Climatic Change and Community Sustainability Climatic change is a significant drawback to community sustainability. The impacts of climatic change reduce an individual’s ability to conduct activities that enhance sustainability. Change in atmospheric temperature leads to various health problems that interfere with the quality of life. In many cases, resources are diverted to combat the negative results of climatic changes. The resources would have been used in other sectors, such as education and agriculture, to promoted sustainable developments. Further climatic change interferes with the resources meant for the future generation (Pandey, 2020). From the course readings, it was noted that various factors, such as greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, land-use changes, soot, and aerosols, are the significant causes of climatic changes. Drastic changes in the global climate thwart the efforts of communities to attain self-sustainability (Burn, 1994). As it becomes one of the major worldwide challenges, this paper intends to provide critical analysis of how climatic change prevents sustainability. Climatic change destabilizes the earth’s temperature equilibrium and has adverse effects on the environment and human beings that thwarts efforts for sustainable…
A brief synopsis of the concepts of managerial finance Managerial finance is concerned with the effect of certain financial techniques on businesses. After reading the concepts presented in the textbook, the most important ones identified are the cost of capital and the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The former one refers to the amalgamated cost of various sources such as preference shares, retained earnings, debt, and equity (Lambert, Leuz & Verrecchia, 2007). The cost of capital varies in accordance with the cost of the source. The usage of the type of source varies depending on the needs of the firm. It gives rise to the concept of WACC. Understanding both the concepts from the viewpoint of an organization and an investor is vital. One of the components of the cost of capital is the cost of debt. It signifies the rate of interest that an organization is supposed to pay while increasing the debt capital (Modigliani & Miller, 1958). An organization can reduce its tax liability because, in a real-life situation, total interest paid in order to raise…
A discussion on the crucial concepts of managerial finance Managerial finance is often described as a hybrid approach that combines the concepts of managerial accounting with those adopted from corporate finance. Sound knowledge of financial management helps in the creation of organizational value while promoting agility by efficiently allocating scarce resources between the competing opportunities for business. Thus it is essential to understand its key concepts, some of which are discussed below. Essential concepts discussed in the chapter Incremental cash flow The term refers to the flow of cash in an organization as a result of undertaking a new project. It enables the organizational leaders to compare multiple opportunities and decide on the most fruitful investment option in hand. Financing cost: The cost of finances is described as the costs in addition to the interest and various other charges that are associated with lending money for building or purchasing assets. Sunk cost: It refers to the costs incurred by the entity which cannot be recovered any longer. These costs must be considered during the investment decision-making process. Incremental cost: It…
Social costs in transport economics Transport economics majorly entail matters related to the economics of transport systems such as environmental implications of transport supply, role economics plays in enhancing transport logistics and the financing of transport infrastructure. Modern transport is characterized by the intensive support of roads, rails ports, air control systems, and bridges among others. The intensity and modernity of contemporary transport systems have led to the growth of the study of transport economics beyond the elements of repair or build. Part of the new discussions relating to transport economics is transported systems associated costs. According to elementary economics theory, the supply of anything is an appositive function of its price. Part of transport economics price is external costs which refer to the uncompensated effects. Instead, costs, transport system, and its users have on the society and or part of it which are the social costs (Button, 2010). Social values refer to the cost of externalities to the community that comes with a business or an economic sector. The transport sector is highly characterized by social costs and more…
Managerial finance – In-depth analysis of concepts and differences between concepts In Managerial Finance, the consequences of certain financial techniques, methods, and concepts are explored. The technical aspects of finance can be amalgamated with management studies so that the decision-making process goes smoothly. Investors can make buying or purchasing decisions based on market demand and supply. Reasons for an investor behind purchasing an option instead of shares of the underlying stock An investor would be interested in purchasing options rather than shares because options have a range of advantages. In case an underlying stock price reduces and results in put options’ strike price, the investor can easily buy the share available on strike price instead of purchasing the share by paying high prices (Black, 1975). The investor can make a choice regarding the types of put options to sell. The investor can also select the best strike price and can even control the price he/she will pay for a stock. Stock options have added advantages. The premium that the investor would receive in case of puts is likely to offer…
Managerial Finance Sensitivity analysis, incremental cash flow, and risk analysis Sensitivity analysis – a look into the concept The term sensitivity analysis is used to refer to the method employed for the determination of the impacts made by the values of independent variables upon a specific dependent variable under consideration under a particular group of assumptions. The usage of this analysis is dependent upon the input variable – either one or more, under preset limits, as, for example, the impact that a change in the rate of interest will have over the price of a bond. This technique is also called what-if analysis. Sensitivity analysis finds application in a wide range of activities and systems – be it planning a vacation based upon specific variables under consideration or important organizational decisions at the corporate level. The prime principle based on which this analysis technique works is to observe the changes in behavior once the model under consideration is changed (Allaire, Jouve & Toader, 2004). For conducting a sensitivity analysis, it is essential to pay attention to the involved parameters. The…
Case study of Frontier Agriculture Limited and the Red Cross Company, United Kingdom. Introduction. Frontier Agriculture Limited is the largest for profit agricultural company in the United Kingdom. At first, it was dealing with primary agriculture whereby they used to plant crops and rear animals hence getting their returns from the sale of these agricultural products. Due to the increase in the demand of such products as a result of demographic adjustments, Frontier Agriculture Limited was gained a lot of popularity and hence their sale per unit value increased accordingly. Demographic adjustments lead to the faster growth of the company from offering low value products to a multicompany having customers from many corners of United Kingdom. Currently, Frontier Agriculture Limited has majored in crop and animal research where they study the anatomy of these organisms hence aiming at bringing more grades of them to the market. The company has a management of over one thousand people and very many subordinate employees. It has a large customer base which has made it very popular. The reason as to why Frontier Agriculture…
In what ways and to what extent have the EU’s core interests in the Maghreb changed as a result of the Arab Spring? Introduction The union of the Arab Maghreb, also known as Arab Maghreb Union was established in the year 1989 with its founding members including Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco and Mauritania. Due to closer relationships among these countries, there was an agreement which lead to the signing of the Treaty of Marrakesh which was aimed at increasing the welfare of the native citizens of these founder countries. The treaty had a main goal of assisting in the ending of the book famine which was faced by the people who were visually impaired, including the blind and the disabled as well. The treaty required the member countries to have an exemption to the domestic patent law to govern the visually impaired and the print disabled people. These groups where therefore entitled to the rights of education as a call was made to produce more books for them after the patent rights had been granted. In order to support their…
Potential questionnaire design and administration problems Bias through wording and ordering of questions Since the population under research is large, there is possibility of biased questions to the respondents. For instance, a series of questions querying the respondent on the food usage patterns in different areas and their preferences on food in question may result to a biased assessment. The use of open ended questions Since a large sample size is involved, the use of open ended questions when designing questionnaire may result to a varied range of answers making the comparison meaningless. This is because the topic on food usage patterns and preferences is wide and may require a detailed information. For instance, the study of senior citizens in USA may demand clear understanding on statistical characteristics of the population (Fraser et al, 2015). Other information that may be required include; understanding the current market and future trends. This may result to complications. Questions in which respondents may have incomplete knowledge When designing a questionnaire, there is a possibility of asking questions that some senior citizens of USA food…
Public Budgeting and Finance n order to fully examine the functions of the OMB, develop a paper that analyzes the powers of this office. Then, be sure to include the following: Identify the mandates of the OMB. Compare and contrast the procedures and responsibilities of the OMB with the CBO. Determine, in your evaluation, how these federal offices affect your US Healthcare Support your paper with a minimum of five resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages[unique_solution] Public Budgeting and Finance n order to fully examine the functions of the OMB, develop a paper that analyzes the powers of this office. Then, be sure to include the following: Identify the mandates of the OMB. Compare and contrast the procedures and responsibilities of the OMB with the CBO. Determine, in your evaluation, how these federal offices affect your US Healthcare Support your paper with a minimum of five resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles,…