Capital budgeting (or investment appraisal) is the planning process used to determine a firm’s expenditures on assets whose cash flows are expected to extend beyond one year such as new machinery‚ equipments‚ etc. It is also the process of identifying‚ analyzing and selecting investment projects whose cash flows are expected to extend beyond one year such as research and development project. Capital expenditures can be very large and have a significant impact on the firm’s financial
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Baker and McKenzie Case What do you call a bus full of lawyers driving off of a cliff? A good start. 1. Strategy and Human Capital Implications Baker and McKenzie (“Baker”)‚ the largest law firm in the world by headcount‚ is about to implement a new talent management program referred to as “The Framework.” As a whole firm‚ Baker is positioned very well in the global market‚ as they are able to provide legal services to clients in 38 different countries. While they are currently the leader
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Capital budgeting is a complex process and there are five broad phases. These are planning‚ analysis‚ selection‚ implementation and overview. Planning The planning phase involves investment strategy and the generation and preliminary screening of project proposals. The investment strategy provides the framework that shapes‚ guides and circumscribes the identification of individual project opportunities. Capital Budgeting Process Analysis If the preliminary screening suggests that the project
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Capital Budgeting Surveys: The Future is Now Richard M. Burns and Joe Walker This research is motivated by two major factors: (1) the over twenty year hiatus since the last thorough review ofthe capital budgeting survey literature‚ and (2) past appeals to the finance academic community by researchers to explore neglected areas ofthe capital budgeting process. In response‚ and using a four-stage capital budgeting process as a guide‚ the authors review the capital budgeting survey literature
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Revised Fall 2012 CHAPTER 12 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Key Terms and Concepts to Know Basic Concepts The statement of cash flows highlights the major activities that impact cash flows and hence‚ affect the overall cash balance. Cash flows are important because they finance operations‚ pay bills‚ pay employees‚ pay dividends‚ repay loans and make investments. The statement analyzes the changes in the non-cash balance sheet from the perspective of whether the changes provided or used cash
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9-204-109 REV: OCTOBER 23‚ 2006 MIHIR DESAI Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES In June 2003‚ Rob Venerus‚ director of the newly created Corporate Analysis & Planning group at The AES Corporation‚ thumbed through the five-inch stack of financial results from subsidiaries and considered the breadth and scale of AES. In the 12 years since it had gone public‚ AES had become a leading independent supplier of electricity in the world with more than $33 billion in assets
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INTRODUCTION TO CAPITAL BUDGETING Overview 159 7.1 The NPV Rule for Judging Investments and Projects 159 7.2 The IRR Rule for Judging Investments 161 7.3 NPV or IRR‚ Which to Use? 162 7.4 The “Yes–No” Criterion: When Do IRR and NPV Give the Same Answer? 163 7.5 Do NPV and IRR Produce the Same Project Rankings? 164 7.6 Capital Budgeting Principle: Ignore Sunk Costs and Consider Only Marginal Cash Flows 168 7.7 Capital Budgeting Principle: Don’t Forget the Effects of Taxes—Sally and Dave’s
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Spring 09‚ Part 8 – Topics in Capital Budgeting Professor James P. Dow‚ Jr. Part 8. Topics in Capital Budgeting In part 7 we learned the basics of capital budgeting. However‚ we ignored some of the complications that can arise when evaluating projects. In this section we look at a few of those issues. How Uncertainty Affects the Capital Budgeting Decision Every project has uncertainty and so we need to determine how risk affects how we make decisions. Large corporations often use very sophisticated
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29 Capital Budgeting Meaning The term Capital Budgeting refers to the long-term planning for proposed capital outlays or expenditure for the purpose of maximizing return on investments. The capital expenditure may be : (1) Cost of mechanization‚ automation and replacement. (2) Cost of acquisition of fixed assets. e.g.‚ land‚ building and machinery etc. (3) Investment on research and development. (4) Cost of development and expansion of existing and new projects. DEFINITION OF CAPITAL BUDGETING
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