The Society for Financial Studies Decision Processes‚ Agency Problems‚ and Information: An Economic Analysis of Capital Budgeting Procedures Author(s): Anthony M. Marino and John G. Matsusaka Source: The Review of Financial Studies‚ Vol. 18‚ No. 1 (Spring‚ 2005)‚ pp. 301-325 Published by: Oxford University Press. Sponsor: The Society for Financial Studies. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3598074 . Accessed: 15/11/2013 17:17 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance
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Capital Budgeting Scenario Proposal A: New Factory A company wants to build a new factory for increased capacity. Using the net present value (NPV) method of capital budgeting‚ determine the proposal’s appropriateness and economic viability with the following information: • Building a new factory will increase capacity by 30%. • The current capacity is $10 million of sales with a 5% profit margin. • The factory costs $10 million to build. • The new capacity will meet the company’s needs for
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Week 1 Assesment Questions Tamara Powell March 8‚ 2010 QRB 501 Prof. David Ferguson Complete the following order of operations questions: Chapter 7 12. Key Question The following table shows nominal GDP and an appropriate price index for a group of selected years. Compute real GDP. Indicate in each calculation whether you are inflating or deflating the nominal GDP data 527.4/22.19 = 23.767 911.5/26.29 = 34.67 2295.9/48.22 = 47.61 4742.5/80.22 = 59.12 8790.2/103.22 = 85
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Capital Budgeting Essay (Derived from Chapter 17: Long-Term Investment Analysis) Title: The Lorie-Savage Problem BUS 505 – Multinational Economics of Technology Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction – Lorie-Savage Problem 3 1.1 Thesis Statement 3 2.0 Supporting Research 4 3.0 Conclusions and Recommendations 6 References 7 1.0 Introduction – Lorie-Savage Problem The Lorie-Savage problem is a problem introduced in 1955 that addresses the issue in how to allocate capital (or resources)
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CHAPTER 12 RISK TOPICS AND REAL OPTIONS IN CAPITAL BUDGETING FOCUS Traditional capital budgeting techniques compute point estimates of NPV and IRR with no measure of variability. Hence they don’t give managers the information necessary to include a tradeoff between risk and expected return in their decisions. This chapter is concerned with modern approaches to incorporating risk into capital budgeting. The techniques considered include probabilistic cash flows‚ risk adjusted discount rates
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Capital investment decisions are those decisions that involve current outlays in return for a stream of benefits in future years. It is true to say that all the firm ’s expenditures are made in expectation of realizing future benefits. Investment decisions are extremely important because they have a major long term effect on a firm ’s operations. For example‚ when BMW decided to build some of its cars in Greece‚ South Carolina‚ it made an investment in additional productive capacity that will affect
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Project-1: Capital Budgeting Simulation MBA AF 620 Objective: The purpose of the Capital Budgeting Simulation project is to explore the problem of resource allocation within a corporation by looking at many projects from the senior-management perspective. This simulation is a useful complement to capital-budgeting cases that focus on single projects. Illustrate the impact of capital rationing on capital investment choices. Exercise and interpret the implication of tools of investment analysis
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Review of Capital Budgeting 1. The Kramer Tool Company has a photocopying machine that it purchased two years ago for $70‚000. The machine is being depreciated straight line over 5 years to a zero salvage value. A competing firm is offering a new photocopying machine that cost $60‚000 and can be depreciated over 5 years to a zero salvage value. Kramer has been assured that the new machine can be sold for $10‚000 after five years. The new machine requires less maintenance and operator attendance
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Outcome:- On completion of this unit‚ a student shall be able to: Explain the role of capital budgeting techniques in the capital budgeting process. Calculate‚ interpret and evaluate payback period‚ net present value‚ profitability index and internal rate of return. 9-1 What are the most commonly used capital budgeting procedures? Why is capital-budgeting decision so important? Why are capital-budgeting errors so costly? 9-2 The treasurer of Anthony Press. has projected the cash flows of
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Question 1: 2D1-LS02 Which of the following items is not an example of a capital expenditure? A ventilation system upgrade for EPA compliance. Project bonuses paid to employees. Purchase of a new assembly machine that will cut labor and maintenance costs. Purchase of a new computer server for the research and development group. Long-term capital budget expenditures are often grouped in one of the following categories: new machines and equipment intended for expansion‚ replacement of existing
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