order to completely analyze Nike and its possible place in the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ Ford needs to know Nike’s cost of capital. One of the most useful ways to measure the cost of capital is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Theoretically‚ the optimal capital structure in the mix of types of financing that produces the lowest WACC. WACC is calculated by multiplying the cost of each type of financing a company uses‚ be it debt or the many types of equity‚ by their respective weights. It
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project finance at Marriott Corporation‚ is preparing his annual recommendations for the hurdle rates for each of Marriott’s three divisions: lodging‚ contract services‚ and restaurants. However‚ this is a complicated process because finding beta‚ cost of debt‚ and cost of equity in order to find weighted average cost of capital‚ or WACC‚ must be calculated using proxy firms and divisional data. The firm’s use of WACC is directed towards analysis of the company’s future capital investments. Specifically
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MARRIOTT HOTEL Marketing Essay Jelena Stankovic 09.03.2012 Anniesland College The following essay will be about marketing used at Glasgow marriott hotel. Marketing mix‚ products of the hotel‚ channels of distribution‚ the pricing srategies‚ also‚ methods of promotion used by the hotel and explanation of product life cycle. Alxso I will suggest a new product and explain how it might be promoted‚ priced or distributed. Glasgow Marriott hotel is located in the business district of the city
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1. Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is used to determine the average cost of financing a company. Companies are funded using both debt and equity and both require varying rates of return. WACC allows you to put a “weight” on the different types of financing and their differing rates to get a total cost of capital. Team 12 does not agree with Joanna Cohen’s WACC calculation because we feel she took some liberties in her numbers‚ the most notable being that of equity. Ms. Cohen used book
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Alice S. Marriott open the first A&W root beer franchise. Hot Mexican food is added to the menu. The addition of hot food inspires the name The Hot Shoppe. Two more Hot Shoppes are added‚ including the East’s first drive-in restaurant. “In-flight” airline catering debuts when Hot Shoppes begins delivery of boxed lunches to passengers at Hoover Airport. Hot Shoppes‚ Inc. stock becomes public at $10.25/share and sells out in two hours of trading. The 365-room Twin Bridges Marriott Motor Hotel
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Mini Cases: Cost of Capital Part A: Cost of Debt Mini Case 1: Cost of perpetual/Irredeemable debt Ashok Leyland issued Rs 100 Lakhs 12% debentures of Rs. 100 each. Calculate the cost of debt in each of the following cases. (Assume corporate tax rate being 40%). Case (a) If debentures are issued at par with no floatation cost. Case (b) If debentures are issued at par with 5% floatation cost. Case (c) If debentures are issued at 10% premium with 5% floatation cost. Case (d) If debentures are issued
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COST OF CAPITAL of HERO HONDA (WACC) Component | Amount | Cost | Weight | Weighted Cost | No debt: the amount given in bl sheet is a deferred sales tax | | | | | Equity | 39.94 | 20.68206 | 0.011526629 | 0.238394441 | Retained earnings | 3425.08 | 20.68206 | 0.988473371 | 20.44366632 | | | | | | Total Capital employed | 41209.34 | | | 20.68206076 | THE GORDON GROWTH MODEL The Gordon growth model‚ developed by Gordon and Shapiro‚ assumes that dividends grow
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Marriott Corporation Case Study 1) The Marriott Corporation implemented for key elements into their financial strategy: manage rather than own hotel assets invest in projects that increase shareholder value‚ optimize the use of debt in the capital structure‚ and repurchase undervalued shares 2) Marriott uses WACC to measure the opportunity costs of capital of investments with similar risks. Each division of Marriott has a different cost of capital‚ based on debt capacity‚ debt cost‚ and equity
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compute the WACC of Marriott Corporation and each of the company’s three divisions. Our approach is outlined in the next section. We made a series of assumptions regarding either the available data or the missing information. This has been explained below‚ in a separate section. Approach We applied the following formulae to calculate the WACC: Our assumptions are explained in the next section. The table below presents the approach for calculations at corporation level and division
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Target Corporation: A Capital Budgeting Analysis Target Corporation was founded in 1902 and headquartered in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. Target Corporation operates general merchandise and food discount stores throughout the United States. The company’s products range from household essentials‚ to electronics‚ to toys‚ to apparel and accessories‚ to home furnishings‚ to food and pet supplies. Most of the merchandise is sold under Target and SuperTarget trademarks‚ but it also sells under private-label
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