Q1: How was Dell’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? Dell had a policy of working with low inventory and it used to make inventory purchases based on the sale orders received. This led to following advantages: No obsolete goods. Defects in raw material manufacturers were easily weeded out. New technological up gradations can be easily set into the system before the competition turns over the existing inventory. Thus Dell had a first mover’s advantage in being abreast with latest
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understanding about cost accounting. This paper will discuss: Why is cost accounting so important to the success of the firm; what are the various methods of cost accounting and how are they used; how does an operating budget work to discipline a firm’s management; what are the elements of a budget; how are budgets constructed; what is variance analysis and how it is used. Cost accounting can be described as the process of accumulating‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting and reporting cost information
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Capital Budgeting Capital Budgeting is done because companies need to make Acceptance/rejection decisions for buying fixed assets etc. Features of fixed assets : Investments upfront and returns take a long time. Risk is long term Expenses are indivisible and lumpy Ex. If HUL wants to put up a synthetic detergent plant of 50 cr. Rs. -> by spending 25 Cr. Rs.‚ the plant wont be operational at half the capacityS The Capex decisions are irreversible Projected P&L : Less Sales Raw Materials
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a number of techniques of capital budgeting. Some of the methods are based on the concept of incremental cash flows from the projects or potential investments. There are some other techniques of capital budgeting that are based on the accounting rules and accounting earnings. However‚ the techniques based on the accounting rules are considered to be improper by the economists. The hybrid and simplified techniques of capital budgeting are also used in practice. Capital budgeting is the process of
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CAPITAL MARKET A CASE STUDY ON MUTUAL FUNDS NAME: ADITYA SURANA CLASS: B.COM (HONOURS)3rd YEAR ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE. COLLEGE ROLL NO : 183 C.U.REGISTRATION NO. : 235-1121-011-311 ANNEXURE-1 SUPERVISOR’S CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr. ADITYA SURANA‚ a student of B.com Honours in Accounting & Finance of TARA DEVI HARAKHCHAND KANKARIA COLLEGE under the university of Calcutta‚ has worked under my supervision and guidance for his/her Project work and prepared
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Juveniles and Capital Punishment One of the most controversial issues in the rights of juveniles today is addressed in the question‚ "Should the death penalty be applied to juveniles"? For nearly a century the juvenile courts have existed to shield the majority of juvenile offenders from the full weight of criminal law and to protect their entitled "special rights and immunities." In the case of Kent vs. United states in 1996‚ Justice Fortas stated some of these "special rights" which include; Protection
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Venture capital is the capital invested in a business where the chances of success are uncertain. It is the term to describe the financing of startup and early stage businesses as well as businesses in ‘’turn around’’ situations. Venture capital investments generally investments generally are higher risk investments but offer the potential for above-average returns. A venture capitalist (VC) is a person who makes such investments. The initial‚ start-up money is referred
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activities of the business. These generally include fixed cost and variable cost. When companies amalgamate‚ their business operation expands. Such expansion helps them to use and manage the economies of large-scale production and distribution. Under operating economies: 1. Amalgamated companies optimally utilize their production and distribution capacity. 2. They also manage to reduce operating cost‚ management cost‚ personnel cost‚ etc. Hence‚ based on above discussion‚ we can say that
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Introduction The context of this paper is to investigate the relationship between capital structure and firm performance on Malaysia plantations industries. According to Brealey and Myers (1988)‚ the capital structure will determine the survival of a business. Damodaran (2001) defined capital structure as the mix of debt and equity used to finance the operation of firms. Capital structure is closed link with corporate performance (Tian and Zeitun‚ 2007). Corporate performance can be measured by
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| |Essay due date – Thurs‚ Wk 8 |Wk 8 | Preparation Question Analysis Essay topic: The issue of capital punishment is frequently debated in the media. Do you support or not support the reintroduction
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