Midland Energy Resources 1. For what purposes does Mortensen estimate Midland’s cost of capital? What would be the potential consequences of a too high estimate compared to the firm’s “true” cost of capital? What about a too low estimate? Estimates of the cost of capital were used in many analyses within Midland‚ including asset appraisals for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. Moreover‚ depending
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Treasury bonds in 2007 (4.98%) as the risk free rate in the 2007 WACC calculations. The reason is that majority of large firms and financial analysts report using long-term yields for bonds to determine the risk-free rate. Rf=0.0498 2. Cost of debt‚ which is determined by adding the spread to Treasury (1.62%) to the rate of 30-year treasury bonds in 2007. Rd=0.0498+0.0162=0.066 3. Cost of equity‚ the EMRP (5%) and D/E (59.3%) was taken out of the context of the case. βa=Equity Beta/(1+D/E)=
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industry are efficiency‚ globalization‚ sustainability‚ and security. The freight industry and its customers use information technologies and telecommunications to improve freight system efficiency and productivity‚ increase global connectivity‚ and enhance freight system security against common threats and terrorism. These technologies help freight forwarders operate the transportation system more intelligently. Freight Management System (FMS) is design to help analyze and determine how‚ where
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How Freight Shipping Services reduce major moving and transport complications Companies having common cargo loads may experience the requirement for faster consignment delivery. Many services have been designed for meeting the emergency shipments requirements as time plays a crucial role for moving and transport services. The clients and facilities may require shipping with extreme care and speed to continue with operations and meet end customer demands. As any company expands operations to
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AIR CARRIERS Question 1: What is the major advantage of air carriers? How does this advantage impact the inventory levels of those firms using air transportation? Explain how this advantage relates to the choice of modes when choosing between air carrier and other modes of freight and passengers transport. SPEED How does this advantage impact the inventory levels of those firms using air transportation? Lower inventory cost Lower related logistics cost Higher variable cost
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Co Exhibit A HOTEL CONTINENTAL INCOME STATEMENT For the Years 1987-1988 Revenues 1987 1988 Rooms P 1‚969‚722.18 P 2‚515‚575.96 Food P 4‚843‚486.42 P 5‚426‚843.98 Beverage P 637‚862.39 P 684‚983.02 Laundry P 23‚070.24 P 29‚175.00 Telephone P 147‚417.16 P 175‚163.14 Swimming Pool P 156‚718.28 P 182‚718.45 Other Income P 660‚336.83 P 842‚985.15 Total Revenue
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can be included. Corporate Organization CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC (CAL) 1600 SMITH STREET 3303D DEPT HQSEO HOUSTON‚ TX 77002 713-324-5000 http://www.continental.com/ Prepared by: Business Law Research Consultants Exclusively for: Your Name Table of Contents Corporate Organization Company Profile ………………………………………………………………………… Page 1 Corporate Organization ……..…………………………………………………………. Page 5 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Continental‚ as amended through June 6‚ 2006………………………………
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Answer Case Study 2 Midland Energy Resources (as a whole company) According to the article‚ the beta of Midland Energy is 1.25. beta=1.25 cost of equity re = rf + beta * (EMRPs) EMRPs = 5.0% We assume that the company will run for next 30years‚ so the rate of risk free is 4.98% rf = 4.98% Cost of Equity: rE = rf + beta * (EMRPs) = 4.98% + 1.25 * 5% = 11.23% Market Value of Equity = $134114m (Exhibit 5) Cost of Debt 30years‚ rD = rf + spread to treasury = 4.98% + 1.62% = 6.60% Market
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case case Continental Airlines: One Company’s Flight to Success In the last decade‚ Continental Airlines has had a spotty track record. The airline twice filed for bankruptcy‚ realized diminished performance culminating in a $613 million loss in 1994‚ and was ranked dead last in industry indicators such as on-time performance among the major carriers. During these years‚ employees at Continental had undergone several series of layoffs and withstood both wage cuts and delayed wage increases in
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ocean freight industry. First of all‚ we will introduce the background and development of ocean freight industry; explore the characteristics of ocean freight price and demand. Then we will analyze relationship between demand and price. Two famous shipping companies‚ COSCO and MSC will be introduced as examples to implement price optimization with price differentiation and competition considered in ocean shipping industry. Finally‚ we will discuss revenue management in ocean freight‚ the strategy of enlarging their
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