SWAHILI COAST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN CITY-STATES IntroductionIntroductionThe eastern coast of Africa changed profoundly around the beginning of Christian era‚ first‚ Bantu speaking population from the interior migrated and settled along the coast from Kenya to South Africa. Second‚ merchants and traders from Europe (Greeks and Romans) and Asia realized the strategic importance of the east coast of Africa for commercial purposes. These commercial links are mentioned by the Greek
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Supplier A‚ and (b) Supplier B? Round your answers up to the next whole unit‚ because Narragansett cannot order a fraction of a winch. What assumptions are implied in the EOQ model? Do these assumptions appear reasonable when applied to Narragansett Yacht? How many orders should be placed each year if Narragansett buys from Supplier A? If the firm buys from Supplier B? What is the reorder point (in units) for each supplier? Assume for now that no safety stocks are held and use a 360-day year. Calculate
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budgeting? a Will an investment generate adequate cash flows to promptly recover its cost? b Will an investment generate an acceptable rate of return? c Will an investment have a positive net present value? d Will an investment have an adverse effect on the environment? 3 Which of the following is not considered when using the payback period to evaluate an investment? a The profitability of the investment over its entire life. b The annual net cash flow of the investment. c The cost of the investment
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stock had an initial price of $92 per share‚ paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year‚ and had an ending share price of $104. Compute the percentage total return. The return of any asset is the increase in price‚ plus any dividends or cash flows‚ all divided by the initial price. The return of this stock is: R = [($104 – 92) + 1.45] / $92 R = 0.1462 or 14.62% Calculating Returns Rework the problem above‚ but this time assuming the ending share price is $81. Using the equation
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MATTHEW YACHTS‚ INC. This is an excellent case to address the characteristics of process-oriented vs. repetitive vs. product-oriented production. 1. Matthew Yachts is profitable‚ thanks to its custom-designed yachts. Its management experience appears to have competitive advantage in custom-designed yachts‚ hence the higher profit margins. However‚ since the demand for the “fixed” design is growing‚ expansion into this area‚ with its repetitive-oriented layout and procedures (see Table 7.2 and
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In finance‚ the discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis is a method of valuing a project‚ company or asset using the concepts of time value of money (Wikipedia‚ 2004). Three inputs are required to use the DCF‚ also called dividend-yield-plus-growth-rate approach‚ include: the current stock price‚ the current dividend‚ and the marginal investor’s expected dividend growth rate. The stock price and the dividend are east to obtain‚ but the expected growth rate is difficult to estimate (Ehrhardt & Brigham
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East is East is a film about a Half-Pakistani family lives in England. The father‚ George/Jahangir Khan is from Pakistan and wants his children to feel connected to his home country. Ella Khan however is the mother of the family and is from England. Because of this there is a struggle for the seven children to find their identity. Mr. Khan expects his children to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways‚ but the children does not really feel like they belong to Pakistan. After having lived their whole
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The Usefulness of Accounting Estimates for Predicting Cash Flows and Earnings Baruch Lev* New York University Siyi Li University of Illinois Theodore Sougiannis University of Illinois and ALBA January‚ 2009 * Contact information: Baruch Lev (blev@stern.nyu.edu)‚ Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012. The authors are indebted to the editor and reviewers of the Review of Accounting Studies for suggestions and guidance‚ and to Louis Chan‚ Ilia Dichev‚ John Hand
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Venue: An auditorium or hall with yacht lovers and people who are interested in purchasing yachts in the near future. The average age of the crowd would be around 45 and above. Topic: Azimut Yachts‚ their history and the brilliance of the firm. Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen‚ It is with great pleasure I welcome you today to this ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of our company. You all have been related in some form or another with our firm and that is why we have invited you all
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CHAPTER 5 Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE | | |Brief Exercises | | | | |Topics |Questions | |Exercises |Problems |Cases | |1. |Disclosure principles‚ uses of the |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7‚|1 |
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