Q_1 From the Exhibit 4‚ U.S. Frasch Sulphur Industry Prices and Profitability‚ 1940-1967‚ we can get the information about the variations in the return on invested capital earned by the industry over the several decades. In sulphur industry‚ the return on invested capital was around 15% from 1940 to 1945. From 1946‚ rate of return began to increase dramatically‚ starting from 16.2 %( 1945)‚ and reached 33.8% in 1950. This high rate of return kept for couples of years (1951-1955)‚ ranging from 29%
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Cost of equity and the WACC (see Table 1) Because US future risk premium ranges from 3% to 5%‚ the risk premium used in this case is 4%. In terms of unlevered beta of assets‚ we used average of the companies that is specialized for 21`only. Based on all above judgements‚ calculated cost of equity is 15.37%‚ and WACC is 12.01%. Calculation of NPVs Table 2 and Table 3 show the next 10 years cash flow of the Collinsville Plant without and with laminated graphite electrodes. Using the calculated
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Diversity can be defined in many different ways. Diversity is appreciation to the different characteristic elements. It makes individual unique atmosphere that promotes success and collective achievement. Diversity is age‚ culture‚ cognitive‚ ethnicity‚ identity‚ language‚ physical appeal‚ race‚ religious belief. A key to understand each other is to see that everyone is different. Not only people are different from me‚ but I am different from them. This distinction is important because the
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Performance Measurement and Financial Reporting A.Y. 2013-2014 Syllabus Part III: Performance Measurement Theoretical foundations and main performance tools ü The concept of value. Performance measurement: financial and management accounting ü Financial analysis: general concepts and basics ü Financial indicators: ratio analysis o Profitability ratios o Liquidity ratios o Capital structure ratios o Cost volume analysis‚ BEP and operating leverage o MVA and EVA ü
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MANAGING ABSENTEEISM Date: 1 March 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction 1 2. Reasons for absenteeism 1 3. Effects of absenteeism 2 4. Conclusions 4 5. Bibliography 5 MANAGING ABSENTEEISM 1. Introduction Absenteeism is a costly and disruptive problem and places unnecessary pressure on staff that are at work. Until they investigate‚ companies normally do not realise the cost of absenteeism until they actually measure
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Managing change is important in seeking the final component of successfully managing strategy‚ process‚ people and culture in most modern organizations. More and more‚ staying competitive in the face of demographic trends‚ technological innovations‚ and globalization requires organizations to change at much higher rates than ever before. Few people will argue with this statement‚ but fewer still will say their organization does a good job at managing those changes. Managing change well is a continuous
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Management and Diversity In order for management to make diversity work‚ managers must first understand the definition of diversity. Most simply explained‚ diversity encompasses all of the ways in which individuals are both similar and different. According to Lee Gardenswartz‚ “Diversity involves variations in factors we control as well as those over which we have no choice. These factors give us areas of commonality through which we can connect with others and aspects of difference from which
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Leading Innovation and Change Managing Innovation Managing Innovation Innovation is important to every organization in order to successfully gain better market shares‚ customer loyalty and more investments. Unfortunately‚ not all succeeds in innovating effectively‚ and most organizations struggle with it. According to Peters and Waterman (O’Sullivan‚ 2009‚ p. 38) in their book In Search of Excellence‚ firms who transform‚ adjust‚ responds to the shift in market’s needs and continuously
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influence of culture and respond respectfully to these cultural differences‚ values‚ and beliefs. This paper will define counseling and diversity and its disparities such as stereotypes and how they can be influenced from a counselor’s perspective. This paper is an expression of my current thinking regarding a theoretical perspective of counseling and diversity. Introduction Counseling is a conversational process that can be instrumental in the development of skills that help those effectively
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-1This acclaimed movie which highlights the racial stereotypes that exist in America was a classic example portraying how everyone without much thought has some sort of prejudgment in the way they treat others of different races. This paper will examine my reactions to this classic movie and explain how it represented the diverse culture we have in contemporary America. I have seen Crash many times and have always been amazed at the realness of the subject matter and great example of the melting
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