The definition of capital city is “the city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region”. In my own words‚ I define capital city as a city that is really important to the country in terms of politics and economics and capital city occupies a special position in politics compared to other cities. So‚ normally government will put more resources into those cities development. Also I think capital city has different purpose in different period of
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Opportunities and constraints in the business environment Opportunities in the business environment are those factors that provide possibilities for a business to expand so as to make more sales and profits. Constraints are those factors that limit the ability to grow‚ and reduce sales and profit potential. A useful way of assessing opportunities and constraints is to carry out what is known as a SWOT analysis. Strengths and weaknesses are internal to an organisation. Typically they relate to the
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Nike Inc. – Cost of Capital & Stock Valuation Steven Seagal George Clooney Brad Pitt Background Nike Inc’s share price has declined considerably over the past few years and Kimi Ford‚ fund manager of NorthPoint Lager-Cap Fund‚ was considering investing in the stock. Nike was looking to revitalize itself by addressing both top-line growth and operating performance. The goal was to improve revenues that had plateaued‚ and increase profits that had decreased over the years. One
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Using the publicly available data‚ we estimated the weighted average cost of capital of the AMD and Duke Energy. For the AMD‚ the WACC is 10.83%. For Duck Energy‚ the WACC is 2.76% When we calculate those number‚ we need to know the equity and debt of the company which can easily find on yahoo finance. The cost of debt and the corporate tax rate that we calculated are also based on the data from yahoo finance. We made Beta for the companies with 10 year ranges and use it to calculate return of
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What Happens After High School? After completing the survey for my economics course it gave me a career field that I should consider joining based off of my answers to the survey. The field I was given was investigative. I agree with choice because I love to solve puzzles and work with things that makes me have to think to figure it out. Also‚ the investigative field is a good fit for me because the jobs that are involved in this field involve math which is one of my favorite subjects whether it
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS Challenge- A test of one’s abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking Opportunity- A favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/challenge http://www.thefreedictionary.com/opportunity DISTINCTION BETWEEN BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS Objectives & Views | Small Business Owner | Entrepreneur | 1. Primary Motivation | To Make
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Evaluating Learning & Development Activities Welcome‚ L&D team‚ to today’s Lunch & Learn. I hope you’ve enjoyed your lunch‚ now for the learning. We’ll be discussing the benefits of evaluating L&D activities and this handout covers 5 points: 1. Glossary of terms 2. Defining the purpose of evaluation (stakeholders’ perspective) 3. Return on Investment and how it can be measured (example included) 4. Approaches to evaluation 5. Evaluation tools 1. Glossary
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interpretation of data‚ recommendation‚ conclusion and bibliography. Each of these chapters is explained in detail with the sub topics that discuss the essential procedures and steps in completing this study. On this chapter will discuss about the background of study‚ scope of study‚ problem statement‚ objectives and research question‚ hypothesis‚ limitation and significance involved and also discusses the definition of the main terms used in this research. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In
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to fund overseas growth‚ invest in value-creating project‚ achieve an optimal capital strategy and repurchase undervalued shares. To accomplish all these goals the company has asked Janet Mortensen‚ Vice President of finance for Midland energy resources‚ to calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the company as a whole. Formula: WACC = rd (D/V) (1-t) + re (E/V) Where‚ rd = cost of debt; re= cost of equity; D = Market value of debt; E= Market value of equity; V= Market Value
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the stock will rise up to its intrinsic value. The converse would be true if the intrinsic value is less than the stock price. The stock might be a good sell. 3. A satisfactory investment is one that offers an expected return‚ from the combination of current income and capital gains‚ that is commensurate with its perceived exposure to risk. The three steps in security analysis should enable investors to identify satisfactory investment s. First‚ economic analysis assesses the general state of the
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