complaint on the ground of oppression? Advise 7. A single member of a company wishes to challenge the decisions of the majority. Can he succeed? 8. What new provisions have been made for the protection of interests of debenture holders? 9. Write a short note on Consumer Protection Councils. 10. Describe the powers of SEBI relating to the working of the depository system. Corporate Finance Mgmt 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of changing the company organization from a sole proprietorship
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1. Marriott uses its’ cost of capital estimates to create a hurdle rate to effectively run operations. Marriott uses these estimates to operate its four financial strategies. These are managing rather then owning hotel assets‚ investing in projects that increase shareholder value‚ optimizing the use of debt in the capital structure and repurchasing undervalued shares. If the company uses its overall WACC it may have divisions accept projects with returns below their respective WACC which will result
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Chapter 3 1. Opportunity cost can be defined as the value of something you gave up in order to gain‚ or acquire something else (McEachern‚ 2015‚ p. 24). A. With the definition in mind‚ higher levels of education for women would be an increase in opportunity cost. A woman with a higher level of education allows one to make more money in the work place than if she had little to no education. B. Higher Unemployment rates for women would be a decrease in opportunity costs as it would not pay for her
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taken to ensure that variable selling‚ general‚ and administrative (SG & A) costs did not increase faster than sales revenue. As Kanthal expanded operations and increased their market share‚ they captured business by meeting their customers ’ expectations for increased service. Increased demands were placed on their production and order-handling processes due to the JIT approach adopted by two of Kanthal ’s top customers in terms of total sales volume. It was also determined that one of these customers
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I. Cost behavior defined Module 4 Review Questions The left column lists several cost classifications. The right column presents short definitions of those costs. In the blank space beside each of the numbers in the right column‚ write the letter of the cost best described by the definition. A. Curvilinear cost B. Step-wise cost C. Fixed cost D. Mixed cost E. Variable cost F. Total Cost ___E_1. This cost increases in direct proportion to increases in volume; its amount is constant for each unit
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cost vs revaluation How does the cost model differ from the revaluation model? In your opinion‚ which of the two models would company managers prefer adopting (i.e. the cost model or the revaluation model) in accounting for property‚ plant and equipment? Discuss. (2.5 marks) To explain how the cost model and revaluation model differ‚ we first have to examine closely what each of these models need. Under the rules of AAS B116 The cost model after an asset has been recognised as an asset
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growth objective for the reasons: Manage rather than own hotel assets: Marriott sold its hotel assets to limited partners to reduce assets and thus‚ it can increase ROA and thereby increase potential profitability. Invest in projects that increase shareholders’ value: the discounted cash flow techniques to evaluate potential investments allow the company to invest only in profitable projects. Therefore‚ it can maximize the use of its cash flow to gain profits. Optimize the use of debt in the capital
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around the world‚ control of operating costs and improved productivity have become critical to the profitability of airlines. The emergence and rapid growth of “low-cost” airlines is due in large part to their ability to deliver air transportation services at substantially lower costs and at higher levels of productivity than the traditional “legacy” airlines. In response‚ legacy airlines have had to find ways to reduce operating costs and improve the efficiency of how they utilize both their aircraft
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only variable manufacturing costs. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: absorption costing Absorption costing “absorbs” all manufacturing costs‚ both fixed and variable. 2. Variable costing includes all variable costs — both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing — in inventory. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: variable costing Variable costing includes only manufacturing variable costs in inventory. 3. Under both
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fixed costs‚ semi-fixed costs‚ and variable costs. Fixed costs are those which do not change with the level of activity within the relevant range. These costs will incur even if no units are produced. For example rent expense‚ straight-line depreciation expense‚ etc. Fixed costs are those which do not change with the level of activity within the relevant range. These costs will incur even if no units are produced. For example rent expense‚ straight-line depreciation expense‚ etc. Mixed costs or semi-variable
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