HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 3 (B58EC1) DYNAMICS LABORATORY: TRIFILAR SUSPENSION Objective: To calculate the polar moment of inertia of an assembly and using the result to predict the periodic time of a trifilar suspension of the assembly. Theory: The moment of inertia of a solid object is obtained by integrating the second moment of mass about a particular axis. The general formula for inertia is:
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Leveraging Convergence. Rethinking Strategy for Highly Dynamic Markets For many businesses‚ the competitive landscape is dramatically changing due to convergence--a process by which the boundaries across industries or businesses or markets or geographies or customer experiences become blurred‚ resulting in new business opportunities to serve customer needs and improve customer value. To manage in a convergent economy‚ executives must understand the key drivers of a broader concept of convergence
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Principles of Managerial Finance FIN/419 P12.4 Break even analysis. Barry Carter is considering opening a music store. He wants to estimate the number of CDs he must sell to break even. The CDs will be sold for $13.98 each‚ variable operating costs are $10.48 per CD‚ and annual fixed operating costs are $73‚500. A) Find the operating breakeven point in number of CDs. Q= FC / P- VC Q= 73‚500 / 13.98 – 10.48 Q= 21‚000 CDs B) Calculate the total
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To : President‚ Marriott Corporation From : FLO299 Subject : Marriott Corporation – The Cost of Capital Date : April 6‚ 2010 The Importance of the Cost of Capital The cost of capital is important as it forms the basis for Marriott’s investing and financial decisions. By understanding and knowing the cost of capital‚ Marriott is able to select relevant investment projects for the company‚ determine incentive compensation‚ and repurchase undervalued shares when needed. The returns
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Case #33 California Pizza Kitchen Synopsis and Objectives This case examines the question of financial leverage at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in July 2007. With a highly profitable business and an aversion to debt‚ CPK management is considering a debt-financed stock buyback program. The case is intended to provide an introduction to the Modigliani-Miller capital structure irrelevance propositions and the concept of debt tax shields. With the background of a pizza company‚ the case provides
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Corporate Tax‚ Cost of Debt‚ Cost of Equity and Capital Structure: A case study of REITs and conventional real estate firms in the UK University of Groningen Faculty of Economics and Business BSc International Business January 2013 Table of contents 1. Introduction 4 2. REITs 7 3. Literature Review 9 3.1 Capital Structure Irrelevance 9 3.2 Present Models 10 4. Data and Methodology 12 4.1 Regression 12 5. Findings and Discussion 16 6. Conclusion 20 7. Appendix
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Laboratory Sheet for the Experiment Trifilar Suspension Course (s)B58EC‚ B58ED–Mech. Eng. Sci. 3‚ 4 | Year2 | SubjectDynamics | Semester (s)1 and 2 | Laboratory TitleTrifilar Suspension | Objective: To calculate the polar moment of inertia of an assembly and using the result to predict the periodic time of a trifilar suspension of the assembly. Theory: The moment of inertia of a solid object is obtained by integrating the second moment of mass about a particular axis. The general
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GSBA521B Term III‚ Fall 2012 Professor Ku Case—Blaine Kitchenware‚ Inc.: Capital Structure Assignment: Your team’s task is to recommend to the Board of Blaine Kitchenware (BKI) whether the firm should undertake the leveraged recap. In doing so‚ please address the four questions below. Teams 1-6: your task is to recommend for a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support Teams 7-13: your task is to recommend against a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support
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Question 1 –Cost of Capital (15 marks) a) i) From Annual Report Adjusted net income=$3‚827 million Adjusted EPS=$3.82 Yes‚ shareholders should accept these figures. As mentioned in the annual report‚ management evaluates the components of adjusted net earnings based on an internal assessment of performance measures periodically. The adjusted net earnings enables investors and analysts to better understand the underlying operating performance or the company’s core mining business through the eyes of management
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Valuation- “projected financial performance into values.” Involves projecting/ making budgets. Value of an Asset = Value of Cash Flow (CF) it Will Generate (not profits) CF=1/(1+r)^1 value is based on three things- Current Cash Flow‚ Expected growth (used with to estimate future cash flow)‚ Riskiness of expected future cash flow (discount rate).Net Present Value- Value CFs using project discount rate based on risk Investment Decision-which real assets the firm should acquire.Choose positive and
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