Economics of General Motors The role of the automotive industry in U.S economy is quite important. Given the multiplier effect‚ its impacts on other industries such as glass‚ steel and rubber‚ so it is considered an industry that shows some level of welfare in the economy one that has a greater share of production in manufacturing. The automobile industry provides thousands upon thousands of jobs‚ and in the last century the automobile has revolutionized the world‚ and become an indispensible
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LECTURE 10 COST OF CAPITAL CLASS QUESTIONS 1. Roland Corporation’s last dividend (D0)‚ which was paid yesterday‚ was $2.50. The firm has a constant growth of 18.8%. The firm’s beta coefficient is 1.2. The required return on an average stock in the market is 13 percent‚ and the risk-free rate is 7 percent. Roland’s A-rated bonds are yielding 10 percent‚ its risk premium is 4% and its current stock price is $30. Which of the following values is the most reasonable estimate of Roland’s cost of retained
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Politics can be defined in a number of ways on the basis of its focus‚ activities and outcomes. In this section‚ we aim to interpret the relevance of politics in the automobile industry considering the different forms that we have encountered in class. 1) Politics as the Art of Government. The role of politics is to concern itself with the governance and the administration of the city state. The result of this form is setting up of various institutions responsible for the welfare of the state. The
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WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? Do you agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation? Why or why not? WACC- The weighted average cost of capital is the rate (percentage) that a company has to pay to its creditors and shareholders to finance assets. It is the “cost” of their worth. Companies raise money from many different types of securities and loans and the various required returns are what make up the cost of capital. WACC is used to decide if an investment is worth
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Ameritrade’s managers should also consider what taking on these programs would do to its capital structure. They might have a certain debt to equity ratio they wish to maintain‚ or perhaps there would be covenants put on their contracts requiring them to maintain a certain debt to equity ratio while their loan was outstanding. Ameritrade should use a 6.10% risk free rate when calculating its cost of capital. This is the average of the 20 year bond annualized yield to maturity (on August 31‚ 1997)
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Telus: The Cost of Capital Telus needs to calculate the cost of capital from the variety of data given. The cost of capital is determined mostly by how the funds are used rather than where they were obtained from. It relies on the risk of investments Telus involves in‚ therefore‚ depending on cost of both equity of debt as described below. Also note that‚ even though the preferred shares are not attractive to issuers and may not get issued again‚ it is still on the company’s balance sheet and affect
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in separate industries and therefore face different business risks. Marriott’s vice president says that increasing the hurdle rate by 1% would decrease the present value of project inflows by 1%. Since finding appropriate hurdle rates is critical to accepting or rejecting projects‚ Marriott should be precise by calculating and using division-specific rates on division-specific projects. We used the WACC method so that our hurdle rates would reflect appropriate cost of debt and cost of equity‚ as
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(Competition in the Chinese Automobile Industry) Some early entrants (such as Volkswagen) succeeded‚ while some early entrants (such as Peugeot) failed. Similarly‚ some late entrants (such as Honda) did well and some late entrants (such as Ford) continue to struggle. From a resource-based standpoint‚ what role dose entry timing play in determining performance? After long and difficult negotiation that began in 1978‚ Volkswagen in 1984 entered a 50/50 JV with Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation
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the Chinese automobile industry in Egypt regarding how it mirrors on customer satisfaction‚ despite common believes China has been producing cars before the Koreans for almost over 50 years. The very first Chinese car was a poor copy of what European‚ American and Japanese manufacturers produce. It wasn’t designed with the anxiety of comfort‚ security nor style; it was more like wheeled boxes made of light steel‚ with a primitive petrol engine. After 20 years‚ Chinese automobile industry has finally
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ASSIGNMENT ON MARKETING Submitted by J.Rees 09BA128 MBA ³C´ About Mahindra & Mahindra Type Founded Headquarters Key people Public Company 1945 Mumbai‚ India Keshub Mahindra (Chairman)‚ Anand Mahindra (Vice-Chairman & Managing Director) Industry Revenue US$ Employees Website Automotive‚Farm Equipment 10 billion (2009 H1). 16‚000 plus Mahindra.com Mahindra & Mahindra Limited is part of the Mahindra Group‚ an automotive‚ farm equipment‚ financial services‚ trade and logistics‚ automotive
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