DETERMINANTS OF MODAL CHOICE FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT: CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHORT-SEA SHIPPING BETWEEN SPAIN AND EUROPE María Feo-Valero a‚ Leandro García-Menéndez a‚ Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso b and Eva María Pérez-García a a Instituto de Economía Internacional. Universidad de Valencia. Spain b Instituto de Economía Internacional. Universidad Jaume I. Spain ABSTRACTi This paper presents a freight transport demand function consistent with the economic theory of modal choice in a
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Capital Expenditure vs Working Capital Capital expenditures are money spent by a company to acquire long-term assets. It is neither for short-term gain nor can be easily translated into cash. These investments are inevitable to ensure the continuing business operations and also for future expansion of the company. Types of Capital Expenditures Typically‚ capital expenditure refers to the expenses that a company incurred to purchase tangible fixed assets and intangible assets. Additionally
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2013 (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ijber) doi: 10.11648/j.ijber.20130206.13 Analysis of the determinants of trade balance: Case study of Tanzania Moses Joseph Shawa*‚ Yao Shen School of Economics‚ Shanghai University‚ Shanghai‚ China Email address: shamoses2002@yahoo.com(M. J. Shawa) To cite this article: Moses Joseph Shawa‚ Yao Shen. Analysis of the Determinants of Trade Balance: Case Study of Tanzania. International Journal of Business and Economics Researc. Vol. 2‚
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Notes: FIN 303 Spring 09‚ Part 7 – Capital Budgeting Professor James P. Dow‚ Jr. Part 7. Capital Budgeting What is Capital Budgeting? Nancy Garcia and Digital Solutions Digital Solutions‚ a software development house‚ is considering a number of new projects‚ including a joint venture with another company. Digital Solutions would provide the software expertise to do the development‚ while the other company‚ American Financial Consultants (AFC) would be responsible for the marketing.
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Institution Course Tutor Date Action on social determinants of health Introduction For a long period‚ health practitioners have developed different strategies to improve the health of people and the whole communities. The health practitioners have devoted on focusing on social determinants of health‚ and deal with them in order to improve health of their clients‚ as well as that of the whole community. According to World Health organization‚ social determinants of health are the conditions where people
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CHAPTER 18 INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGETING SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Why is capital budgeting analysis so important to the firm? Answer: The fundamental goal of the financial manager is to maximize shareholder wealth. Capital investments with positive NPV or APV contribute to shareholder wealth. Additionally‚ capital investments generally represent large expenditures relative to the value of the entire firm. These
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References: 1. Stephen A. Ross‚ Randolph W.Westerfield "Modern Financial Management" 8th Edition2. W. Carl Kester‚ Richard S. Ruback‚ Peter Tufano "Case Problems in Finance" 12th Edition
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Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Monterrey Determinants of Tourism Demand For Mexico Emilio Noé Hernández Kelly* Fernando Mendoza López** Econometría II Dr. Héctor Rodríguez Monterrey‚ Nuevo León‚ November 29th‚ 2004 I. INTRODUCTION Tourism has long been considered a viable option for growth in many less Developed nations. It has been widely accepted that tourism is a low investment‚ high return industry making its profitability extremely
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Cost of Capital Firms need to make capital investment i.e.‚ purchasing fixed assets such as factories‚ machineries‚ equipment‚ etc. After deciding what capital investments to make‚ they need to decide on the financing – sources of capital. The sources: Long-Term Debt‚ Common Stock‚ Preferred Stock and Retained Earnings. Then they need to find the cost of obtaining each source of financing today (not historical). Cost of Capital - The rate of return that a firm must earn on its investment
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Cost of Capital Definition: cost of capital is the rate of return that a company must earn on its project investments to maintain its market value and attract funds. The cost of capital to a company is the minimum rate of return that is must earn on its investments in order to satisfy the various categories of investors‚ who have made investments in the form of shares ‚ debentures and loans. The cost of capital in operational terms refers to the discount rate that would be used in determining the
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