Executive Summary - Valuation of Manufacturing Plant of American Chemical Corporation (ACC) Problem Statement This report discusses; 1- Determination of weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cash flows and NPV of ACC’s Collinsville Plant with and without Laminate technology. 2- Evaluation of plant’s acquisition proposal on economic grounds. 3- Evaluation of plant’s acquisition proposal on strategic grounds. 4- Strategic issues associated with the proposal. 5- At the given price and terms
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Authors: Philip Larson American Chemical Corporation I prepared my answers by myself before discussing the case with anyone else. I only consulted other members of this class and this work is my own. In particular, I consulted Matt Thompson. 1) Do the circumstances surrounding the sale of the Collinsville plant play any role in your willingness to buy the assets? If so, how, if not, why not? On
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Dixon Corporation, an American specialty chemicals producer, wants to buy Collinsville plant in October 1979 from American Chemical Corporation, another typical chemicals company. This plant initially costs $ 12 million, and additional optional $ 2.25 million needed to buy and install laminate technology to increase efficiency and profitability of the plant in order. A firm that is operating in the interests of its shareholders should accept all projects that increase the wealth of the shareholders
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En junio de 1979, American Chemical Corporation anunció una oferta pública de todos y cada uno de los acciones de la Corporación de papel Universal. Estadounidense fue uno de los mayores química diversificada empresas en los Estados Unidos (Anexo 1). Universal era un papel de gran tamaño y de la empresa de celulosa (Anexo 2). Gestión de Universal se opuso a la toma de posesión y, entre otras cosas, demandó en una corte federal tienen la oferta de compra bloqueado por motivos de que la adquisición
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(1) Are all the benefits of the ERP investment reasonable? Are the costs reasonable? ERP systems are information systems that allow an organization to run a synchronized configuration that strategically connects all aspects of a business, especially with the decision making and flexibility of the information system. In addition to the performance incentives, there are some operational benefits too. The major benefits that the company will incur after this project implementation are as follows:
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American Chemical Case The American Chemical Corporation wanted to buy any and all shares of the Universal Paper Corporation because of their combined efforts in the production of sodium chlorate. To do so without violating the Clayton Act, American agreed to sell their Collinsville production plant to Dixon Corporation. Dixon wants to buy the Collinsville plant to help diversify its specialty chemical product line. This plant initially cost 12 million dollars with an additional 2.25 million
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paper, housing, and clothing and to extinguish a Class A fire you have to use foam, water, or a dry chemical. Class B fires are flammable liquids and gases and have to be extinguished with a dry chemical, Bromotrifluoromethane, and other halogenated compounds, foam, and CO2. Class C fires are electrical and to put out an electrical fire you have to use Bromotrifluoromethane, CO2, or a dry chemical. Class D fires are combustibles, easily oxidized metals such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and zirconium
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ll high school students and international equivalents are invited to submit an essay about the recent effects and future promises of science in our society. Write about particular discoveries, events, or persons from science in current events or present a more general account of the changes and developments. Each essay must be accompanied by a statement of acknowledged validity by a teacher in the field of the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics. Students must submit their essays
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1974 to do graduate studies in Chemical Engineering at Montpelier University France, after receiving his undegraduate degree in the same field from UST Kumasi ( 1970-74). Prior to his undergraduate work, Dr. Mensah attended Wesley College practice school, Kumasi and Adisadel college Cape Coast. Dr. Mensah who is fluent in French won the National French competition in Ghana, both at the O Levels (1968) and A Levels 1970. held at Accra. He holds Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Montpelier University
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Case Study: Lincoln Savings and Loan Association In 1978, Charles Keating, Jr. began focusing his time and energy on his business endeavours when he founded the real estate firm, American Continental Corporation (ACC). Six years later, ACC acquired Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which was headquartered in Phoenix, although its principal operations were in California. In his application to purchase Lincoln, Keating pledged to regulatory authorities that he would retain the Lincoln management
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