What is cost of capital? The cost of capital is the cost of obtaining funds‚ through debt or equity‚ in order to finance an investment. It is used to evaluate new projects of a company‚ as it is the minimum return that investors expect for providing capital to the company‚ thus setting a benchmark that a new project has to meet. Importance The concept of cost of capital is a major standard for comparison used in finance decisions. Acceptance or rejection of an investment project depends on the
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INTRODUCTION Venture capital‚ a financial innovation of the twentieth century‚ is a long-term liquid investment‚ which can be in the form of equity‚ quasi-equity and sometimes debt in new and high-risk ventures. Venture capital became better known after the famous legend of Apple Computers‚ which started out in the US in 1977 with the capital firm‚ Arthur Rock & Co. Apple Computers then made it to the Fortune 500 and Arthur Rock & Co. attained height in Venture capital industry. However the success
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Foreign capital: The capital available to any country other than the domestic capital in order to finance any domestic purpose is called foreign capital. Need for Foreign Capital 1.Capital investment requirements – Since underdeveloped countries want to industrialize themselves within a short period of time‚ it becomes necessary to increase capital investment substantially. This requires a high level of savings. However‚ because of general poverty‚ the savings are very low. This creates a
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DEFICIENCIES OF THE PREVAILING LABOUR LAW SYSTEM IN SRI LANKA BACKGROUND FOR THE STUDY 1.1. Employment Employment is a An act of employing State of being employed The work in which one is engaged; occupation. An activity to which one devotes time The percentage or number of people gainfully employed: "a vicious spiral of rising prices under full employment" (William Henry Beveridge). 1.2. Definition of Employee and Employer “A person who is hired to provide services
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Capital Budgeting: Net Present Value vs Internal Rate of Return (Relevant to AAT Examination Paper 4 – Business Economics and Financial Mathematics) Y O Lam Capital budgeting assists decision makers in a company evaluate multiple investments of the company’s capital. Capital budgeting is used to plan for the acquisitions of other companies‚ for the development of new product lines of business‚ for the expansion of the existing production plants or for the replacement worn-out equipment‚ and
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Calculate Melinda’s net Capital Gain (or net capital Loss) and tax payable for 2011-2012 income year. Key question that has to be determined is whether a CGT event occurred in reference to a CGT asset‚ if so has this resulted in a gain or loss or is the item exempt under s100-30 Under Div 118 ITAA 1997 the following items are exempt under the following clauses Fridge purchased for $900 in 2006 - S108-20(2) if acquired as a personal asset – intent not to be kept for income producing purposes
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Capital Rationing Capital rationing means that there is not sufficient finance (capital) available to support all the projects proposed in an organisation. In an ideal world any project which can earn a positive net present value or earn an internal rate of return greater than the cost of capital should be able to find a source of finance because there are rewards to the providers of capital. However‚ the world is not ideal and there may be restrictions on capital for any of the following reasons:
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Capital market OF Bangladesh 1. Introduction A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity)‚ where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year‚ as the raising of short-term funds takes place on other markets (e.g.‚ the money market). The capital market includes the stock market (equity securities) and the bond market (debt). Financial regulators‚ such
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tutor2u™ Working Capital Introduction to the Management of Working Capital AS & A2 Business Studies PowerPoint Presentations 2005 Introduction • All businesses need cash to survive • Cash is needed to: – Invest in fixed assets – Pay suppliers and employees – Fund overheads and other fixed costs – Pay tax due to the Government • Nearly all businesses use much of their cash resources to finance investment in “working capital” • Managing working capital effectively is
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investments in a variety of capital projects. Whether it is the need to purchase new machinery‚ expanding the production facility‚ or even buying new transport‚ all these projects require firms to make high investment now. In all these projects‚ the cash flow or the benefit is expected to be received for several years. A company at any time may have many capital projects in foresight. It is the responsibility of the finance manager to evaluate these projects through the capital budgeting process which
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