Having studied this chapter you will be able to: Evaluate the potential value added to a firm arising from a specified capital investment project or portfolio using the net present value model. Project modelling should include explicit treatment of: (a) Inflation & specific price variation (b) Taxation including capital allowances and tax exhaustion (c) Single & multi-period capital rationing to include the formulation of programming methods and the interpretation of their output (d) Probability
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Chapter 14 Cost of Capital Multiple Choice Questions 1. A group of individuals got together and purchased all of the outstanding shares of common stock of DL Smith‚ Inc. What is the return that these individuals require on this investment called? A. dividend yield B. cost of equity C. capital gains yield D. cost of capital E. income return 2. Textile Mills borrows money at a rate of 13.5 percent. This interest rate is referred to as the: A. compound rate. B. current yield. C. cost of debt
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Valuation- “projected financial performance into values.” Involves projecting/ making budgets. Value of an Asset = Value of Cash Flow (CF) it Will Generate (not profits) CF=1/(1+r)^1 value is based on three things- Current Cash Flow‚ Expected growth (used with to estimate future cash flow)‚ Riskiness of expected future cash flow (discount rate).Net Present Value- Value CFs using project discount rate based on risk Investment Decision-which real assets the firm should acquire.Choose positive and
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Chapter 03 - Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Chapter 03 Financial Statements Analysis and Long-Term Planning Multiple Choice Questions 1. One key reason a long-term financial plan is developed is because: A. the plan determines your financial policy. B. the plan determines your investment policy. C. there are direct connections between achievable corporate growth and the financial policy. D. there is unlimited growth possible in a well-developed financial plan. E. None of the
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Chapter 4: Mini Case 1: Smith‚ Smith‚ Smith‚ and Smith is a regional accounting firm that is putting up a new headquarters building. The building will have a backbone network that connects eight LANs (two on each floor). The company is very concerned with network errors. What advice would you give regarding the design of the building and network cable planning that would help reduce network errors? I have to make some assumptions regarding the network design for this new building. Since they
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Writing Assignment 2: Mini Case Analysis ECON 634 Bangalore‚ Dec/Jan 2009/10 100 Points Due Date: Tuesday Jan 5 at 1pm; 25 point penalty per day late This is a team-based writing assignment. My strongly preferred team size is four‚ but I will consider team sizes of three or five on a case-by-case basis. Your assignment is to Read the Harvard Business Review short case study “Class- or Mass”. Write an analysis of the case following this outline (submit one report for your entire team):
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In recent years there has been considerable growth in the use of credit derivatives‚ which protect lenders against the risk that a borrower will default. For example‚ bank A may be reluctant to refuse a loan to a major customer (customer X) but may be concerned about the total size of its exposure to that customer. Speculators in search of large profits (and prepared to tolerate large losses) are attracted by the leverage that derivatives provide. By this we mean that it is not necessary to lay out
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new infrastructure investments due to the spaghetti mess. CEO is fucked up. He anyhow plan new initiatives without having a clear understanding of the company’s current IT infrastructure Only ask for IT‚ sales and marketing support but not the finance Frivolous change of name 2. Develop an IT planning process for ModMeters Need a process for IT planning and budgeting Will need to take an enterprise perspective on IT and incorporate all IT initiatives – new strategies‚ needs of Fred and
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MINI CASE 4 I STARBUCKS: RE-CREATING ITS UNIQUENESS 1. How did Starbucks create its uniqueness in the first place? Starbucks create its uniqueness by offering premium coffee beans‚ thus creating an amazing image. Every store is a unique place with a wide range of products and a special homely ambience‚ emphasized by relaxing music and comfortable seating furniture. Other than that‚ customers can use the free wireless hotspot or just visit with friends. The high quality of the products
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Toys Inc. has been in business for 20 years and has built its reputation on quality and innovation. Despite the strong history in the toy business‚ sales have seemed to level off and even fall below where they once were. As a consultant called in for advice‚ I see several problems in the company’s production as well as quality control. The decline has less to do with “the economy” and more in Toys‚ Inc’s approach to their management of quality. As Stevenson (2012) reminds us‚ “top management has
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