CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORY OUTLET STORES VERSUS TRADITIONAL DEPARTMENT STORES Dr. G. S. Shergill* Department of Commerce‚ Massey University‚ Albany Campus‚ Private Bag 102 904 NSMC‚ Auckland‚ NEW ZEALAND Ph: 0064 9 414 0800 x9466‚ Email: G.S.Shergill@Massey.ac.nz & Y. Chen Department of Commerce‚ Massey University‚ Auckland‚ NEW ZEALAND‚ Email: alwaysyinyin@hotmail.com CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORY OUTLET STORES VERSUS TRADITIONAL DEPARTMENT STORES Abstract This paper examines
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CASE 7-55: 1. Compute Niagra Falls Sporting Goods’ estimated break-even in sales dollars for the year ending December 31‚ 20x2‚ based on the budgeted income statement prepared by the controller. Answer: Contribution margin ratio = $10‚000‚000 - $6‚000‚000 - $2‚000‚000 / $10‚000‚000 = .20 Estimated break-even point = $100‚000 / .20 = $500‚000 2. Compute the estimated break-even point in sales dollars for the year ending December 31‚ 20x2‚ if the company employs its own sales personnel.
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Learning Activity 1 Question 1: As a sole proprietor‚ there is no difference between Owen and Owen’s Pets Store. As such‚ all income from the business is considered personal income by Owen and will be taxed accordingly (The legal and ethical environment of business‚ 2014‚ pg. 350). Learning Activity 1 Question 2: Dissociation occurs when a party ceases to be associated with the business‚ giving up authority to act and participate in the activities of the business (Clarkson‚ K.‚ Miller‚ R.‚ & Cross
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1) What caused the existing system at ETO to fail? This system was based on the assumption that direct costs and overhead are consumed in the same proportion for all product testing. However‚ this is not the case and therefore the system failed. For example‚ due to the implementation of the vendor certification and the just-in-time delivery‚ some products are already tested and do not need any further tests‚ and ETO faces a decreasing number of the tests performed. On the other hand‚ new components
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Windows 7 Case Study Page 2 of 7 Introduction Redmond‚ Washington based software giant‚ Microsoft Corporation‚ which was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975‚ has been a superpower in the technology world since the release of its first independently developed operating system‚ Windows 1.0‚ in 1986. With the addition of the releases of Microsoft Office‚ Microsoft Word‚ Microsoft Excel‚ and numerous version of Windows‚ the 1990’s saw Microsoft’s peak‚ as the
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A Study on Sales and Distribution‚ Consumer behavior of Noodles Submitted towards partial fulfillment of completion of course on Sales and Distribution Submitted by Anwar P A (12MBA61026) Darpan S Singvi (12MBA61114) Mahendra Kumar Jain (12MBA61056) Rahul Bothra (12MBA61121) Ravi T Sharma (12MBA61010) Under the guidance of Internal Guide: Prof. Mohan Kuruvilla Professor School of Business Jain University School of Business Bangalore MAY 2013 Objectives of the Study To understand
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Organize the Data • Data imported from SalesData.csv text file located in Course Project Materials in DocSharing. • Professional formatting follows the formatting guidelines we studied during the first week of class. • Documentation sheet added to provide author‚ purpose‚ and date and provide information about each of the sheets you will create as you analyze the data. • At least one calculated field added and copied to all cells in the worksheet. Analyze the Data Analyze the
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a suite of Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled tools‚ wizards‚ and data that provides business professionals with a complete solution for site evaluation‚ selective customer profiling‚ and trade area market analysis. Running simple reports‚ mapping the results‚ and performing complex probability models are among the capabilities The GIS Business Analyst offers in one affordable desktop analysis solution. Data and analyses produced by The GIS Business Analyst can be shared across departments
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Securing Aircraft Solutions Aircraft Solutions‚ headquartered in San Diego‚ California‚ is a company specializing in business-to-business products and services. Their customers are primarily in the electronic‚ commercial‚ defense and aerospace industries. They specialize in offering low-cost design and computer-aided packages to help their customers lower their costs for development and involve their customers in every step of the fabrication process while utilizing the Business Process Management
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During‚ and leading up to‚ the recent data breach that occurred at Target‚ it is evident that many mistakes were made at the executive level. As any company‚ Target possesses a primary goal of balancing both effectiveness‚ and efficiency; however‚ the organization under CEO Greg Steinhafel did not achieve these goals simultaneously. Prior to the data breach experienced by Target‚ the company primarily focused on efficiency --- the act of determining and implementing the most cost effective method
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