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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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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A SURVEY OF CAPITAL BUDGETING PRACTICES IN CORPORATE INDIA Satish Verma‚ Sanjeev Gupta and Roopali Batra The present study aims to unveil the status of capital budgeting in India particularly after the advent of full-fledged globalisation and in the era of cutthroat competition‚ where companies are being exposed to various degrees of risk. For the above objective a comprehensive primary survey was conducted of 30 CFOs/CEOs of manufacturing companies in India‚ so as to find out which capital
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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 equipment‚ some allocations for research and development
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Resource Allocation Paper Jody Bryant‚ Vann Haigler‚ Rose Matos‚ and James Sampson University of Phoenix Mark Fechtel May 25‚ 2006 Resource Allocation Paper Project management is the discipline of defining and achieving targets while optimizing the use of resources: time‚ money‚ people‚ materials‚ energy‚ space‚ etc.‚ over the course of a project. The most important resources that project managers have to plan and manage on day-to-day basis are people‚ materials
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Corporate Finance: The Core (Berk/DeMarzo) Chapter 7 - Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting 1) Which of the following statements is false? A) Because value is lost when a resource is used by another project‚ we should include the opportunity cost as an incremental cost of the project. B) Sunk costs are incremental with respect to the current decision regarding the project and should be included in its analysis. C) Overhead expenses are associated with activities that are not directly attributable to a single business
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TOPIC: CAPITAL BUDGETING IN MNC’s INDEX 1. Meaning of Capital Budgeting …………………. 3 2. Nature of Capital Budgeting …………………….3 3. Procedure of Capital Budgeting………………….3 4. Significance of Capital Budgeting ………………5 5. Basics of Capital Budgeting……………………..6 6. Alternative Capital Budgeting Framework……....8 7. Issues in Foreign
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Capital budgeting (or investment appraisal) is the planning process used to determine whether an organization ’s long term investments such as new machinery‚ replacement machinery‚ new plants‚ new products‚ and research development projects are worth pursuing. It is budget for major capital‚ or investment‚ expenditures.[1] Many formal methods are used in capital budgeting‚ including the techniques such as * Accounting rate of return * Payback period * Net present value * Profitability
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TIME VALUE OF MONEY Time value of money refers to an individual preference of a given amount of cash now rather than the same amount at some future time. The reasons why an individual would prefer cash now: i) Subjective preference for present consumption – one may prefer present consumption over future consumption of goods and services because of the urgency of present wants or the risk of not being in a position to enjoy future consumption. ii) Availability of investment opportunities –
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CEO is the Chief Operating Decision Maker. • The CEO makes resource allocation decisions and assesses performance based on the gross margin of each division. Identification of Questions & Alternatives The questions and alternatives that follow are regarding the disclosure of segments and aggregation criteria. 1. Identify the operating segments for SPI. Does it matter what information the CODM uses when making allocation decisions and assessing performance? 2. Which of SPI’s operating
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