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Concordia Electronic Systems Test

By: Thomas R. Piper
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Abstract

The management of an electronics company must decide whether to use a single hurdle rate for all projects or to move to a system of different hurdle rates for each of its two divisions. The divisions differ substantially in terms of risk and seem to have substantially different costs of capital.

Keywords

Business Model; Risk and Uncertainty; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Business Divisions; Electronics Industry

Citation

Piper, Thomas R. "Concordia Electronic Systems Test." Harvard Business School Case 298-115, March 1998. (Revised March 2001.)
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