excel goal seek function on exhibit 8 and changing the ROC to 12.3% instead of 15.1% in year 2002E‚ I found the following results: ROC = 15.1% ROC = 12.3% Gross margin=gross profit/sales 32% 30.2% Payables/COGS 5% 13.9% Receivable turnover 55 9.3 Inventory turnover 5.3 3.1 P&E turnover 3.3 2.55 Cash operating exp./sales 21% 22.8% Income tax rate 37.6% 49.3% Look specifically at gross margin
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0Chapter 10: Strategic Control and Corporate Governance * Organizations must have effective strategic controls if they are to successfully develop and implement their strategies. * This means having systems that allow the organization to effectively respond to environmental changes as well as balance and align the organization’s culture‚ rewards‚ and boundaries. * Overriding this is the goal of the firm’s owners (shareholders) and their elected representatives (board of directors)
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Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference M. E. Kuhl‚ N. M. Steiger‚ F. B. Armstrong‚ and J. A. Joines‚ eds. RISK MANAGEMENT IN SUPPLY NETWORKS USING MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION Léa A. Deleris Feryal Erhun Department of Management Science and Engineering Stanford University Stanford‚ CA 94305 U.S.A. ABSTRACT Trends such as (1) globalization‚ (2) heavy reliance on transportation and communication infrastructures‚ and (3) lean manufacturing have led to an increase in the vulnerability of
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VARIABLE-RATE PREFERRED STOCK Preferred stock has frequently been issued in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Often the preferred stock is issued with a conversion feature‚ so in the long run there is a probability it will become common stock capital. Preferred stock allows the acquired firm’s owners a prior claim relative to common stock and reasonably definite dividends while simultaneously giving the acquiring firm a form of leverage without strapping it with the rigid obligations of
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Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life Bates and Silberman’s ’Holy Grail’ Criteria. Bates and Silberman have described effective risk management as the "’holy grail’ of mental health and other care services" (2007 p6) They see it as finding an integrated balance between "positive risk taking" around the values of autonomy and independence and a policy of protection for the person and the community based on minimising harm. While they do not give an exact description
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Risk Taking “C’mon! Another can’t hurt!” called Bob. At only 17 years of age I had been reluctant to have a drink‚ but I couldn’t stop the might of peer pressure. I hesitantly took another can‚ but before I knew it Bob was on the ground‚ moaning and bleeding all over the place in the midst of a brawl. We’ve all been in this situation before where there’s been too much alcohol consumed but how often‚ especially for teenagers‚ does this apparently harmless fun‚ end in tragedy? Young people are hospitalised
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Exchange rate determination is Two-way process and following are factors that Influence Exchange Rates Floating rates are determined by the market forces of supply and demand. How much demand there is in relation to supply of a currency will determine that currency ’s value in relation to another currency. For example‚ if the demand for U.S. dollars by Europeans increases‚ the supply-demand relationship will cause an increase in price of the U.S. dollar in relation to the euro. There are countless
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Analysis of Unilever’s Risks and Risk Management Strategies Introduction With the rapid development of modern economy‚ companies are always exposed to risks which are penetrating to all walks of life and not only exist in the products market‚ but also exist in financial market (Ballou‚ 2005). It is undoubtedly that risks jeopardize the company’s development in that they may increase the cost of a company’s operation and make it harder for a company to make a crucial decision. Accordingly‚ it is
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7. What are the risks to the fetus if this condition is left untreated? If preeclampsia-eclampsia is left untreated‚ the fetus is at risk of: Placental deterioration and insufficiency: This would eventually cause the mother to provide a decreased and inadequate amount of nutrients to the fetus Hypoxia: Decreasing the amount of oxygen the fetus receives Intrauterine growth retardation: Affecting the growth of the fetus‚ causing abnormalities and deformities 8. What are the maternal sequelae
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