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are not included in project cash flows. We discount a projects cash flows by using its weighted average cost of capital (WACC), which already includes the cost of debt. Therefore, we do not include interest expenses in cash flows because it would essentially be counting them twice. 2. The $150,000 test marketing cost should not be included in the analysis because it is a sunk cost. A sunk cost is an outlay related to the project that

maximization. Hurdle rates are an internal management tool and can be set independent of WACC. We feel that the diversification of the company does help keep capital costs down which benefit the company. However, the hurdle rate is the driving factor of resource allocation. As more resources are shifted to the PS division, capital costs will begin to increase along side risk. In addition, external investors and analysts have more information than Helen is indicating. These analysts (36 following

software for businesses. DLK is a C corporation and each individual contributed $10,000 to the company in exchange for 1,000 shares of DLK stock (for a total of 3,000 shares). The corporation also borrowed $250,000 from ACME Venture Capital to finance operating costs and capital expenditures. It was suggested by Lacey that Kaylee and Doug (original investors) contribute an additional $25,000 to DLK in exchange for five 20-year debentures. The debentures will be unsecured and subordinate to ACME’s debt

Introduction: The stock that I have analyzed is Apple (AAPPL), which it falls under the technology sector and trades under the NASDAQ. This sector holds the biggest companies around the world. A lot of these companies are well known such as: Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, and etc. The technology sector is an undeniably investment opportunity for every investor around the world. Lets face it technology keeps improving and we have only seen the beginning of it. These companies, such as Apple, are associated

for the Cost of Equity. We used the corporate rate of 11.766%

Yeats Valves and Controls Inc. Case Study Case Studies in Finance Class: Case Discussion in Finance Submission Date: 23.12.2012 Case Discussion in Finance – Yeats Valves and Controls Inc. Table of contents 1 2 3 3.1 Issue Statement Is there a strategic fit between Yeats and TSE? Data Analysis Calculation of the WACC 4 5 6 6 3.1.1 Return on equity ............................................................................................................................ 7 3.1.2 Return

internationally corporation, RSE has a large distribution network with a strong marketing clout  help FVC expand its market share when cross selling with other RSE’s products. - RSE 's greater purchasing power would lower the cost of materials and components for FVC  reduce FVC’s in-process costs. It has a significant meaning especially in the increasingly global marketplace with more costly development. - RSE is also expert in high-volume manufacturing with many experiences & product know-how which FVC did

Finance 316 practice problems for final exam 1. True or False: According to the CAPM, a stock's expected return is positively related to its beta. 2. In practice, the market portfolio is often represented by: A. a portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities. B. a diversified stock market index. C. an investor's mutual fund portfolio. D. the historic record of stock market returns. 3. A stock's beta measures the: A. average return on the stock. B. variability in the stock's returns compared to

University of Technology Sydney Graduate School of Business 22743 BUSINESS VALUATION AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Group Assignment OCTOBER SESSION Report to: PROFESSOR ZOLTAN MATOLSCY Case Study: Woolworths Prepared by: Student Name Student Identification Brent HENLEY 10388039 Peter HOWE 02130033 Christian ORITZ 03005802 Zhiming YE 10669428 ASSIGNMENT DUE 21 October 2009 Table of Contents Woolworths Limited: Case Study 3 Executive Summary 3 Restating Financial Statements 3 Industry and Business

Also the tax holliday for the first 6 years and the free coal feedstock for the life of the power plant lowers this risk. A very critical in this project is that the Chinese government does not allow registered capital, the equity capital initially invested under the agreements of the project, to be repatriated. This means that Maple can only return profits and dividend to the parent company. If there aren’t much profits to be expected, Maple faces the risk of not getting