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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Case 1-2: Boswell Plumbing Products Incremental analysis is a vital tool for decision-making. It can become an identifier of the best alternative when multiple options are present. Incremental analysis involves relevant costs and ignores sunk costs. It is based on the differences of revenues and costs. Cost information‚ which would be relevant for a decision to drop a product line‚ would be the direct fixed costs associated with that product line. Avoidable costs or costs that can be eliminated
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Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Financial ratios are "just a convenient way to summarize large quantities of financial data and to compare firms’ performance" (Brealey & Myer & Marcus‚ 2003‚ p. 450). Financial ratios are very useful tools in order to determine the health of a company‚ help managers to make decision‚ and help to compare companies that belong to the same industry in order to know about their performance. Home Depot and Lowe’s are two home improvement chains in the United
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Project Estimating Techniques Project Estimating Techniques One of the most important factors to the success of a project is how well the project is estimated‚ as well as how overall costs are managed during the execution phase by the project manager. Project costs and estimates are vital to the success of any organization to remain competitive in the market. Cost estimating for organizations rely heavily on resources that can sometimes be difficult to obtain. Forecasting and utilizing
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1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? Market value is the price at which an asset would trade in a competitive auction setting. Book value is the value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance. The big difference is the inability to record certain intangible assets for example: brand value‚ human capital… these assets would provide earnings growth in the future and as far as
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My journal article reports on the development of “incremental theory” (a belief that people’s traits‚ talents‚ and abilities are malleable and can be changed over time with effort as opposed to entity theory that believes in fixed-mindsets (Sternberg Horn‚ Lox‚ & Labrador‚ 2013) by harnessing and applying the results of a paradigm shift‚ that occurred in the year 2008‚ in sport psychology’s methods and beliefs of examining the relationship between intrinsic motivation and performance. This paradigm
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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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T-4 Failure to identify and document cost estimating standards and provide written policies and procedures to persons responsible for preparing‚ supporting and reviewing cost estimates. T-10 Excessive reliance on individual personal judgement where historical experience or cost estimating standards are available. THREATS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT: T-6 Inadequate staff training in the preparation‚ review and approval of cost estimates. T-5 Inadequate staff training in the preparation
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case is designed to introduce discounted cash flow valuation techniques in a cross-border setting. Groupe Ariel’s Mexican subsidiary is proposing the purchase and installation of some cost-saving equipment in its plant in Monterrey. The headquarters at Ariel requires a discounted cash flow analysis and an estimated net present value for expenditures of this magnitude. The issue is whether the analysis should be performed in euros or pesos. Relevant cash flows and appropriate discount rates are the
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Incremental in comprehensive analyses both serve similar purposes in decision making in the workplace. The argument is that incremental is more economical than and just as effective as comprehensive analyses. Since both are used to make important decisions within a company‚ which one will serve the best purpose while still being justifiable and cost effective to complete? Both will complete the same task‚ but one will do it better and we will be explaining why incremental analyses are the better
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