The Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business DePaul University FIN 555: Financial Management Prof. Joseph Vu Case Study Questions: Midland Energy Resources, Inc: Cost of Capital Janet Mortensen, senior vice president of project finance at Midland Energy Resources, is in the process of preparing her annual cost of capital estimates for Midland and each of its three divisions (oil and gas exploration and production (E&P), refining and marketing (R&M), and petrochemicals). These
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Introduction Fortis Inc., a company with interests in various North American electric utilities, is proposing to build the Chalillo dam on the Macal River in Belize, Central America. The dam would contribute to the economic development of the country by meeting the increasing demand from industry and consumers for electricity. The company believes that the dam is the most feasible, reliable, and cheap supply of electricity. Environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) oppose the project
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states “energy can neither be created or destroyed, only transferred from one form to another.” Afterburners used on jet turbine engines use the energy contained in fuel and the atmosphere more efficiently. Only about 25% of air entering a jet turbine engine is used for combustion. The remaining 75% is used for cooling the extremely hot portions of the engines. The afterburner is designed to harness the energy transferred from combustion into exhaust, and turn it into additional thrust energy for the
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Marshall School of Business Fall 2011 Financial Analysis and Valuation FBE 529 Monday, Wednesday Class Instructor: Lloyd Levitin Time and Place: 3:30 – 4:50 P.M.; JKP 212 Office: Accounting 301E Office Hours: M, W: 2:15-3:15 P.M.; T: 5-6 P.M., and by appointment Office Phone (USC): 213-740-6524 Office Phone (Home): 310-858-0260 Email Address: levitin@marshall.usc.edu (preferred method of communication; please
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CSR 3.3.1 Arguments Against 3.3.2 Arguments For 3.3.3 Summary of the key debates 4 Methodology 5 CSR at Apple Inc. 5.1 Apple's profile 5.2 Reasons to engage in CSR 5.3 CSR policies at Apple Inc. 5.4 Type of CSR approach taken by Apple Inc. 5.5 Key dilemmas within CSR challenges 5.5.1. Labour and human rights 5.5.2. Workers’ health and safety 5.6 CSR tactics at Apple Inc. 6 Conclusion 7 References Word Count: 2837 1 Executive Summary Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has
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* Case #3 Value Chain Analysis of CHS Inc. (20 points) * * Please provide a value chain analysis of CHS Inc.’s business model. Specifically, for each primary and secondary activity in which CHS Inc. has a substantial value-creating activity, list the key components of this activity. Identify at least one value-chain activity that is a “core competence” creating economic value for CHS Inc. To encourage conciseness, there is a limit of two pages for this assignment. You may
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The Gap Inc.: The CSR Evaluation of Gap Inc. Outline of the notable ethical decisions made by Gap Inc. and their impacts on the company In 2003, Gap Inc. was sued for its usage of child labor and sweatshop factories in its subsidiary in Saipan. The decision to use child labor and sweatshop in Saipan was made by the management of Gap Inc. that could either be seen as egoism or utilitarianism (Smith, 2004). On one hand, on the egoism perspective, Gap Inc. could have decided to use child
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Accounting in Business Assignment #1 Student Number is 9487165 Assignment Reference: AiB/9487165/Jan14/A1 Part A - Part A.1 – Cash Budget Explanatory Notes for Cash Budget items calculations Part A.2 - Income Statement Including Explanatory notes Part A.3 - Balance Sheet Including Explanatory notes Part B – Ratios Calculation B.1 – Return on Capital Employed B.2 – Cash Conversion Cycle B.3 – Gearing B.4 – Interest Cover B.5 – Current Ratio Part
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Strategic Research Project Analysis: NOBLE ENERGY, INC Respectfully Submitted to: Dr Shengsheng Charlie Huang Strategic Management MGMT 4309- Fall 2013 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3.1 Company Background 3.2 Purpose of the study 3. External Analysis 4.3 General Environmental Analysis 4.4.1 Demographic Segment 4.4.2 Economic Segment 4.4.3 Political/Legal Segment 4.4.4 Socio-Cultural Segment
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Jamaica Water Properties A Case Study The case is about an accounting fraud that involves the Jamaica Water Properties, Inc. The fraud was characterized by misapplication of purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, recording fictitious assets, improper accounting for NOLCO, non-recording of appropriate allowances for uncollectible receivables, and misapplication of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting for long-term contracts. Ernest Grendi made the fraud possible, company
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