I. OVERVIEW/ INTRODUCTION As a tropical country, the Philippines has untapped vast potential of solar energy; yet in 1980’s, solar application is beyond the bound of possible solutions in rural, remote areas in the country. Thus in February 27, 1981, Federal Republic of Germany and Republic of the Philippines entered into a contract to develop applications of solar energy in the Philippines. This project was called the Philippine German Solar Energy Project (PGSEP) which was funded by the German
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evaluate the effectiveness of their business practices, and make adjustments when necessary. Intersect Investment Company has struggled since September 11, 2001. In the search for a solution to their problem, it is important for Intersect Investment to conduct benchmarking research. The decisions for company restructuring is done by a process called benchmarking. In the case of Intersect Investments, both competitive and generic bench marking, can be evaluated and applied. The following is an analysis
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ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT KAREN GATMEN - MBA-TEP Section 2 Dr. Josefina Dalandan ANSWER: 1. Yes , there is Opportunity Cost . By definition - The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way, the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action. In this scenario the decision of getting Bert as the supplier which offers a savings of 600.00 without any guarantee of quality and timeliness of delivery over Juan’s
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consumption * Investments should provide appropriate compensation for forgone consumption * WE DON'T TAKE ON ADDITIONAL RISK UNLESS WE EXPECT TO COMPENSATED WITH ADDITIONAL RETURN * The Time Value of Money * A dollar received today is more valuable than a dollar received in the future because of opportunity cost * Costs and future benefits of investments should be measured in present values * If present value of future benefits exceed costs, then investment should be
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services and financial management for corporations. Finance takes information that it collects from accountants then creates a proposal to establishing a plan that will help maximize profits. Finance are responsible for financial planning, prognosis investment, recognize and understand how monetary affects the cost and the availability of funds. Accounting Accounting is traditionally defined as the bookkeeping for a business.() It collects data and organizes business’s financial data. The
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1. Abstract The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Modified Internal Rate (MIRR) of Return are imperative to understanding the investment on a project and the expected returns or profitability. Under the valuation method of IRR is to accept the project which has the greater number of required rate of return, or otherwise, reject the project. However, MIRR is better indicator of the project’s true profitability IRR v. MIRR Valuation Methods The Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
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To create a portfolio, investors must invest in different assets, possibly in different countries. As learned from a team project, a well diversified investment must have different types of securities and possibly have investments located in different countries. It can help to reduce the risk as compared to the asset investment, also known as taking stand alone risk, in their domestic country. The risk minimizes because there is a difference that exists in the economic growth. Because of this diversification
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Located in Southeast Asia, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is bordered to the north by the People’s Republic of China, to the west by Laos and Cambodia, and to the east and south by the South China Sea. The country is a mere 127,000 square miles but has a population of almost 86.2 million. The language is Vietnamese, and the principal religion Buddhism, although there are a number of small minorities, including Confucian, Christian (mainly Catholic), Caodist, Daoist, and Hoa Hao. In recent
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professionals, “and government cost-control efforts” (Light, 2005, p.298). A meeting conducted by the Investment Committee of New England Health Care, in January 2003, focused on the target asset allocations of its three long-term investment funds. Which include the Long-Term Pool of endowment-like funds, the assets of a final-salary pension plan, and the assets of a cash balance pension plan. The Investment Committee is responsible for tasks related to funds performance evaluations, formulating each funds
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Question 1.6 In short, the objective of this question is to propose a fixed-for-floating interest rate swap that will reduce of cost of borrowing for both parties involved. The available fixed- and floating interest rates are summarized in the following table: | Company A | Company X | Fixed | 10% | 12% | Floating | LIBOR + 0.25% | LIBOR + 0.75% | As can be seen from the table, Company A has an absolute borrowing advantage in the sense that Company A has access to both lower fixed
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