Analysis on the Effects of Population Growth Overview Imagine you have been hired as a consultant for the United Nations. You have been asked to write an analysis on how global population growth has caused the following problem and how it affects a developing country of your choosing: A growing global population that consumes natural resources is partially to blame for the release of […]

Math questions:   Archer Daniels Midland Company is considering buying a new farm that it plans to operate for 10 years. The farm will require an initial investment of $12.00 million. This investment will consist of $2.30 million for land and $9.70 million for trucks and other equipment. The land, all trucks, and all other equipment is expected to be sold at the end of […]

The Effect of Leverage on Firm Earnings                                                                                                                   A […]

Warren Buffet made a bet 11 years ago with anyone who wanted to take him up on it that net returns on a passive investment in an S&P 500 index fund would beat returns on any other actively managed fund the person on the other side of the bet wanted to select, over a 10-year period.  I think it was a $1 million bet, and […]

Final Exam (Part II) 50 points                   Given the following information for Syarikat Co., find the WACC. The company’s tax rate is 35%.                                       Debt: 7,000 8% coupon bonds outstanding, 20 years to maturity, selling for 104% of par, […]

(Preparation of a cash budget) The Sharp Corporations projectedsales for the first eight months of 2011 are as follows:January $89,000 May $300,000February $120,500 June 269,000March $134,500 July 224,100April 240,900 August 150,500Of Sharp’s sales, 10 percent is for cash, another 60 percent is collected in the month following the sale, and 30 percent is collected in the second month following the sale. November and December sales […]

FINM3005/7044 Corporate Valuation/Applied Valuation Semester 1, 2014 Assignments Select one company from the list below, to be your subject of analysis for both Assignments 1 and 2:  Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (CCL)  Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (HVN)  iiNET Ltd (IIN)  Village Roadshow Ltd (VRL) Assignment 1 Weighting: 10% of assessment Due date: By 4pm Wednesday 26 March 2014 Word limit: 1000 words […]

Assignment 1: Discussion—The Leader as Communicator   Can you imagine an effective leader who is not an effective communicator? Leadership communication skills are very important. Some would call effective communication the most important leadership competency. Without the skills of effective communication, you will not be an effective leader, especially in this complex, fast-paced environment.   It is important for the leader to create an environment […]

Instructions Milestone 3: Purpose Statement Work with your chair to determine any specific instructions or guidance that he or she may have for you. The topic you are refining and the problem (gap) you are analyzing can often be stated as an umbrella question. An umbrella question is the big picture that guides your research. It is your high-level research question. Think of it this […]

  In this thread I continue my discussion of reinforcement theory by presenting the idea of contingency which refers to the relationship between a behavior and a reinforcer. If you can get a goodie (a reinforcer) without engaging in a prerequisite behavior, then that reinforcer is said to be noncongingent. If the only way you can get a reinforcer is to do a particular behavior, […]