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Cost of Capital
C/F/702. Factors affecting profit: costing systems
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- 2950
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the factors affecting the pricing decision describing various types of cost and costing systems, discussing the role and limitations of standard costing and variance analysis in management accounting, highlighting advantages and disadvantages of introducing an Activity Based Costing (ABC) system to replace the current Absorption Costing System (ACS), and recommending the use of ABC.
KEYWORDS: managerial accounting, absorption costing, variance analysis, profit, activity base costing, ABC,
S/F/229. Cost of capital: case study of Tesco projects
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- 1000
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines the significance of the suitable rate for the cost of capital looking at the relevant aspects of capital structure and risk exposure, explaining the method used to calculate the cost of capital, and discussing the risk exposure of Tesco's projects in the gas utility and semiconductor sector.
KEYWORDS: Cost of capital, Tesco, capital structure, risk exposure,
C/F/596. Wrigley Company: Capital Structure, Valuation and Cost of Capital
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- 700
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 9.99 GBP
The paper offers a case study of Wrigley Company examining the effect of capital restructuring related to the company’s new debt on their financial and business situation including share repurchasing, changes in the company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC), voting control, etc.
KEYWORDS: Wrigley, weighted average cost of capital, WACC, equity, debt, share, dividend, repurchase,
C/F/594. Traditional view of capital structure and Modigliani and Miller theory
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- 1500
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper provides a review of theories on the capital structure of companies explaining the meaning of a target capital structure from the traditional perspective, and discussing the capital irrelevancy proposition introduced by Modigliani and Miller (1958). The weaknesses of their theory are highlighted discussing the key assumptions that changed Modigliani and Miller’s theory in 1962 and proved the influence of capital structure on cost of capital.
KEYWORDS: Modigliani and Miller, capital structure, Cost of Capital,
C/F/591. Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity. Harvard Business School Case study analysis
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- 2050
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This paper is analysing “Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity” case study by Luehrman and Heilprin. The paper raises the question of importance of financial valuation a subsidiary during the pre-acquisition period. This step enables the acquiring company to foresee opportunities and threats that may be hidden in the target firm. Thus, the work provides the set of cash flow projections of a footwear company that is about to be acquired. In the course of research the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) has been estimated and terminal value has been determined. The paper also contains the assessment of acquisition premiums and synergies.
KEYWORDS: Mercury Athletic Footwear, Harvard case study, WACC, depreciation, cash flow, acquisition, Luehrman, Heilprin,
C/F/582. Shareholder and investment project valuation
- WORDS:
- 2100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the concept of shareholder value reviewing the approaches to shareholder valuation (SV), describing the models of SV including Rappaport’s SV model, outlining their positive and negative influence on the company and shareholders, etc. Numerical examples of investment project valuation are presented using the valuation methods of net present value (NVP) and internal rate of return (IRR). Conflicts arising between these methods are described and explained.
KEYWORDS: Shareholder valuation, investment project valuation, valuation methods, NVP, IRR,
C/F/572. Cost of Capital and Methods of Valuation
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- 2300
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the methods used in corporate finance to evaluate investment projects including simple rate of return, net present value, payback period, internal rate of return and others. Advantages and disadvantages of each of the method are discussed, the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is reviewed using the examples of Linton Ltd project and estimating the expected rate of return on the investment.
KEYWORDS: Cost of capital, CAPM, NPV, PBP, SRR, IRR, rate of return, investment appraisal,
C/F/564. Calculating Cost of Capital
- WORDS:
- 1000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the estimation of the expected return on an investment project known as cost of capital or opportunity cost discussing the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), economic value added (EVA), net present value (NPV) of the future cash flows, capital asset pricing model (CAPM), etc.
KEYWORDS: WACC, CAPM, modern portfolio theory, EVA, NVP, cost of equity, cost of capital,
C/F/549. Cost of Capital and Methods of Valuation
- WORDS:
- 2000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the methods used in corporate finance to evaluate investment projects including simple rate of return (SRR), net present value (NPV), payback period (PBP), internal rate of return and others. Advantages and disadvantages of each method are identified, the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is reviewed and illustrated with an example that estimates the expected rate of return on an investment.
KEYWORDS: Cost of capital, net present value, NPV, pay back period, PBP, rate of return, CAMP,
C/F/296. Perspective on Basel II implications on Banks
- WORDS:
- 2000
- DATE:
- 2008
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the emergence of Basel II Accord describing the key elements of the accord and focusing on the capital adequacy concept and how it relates to the new Accord. Concerns and issues surrounding Basel II implementation are considered suggesting measures to mitigate those issues.
KEYWORDS: Basel I, Basel II, Capital Adequacy, disclosure requirement, operational charge, banks,
C/F/350. Capital maintenance rules in UK and how they relate to accounting rules
- WORDS:
- 2500
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines Companies Law 2006 from the perspective of capital maintenance pointing out which sections have been amended from 1985 Act. It is shown how these amendments will affect the accounting rules that exist in the UK at the moment.
KEYWORDS: Capital maintenance, accounting, Companies Law 2006,
C/F/354. Foreign Exchange Market and Cost of Capital
- WORDS:
- 3000
- DATE:
- 2008
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper falls into three parts, the first part presents an account of the debate about whether the concept of Beta is dead or not, the second part touches on the difference between domestic and international CAPM, the third part looks at the relationship between the interest rates and the exchange rates with reference to dollar, sterling and euro.
KEYWORDS: CAPM, exchange rates PPP beta, sterling, euro, inflation, balance of payments, empir,
C/F/371. Current issues in Finance
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- 3800
- DATE:
- 2008
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper analyses a set of financial questions related to the CAPM, expected returns and mutual funds using calculations and behavioural finance approaches to explain some of these aspects. Questions relate to Gwandaland economy.
KEYWORDS: f, current, issues, finance,
C/L/313. Capital maintenance rules in UK and how they relate to the accounting rules
- WORDS:
- 3000
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines Companies Law 2006 only from the perspective of capital maintenance pointing out which sections have been amended from 1985 Act. It is shown how these amendments will affect the accounting rules that exist in the UK at the moment.
KEYWORDS: Capital maintenance, accounting, Companies Law 2006,
S/F/167. Why do listed companies calculate their cost of capital and what difficulties may the Chief Financial Officer encounter when trying the calculate the cost of capital?
- WORDS:
- 4100
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 49.99 GBP
The paper examines the cost-of-capital theory and its practical application in calculating capital budgeting. The role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is discussed, the methods of estimating the cost of capital are considered using the example of Eastman Chemical Company.
KEYWORDS: Cost of capital, Chief Financial Officer, budget,
C/F/157. Can the CAPM serve as the basis for discounting multi-period risky cash flows? Explain the problem, and state and justify your answer to question
- WORDS:
- 2500
- DATE:
- 2007
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The work outlines the CAPM theory, and argues that although the theory can be used for the single-period discounting, it is less practical for the multi-period experiments. The main problem is the changing parameters that have to be adopted, which make the formula extremely complicated and impractical. However, lack of alternatives makes the CAPM the best basis available for the new theoretical work
KEYWORDS: CAPM, multi-period, single-period, beta, discount rates, reassessment, evaluation,
C/F/168. Estimate the average return, standard deviation and coefficient of variation for two assets
- WORDS:
- 800
- DATE:
- 2007
- PRICE:
- 9.99 GBP
The works shows the average return, standard deviation and coefficient of variation for 2 assets. The work discusses why standard deviation and coefficient of variation is used and the 'preferred' asset is chosen. Given betas for both assets, CAPM expected return is worked out. The work then discusses why it is better to use betas rather the standard deviation to measure the risks of the assets. All of the calculations are included in the appendix.
KEYWORDS: Average return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, average return, CAPM, be,
C/F/190. Jerome Private Equity case study
- WORDS:
- 1500
- DATE:
- 2007
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper is devoted to analysis of the acquisition of the retail chain by private equity company.
KEYWORDS: Private equity, case study,
C/F/194. Investment project evaluation and calculation of WACC
- WORDS:
- 1500
- DATE:
- 2007
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The research paper provides theoretical overview of the WACC calculation process. Followed by analysis of the application of WACC for evaluation of the long term investment projects such as mergers and acquisitions and capital budgeting.
KEYWORDS: WACC, investment valuation, cost of capital,
C/F/209. easyJet Valuation
- WORDS:
- 1600
- DATE:
- 2007
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
This paper discusses the valuation of easyJet, a low-cost airline operating in the UK, and mainland Europe. The details of the valuation are discussed including the key assumptions in the discounted cash flow such as easyJet beta and comparison with competitors, and forecast assumptions. The calculation of the WACC is also explained, and a scenario analysis is presented.
KEYWORDS: easyJet, valuation, DCF, airline sector,
S/F/131. Consultation analysis of John Deere Component Works costing structure
- WORDS:
- 1000
- DATE:
- 2007
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper is based on John Deere Component Works case study by Robert Steven Kaplan and Artemis March. The paper examines the current costing methods at the John Deere Component Works (JDCW) identifying the factors behind their failure, and recommending to introduce an Activity Based Costing (ABC) system.
KEYWORDS: Cost, John Deere Component Works, Activity Based Costing, ABC,
C/F/115. Capital maintenance ? is it important?
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- 1400
- DATE:
- 2006
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
This work looks at the importance of capital maintenance within a company. Within accounting capital maintenance is expressed in terms of depreciation, however what type of capital can really be ?maintained?? The work provides different arguments with regards to different types of capital and also brings in historical arguments. The work provides a number of very different points of view that historically been expressed by academics.
KEYWORDS: f, capital, maintenance, important,
C/F/125. Venture Capital Fund Raising, Mobile TV and Internet TV Broadcasting industry.
- WORDS:
- 1500
- DATE:
- 2006
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The following research paper is devoted to analysis of capital raising in the media industry, particularly Mobile TV and Internet TV broadcasting sectors. The first part of the research provides a general overview of the factors that determine supply of the Venture capital. The second part proceeds with discussion of current developments in Media industry. The final part identifies key determinants of successful fundraising.
KEYWORDS: Media industry, fund raising TV, broadcasting,
C/F/129. Buying existing business: case study
- WORDS:
- 5000
- DATE:
- 2006
- PRICE:
- 59.99 GBP
This paper analyzes the aspects which should be taken into account by entrepreneurs when they intend to buy an existing business. Financial analysis is utilized to uncover the weak points of operational performance of a prospective target. Then, the role of human capital is considered and proved to be one of the major determinants of shareholder value. Finally, DCF analysis and basic balance sheet methods are used to obtain an estimate of fair value of the company.
KEYWORDS: Entrepreneur, DCF, Balance Sheet Method, Human Capital, Financial Analysis, Venture ca,
C/F/151. Describe the main sources of finance available to companies. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of raising finance via equity or via debt.
- WORDS:
- 1500
- DATE:
- 2006
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The work outlines different type of finances that are available to a company to raise funds. The advantages and disadvantages of debt and equity are described in details. The work concludes that there is no 'perfect' debt/equity ratio that can suit every business, but rather this ratio will depend on the business itself
KEYWORDS: Debt, equity, ratio, finance, funds, leverage,
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