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In the fall of 1977, Michael Stephens, sole proprietor of Stephens Construction, asked Warren Sanders, a local real estate broker, to find a large piece of land that would be suitable for development into a single family residential project. Sanders located several parcels and found a homestead staked and owned by Robert and Arlene Cross. Sanders contacted and met with Robert Cross in February of 1978 and stated that he was looking for land for a developer and had asked Cross to sign a listing agreement, but he refused. In September of 1978, Anders contacted Cross again and showed an offer from Stephens. Cross rejected this and two following offers.…
I think that the owner does need to know a medium amount of knowledge because he needs to be able to handle things wisely. What you know is what you can do.…
Managers are most likely to step across ethical and legal boundaries when the pressure to perform is great. Pressure can be healthy but companies that set high-performance targets and grant large rewards for achieving these must have strong control systems to ensure that people are not tempted to cross boundaries. What are the four important control systems? Please identify each control by name.…
2. Evaluate Jefferies pricing considerations for the upgrade. Are there other pricing factors that Jefferies might consider?…
The case is about Lake Eola Charter School (LECS) in downtown Orlando, Florida, Ronnie DeNoia is the principal of this school, who completed a course on nonprofit branding at the Philanthropy & Nonproft Leadership Center at the local college. She done this course to shore up her understanding of planning and managing a non profit organisation. She wanted to apply her new learning to evaluate the school’s competitive position, so there is need for environmental analysis, for this full understanding of the school’s internal environment and external competitors is necessary in order to improve the position of the school. And also the case talks about the challenges that had been faced by LECS from its initial stage till 2009 and the benefits that they will provide not only to the children but also to their parents (through their involvement that contributed in creating the family like culture in the school). And also about how DeNoia decided to make certain changes for the 2010 academic year of the school. For this purpose she employed a MBA intern to help her in developing the environmental scanning for the school. Both primary and secondary data is collected for the study. Firstly focus group and survey data collected from LECS students, employees and parents. The survey showed the high level of satisfaction with the school. The success of the school which is revealed by the survey responses, emanated from the strong mission and vision that kept all staff focused on the same gaol and also feedback received from survey is quite satisfactory. DeNoia instructed her intern to collect and organize information on LECS. She had given her the idea what worked and what did not but she wanted the intern to synthesize the data collected and combine it with information available from the state and popular press in a usable fashion. So with the help of SWOT analysis the comparison with…
Assignment: Your team’s task is to recommend to the Board of Blaine Kitchenware (BKI) whether the firm should undertake the leveraged recap. In doing so, please address the four questions below. Teams 1-6: your task is to recommend for a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support Teams 7-13: your task is to recommend against a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support Along with a signed copy of the Marshall Honor Code, submit a hard copy case report of one-page, single-spaced executive summary, summarizing your analysis and recommendation(s), followed by up to five-page legible appendices of supporting calculations, analyses and reference. Note: An excel file with case exhibits 1-4 has been posted on Blackboard. You can only use this file (which contains copyrighted materials) for our class purposes and you may not copy or post the file on any other medium. Objective: This case is designed to provide you with the opportunity to apply financial analysis to critical financial decisions. We will apply various capital structure and payout theories to a leveraged recap decision by 1) examining issues involved in determining the appropriate capital structure, especially as it applies to enterprise and equity valuation; 2) analyzing the impact of the leverage on the weighted average cost of capital of the firm. You might find Chapters 3, 4, 7, 12 and 14-16 of our text useful. Possible concepts used: EFN, growth rates, financial ratios, financial leverage, MM propositions and tradeoff theory, pecking order theory, agency cost theory, share repurchase, special cash dividends, enterprise value, debt and equity value, WACC, cost of debt, cost of equity as well as the CAPM. Questions: 1. Is Blaine Kitchenware, Inc. financially sound? In particular, is the firm profitable? What is the firm’s sustainable growth rate? How is the company currently…
This heavily disguised case is set in the "mature" woodstoves business in 1986. It is not…
The atmosphere in a Trident nuclear submarine is generally calm and quiet. Even pipe joints are cushioned to prevent noise that might tip off a pursuer. The Trident ranks among the world's most dangerous weaponsCswift, silent, armed with 24 long‑range missiles carrying 192 nuclear warheads. Trident crews are the cream of the Navy crop, and even the sailors who fix the plumbing exhibit a white‑collar decorum. The culture aboard ship is a low‑key, collegial one in which sailors learn to speak softly and share close quarters with an ever‑changing roster of shipmates. Being subject to strict security restrictions enhances a sense of elitism and pride. To move up and take charge of a Trident submarine is an extraordinary feat in the NavyCfewer than half the officers qualified for such commands ever get them. When Michael Alfonso took charge of the USS Florida, the crew welcomed his arrival. They knew he was one of themCa career Navy man who joined up as a teenager and moved up through the ranks. Past shipmates remembered him as basically a loner, who could be brusque but generally pleasant enough. Neighbors on shore found Alfonso to be an unfailingly polite man who kept mostly to himself.…
Sara Lee Corporation uses primarily a related diversification strategy. Note that questions 5 and 6 will be discussion only; no written answers required.…
They have made advertisements waging product wars against Ivory in a stiff competition to take over the personal care market…
Data Trappers, Inc. (DTI) is an SEC registrant headquartered in Seattle, Washington. DTI delivers security solutions to assist companies in monitoring their systems, managing information security risk and maintaining robust information security programs. Their computer software offerings encompass network and information security, network operations, cryptography, and privacy, among others.…
This is a fun case in that it involves branded products that students will recognize yet probably do not associate with Clorox. A good way to introduce the case could be to bring in product samples or show the brand names of their many products and ask students what they have in common?…
This case is about a company that goes by the name of Northern Insurance . Who makes a large investment on Technical Underwriting Financial System which goes by a short name (TUFS) . This was the largest investment Northern Insurance put in to their technical team . It was suppose to help “streamlining the underwriting process and providing strategic e-business capabilities” .( pg 67 ) Also it was to suppose to help save underwrites money . Months after the system was introduce it began to cost the company money spending around $4 million on it . Causing the CIO Martin job to be put on the line because of how bad the system was in the price that it was costing the company . Which lead to a meet with CFO melissa Freeman to figure out why the TUFS was not providing the benefits it was supposed to. An how the company can benefit from the system . Also rather not to keep investing time and money into the system .…
Allstar Brand is a United States based consumer products company that produces and sells ethical (prescription) pharmaceuticals, OTC (over-the-counter or nonprescription) drugs, and consumer products. It is an $8.9 billion firm that was formed in 1924 and competes with a variety of larger and smaller firms, depending on the product market. It has a number of leading brands in various product categories. Over the years, it has expanded its product category width through internal new product development and acquisition of brands as well as companies. Allstar has operations in Europe and alliances in Asia. These have proven to be very successful markets that performing exceedingly well. But these markets are maturing very quickly, and with increased competition and slowing populations, it is now necessary to look elsewhere for continued growth and profit margins. The Allstar Board believes that to generate the kind of growth needed to drive their stock price, Allstar needs to develop a market presence in South America. South America is a region of great potential. With a population of approximately 450 million, the region represents a population that is 50 percent larger than that of the United States and Canada. The dominant national language across South America is Spanish, as is the case with Argentina. A variety of trade enhancement actions have put in place in recent years. The MERCOSUR agreement was set up among the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, including association agreements (but not membership) with Bolivia. This agreement reduces trade barriers among these countries and has encouraged a variety of companies to establish production inside their borders to take advantage of low labor costs and fairly seamless access to neighboring markets. For accounting purposes at Allstar’s corporate…