determined and where can they be obtained? limitations of betas? c) What information does beta give to a financial manager? What are the Which is often regarded QUESTION 2 a) What is the time value of money? flows? b) What factors need to be taken into account when choosing an appropriate discount rate? c) What do you understand by the terms (i) “net present value” (NPV) and (ii) “internal rate of return” (IRR)? d) Compare and contrast the NPV and IRR. Why is it important to “discount” future cash CONTENTS
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costs. Thus to make shareholders happy‚ a firm must invest in projects with positive NPVs. We shall start this essay with an explanation of the NPV‚ then compare this method with other investment appraisal methods and finally try to define‚ based on the works of Tony Davies‚ Brian Pain‚ and Brealey/Myers/Allen‚ which method works best in order to define a good investments. So what is the Net Present Value? The NPV is today’s value of the difference between cash inflows and outflows projected at future
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rest of our life. In this case‚ NPV is the most appropriate answer out of two or three most widely used techniques in capital decision making. While doing so we also should keep in mind two major features of NPV: 1) in monetary terms‚ NPV is the difference between today’s market value of the investment and its original cost. 2) a financial manager should always act on behalf of the interests of shareholders through distinguishing and picking up projects with positive NPV‚ since it’s very clear that the
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Gaming Franchise Just months ago‚ the game developers at 2k Sports released another NBA game to the number one selling basketball franchise in video games. This time it was released as regularly for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 but was also released with the unveiling of the next generation gaming consoles‚ the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. This allowing for much advanced changes in graphics and all that they could put into their latest version of the leading video game selling franchise in basketball
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Lab: Spectral Analysis Analysis 1. What causes each line to appear? Each line is able to appear because an excited electron was unstable and had to fall back to a more stable energy level‚ creating energy in the form of light. However‚ to understand this‚ one must understand what causes an electron to be excited. So from the very beginning‚ a person named Max Plank proposed a theory that energy is emitted and absorbed in quantities called “quanta.” Einstein then came along and said that light
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McGilla Golf Company NPV analysis- McGilla Golf Company is thinking about undertaking a new project to add a line of golf clubs to add to their product line. Based on market research their net income will increase by 3‚240‚000 per year for seven years. When analyzing their required net working capital‚ capital spending and operating cash flow over these 7 years‚ their NPV is positive at $6‚480‚747.29. Based on these projections adding the line of gold clubs is an acceptable project for the company
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(Philippines)‚ Seoul (Korea)‚ Phnom Penh (Cambodia)‚ Sydney (Australia) and Hong Kong. PHO24 plans to open more stores in all major cities of Vietnam as well as in overseas markets‚ where there are extensive Asian populations. The founders believe that PHO24’s business concept is unique but easy to multiply due to its small space requirement‚ low investment‚ standardized operational procedures‚ and most importantly‚ the top quality of the food. Now‚ PHO24 noodle restaurant chain belongs to VTI‚ owner of
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However‚ when rich Americans took vacations on the French Rivera it wasn’t until the 1920’s that tanned skin essentially became a fashion statement. Because of the great depression the 1930’s women got even skinner. There wasn’t much control over this although. Once the second world war passed‚ hips got larger and wider. The women of the 1960’s had a more androgynous and angular figure. In the 1970’s is when men really had to start adapting to body norms‚ so now‚ it wasn’t just the women who had
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food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor ’s Associates‚ Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 40‚229 restaurants in 102 countries and territories as of 11 September 2013.[1] It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator globally.[3][4][5] Subway ’s main operations office is in Milford‚ Connecticut; five regional centers support Subway ’s growing international
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setting up a franchise. Evaluate the success of franchises in Australia (refer to examples). There are significant differences between establishing a new business and setting up a franchise. Starting a business from scratch often takes a long time and a large amount of capital to accomplish‚ but the rewards can be substantial. A franchise is a business that is licensed to trade under a recognised brand name for payment of a fee (e.g. McDonalds‚ 7-11‚ etc). A franchisee purchases the franchise from the
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