The essential goal behind the decision making policies of a bank is to capitalize on the wealth of the bank’s shareholders. At times, there are some managers in the banks that make decisions that are in their own best interest as to oppose to the shareholders interest. For instance, decisions that affect the growth of the bank may be proposed to raise employees salaries, where as larger banks have the tendency to provide more employee compensation. Also, “the compensation to a bank’s loan officers
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Notes 9: Expansion Decisions Objectives: To review analytical techniques used to justify expansion decisions To compare and contrast the NPV and APV methods of analysis Nature of expansion decisions Expansion cash flows Valuation alternatives: NPV; APV Derivation of NPV model Derivation of APV model Capital structure issues Topics: Initial Capital investment Additional Capital investment For replacement and expansion - $ FCF FCFs are a function of value chain
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organizations, strategic decisions play an important role in how the organization plans to expand its business and its profits. There are many factors management must consider before making a final decision as to which approach will provide the most benefits as well as bringing in the most capital. Each approach considered will present strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and risks that management must carefully consider. Each approach will also have an impact on the organization’s decision should they decide
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mission statement (http://www.cdr-inc.com/about/building_businesses.php): Question: C&D forced a number of changes on the Management Control System of Scotts. Some of these are discussed in the case: 1) Incentive Compensation, 2) Management Decision-Making Authority, 3) Monitoring and Advising Management. Why were these changes needed? O.M. Scott & Sons Company Leveraged Buyout Debt Covenants The organizational changes that Scott went through after the leveraged buyout were subtle, but extremely
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shareholders Summary * Corporate governance is the set of mechanisms used to manage the relationship among stakeholders and to determine and control the strategic direction and performance of organization. Effective governance that aligns managers’ decisions with shareholder’s interests can help produce a competitive advantage for the firm. * Three internal governance mechanisms (1) Ownership concentration, (2) The board of directors, (3) Executive compensation. The market of corporate control
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10 years. Assume the cost of capital is 10%. (10 Marks) a. Calculate the NPV of this investment opportunity, assuming all cash flows occur at the end of each year. Should the company make the investment? As the cash flows occur at the end of the year, being t the year we are calculation for the cash flow (R), when t=0 R=0. From t=1 to t=6, R=-200000$. After that, from t=7 to t=16, R=+300000$. Cost of capital, I, is 10% We need to use the Net Present Value decision rule. Using that formula in
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Foundation University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Iqra University Islamabad Campus, Pakistan Abstract: This study measures the relationship between organizational performance and financial management practices like capital structure decision, dividend policy, investment appraisal techniques, working capital management and financial performance assessment in Pakistani corporate sector. Sample of the study consisted of forty companies operating in Pakistan, related to different sectors and listed at Karachi Stock
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-enabled company to lower cost structure, charge low prices, gain market share, and become more profitable than its rivals -Dell lost competitive advantage in later half of 2000s HP offered bundled products, needed to find ways to sell to intermediaries & Apple differentiation -first step toward achieving objective is to describe in more detail what superior performance/competitive adv mean and to explain pivotal role that managers play in leading strategy-making process Strategic Leadership:
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operating budget has four principal purposes. 1. Fine Tuning the Strategic Plan: * The strategic plan of the last year can help the managers in preparation of the budgets. * And budget preparation also provides an opportunity to make decisions that will improve performance before a commitment is made. 2. Coordination: * Every responsibility center manager participates in the budget preparation process. * Manager’s individual planning is come together here and the inconsistencies
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Management Part Two: 1. What do you understand by wealth maximization? Ans : A process that increases the current net value of business or shareholder capital gains, with the objective of bringing in the highest possible return. The wealth maximization strategy generally involves making sound financial investment decisions which take into consideration any risk factors that would compromise or outweigh the anticipated benefits. 2. Discuss the concept of factoring. Factoring is
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