1. How would you evaluate the capital budgeting method used historically by AES? What’s good and bad about it? “When AES undertook primarily domestic contract generation projects where the risk of changes to input and output prices was minimal‚ a project finance framework was employed.” Usually‚ project finance framework is used when the project has predictable cash flows‚ which can easily represent operating targets through explicit contract. When cash flows are certainty‚ the company can have
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ORLANDO AT DREDDO DAN’S ‘Most people see the snack market as dynamic and innovative‚ but actually it is surprisingly conservative. Most of what passes for product innovation is in fact tinkering with our marketing approach‚ things like special offers‚ promotion tie-ins and so on. We occasionally put new packs round our existing products and even more occasionally we introduce new flavors in existing product ranges. Rarely though does anyone in this industry introduce something radically different
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Case 6.1 Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson This case is based on psychological testing for prospective employees at a Target store located in California‚ during 1989. The test in question is a combination of two standard tests given to applicants in public safety positions such as a prison guard. Once the test is complete the consulting psychologists rate the job seeker on the following traits: emotional stability‚ interpersonal style‚ addiction potential‚ dependability‚ and rule following
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Objective: Viability of Napster as a revenue generating company. Case in brief: Napster is a brainchild of Shawn fanning‚ launched on June 1 ‚1999 as a peer-to-peer music downloading program for college students. Napster became a one of the most popular sites on the internet‚ claiming some 15 million users in little more than a year. From the beginning‚ Napster facing so many problems from the RIAA and music industry players. Napster violated the copyrights by allowing users to swap the music recordings
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value in sequel rights‚ how they will be able to make money off of these investments in the rights‚ or understand why studios would be willing to sell them. Then‚ we will address the timing of the offers and why it is so important‚ especially in this case. Next‚ we will look at the “fair” value for these films using two different approaches. The first approach is the net present value of the entire set of 99 films for 1990. We will look at three different sets of assumptions with the net present value
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(negligently) runs over another while driving carelessly has committed a tort of battery based on negligence Duty of Care The reasonable person standard The law does not require perfection‚ only what is reasonable under the circumstances In the case of a professional such as a doctor‚ engineer or accountant‚ that standard is a reasonable doctor‚ engineer or accountant. SQUISH LA FISH v. THOMCO Issue Did the defendant fail to take reasonable care that the information it provided was correct
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40‚000 employees‚ 5‚000 international retail stores‚ and a presence in over 70 countries‚ Bata is positioned to deliver an unparalleled combination of selection‚ quality‚ and service to customers around the globe. ------------------------ Bata Ltd. Address: 59 Wynford Drive North York‚ Ontario M3C 1K3 Canada Telephone: (416) 446-2011 Fax: (416) 446-2175 http://www.bata.com Statistics: Private Company Incorporated: 1931 Employees: 50‚000 Sales: $2 billion (2002 est.) NAIC:
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arguments could be presented? 2. Mission statement: (3 points) Do your organization have a written mission statement (MS)? Why? Why not? Who did write it? How is it used? For which purpose? Do you have recommendations on the MS content or use? In case of absence of MS‚ do the stakeholders wish to have one? Why? Is there an implicit one? Which one? Write the MS you propose? Reference for question 3: Paulus O.‚ “Museums‚ serigraphies or unique masterpieces? Do American Art museums assert a differentiation
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Business Blogging Toolset: 100 Resources for Entrepreneur-Writers In the past few years‚ blogs have become a big part of business on the internet. Everything from anthropomorphized cats to celebrity gossip can bring millions of visitors and a steady stream of revenue. It can be hard to figure of where to start with your own money-making blog‚ but we’ve tried to make it a little easier by condensing the essential resources you’ll need to start blogging profitably into this list. Check out these sources
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80 Using the target debt ratio of 60%: βTs = βu (1 + (1 – τ) D/E) = .8(1 + (1 – .44) (.6/.4)) βTs =1.47 Using CAPM: rf = 8.95% long-term rate on U.S. government bonds (rm – rf) = 7.43% average 1926-1987 rE = rf + βTs (rm – rf) = 8.95% + (1.47)(7.43%) = 19.87% Cost of Debt rD = government bond rate + credit spread = 8.95% + 1.30% = 10.25% WACC = (1 - τ)rD(D/V) + rE(1 - D/V) = (1 – .44) (.1025)(.6) + (.1987)(.4) = 11.39% WACC for Marriott= 11.39% WACC for lodging division = 9.25% WACC
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