Article David Durand‚ “The Cost of Capital‚ Corporation Finance‚ and the Theory of Investment: Comment”‚ American Economic Association‚ Vol. 49‚ No. 4 (Sep.‚ 1959)‚ pp. 639-655. Purpose of the paper The focus of this paper is to contradict the results of [Franco Modigliani; Merton H. Miller‚ “The Cost of Capital‚ Corporation Finance‚ and the Theory of Investment: Comment”‚ American Economic Review‚ June 1958‚ 48‚261-97] (hereafter MM) assumptions in related to cost of capital theory. Foundations
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Chapter 13 Consumer Modeling Things to learn in this chapter: • Engel‚ Blackwell and Miniard model. • J.N.Sheth model of industrial behaviour. • Nicosia model. Engel‚ Blackwell and Miniard model The core of the EBM model is a decision process‚ which is augmented with inputs from information processing and other influencing factors. The model has four distinctive sections‚ namely Input‚ Information Processing‚ Decision Process and Variables influencing decision process.
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital April 2012 Executive Summary Determining the appropriate cost of capital for new investment projects for a diversified company like the Marriott Corporation is not an easy endeavor. However‚ it is an important exercise because the more effective the process‚ the better it can help to support the company’s growth objective with its financial strategy. The four components of the financial strategy are: manage rather than own hotel
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Structure Setting and Adjustment | Definition | A pay structure is a collection of pay rates or pay ranges.Structure setting and adjustment is the process of developing‚ adjusting‚ and maintaining a pay structure. | Purpose | Pay structures are used to help organizations: * maintain pay levels that are competitive with the external labor market‚ * maintain internal pay relationships among jobs‚ * recognize and reward differences in level of responsibility‚ skill‚ and performance‚ and
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Characteristics of Corporations Corporations represent an important type of organization. Their unique characteristics offer advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of Corporate Characteristics Separate legal entity: A corporation conducts its affairs with the same rights‚ duties‚ and responsibilities of a person. It takes actions through its agents‚ who are its officers and managers. Limited liability of stockholders: Stockholders are liable for neither corporate acts nor corporate debt
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concluded that having the right technology and resources was a huge entry barrier for new organizations. Barriers to Entry (Economy of Scale in manufacturing): All of the major cost components in manufacturing have significant economy of scale. The cost of molding‚ machining and die casting depended on the volume per part; cost of motor and final assembly depended on the volume per product family [Ref Pg. 6‚ Para 9]. However‚ it is interesting to note that‚ no manufacturer had the technology and scale
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Quality Cost 1 Quality is defined from the customer´s point of view l Performance l Performance or the primary operating characteristics of a product or service. Example: For a car‚ it is speed‚ handling‚ and acceleration. For a restaurant‚ it is good food. l Features l Features or the secondary characteristics of a product or service. Example: For a TV‚ it is an automatic tuner. For a restaurant‚ it is linen table cloths and napkins . l Reliability l Reliability
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public. Flotation cost of $5 per share involved. 2. The company can privately sell 25 year‚ 10%bonds to a group of life insurance companies. The bonds would have a sinking fund calling for the retirement by a lottery method of 3%of the original amount of bond issue each year. The bond agreement also requires that the current ratio be maintained at the level of 2:1 and bonds would not be callable for 10 years after which the usual call premium would not be involved. No flotation cost would involve.
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Situation Analysis Sands Corporation manufactures parts for machinery of Aircrafts‚ automotive and agricultural equipment. Started in 1943‚ Sands Corporation has successfully set up 3 plants employing a total of 2750 workers. All the plants have almost reached their full production capacity as a result‚ due to the increasing Government contracts‚ shortage of land and labour in the existing plants‚ Sands Corporation needs to set up a new plant. No other leasing space is available. Thought the government
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ALPHA CORPORATION (Computer assembler) Operation management Group members NAME ID Parvez Kaisar 12-20783-1 Islam Md. Redwanul 12-20795-1 Shaneowaz‚ Md 12-20830-1 Hassan Mehdi 12-20166-1
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