[February 3 2011] Analysis of the future | Fast-Food industry The fast food industry in Canada is like no other in the world. Canada has long been a country of indulging and not caring about consequences. Stats Canada published that in 2004‚ 23.1% of the Canadian population was overweight. It has also been noted that the obesity rate seen a sharp increase during 1978 to 1980. The fast food industry did begin in the early part of the 1950’s‚ but didn’t truly take off till the 1980’s. In
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__________ occurs when inaccurate information exists. a. 0 The principle of valuable ideas b. 0 Free-rider problem c. 0 Moral hazard d. 0 Adverse selection Objective: Discuss 12 principles of foundational corporate finance. 2. __________ refers to situations wherein the agent can take unseen actions for personal benefit even though such actions are costly to the principal. a. 0 Moral hazard b. 0 Zero-sum game c. 0 Adverse selection d. 0 The behavioral principle Objective: Discuss
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1. Given the proposed financing plan‚ describe your approach (qualitatively) to value AirThread. Should Ms. Zhang use WACC‚ APV or some combination thereof? Explain. (2 points) * From the statement of AirThread case‚ we know that American Cable Communication want to raise capital by Leveraged Buyout (LBO) approach. This means ACC will finance money though equity and debt to buy AirThread and pay the debt by the cash flows or assets of AirThread. * In another word‚ it’s a highly levered transaction
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Essay. Net Present value is the difference between an investment’s market value and its cost. For an example‚ you invest 100 dollars (Cost) into a lemonade stand but you receive 50 dollars (Market Value) of cash inflow. Another would be you buy a house for 50‚000(Cost) But you sell it for 75‚000(Market Value). Your net present value An Investment should be accepted if the net present value is positive and it should be rejected if the net present value is negative. Net present value uses the
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basic methods of evaluating an investment (IRR‚ Payback and NPV). There are several basic methods of evaluating an investments that are commonly used by decision makers in both private corporations and public agencies. Each of these measures is intended to be an indicator of profit or net benefit for a project under consideration. Some of these measures indicate the size of the profit at a specific point in time; others give the rate of return per period when the capital is in use or when reinvestments
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CHAPTER 5 Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria Answers to Problem Sets 1. a. A = 3 years‚ B = 2 years‚ C = 3 years b. B c. A‚ B‚ and C d. B and C (NPVB = $3‚378; NPVC = $2‚405) e. True f. It will accept no negative-NPV projects but will turn down some with positive NPVs. A project can have positive NPV if all future cash flows are considered but still do not meet the stated cutoff period. 2. Given the cash flows C0‚ C1‚ . . . ‚ CT
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The internal rate of return (IRR) and the net present value (NPV) techniques are 2 investment decision tools that satisfy the 2 major criteria for the correct evaluation of capital projects. This criterion is that the techniques should incorporate the use of cash flows and the use of the time value of money. This makes them viable techniques for evaluating investment proposals. The Net Present Value is one of the techniques that are used by firms when evaluating which investment proposals to take
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building. IRR The higher a projects internal rate of return‚ the more desirable it is to invest in the project. Some ways to use the IRR method are: • Discounted Cash Flow Analysis - Find the interest rate return that you would receive as your investment return rate. • Capital Budget Planning - Go through the capital budget process so that you make the best economic decision. • Discounted Cash Flow Analysis - When you calculate IRR you will have one number for an objective
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Introduction “Net Present Value (NPV) is the present value of the net cash inflows generated by a project including salvage value‚ if any‚ less the initial investment on the project‚” (Irfanullah‚ Jan.‚ 2013). It is preferred as one of the most reliable measures employed in capital budgeting since it accounts for the time value of money as it uses the discounted cash inflows. The net cash inflow is equivalent to the total cash inflow during a given period less the expenses incurred directly
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The production department has been investigating possible ways to trim total production costs. One possibility currently being examined is to make the paint cans instead of purchasing them. The equipment needed would cost $200‚000‚ with a disposal value of $40‚000‚ and it would be able to produce 5‚500‚000 cans over the life of the machinery. The production department estimates that approximately 1‚100‚000 cans would be needed for each of the next five years. The company would hire three new employees
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