plans offered by private companies
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J.D. Williams‚ Inc is an investment advisory firm that manages more than $120 million in funds for its numerous clients. The company uses an asset allocation model that recommends the portion of each client’s portfolio to be invested in a growth stock fund‚ an income fund‚ and a money market fund. To maintain diversity in each client’s portfolio‚ the firm places limits on the percentage of each portfolio that may be invested in each of the three funds. General guidelins indicate that the amount invested
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