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  • December 2017
  • Article

Overall Cost Comparison of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures with Endoscopist- or Anesthesia-Supported Sedation by Activity-Based Costing Techniques

By: Richard A. Helmers, James A. Dilling, Christopher R. Chaffee, Mark V. Larson, Bradly J. Narr, Derek A. Haas and Robert S. Kaplan
Endoscopic/Colonoscopic procedures are done either with gastroenterologist-administered conscious sedation or with anesthesia-administered sedation with propofol. Anesthesia-administered sedation has medical and patient benefits but is more expensive to administer. We... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Cost; Activity Based Costing and Management
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Helmers, Richard A., James A. Dilling, Christopher R. Chaffee, Mark V. Larson, Bradly J. Narr, Derek A. Haas, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Overall Cost Comparison of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures with Endoscopist- or Anesthesia-Supported Sedation by Activity-Based Costing Techniques." Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes 1, no. 3 (December 2017): 234–241.
  • October 1988 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

Siemens Electric Motor Works (A): Process-Oriented Costing

Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, the students are introduced to a simple activity-based cost system. Siemens Electric Motor Works found itself facing an increasingly competitive environment and so made... View Details
Keywords: Production; Activity Based Costing and Management; Manufacturing Industry
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Cooper, Robin, and Karen Wruck. "Siemens Electric Motor Works (A): Process-Oriented Costing." Harvard Business School Case 189-089, October 1988. (Revised June 1993.)
  • April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
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Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital

By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
Lex Service company has grown into a large multidivisional company with a substantial capital budget. In 1993, the board was reviewing its capital budgeting procedures. Specifically, it sought to determine the company's cost of capital and whether it should use... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost of Capital; Equity; Capital Budgeting
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Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Lex Service PLC-- Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Case 296-003, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
  • 14 Jan 2019
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Measuring the Hidden Costs of Caregiving

  • March 1989 (Revised April 1998)
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)

By: Richard S. Ruback
Gives students the opportunity to explore how a company uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to compute the cost of capital for each of its divisions. The use of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) formula and the mechanics of applying it are stressed. View Details
Keywords: Cost of Capital; Mathematical Methods
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Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 289-047, March 1989. (Revised April 1998.)
  • January 2013 (Revised April 2015)
  • Background Note

Cost of Capital Problems

By: Josh Lerner
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Lerner, Josh. "Cost of Capital Problems." Harvard Business School Background Note 813-152, January 2013. (Revised April 2015.)
  • 11 Nov 2011
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NBA lockout costing broadcasters

  • 16 Aug 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Cost of Friendship

Keywords: by Paul Gompers, Vladimir Mukharlyamov & Yuhai Xuan
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High Cost of Liquidity

By: Amar Bhidé
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Bhidé, Amar. "High Cost of Liquidity." Financial Times (December 13, 1994).
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Cost of doing business

How can I compare the costs of doing business in various countries or regions? The World Bank reports on the "cost of business start-up procedures (as % of GNI per capita).  This variable is part of their B-Ready project... View Details
  • 13 Jun 2018
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That Costs HOW Much?

graphicola Price is important to consumers not just because it determines whether they can afford to purchase that purse or patio set. The cost of an item sets the buyer's expectations as to how the product or service will perform and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • March 2022
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Washio (B2): Cost Considerations

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Washio (B2): Cost Considerations." Harvard Business School Supplement 722-445, March 2022.
  • 16 Apr 2009
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The Cost of Self-Deception

By: Zoe Chance, Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely
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Chance, Zoe, Michael I. Norton, and Dan Ariely. "The Cost of Self-Deception." Paper presented at the Whitebox Advisors Graduate Student Conference, April 16, 2009.
  • 1999
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Design of Cost Management Systems

By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Management Systems; Cost Management
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Cooper, Robin, and Robert S. Kaplan. Design of Cost Management Systems. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.
  • November 2009
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Business Valuation and the Cost of Capital

By: Timothy A. Luehrman
This note is an introduction to the cost of capital as used in discounted cash flow valuation analyses. The note covers basic financial economic principles and practical problems encountered in calculating the cost of capital, especially WACC. It concludes with... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Capital Budgeting; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Valuation
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Luehrman, Timothy A. "Business Valuation and the Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 210-037, November 2009.
  • June 2003
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Design and Implementation of Activity-Based Cost Systems

By: V.G. Narayanan
Describes the main themes of the module on the design and implementation of an activity-based costing (ABC) system. Instructors can teach this module to second-year MBA students who have been exposed to activity-based costing in their first-year core accounting... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting
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Narayanan, V.G. "Design and Implementation of Activity-Based Cost Systems." Harvard Business School Module Note 103-075, June 2003.
  • 23 Jan 2018
  • Working Paper Summaries

Transaction Costs and the Duration of Contracts

Keywords: by Alexander MacKay
  • July 1978
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On the Cost of Deposit Insurance When There Are Surveillance Costs

By: Robert C. Merton
Keywords: Cost; Insurance; Banking Industry
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Merton, Robert C. "On the Cost of Deposit Insurance When There Are Surveillance Costs." Journal of Business 51, no. 3 (July 1978): 439–452. (Chapter 20 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
  • 04 Nov 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

that launch anticorruption efforts grow their businesses more slowly than firms that don't, especially in regions where bribery is the expected norm. “If you think of the cost [of bribery] as just fines and regulatory actions, you're... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • May–June 1991
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Profit Priorities from Activity-Based Costing

By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Profit
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Cooper, Robin, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Profit Priorities from Activity-Based Costing." Harvard Business Review 69, no. 3 (May–June 1991): 130–135.
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