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SAQ 8.7 The product value at 100% capadty will now be (total cost of production + 7 to 15% ROD, ie 16.04 to 1654 + 1.12 to 2.48. So the minimum product value will be 17.16 per kg of L-phenylalanine and the maximum product value 19.02 per kg of L-phenylalanine. It is rattier difficult to say whether this fictitious process would survive or could compete. Actual data are absolutely necessary. On the other hand this exercise gives us a better understanding of process economics and can also be used to compare a fermentative process for the production of amino adds with, for example, a chemo-enzymatic process. Calculate the return on investment over a 15 year period for an amino add fermentation, based on the following data and assumptions. Production capadty = 500 tonnes per annum Selling price of product = 50 kg Cost price of product = 24.5 kg 1 Capital = 40 million Taxes = 50%. Assumptions Cost of dealer discount, distribution and freight = 20% total sales Startup costs = 10% of capital Working capital = 25% of net sales Administration plus R and D costs = 12.5% of net sales. 

See SCHWARCZ, supra note 6, at 62-63. In an attempt to increase the efficiency and liquidity of the private placement market, the SEC has issued Rule 144A. This rule permits the relatively free trading of privately placed seciuities to buyers (referred to as "qualified institutional buyers," or "QlBs") who have more than 100 million in the aggregate owned and invested in securities on a discretionary basis (or 10 million in securities with respect to dealers). See 17 C.F.R. 230.144A (1993). 

The effect of synthetic ammonia in the L nited States is very marked. Before the advent of tfie direct synthetic ammonia process, liquid anhydrous ammonia was sellin r in the Eastern states at 32 cents per pound in cylinders. In addition, it was the practice for the dealer to receive a deposit for the cylinder so that his investment was tied up only in those cylinders which were idle at his plant or warehouses. At the present time this ammonia is being purchased by the Government on contract with the Mathieson Alkali Works at 10j/2 cents per pound in 100 pound cylinders, delivered to point of consumption, and no cylinder deposit is required. In bulk, It has sold for as low as 6 cents per pound. 

Market professionals include the banks and specialist financial intermediaries mentioned above, firms that one would not automatically classify as investors, although they will also have an investment objective. Their time horizon will range from one day to the very long term. They include the proprietary trading desks of investment banks, as well as bond market makers in securities houses and banks who are providing a service to their customers. Proprietary traders will actively position themselves in the market in order to gain trading profit, for example, in response to their view on where they think interest rate levels are headed. These participants will trade direct with other market professionals and investors, or via brokers. Market makers or traders (also called dealers in the United States) are wholesalers in the bond markets they make two-way prices in selected bonds. Firms will not necessarily be active market makers in all types of bonds smaller firms often specialise in certain sectors. 

To ensure the good performance of the bond auctions and a constant pricing of their bonds, the Government Debt Agencies constitute a group of primary dealers for their bond markets. In general terms these institutions (normally investment banks) will have to bid in the auctions... 

This is part of the general collateral (GC) market, and is more common in the United States than elsewhere. Consider the case of a cash-rich institution investing in GC as an alternative to deposits or commercial paper. The better the quality of collateral, the lower the yield the institution can expect, while the mechanics of settlement may also affect the repo rate. The most secure procedure is to take physical possession of the collateral. However, if the dealer needs one or more substitutions during the term of the trade, the settlement costs involved may make the trade unworkable for one or both parties. Therefore, the dealer may offer to hold the securities in his own custody against the investor s cash. This is known as a hold-in-custody (HIC) repo. The advantage of this trade is that since securities do not physically move, no settlement charges are incurred. However, this carries some risk for the investor because they only have the dealer s word that their cash is indeed fully collateralised in the event of default. Thus this type of trade is sometime referred to as a Trust Me repo it is also referred to as a due-bill repo or a letter repo. 

They only invest with dealers of good credit quality, since an HIC repo may be perceived as an unsecured transaction. 

Box C, Cooperative Collaboration, holds an interesting position on the collaboration spectrum. Examples include stockbrokers counseling on investments, real estate agents providing buyers with information on houses and prices, companies that must configure their products — think car dealers — and anyone who provides sales or customer service along the supply chain. 

Note that this approach assumes a supply chain point of view, not just a focus on manufacturing or any other segment of the supply chain. A well-known illustration of the importance of this point is that lean approaches have resulted in automotive manufacturing cycle times being compressed to a matter of hours. After manufacture, however, cars are stored in the distrihuhon pipeline or in dealer outlets for weeks, if not months. Lack of supply network thinking results in all of the cycle time investments in manufacturing being wasted. 

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