United Grain Growers Ltd. (UGG), a Canadian grain distributor, audited its exposure to a number of key risks, especially the impact of weather on grain volumes and operating income. Understanding these risks was crucial because the company was in the midst of a major modernization and...

A major U.K.-based multinational is reevaluating its leverage policy as it restructures its business. The treasury team models the tradeoffs between the benefits and costs of debt financing, using Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the savings from the interest tax shields and expected financial...

Looks at a fictional company, HBS Inc., which is trying to determine the appropriate amount of debt in its capital structure. Allows students to analyze the tradeoff between tax shields and expected costs of financial distress. May be used with: (9-201-033) Diageo plc.

This case describes the pay packages offered to Sara Becker, a graduating MBA student, including detailed information about two stock option packages (one of which is an indexed option package). She gathers the information and attempts to compare those compensation offers.

SUBJECT AREAS: Agribusiness, Business processes, Canada, Competitive strategy, Corporate strategy, Insurance, Managerial economics, Managerial skills, Operations management, Quantitative analysis, Risk assessment, Risk management, Service industryCASE SETTING: Winnipeg, Canada; agriculture; $1.8...