worthwhile. First‚ when a mouse scurries across the floor to a hole in the wall‚ odds are you didn’t hear it but a cat did. Humans can hear sounds up to 20‚000 hertz. Hertz is a measurement of how high or low pitched a sound is. Dogs can hear twice that‚ but cats rule with an exceptional ability to pick up‚ to a breathtaking 60‚000 hertz. This means cats superb hearing lets them hear things that humans and dogs
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loudness quality of the sound. Frequency‚ or the number of waves occurring per unit of time‚ creates the high or low pitch of the sound and is measured in Hertz. Amplitude‚ or the height of the sound waves create the loudness or intensity of the given sound and are measured in Decibels. Humans can perceive frequencies ranging between 20 and 20‚000 Hertz as audible sounds. (Connelly‚ 2014) During the course of this experiment‚ the human threshold for perceived sound at particular amplitudes and frequencies
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sell a fleet of 25 cars to Hertz. Hertz fully depreciates all of its rental cars over five years using the straight-line method. The firm expects the fleet of 25 cars to generate $100‚000 per year in earnings before taxes and depreciation for five years. Hertz is an all-equity firm in the 34-percent tax bracket. The required return on the firm’s unlevered equity is 10 percent‚ and the new fleet will not add to the risk of the firm. a. What is the maximum price that Hertz should be willing to pay
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want to raise capital by Leveraged Buyout (LBO) approach. This means ACC will finance money though equity and debt to buy AirThread and pay the debt by the cash flows or assets of AirThread. * In another word‚ it’s a highly levered transaction using a fixed WACC discount rate; however the leverage is changing in fact. * If we want to use WACC method‚ one assumption must be met: this program will not change the debt-equity ratio of AirThread. Under LBO approach‚ it’s impossible. * So we
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Why do most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fail to create value for the acquirer ’s shareholders? What are the main reasons in your opinion? Identify the difference between a good company and a good investment Most of publicly traded companies’ mergers destroy value for buy-side shareholders and at the same time sellers are compensated with premiums1. The same opinion is stated in one of the most quoted book about valuation and creating value: most of M&A deals don’t create value for buyers2
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Misleading and Deceptive Case Facts A soap powder manufacturer had marketed a product called ‘Sudso’ for many years. Its market share had fallen steadily due to increase competition. The manufacturer designed a bright new package for the product‚ added a scented fragrance and changed its name to ‘Sno’. The product was then re-released and advertised as ‘a new advance in laundry detergent that washes whiter than white’. Issue Has the soap manufacturer breached any laws? ‘A corporation shall
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There have been six merger waves in the historical mergers. Yong Rin (2011) contends that the first four merger waves were centered in the U.S. while the fifth and the sixth involved Europe and Asia. These six merger waves shared common features that they all occurred in cyclical patterns and ended with a stock market crash. What follows is the detail of each merger wave. First wave – 1897 to 1904 The first merger wave took place after the depression of 1883‚ peaked in 1899 and lasted until 1904
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VALUATION -PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE CASE STUDY Name Institution Instructor Course Date Question 1 Potential value creation in the transitions: 1. Use of a risk hedging financial contract‚ the swap. 2. Acquisition of an undervalued target. 3. Evading tax liability. The management under the advisory of analyst believe that the company requires to make intensive‚ heavy investments which is not feasible if the Seagate Inc. remains a public company The other capital reorganisations alternatives are
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Dear Sir/Madam‚ I am applying for this position after I saw its advertisement online. I am really in need of a job. I have been searching it since months. My details are in my CV. In addition to that‚ I would like to say that I am a student. I would work 4-5 days a week. I am really keen to do this job. I am waiting for your positive reply. Regards‚ Salina Khadka Kunwar 9 companies hiring in April CareerBuilder.co.uk There is no denying the facts: According to the latest numbers from
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July 28st‚ 2014 Lab #10 Properties of Light Purpose: The ideal purpose of this lab activity is to investigate the relationship between the frequency of the light (color) and the energy produced by different colors of light. Other purposes of this experiment include calculating the proper current for each LED‚ measuring the evaporation rate of rubbing alcohol‚ and being able to discuss the outcome of the relationship in light energy and the color of the light producing the energy. Materials:
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