Indian Economy: Progress and Prospects By Deepak Mohanty ∗ It is an honour and privilege for me to be speaking at Harvard to such a distinguished audience. I thank Professor Benjamin Friedman and Professor Tarun Khanna for this opportunity. I will be speaking on the Indian Economy. India is home to 1.21 billion people, which is about 17.4 per cent of the global population. However, it accounts for only 2.4 per cent of world GDP in US dollar terms and 5.5 per cent in purchasing power parity (ppp)
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HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL 9-292-013 REV: JANUARY 4, 2002 Butler Lumber Company To examine Butler’s current financial situation and to answer the question of how well Butler is doing are not an easy task. There are many things to look into. Let us start with net working capital. Net working capital= current assets- current liabilities | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | current assets | 468 | 596 | 776 | 932 | current liabilities | 260 | 375 | 535 | 690 | net working capital | 208
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1.&2. Why does MR. Butler have to borrow so much money to support this profitable business? Do you agree with his estimate of the company’s loan requirements? How much will he need to borrow to finance his expected expansion in sales? According to the given information in the materials, Mr. Butler expects the net sales in 1991 would be 3.6 million. So the expected growth rate will be 3600K/2679Kx100%=33.6%. EBIT =Net sales-cost of goods sold-operating expense Assuming the cost of goods sold, operating
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Shumann Butler Lumber Company Background: Butler Lumber Company had been founded in 1981 in a suburb of a large city in the Pacific Northwest. The company s operations were limited to the retail distribution of lumber products. Their typical products included plywood, moldings, and sash and door products. Despite good profits Butler Lumber Company experienced a shortage in cash and found it necessary to increase its bank loans. Issues: y y Why does a Profitable company such as Butler Lumber
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base salary plus commission, they can grow the revenues even more. By having this person work on commission, this will eat into the profit margin for the materials he is selling. But the net impact to the BLC will be positive. I would advise Mr. Butler to select the LOC for up to $465,000 because he can take out as little as he needs. He does not need all $465,000 this quarter, but he may need some in the first and last quarters of the year because he obtains 55% of his revenues in the second and
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The issues presented in the Butler Lumber case deal with the financing of growth. The main problem is that the company needs additional financing due to rapid growth and they are trying to decide whether or not to enter into a loan contract for $465,000 with Northrop National Bank in addition to their already $247,000 loan from Suburban National Bank. However, the Suburban National Bank is also deciding if it should lend the money to Butler Lumber. Suburban anticipated sales in 1991 to be $3.6
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CASO BUTLER LUMBER COMPANY DIPLOMADO CONTROL DE GESTION UCSC PROFESOR : JUAN GALLEGOS M. SITUACION DE LA EMPRESA La situación de la empresa Butler al primer trimestre del año 1991 es la siguiente : 1. Una empresa en crecimiento en ventas, esperándose un 30% de incremento el presente año 1991, manteniendo el crecimiento del año 1990; considerando además un crecimiento de 59% durante los tres últimos años. 2. La empresa enfrenta una alta presión financiera , inicialmente
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3. In order to choose between trade credit and a bank loan as a source of funds, Mr. Butler needs to determine if he can pay the supplier offering trade credit within the agreed upon time frame. If he is unable to make the payment to his suppliers on time, then he should choose bank loans. This decision should be based upon Mr. Butler’s ability to cover the full amount he owns within the 30 day period given by his supplier, and if possible to pay within the 10 day period in order to receive the 2%
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The Butler The movie is about a man called Cecil Gaines who grew up on a cotton plantation. The son of the plantation owner, Miss Annabelle, rapes his mother, and then shoots his father. Miss Annabelle feels sorry for the boy and promotes him to be, housenigger. Miss Annabelle teaches him to serve, and how to behave around white people. When he gets older he leaves the plantation, only to find himself homeless and jobless. In a moment of hunger and despair he chooses to brake in to a hotel to steal
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Butler Lumber Case Study I. Statement of Financial Problem Butler Lumber Company, a growing profitable business has exhausted its credit limit and the key issues facing it are: 1. Need for additional funds to continue the growth 2. Need to consolidate debt 3. Need to improve cash flexibility. In this case study I will be discussing following problem: Why has Butler Lumber been profitable in the increasing volume of sales but at the same time it is experiencing cash difficulties
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