YEAR 8 – FOOD TECHNOLOGY – MINI-PROJECT – MOOD BOARD OF INDIAN CUISINE REGIONAL CUISINES Karnataka Varieties in the cuisine of Karnataka has similarities with its three neighbouring South Indian states‚ as well as the states of Maharashtra and Goa to its North. Typical dishes include bisi bele bath‚ jolada rotti‚ chapati‚ idli vadaragi rotti‚ akki rotti‚ saaru‚ huli‚ vangibath‚ khara bath‚ kesari
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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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2. Calculate Midland’s corporate WACC. Be prepared to defend you specific assumptions about the various inputs to the calculations. Is Midland’s choice of the MRP appropriate? If not‚ what recommendations would you make and why? In order to calculate Midland’s overall corporate WACC we must first determine the cost of equity and the cost of debt. The cost of equity can be defined as the risk-weighted projected return required by investors‚ where the return is largely unknown. Therefore the
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Sunday‚ March 15‚ 2009 COST OF CAPITAL AT AES Evaluating the Historical Capital Budgeting Method Currently AES employs Project Finance Framework. Project finance tends to be used in projects with tangible assets with predictable cash flows in which construction and operating targets can be easily established through explicit contract. The key to AES projects financing lies with the precise forecasting of cash flows. In effect‚ the possibility of estimating cash flows with an acceptable
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Case 3: Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES Question 1 Explain and comment on the capital budgeting method used historically by AES. Is there a need for change? Explain. Question 2 If Venerus implements the suggested methodology‚ what will be the adjusted discount rate for the Red Oak project (USA) and the Lal Plr project (Pakistan)? Question 3 Calculate the effect that a revision of its cost of capital will have on the Lal Plr project’s NPV. Comment on the
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Heinz: Estimating the cost of capital in uncertain times 1. What is WACC? What is its purpose? 2. What were the yields on the two representative outstanding Heinz-debt issues as of the end of April 2010? What were they one year earlier? 3. What was the WACC for Heinz at the start of fiscal year 2010? What was the WACC one year earlier? Should you consider short-term debt? How reasonable are your interest rates for the firm? For the WACC? What is the market risk premium? What is Beta? How is it typically
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Kokomochi is considering the launch of an advertising campaign for its latest dessert product‚ the Mini Mochi Munch. Kokomochi plans to spend $5 million on TV‚ radio‚ and print advertising this year for the campaign. The ads are expected to boost sales of the Mini Mochi Munch by $9 million this year and by $7 million next year. In addition‚ the company expects that new consumers who try the Mini Mochi Munch will be more likely to try Kokomochi’s other products. As a result‚ sales of other products
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Case Two Analysis Dixon Corporation: The Collinsville Plant Paul Candland & Lynn Chang October 1‚2013 WACC Calculation In order to calculate WACC‚ we need to first start with the beta of equity. We are given the beta of equity of 1.06 of Dixon as a firm in Exhibit 7. However‚ the beta given is not an appropriate measure of the systematic risk of the Collinsville Plant‚ because Dixon produces many other chemical products other than Sodium Chlorate. Therefore‚ in order to accurately capture
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USEC Case Case Analysis In response to the Energy Policy Act of 1992‚ the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) was created to privatize uranium enrichment for civilian use (Wikipedia). In 1998‚ USEC went public‚ and has been operating as a leading global energy supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants. The following report details USEC’s opportunity to embark on a massive capital-expenditure project known as the American Centrifuge Project (ACP). Currently‚
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HPL Case Tianli Feng Mengting Xia Qiang Luo Xian Li 1. How would you describe HPL and its position within the private label personal care industry? HPL manufactures soap‚ shampoo‚ mouthwash‚ shaving cream‚ and sun scream for retailers in US and these products are sold under the brand label of a third party. The company is a major player in the $2.4 billion private label personal care industry‚ with a market share of a little more than 28%. HPL’s focus on manufacturing efficiency‚ expense
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