ORGANISATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT NEDBANK GROUP LTD. SUBJECT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS_IVB SUBJECT CODE: PJP40B [pic] |Name |Student N0. |Signature |Date | |Samuel Selloe |203255900 | |
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Semester 2012/2013 Case Study TOSCO is a company listed in the Portuguese Stock Exchange operating a supermarket chain established in Portugal for many years. The market for traditional food retailers is saturated‚ and there is no room for growth under the same business model. TOSCO’s shareholders have been pressuring the management to pursue new opportunities in order to increase the value of their shares. The management of TOSCO has hired Nova Investment Bank (NIB) to study the possibility
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Memorandum To: CEO‚ Ocean Carriers Re: Ocean Carriers Capital Budgeting Mary Linn‚ Vice President of Finance‚ has been approached by a potential customer with a proposed lease of a ship for a three-year period‚ beginning in early 2003. The terms are very attractive but we currently do not have a ship that meets this customer’s needs. Ms. Linn has asked Group 4 to research three proposed scenarios to determine whether or not commissioning a new capesize carrier for this customer will
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Quantitative Business Methods Problem 1. A client invests $500‚000 in a bond fund project to earn 7% annually. Estimate the value of this investment after 10 years. Solution FVN = PV(1+r)N Here we have FV10= 500‚000 (1+0‚07)10 = 983 575‚68 Problem 2. For liquidity purposes a client keeps $100‚000 in a bank account. The bank quotes a stated annual interest rate of 7%. How much will your client have in this account at the end a. One year b. Two years Assuming no withdrawals (so all the
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Budgeting Case StudyQRB/501April 8‚ 2014Capital Budgeting Case StudyThere are at least six capital budgeting tools a firm can use in analyzing a capital expenditure. They are: net present value (NPV)‚ internal rate of return (IRR)‚ profitability index (PI)‚ payback period (PB)‚ discounted payback period (DRP)‚ and modified internal rate of return (MIRR). This case study will focus mainly on NPV and IRR‚ in addition to the remaining four capital budgeting tools. Net Present Value (NPV) The NPV of an
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HARDING PLASTIC MOLDING COMPANY On January 11‚ 1975‚ the finance committee of Harding Plastic Molding Company (HPMC) met to consider eight capital budgeting projects. Present at the meeting were Robert L. Harding‚ President and founder‚ Susan Jorgensen‚ comptroller‚ and Chris Woelk‚ head of research & development. Over the past five years this committee has met every month to consider and make final judgment on all proposed capital outlays brought up for review during the period. Harding
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BUS650: Managerial Finance Chapter 14 Closing Case Professor: Darrell Early October 8‚ 2011 1. If Stephenson wishes to maximize its total market value‚ would you recommend that it issue debt or equity to finance the land purchase? Explain. If Stephenson wishes to maximize the overall value of the firm‚ it should use debt to finance the $95 million purchase. Since interest payments are tax deductible‚ debt in the firm’s capital structure will decrease the firm’s taxable income‚ creating
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) are both powerful tools used in business to determine whether or not to invest in a particular project; both methods have its pros and cons. If given a choice I would choose NPV‚ because of the potential to anticipate profitability. As it is assumed that the objective of a firm is to create as much shareholder wealth as possible for its owners through the efficient use of resources‚ the preferred method in determining whether or not to invest
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Lockerheed tristar case study Executive Summary Professor Gupta‚ many organizations use financial methods to determine the viability of projects and decisions based in the initial required investment. The financial industry has many standards regarding these methods‚ with the most commonly used being Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV). Each method encompasses positives and negatives; however if either are used without fully understanding what their prospective results reveal
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Case Summary * Victoria Chemicals‚ a major company in the chemical industry‚ was the number one producer of polypropylene‚ a polymer used in various everyday items. * Victoria Chemicals at the end of 2007 was in a financial slump and was under pressure to improve their financial performance. * Due to this financial slump‚ Lucy Morris‚ the Plant Manager at Merseyside Works‚ proposed a GBP12 million project to help modernize the production line of polypropylene by: * Remodeling and
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