INTRODUCTION The long-term investments that make today will determine the value of business tomorrow. In order to make long-term investments in new product lines‚ new equipment and other assets‚ managers must know the cost of obtaining funds to acquire these assets. The cost associated with different sources of funds is called the cost of capital. . If the business earns more than its cost of capital‚ the market value of the business will increase. Likewise‚ if returns on long-term investments are
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To: JetBlue Management Team From: Subj: JetBlue IPO Price Recommendation Date: April 11‚ 2002 Introduction JetBlue is a company that was founded on not accepting the status quo with regard to how airline travel is “supposed to be”. Recent history shows that low-fare airlines are gaining momentum‚ and JetBlue’s business model sets us apart- our fleet is newer‚ more reliable and efficient. We offer the lowest cost per available seat mile than any other U.S. airline‚ and we do it while maintaining
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Cost of Capital 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? 2. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? 3. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? a. What risk free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? b. How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? 4. If Marriott used a single corporate hurdle rate for evaluating investment opportunities
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manufacturing costs were rising making it more expensive to produce. 1) Which firms are relevant for obtaining an asset beta for the Collinsville investment? Using the betas‚ determine the appropriate discount rate for the investment. Evaluate the investment. We are interested in obtaining the asset beta for the Collinsville investment. We can estimate asset betas by 1) looking it up in Bloomberg‚ 2) finding “identical twins” and comparing their betas‚ and 3) un-levering the beta from
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MGT 6080 Investments Homework 1 Note: Due time/date for this homework is 4:30pm on February 5. Please make online submission at T-square. 0. Today you bought 100 shares of ABC Inc. at $100 per share. A year from now ABC will pay a dividend of $2 per share for sure. The price of ABC a year from now is uncertain and depends on the state of the economy. A year from now the economy will either be in a recession‚ a state of “normal” growth‚ or a boom with probabilities of 30%‚ 40%‚ and 30% respectively
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Fast Food Restaurant Business Plan 1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 COMPANY & INDUSTRY Nudlez‚ a Washington Corporation‚ is in the fast-food service industry. The company has developed a unique business model that reduces overhead by utilizing mobile vending units as opposed to brick and mortar stores. This is a very popular alternative to dining in larger business centric cities. 1.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES Nudlez provides high quality‚ fast-served Asian-styled meals‚ based on a central theme
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Venture capital is the capital invested in a business where the chances of success are uncertain. It is the term to describe the financing of startup and early stage businesses as well as businesses in ‘’turn around’’ situations. Venture capital investments generally investments generally are higher risk investments but offer the potential for above-average returns. A venture capitalist (VC) is a person who makes such investments. The initial‚ start-up money is referred
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A Case Study On: “ Ethical Investment Processes and Outcomes” by Grant Michelson‚ Nike Wailes‚ Sandra Van der Laan‚ Geoff Frost. About the Author: Grant Michelson is a senior lecturer in Work and Organisational Studies‚ School of Business at University of Sydney‚ Nick Wails lecturer in Work and Organisational Studies‚ School of Business at University of Sydney‚ Sandra Van der Laan lecturer in Accounting and Business Law‚ School of Business at University of Sydney and Geoff Frost Senior lecturer
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JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Summary In July 1999‚ David Neeleman announced his plan to launch a new airline that would bring “humanity back to air travel.” Despite the fact the airline industry had 87 new-airline failures in U.S. over the past 20 years. Neeleman’s plan convinced a group of investors and quickly raised $130 million from venture-capital community. This is the way JetBlue Airways established. With its strong capital base‚ JetBlue acquired a fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft and focused
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Create investment criteria for Mr. Johnson that will outline what his company will be willing to evaluate for investing. The criteria will be created by you‚ which will be posted on the website to be seen by entrepreneurs. Here are some examples of criteria‚ but not limited to the following. * Development Stage: What stage does your investor prefer (concept‚ idea‚ break-even)? * Geographic Location: Location the investor prefers. * Industry: The industry your investor prefers. *
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