1. Bob’s Warehouse has a pre-tax cost of debt of 8.4 percent and an unlevered cost of capital of 14.6 percent. The firm’s tax rate is 37 percent and the cost of equity is 18 percent. What is the firm’s debt-equity ratio? | 0.76 | | 0.82 | | 0.79 | | 0.87 | | 0.72 | 2. Johnson Tire Distributors has an unlevered cost of capital of 11 percent‚ a tax rate of 34 percent‚ and expected earnings before interest and taxes of $1‚400. The company has $2‚700 in bonds
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ESE 540 Case Study 1: Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Team S As a profitable company that has been incorporated more than 120 years and with more than 80‚000 employees‚ Midland Energy Resources provides a wide range of operation and services‚ which can be concluded with three
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A Report On Castrol India Ltd.‚ Mumbai Assignment: Supply Chain Executive Summary Castrol India LTD. Castrol India Limited is a Public Limited Company with 70.92% of the equity held by Castrol Limited UK (part of BP Group).From a minor oil company‚ with a share of about 6% in 1991‚ Castrol India has grown to become the second largest lubricant company in India with a market share of around
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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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Russia faces today with petroleum. The petroleum industry that Russia inherited from the Soviet Union has helped keep Russia afloat. However‚ the over reliance on the petroleum industry also makes Russia very susceptible to the economic downturns and keeps Russia from growing in other sectors. During the recent recession‚ Russia was one of the countries that were hardest hit. This is due to the fact that thirty percent of Russia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes from petroleum revenues and forty
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Porters Five Forces: (Petroleum Industry) Supplier Power: Strong The equipment manufacturers are small in number‚ yet large in size. Therefore‚ a high demand from the oil and natural gas companies has naturally given them an advantageous position within the sector. Their highly diversified product portfolio has continued to emphasize their strong bargaining power with the oil and natural gas companies. Due to the specialized nature of the suppliers‚ finding an alternative supplier is difficult
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NPV = $1‚228‚485 Discount rate = cost of equity (from CAPM) = 15.8% (see model for projected free cash flows) 2. Value the project using the Adjusted Present Value (APV) approach assuming the firm raises $750 thousand of debt to fund the project and keeps the level of debt constant in perpetuity. NPV of Levered Firm = $1‚528‚485 3. Value the project using the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) approach assuming the firm maintains a constant
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MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Directors‚ British Petroleum FROM: RE: Impact of On the Job Training DATE: February 10‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION Occupational Safety and Health is a major responsibility to all employers. It becomes more of a factor when the nature of the business involves hazardous materials and environments. In order to ensure that businesses are functioning properly and efficiently‚ it is imperative that companies are staffed with individuals who are trained properly in their occupation
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The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: capital structure‚ valuation‚ and cost of capital Teaching Note Synopsis In June 2002‚ a managing director of an active-investor hedge fund was considering the possible gains from increasing the debt capitalization of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. Wrigley had been conservatively financed and at the date of the case‚ carried no debt. The tasks for the student are to: Estimate the potential change in value from relevering Wrigley using adjusted present value analysis
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Work Motivation Motivation at Norsk Petroleum SUBMITTED BY: S. L. REAMS MGT302 :: Org. Behavior and Teamwork Module 1 – Case Assignment Trident University 22 July 2013 The word motivation is derived from the Latin word “movere” which means “to move” and it is defined as an internal drive that activates behavior and gives it direction. Motivational theory looks at the processes that activate and direct human behavior and it can be divided into two categories‚ content
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