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Showing 1 to 20 of 97 for “"capital expenditure"”.
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Analyzing capital expenditure in commercial real estate assets
… of inclusion into a long-term portfolio. Capital Expenditures can significantly hamper this income return of commercial properties and mislead the investors into making misguided decisions. However, there has long been an informational vacuum about capital expenditure and the current …
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Some principal organizational parameters affecting the capital expenditure process
… organizational parameters affecting the capital expenditure process. A primary objective that has operational significance for capital expenditure decision-making purposes was developed. The primary objective was formulated in a framework of uncertainty utilizing the basic characteristics …
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A methodology for linking three efficiencies for capital expenditure justification
… uses the link developed earlier for justifying capital expenditures. Two scenarios have been used to demonstrate the methodology in two phases. The first phase deals with the formulation of the link between physical efficiency, economic efficiency, and organizational efficiency. The second phase …
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Development of a strategic capital-expenditure decision model incorporating the product abandonment option
… to help U.S. manufacturers make world-class capital expenditure decisions. To this end, an extensive taxonomic analysis was first conducted to investigate the product abandonment analysis topic as treated in the literature of engineering economy, financial management, management accounting, …
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The tax treatment of interest incurred by mining companies to finance mining capital expenditure
… of interest incurred in financing mining capital expenditure. The capital expenditure under consideration is shaft-sinking and mining equipment. The reason for concern as regards this form of capital expenditure lies in the provisions of section 36(11)(a) of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 …
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Underspending of capital expenditure at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa: current state of knowledge and a research agenda
… and other station infrastructure is extremely capital intensive. Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has on numerous occasions been allocated a capital expenditure (CAPEX) budget by the National Treasury, specifically for the afore-listed capital projects. However, despite the …
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An assessment of capital expenditure, required to establish a steel distribution business, as a barrier to entry into the steel distribution industry
… steel industry, and especially access to finance capital, require policy interventions to assist entrepreneurs to enter into the industry. This paper explores the barriers to entry for new entrants in the industry, with particular focus on capital expenditure as the main barrier to entry and seeks …
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Depreciation, incentives and capital expenditure: A study of New Zealand public companies with special reference to the efficacy of special depreciation and investment allowances
… allowances were introduced to stimulate the capital outlays of firms. In this investigation we determine the extent to which these allowances actually influenced the timing or amount of capital expenditure undertaken by fifty-five companies which participated in a questionnaire survey. These …
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Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi struktur modal perusahaan yang terdaftar di JII periode 2011-2013
… NDTS, struktur aktiva, pertumbuhan perusahaan, capital expenditure, dan risiko bisnis terhadap Struktur modal Perusahaan yang Terdaftar di JII periode 2011-2013. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Kuantitatif Deskriptif. Objek penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang terdaftar di JII dengan …
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An Assessment of the Impact of Working Capital Management on Cash Holdings: Case Study of Listed Companies in Tanzania
… study aimed at assessing the impact of working capital management on cash holdings. Theoretical perspective, empirical studies and conceptual framework were considered. In data and collection, interviews for collection of primary data and the use of companies’ financial statements and annual …
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A comparative analysis of the meaning of 'mining operations' for income tax purposes
… of these favourable tax concessions is the 100% capital expenditure allowance. Access to this allowance is dependent on the interpretation of the definition of "mining operations" in section 1(1) of the Income Tax Act, No. 58 of 1962 ("the ITA"). Currently, there is legal uncertainty in SA …
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The impact of foreign aid on government fiscal behaviour: evidence from ethiopia
… it joined the World Bank group in 1945, foreign capital inflow has remained an important source of revenue for the government. This paper examines the fiscal impact of aid inflow into Ethiopia using time series data for the period 1975-2005. The empirical findings reveal that inflow of foreign …
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"Successful fiscal adjustments" : empirical evidence from South Africa
… Generally the adjustment is mostly felt on the expenditure side. As in most developing countries, capital expenditure is the main target for cuts. However, the size of the reduction in capital expenditure is smaller in successful adjustments. Furthermore, these adjustments record spending cuts …
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Root-cause analysis and characterization of oxygen-related defects in silicon PV material : an approach from macro to nanoscale
… to be a scalable and reliable technology. A capital expenditure reduction of 70% has been found to be necessary to meet the climate targets of 7-10 TW of PV by 2030. This can be achieved through different channels: improving conversion efficiency and device performance of silicon modules, …
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Three Essays In Finance
… more in R&D (risky assets), do not have more capital expenditure (less risky) but hold less cash (safest assets); (3) when industry Tobin's Q rises, increase R&D to a larger extent, do not do so with capital expenditure and cut more dividends; and (4) are more likely to use excess cash to …
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Scalable fault management architecture for dynamic optical networks : an information-theoretic approach
… with an objective of keeping the diagnostic capital expenditure and the diagnostic operation effort low. Instead of the aforementioned passive monitoring paradigm based on parity checks, we propose a proactive lightpath probing paradigm: optical probing signals are sent along a set of …
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The impact of innovation on corporate emission
… four independent variables: Environmental R&D Expenditure; Disclosure on Pollution, Resource, and Water R&D; and Disclosure on Green Capital Expenditure. To control for other potential influences on emissions, Commitment Consistency, Total Waste and Market Capitalization are included as control …
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Dynamic Time Metered Delivery (DTMD) : potential effect on the goals of the Federal Communications Commission's "National Broadband Plan."
… income urban communities. With DTMD and without capital expenditure, the current broadband un-served can be enabled with a broadband speed of minimum 5Mbps on their current phone lines. The cost for a phone company to provide the service goes from being a capital expenditure to a consumable …
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Financial characteristics of takeover targets in the gaming industry
… size, profitability, liquidity, leverage, capital expenditure, cash reserve capacity, operational efficiency and returns on invested capital. The takeover likelihood in the gaming industry is found to be positively related with the size, operational efficiency and liquidity of a firm, and …
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