Capital budgeting is the bulk investment decision; such as investment in purchasing plant, in new project, and acquisition of a factory.
These investments may prove wrong, if risks in the investments are not analysed properly. Therefore, risk factor analysing is very prominent.
Risk factor analysing: this is an issue analysing all those risks associated in capital budgeting; suppose exchange rate factor may not be so crucial now while investing in foreign project, because both the countries have stable governments and they are cooperative to each other; but, this situation may not remain in the long-run and there may be disturbance in future exchange rates; this can’t be predicted today correctly. Therefore, the issue of risk factors may ruin a capital budgeting decision.
What is the most prominent issue faced by an financial manager in any capital budgeting decision?
The financial manager has three major tasks. These involve making decisions about capital budgeting, capital structure and working capital management. As I indicated earlier, "the acquiring funds" part or "the finding the lowest cost funds" part corresponds to capital structure decision. Should the firm borrow money from the bank, issue bonds or stocks to generate funds? This would be a capital structure decision. Finding profitable investments part of "finding those investment projects with the highest return adjusted for risk" part...
Discussion question on the hedging decision faced by multinationals Capital structure question (discussion) Capital budgeting questions (discussion) Forecasting exchange rates (quant and/or theory) Swaps (Practical and/or Theory) Hedging Theory (Economic / Translation exposure) Discussion questions Risk Management (Practical) Foreign Direct Investment (discussion) Forms of Debt / Equity Financing (discussion) By discussion it means "Please explain"
Define the most important capital budgeting techniques. name at least two (2) capital budgeting techniques (e.g., NPV, IRR) that you used to arrive investment decision.
8. Conclusions about capital budgeting The decision process Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check all that...
7. Conclusions about capital budgeting The decision process Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check all that...
7. Conclusions about capital budgeting The decision process Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check all that...
9. Conclusions about capital budgeting Aa Aa E The decision process Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid?...
Capital Budgeting Decision Methods 11 CHICAGOVALVE COMPANY Although he was hired as a financial analyst after completing his MBA, Richard Houston's first assignment at Chicago Valve was with the firm's marketing department Historically, the major focus of Chicago Valve's sales effort was on demonstrating the reliability and technological supe. riority of the firm's product line. However, many of Chicago Valve's traditional customers have embarked on cost cutting programs in recent years. As a result, Chicago Valve's marketing director asked Houston's...
In today's volatile market, what do you think is the most important step in capital budgeting financial analysis? Why?
6. Conclusions about capital budgeting Aa Aa The decision process Before making capital budgeting decisions, finance professionals often generate, review, analyze, select, and implement long-term investment proposals that meet firm-specific criteria and are consistent with the firm's strategic goals. Companies often use several methods to evaluate the project's cash flows and each of them has its benefits and disadvantages. Based on your understanding of the capital budgeting evaluation methods, which of the following conclusions about capital budgeting are valid? Check...