1. J & L should hedge only some of its exposures to diesel fuel. Although there are several financial instruments available for J & L to hedge against the risk of rising diesel fuel prices‚ these instruments still have their own downsides and possibly their own risks. For example‚ the future contracts from NYMEX seems like an effective hedging strategy for J &L‚ but there are some difficulties in terms of using futures from NYMEX to hedge against the diesel prices. NYMEX does not trade
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Oxford brookes university Corporate Finance Concepts Critical literature review and discussion of dividend policy Prepared by: Quang Vinh Pham INTRODUCTION Dividend policy‚ according to Baker et al. (2001)‚ refers to the payout strategy that corporate directors have to comply with when settling the size and type of cash allotments to their shareholders over time. Therefore‚ the decision of dividend can influence the amount of earnings distributed against the amount retained and used for reinvestment
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J & L Railroad 1. J & L can use heating oil futures to hedge its exposure to diesel fuel prices. Which futures position should J & L take? Explain. J&L Railroad should take a long position. They need to purchase diesel fuel in the future‚ they don’t produce diesel fuel‚ so they would want to take a future to be able to lock in the price of diesel fuel for future purchases. 2. What problems could the use of heating oil futures for hedging create for J&L? Note: I assume this question is asking
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Article Summaries………………………………………………………………………………...7 Evaluation of BDI-2………………………………………………………………………………9 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………...………..12 References………………………………………………………………………………………..14 Abstract The Battelle Developmental Inventory – 2nd Edition (BDI-2) is psychoeducational testing instrument used in special education to assess developmental disorders in infants and young children. This paper looks into how the validity‚ reliability and norms for the BDI-2 were originally developed. The
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PART A Introduction Understanding organizations may occur to some‚ to be a complex issue. The multiple approaches allow us to embrace this issue by providing us with concepts and theories using the different assumptions of ontology and epistemology to understand and analyze organizations better. This essay will discuss on the modernism and critical theoretical perspectives and its influence on the aspects that constitute an organization which includes power‚ control and conflict‚ social and
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four (4) theories of the press‚ which one adequately represents the situation in Trinidad &Tobago? In 1956‚ three professors of communication; Fred S. Siebert‚ Theodore Peterson and Wilbur Schramm‚ published their Four Theories of the Press which went a long way in establishing a classification in the minds of students and educators of journalism. The book was originally published to help give historical‚ philosophical and international perspective of the press. The four theories were namely
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Create the following new accounts 1-0030 Office Equipment (Header account) 1-0031 Office Equipment at Cost (Detail account) 1-0032 Acc Dep - Office Equipment (Detail account) Account Number Account Names 1-1000 Current Asset (Header) 1-1050 Cash on Hand (Header) 1-2100 General Cheque Account 1-2140 Petty Cash 1-0021 Furniture and Fittings at Cost 1-0022 Acc Dep - Furniture and Fittings at Cost 6-3100 Telephone 6-3200 Utilities 6-3300 Local Transport 6-3400 Rent
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Why do I want to take Fine Art at Oxford University? Colour‚ ecitment‚ change and improvement‚ these are just a couple of the things that run through my mind when I am sat with a pencil and piece of paper. I have enjoyed and loved art ever since I can remember‚ and even if I wanted to I don’t think I could ever not have a career or future in the subject. So what is art? Art to me is something other than words that can characterise an exact moment of time or feeling. Although some of
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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF JOHNSON&JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON’s organizational structure is dictated by its corporate strategy. Johnson & Johnson has more than 250 companies located in 60 countries around the world. Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is organized into several business segments comprised of franchises and therapeutic categories. Consumer HealthcareThe Consumer segment includes a broad range of products used in the baby care‚ skin care‚ oral care‚ wound care
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Term Project Part II Southwestern University EOQ – 2006 My suggestion for Maddux would be to place his order with First Printing for both the programs‚ and the inserts. For the programs‚ Maddux should base his order on D=300‚000. He should order 31‚622 programs each order. This will equate to ten orders placed throughout the season‚ saving him over $45‚000 compared to Quality Printing‚ and only cost him an extra $2‚500 in pick-up costs. For the inserts‚ Maddux should base his order on D=250
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