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 explained in our subsequent analysis. We found Marriott’s hurdle rates: 8.646% for hotels‚ 10.94% for restaurants‚ 11.094% for contracts
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Part I A. Present Value with Discount rate of 7% = 15000/(1+7%) = 15000/1.07 = $14‚018.69 Present Value with Discount rate of 4% = 15000/(1+4%) = 15000/1.04 = $14‚423.08 B. Account A - Present Value with Discount rate of 6% = 6500/(1+6%) = 6500/1.06 = $6‚132.08 Account B - Present Value with Discount rate of 6% = 12600/(1+6%)^2 = 12600/1.1236 = $11‚213.96 C. Present Value of Gold Mine 7% = 4900000/1.07 + 61‚000‚000/(1.07)^2 + 85‚000‚000/(1.07)^3 = 45‚794‚392.52 + 61‚000‚000/1.1449 + 85
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Case analysis "Cost of Capital at Ameritrade" Cost of capital refers to the maximum rate of return a company must earn from its investments‚ so that the market values of the company’s equity shares do not go down. The people at Ameritrade are not in agreement on the best estimate of the cost of capital. Research analyst put the cost of capital at 12%‚ while other members of the management estimate it to be at 9% and the CFO estimates it to be at 15%. The CEO of the company is optimistic that
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Application of Monte Carlo Simulation in Capital Budgeting | | |by Prit‚ Aug 2‚ 2008 | |The usefulness of Monte carlo Simulation in Capital Budgeting and the processes involved in Monte Carlo Simulation. It also | |highlights the advantages in some situation compared to other deterministic models where uncertainty is the norm. | |[pic]
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The Cost of Capital LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • Explain what is meant by a firm’s weighted average cost of capital. • Define and calculate the component costs of debt and preferred stock. • Explain why retained earnings are not free and use three approaches to estimate the component cost of retained earnings. • Briefly explain why the cost of new equity is higher than the cost of retained earnings‚ calculate the cost of new
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Excel 2003 Help and How-to / Excel for your job / Finance Improve your capital budgeting techniques Applies to: Microsoft Office Excel 2003‚ PowerPoint 2003 By BearingPoint Capital budgeting is a financial analysis tool that applies quantitative analysis to support strong management decisions. Using capital budgeting analysis‚ you can explain: l l l The benefit impact of an investment decision over time The cost impact of an investment decision over time The risk factors associated with
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The capital budgeting proposals consists of five distinct but interrelated steps: 1) Proposal generation: Proposals are made at all levels within a business organization and are reviewed by the finance personnel. Proposals that require large outlays are more carefully scrutinized than less costly ones. 2) Review and analysis: Formal review and analysis is performed to assess the appropriateness of proposals and evaluate their economic viability. Once the analysis is complete‚ a summary report
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Average Cost of Capital What It Measures The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate of return that the providers of a company’s capital require‚ weighted according to the proportion each element bears to the total pool of capital. Why It Is Important WACC is one of the most important figures in assessing a company’s financial health‚ both for internal use (in capital budgeting) and external use (valuing companies on investment markets). It gives companies an insight into the cost of their
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Capital Budgeting Case Richard Hughes QRB/501 Robert Halle Capital Budgeting Case Our extensive research on two investment options yielded the decision that Corporation B is the company that our company has decided to acquire with a $250‚000 initial outlay. We have conducted 5-year income cash flow projections. Our company determined the Net Present Value (NPV) as well at the investment’s internal rate of return (IRR). When making a decision to purchase or invest in a company‚ a decision maker
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Topics in International Capital Budgeting questions 1. Why should the required rate of return for a capital budgeting problem be project specific? Doesn’t the firm just have to satisfy an overall cost-of-capital requirement? Answer: The required rate of return for a capital budgeting problem is project specific because the firm is viewed as a portfolio of projects owned by the shareholders. It is the shareholder’s perspective that matters‚ and it is their opportunity cost that gives the required
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