N ucor P reparation Questions 1. What have been the sources of Nucor’s competitive advantage so far (namely‚ up until 1986)? Do you think “business as usual” is likely to continue generating the same profits for Nucor? Why? 2. What are the technological risks associated with thin-slab casting? (What could go wrong and how bad would it be? You may find the spreadsheet posted with these preparation questions helpful here.) 3. What are the market risks associated with thin-slab casting? (What
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ch10 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. The capital gains yield plus the dividend yield on a security is called the: A. geometric return. B. average period return. C. current yield. D. total return. 2. The expected return on a security in the market context is: A. a negative function of execs security risk. B. a positive function of the beta. C. a negative function of the beta. D. a positive function of the excess security
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of the following correctly completes the next sentence? The value of any asset is the present value of all future a. 0 profits it is expected to provide b. 0 revenue it is expected to provide c. 0 net working capital it is expected to provide d. 0 cash flows it is expected to provide Objective: Compare and contrast the market value of an asset or liability from the book value. 4. Original maturity refers to a. 0 a technical accounting term that encompasses the conventions‚ rules‚ and procedures
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As with any other merger analysis‚ we need to examine the present value of the incremental cashflows. The cash flow today from the acquisition is the acquisition costs plus the dividends paidtoday‚ or:Acquisition of Hybrid–$550‚000‚000Dividends from Hybrid$150‚000‚000Total–$400‚000‚000Using the information provided‚ we can determine the cash flows to Birdie Golf from acquiringHybrid Golf. All earnings not retained are paid as dividends‚ so the cash flows for the next five yearswill be: Year 1Year
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Questions: 1. What are the yearly cash flows that are relevant for this investment decision? Do not forget the effect of taxes and the initial investment amount. (Submit an excel spreadsheet into D2L containing your computations.) Worldwide Paper Company (WPC) has an opportunity to take on a new project. With this project they would be considering an addition of a new on-site Longwood wood yard. The yearly cash flows for this investment seem to be very good if everything remained or exceeded the assumptions
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The use of Return on Investment (ROI) causes managers to consider income and investment when making decisions. A company’s return on investment is the measure of income or profit divided by the investment required to obtain that income or profit (Horngren‚ Sundem‚ Stratton‚ Burgstahler‚ and Schatzberg‚ 2008). ROI can be used as a test of profitability. The formula for ROI is ROI = Net Income ÷ Total Assets. Guillermo‚ like most investors wants the maximum income‚ considering he is given the same
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Sharpe’s Portfolio Student Assignment 1. Returns and Risk Estimate and compare the returns and variability (i.e. annual standard deviation over the past five years) of Reynolds and Hasbro with that of the S&P 500 Index. Which stock appears to be riskiest? Reynolds appears to be the riskiest stock based on the returns and variability alone currently holding the highest average return out of two at 1.87%. With their higher return rate over the three they also hold the highest standard
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Intercontinental University Managerial Accounting 310 Instructor: Matt Keogh 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
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NPV is short for Net Present Value and it makes difference between the present value and cost of a project. In addition‚ NPV takes into account all cash flows through out the whole life of the projects‚ as well as the time value of money. And it compares like with like as all inflows and outflows are discounted to today¡¯s date. Also‚ the cost of capital is very unlikely to be changed over a period of time. To judge if the NPV is good‚ we should see the value of it‚ and the rule is the high the better
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discounted cash flow (DCF In finance‚ discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis is a method of valuing a project‚ company‚ or asset using the concepts of the time value of money. All future cash flows are estimated and discounted to give their present values (PVs) — the sum of all future cash flows‚ both incoming and outgoing‚ is the net present value (NPV)‚ which is taken as the value or price of the cash flows in question. Using DCF analysis to compute the NPV takes as input cash flows and a discount
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