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Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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Reggie Needs a Car (B)
Eades, Kenneth M.; Sinclair, Safiya; Fairchild, Gregory B.Case DARDEN-F-1885-EFinanceIn this case, fry cook Reggie Fuller, who wants to buy a car to ensure that he can consistently get to work on time, asks his mother if she and his sister would like to chip in with him so that he can afford a new Nissan Versa, a cheaper alternative to some of the other new cars he's been looking at. Fuller's mother responds by raising scheduling concerns along with car-related costs outside of monthly payments, such as gas, maintenance, and insu...Starting at €5.74
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Living the "Unbanked Life": Maria - Teaching Note
Eades, Kenneth M.; Sinclair, Safiya; Fairchild, Gregory B.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1892TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1892TNStarting at €0.00
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Black Coffee and Black Cards (A) - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Eades, Kenneth M.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1882TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1882TNStarting at €0.00
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Reggie Needs a Car (B) - Teaching Note
Eades, Kenneth M.; Sinclair, Safiya; Fairchild, Gregory B.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1885TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1885TNStarting at €0.00
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Living the "Unbanked Life": Jaime, Renting to Own - Teaching Note
Eades, Kenneth M.; Sinclair, Safiya; Fairchild, Gregory B.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1900TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1900Starting at €0.00
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Target Corporation (Spanish version)
Eades, Kenneth M.; Ding, David; Yeaton, SaulCase DARDEN-F-1937FinanceThis is a Spanish translation of the March 22, 2016, version of UVA-F-1563. Students are in the role of Target Corporation's CFO considering the pros and cons of a variety of capital-investment proposals. The CFO is preparing his thoughts prior to a meeting of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC) with other Target senior executives to consider the merits of 10 capital-project requests (CPR), 5 of which are expected to require extra attention. ...Starting at €8.20
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Nelson Nurseries
Schill, Michael J.Case DARDEN-F-1944-EFinanceThis case captures the problems concerning cash flow and working-capital management typical of small, growing businesses. At the end of 2020, Roger and Christine Barton have completed their third year of operating Nelson Nurseries, a $1-million-revenue woody-shrub nursery in central Virginia. While experiencing booming demand and improving margins, the Bartons are puzzled by their plummeting cash balance. The case highlights the difference betwee...Starting at €8.20
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Understanding Risk: Systemic versus Idiosyncratic
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1973-EFinanceUsing the fictional situation of two brothers facing the challenge of managing a commodity business in central Africa, this note explores different metrics for risk and related considerations for investors. The note considers measures of volatility, including the difference between systematic risk and idiosyncratic risk, and how diversification reduces idiosyncratic risk. The note uses these concepts to motivate the foundations of portfolio risk ...Starting at €8.20
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The Profitability Index
Schill, Michael J.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1945-EFinanceThe well-known net present value (NPV) rule advocates accepting all investment projects that have a positive NPV. The NPV rule makes economic sense since positive-NPV projects are expected to create economic value. But what should a manager do if the totaStarting at €8.20
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Chestnut Foods (B)
Schill, Michael J.; Briceno, Frank; Stevenson, DonaldCase DARDEN-F-1974-EFinanceAfter a period of poor stock-market performance, conglomerate Chestnut Foods (Chestnut) faces the acquisition of its stock by an activist investor. The new investor demands the sale of Chestnut’s high-growth division, which contrasts with the CFO’s turnaround plan to expand this same division. To disentangle the way forward for Chestnut, students are invited to grapple with the risk-adjusted performance of each division and the estimation of divi...Starting at €5.74