COST AND QUALITY ISSUES IN ROAD CONCESSION CONTRACTS P. Alexander‚ D.W. Burger‚ G. Esterhuysen‚ J.J. Smit and A. Taute ABSTRACT Road concession contracts provide one way of delivering roads that differ significantly from the more traditional means of designing and calling for state-funded conventional construction tenders. Concession contracts can provide some significant benefits over conventionally-funded construction projects but they also create their own unique set of problems that need
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Corporate Finance: An Introduction (Welch) Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Goal of Finance: Relative Valuation 1) Which of the following statements is true? A) In finance‚ it is important to determine an asset ’s absolute value. B) The relative value of any asset is‚ at best‚ a lucky guess. C) The true value of an asset is unaffected by externalities such as interest rate levels‚ the state of the economy‚ etc. D) Valuation is not an exact science
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Final Exam Corporate Finance FINC 650 1. Which of the following is not considered a capital component for the purpose of calculating the weighted average cost of capital as it applies to capital budgeting? a. b. c. d. e. Long-term debt. Common stock. Short-term debt used to finance seasonal current assets. Preferred stock. All of the above are considered capital components for WACC and capital budgeting purposes. 2. A company has a capital structure which consists of 50 percent debt and 50 percent
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economies are expected to grow at 1.9 per cent in 2012 while the emerging and developing economies to grow at 6.1 per cent. The projected growth rates in different countries are expected to determine the markets for our exports. As per WTO’s International Trade Statistics‚ 2010‚ in merchandise trade‚ India is the 20th largest exporter in the world with a share of 1.4 per cent and the 13th largest importer with a share of 2.1 per cent in 2010. The year 2011 has been a difficult year with Japan
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Corporate Finance Case Study: Volkswagen Volkswagen (VW) Volkswagen (VW) is a German automobile manufacturer which was originally founded in 1937. Now VW Group is one of world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe‚ with its recent headquarter in Wolfsburg. VW is one of the ten brands under VW Group. (Volkswagen Homepage‚ 2011) 2011 VW’s revenue is 159‚337 million EUR; net income is 15‚409 million EUR‚ with a profit margin of 9.6707%. (Bloomberg
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CHAPTER 8 MAKING CAPITAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS Answers to Concept Questions 1. In this context‚ an opportunity cost refers to the value of an asset or other input that will be used in a project. The relevant cost is what the asset or input is actually worth today‚ not‚ for example‚ what it cost to acquire. 2. a. Yes‚ the reduction in the sales of the company’s other products‚ referred to as erosion‚ should be treated as an incremental cash flow. These lost sales are included because
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To what extent does a mature and cyclical product market drive corporate restructuring? Use an extended example to discuss whether restructuring transforms market and financial performance. An organization which is operating in a mature market means that the product does not have the scope to grow anymore. The product has reached its peak‚ with no prospects to increase‚ as the product is has become most popular in the market and no one else will be willing to buy it. A cyclical market is one which
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1. Assume the current U.S. dollar-British spot rate is 0.6993£/$. If the current nominal one-year interest rate in the U.S. is 5% and the comparable rate in Britain is 6%‚ what is the approximate forward exchange rate for 360 days? A) 1.42£/$ B) 1.43£/$ C) 0.6993£/$ D) 0.7060£/$ E) 0.6927£/$ Answer: D 2: You are given the following exchange rate quotes in Sydney: |USD/AUD |0.5366
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Problems form Corporate Finance 1. Compute the following: Present Value | Years | Interest Rate | Future Value | $227‚382 | 20 | 5 | | | 16 | 17 | $886‚073 | $25‚000 | 18 | | $143‚625 | $1‚941 | | 5 | $3‚700 | 2. At 9 percent interest‚ how long does it take to double your money? To quadruple it? 3. In 2006‚ a gold $3 coin minted in 1879 was auctioned for $9.000. For this to have been true‚ what was the annual increase in the value of the coin? 4. You can earn 0
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Solutions Manual Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 9th edition Ross‚ Westerfield‚ and Jordan Updated 09-29-2010 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Capital budgeting (deciding whether to expand a manufacturing plant)‚ capital structure (deciding whether to issue new equity and use the proceeds to retire outstanding debt)‚ and working capital management (modifying the firm’s credit collection policy with its customers)
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