Background Issue #1 The company reached a settlement with its insurance carrier related to a claim from a tornado that destroyed one of the company’s manufacturing facilities. During the year‚ the company received proceeds of $20 million from its insurance carrier in connection with its claim for reimbursement for the destroyed building. The company plans to use the insurance proceeds to fund its defined-benefit pension plan‚ rather than to rebuild the destroyed facility. How is this transaction
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Overview Our economy emerged from the recession back in 2009; however‚ the economy didn’t grow much since then. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis‚ gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2011 grew only 0.4 percent while the second quarter grew at 1.3 percent. The increase in the second quarter can be attributed to a decrease in imports of petroleum‚ auto‚ and engines due to the earthquake in Japan‚ an increase in federal spending for national defense‚ and increase in business
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OCEAN CARRIERS ANALYSIS DATE: 8/29/2007 TO: MS MARY LINN CC: PROF. TOM MILLER FROM: RYAN DALE SEELKE RE: DECISION ON CAPE SIZE CARRIER PRIORITY: [URGENT] Ms Mary Linn‚ After careful cash flow analysis and a discount rate (WACC) of 9%‚ commissioning a capsize carrier for 25 years is the only appropriate option for our firm. However‚ if the discount were instead 10%‚ both options would fail the NPV test by yielding negative results. I make this recommendation after thorough analysis of
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03/11/17‚ at 7:48pm‚ I Deputy Warden N. Christian was dispatched to 900 Midland Ave on a dog’s at large‚ patrol only. I arrived in the area and drove around. I was driving southbound on Midland Ave when two grey and white pit bull run in front of my vehicle; I stopped my vehicle and took pictures of the dogs loose. The dogs ran northbound on Midland Ave. I turned my vehicle around to give chase. The dogs were let into 900 Midland Ave by unknown juveniles. I approached the house and knocked on the
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Are you interested in jobs that require athletic or mechanical ability‚ working with objects‚ machines‚ tools‚ plants or animals‚ or being outdoors? You enjoy working with your hands‚ tools‚ machines‚ and things that are practical‚ mechanically and physically inclined. Careers you would enjoy • Architecture • Chef / F&B / Hospitality Management • Engineering • Information Technology • Mechanical / Automobile Engineering • Music • Pharmacy • Pilot / Aviation • Veterinarian Are
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Midland Energy Resources Case Analysis Midland Energy Capital Planning Model • Fund significant overseas growth • As domestic natural resources dwindle‚ overseas investments are the main drivers of growth for Midland. These investments are analyzed and evaluated is US dollars (foreign cash flows are converted to US dollars) and have a US dollar discount rate applied to them. In 2006‚ 77.7% of Midland’s total earnings from equity affiliates came from non-US investments. • Invest in value creating
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Introduction: Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. is a global energy company with its operations in three divisions – Oil and gas exploration‚ Refining and Marketing and Petrochemicals. The company has been there for 120 years and in 2007 had more than 80‚000 employees. It has been a very profitable company with reported operating revenue of $248.5 billion and operating income of $42.2 billion in 2006. The primary goals of Midland’s financial strategy are to fund overseas growth‚ invest in value-creating
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United States debt has reached infamous levels of expansion ; reaching an ascent of over $19 Trillion in Debt with an enormous fiscal gap of over $210 Trillion ( REPORTS ) ( The Federal Debt ). In this event and with our levels of debt‚ if the United States were to experience a macro economic and geopolitical event‚ such as the Great Depression of the 20th century‚ the U.S. Economy could reach its deadline (Foreign Holdings). Although some people may be convinced that this national debt is what keeps
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structure 8 Key figures on Continental AG 9 Major products and services 9 External analysis - PEST(LE) analysis 10 Demographic segment: 10 Sociocultural segments 10 Political/Legal segment 10 Technological 11 Economical segment 11 Global segment 11 Industry analysis – Porter’s Five forces 11 SWOT analysis 12 Strength 12 Weaknesses 14 Opportunities 15 Threats 17 SWOT Chart 18 Conclusion 20 References 21 Foreword The company being analyzed is Continental AG. Continental is one of the leading automotive
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Cost of Capital The case is about how Janet Mortensen‚ senior vice president of project finance for Midland Energy Resources‚ prepare her annual cost of capital estimates for midland and each of its three divisions for her company. Midland was a global energy company with operations in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing(R&M)‚ and petrochemicals. Estimates of cost of capital prepared by Mortensen were used in many analyses within
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