CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY & STRATEGY‚ FALL 2012 INSTRUCTOR: TOM BARKLEY CASE #2 – “Groupe Ariel: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation” Written reports are to be no more than five typed pages (based on a 12-point Times New Roman font‚ double-spaced‚ with 1-inch margins all around). The assignments are due at the beginning of class on Thursday‚ November 8‚ 2012. This case is designed to introduce discounted cash flow valuation techniques in a cross-border setting. Groupe Ariel’s Mexican
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ANSWERS TO CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What does the Chevy Volt case tell you about the nature of strategic decision making at a large complex organization like General Motors? Strategic decision making is often met with cognitive biases that are formed around prior victories or defeats. 2. What trends in the external environment favored the pursuit of the Chevy Volt project? Trends included increases in oil prices‚ global warming‚ costs of manufacturing lithium ion batteries was falling
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urge to keep cutting prices then people will be forced to buy items and hopefully the economy will turn around. 3. It is in the writer’s opinion that to get the Japanese economy moving again they need to boost their birth rates. In the 1970’s and 1980’s birthrates in Japan fell below replacement levels‚ leaving it with one of the oldest populations. Japan could reverse this trend by increasing immigration‚ or boosting the birthrate. A country needs money to be pumped into the economy so that it
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MATTHEW YACHTS‚ INC. This is an excellent case to address the characteristics of process-oriented vs. repetitive vs. product-oriented production. 1. Matthew Yachts is profitable‚ thanks to its custom-designed yachts. Its management experience appears to have competitive advantage in custom-designed yachts‚ hence the higher profit margins. However‚ since the demand for the “fixed” design is growing‚ expansion into this area‚ with its repetitive-oriented layout and procedures (see Table 7.2 and
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1. What is the economic ordering quantity for standard 5-inch winches if they are ordered from (a) Supplier A‚ and (b) Supplier B? Round your answers up to the next whole unit‚ because Narragansett cannot order a fraction of a winch. What assumptions are implied in the EOQ model? Do these assumptions appear reasonable when applied to Narragansett Yacht? How many orders should be placed each year if Narragansett buys from Supplier A? If the firm buys from Supplier B? What is the reorder point
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1. How does Ben ’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? 2. What other‚ perhaps nonquantifiable factors‚ affect Ben ’s decision to get an MBA? 3. Assuming all salaries are paid at the end of each year‚ what is the best option for Ben‚ from a strictly financial standpoint? 4. In choosing between the two schools‚ Ben believes that the appropriate analysis is to calculate the future value of each option. How would you evaluate this statement? 5. What initial salary would Ben need to receive
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Cash flow is the movement of money in and out of a business. It is of vital importance for a company continually monitoring and controling its cash flow. A shortage of cash may lead to insolvency while an excess of cash is wasteful because it is not a productive asset. Therefore‚ various sources of finance should be combined to help maintain a sound record of cash flow. However‚ ‘The problem is not just to find the money but to find it from the right sources at the right price and at the right time
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stock had an initial price of $92 per share‚ paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year‚ and had an ending share price of $104. Compute the percentage total return. The return of any asset is the increase in price‚ plus any dividends or cash flows‚ all divided by the initial price. The return of this stock is: R = [($104 – 92) + 1.45] / $92 R = 0.1462 or 14.62% Calculating Returns Rework the problem above‚ but this time assuming the ending share price is $81. Using the equation
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Closing Case: CH 9 When should Bunyan Lumber‚ harvest the forest? The cash flow will grow at the inflation rate of 3.7%. Utilizing the real cash flow formula (1+R) =v (1+R)(1+H) 1.10 = (1+R)(1.037) R= 6.08% The conservation funds are anticipated to grow slower than the inflation rate. The return for the conservation fund will be‚ (1+R) = (1+R) (1+H) 1.10 = (1+R) (1.032) R= 6.5% The cash flow from the thinning process is as follow‚ Cash flow from thinning = Acres thinned x cash
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1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? Market value is the price at which an asset would trade in a competitive auction setting. Book value is the value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance. The big difference is the inability to record certain intangible assets for example: brand value‚ human capital… these assets would provide earnings growth in the future and as far as
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