CASE STUDY: PolyMedica Corporation (A) Northwood University DeVos Graduate School of Management September 17‚ 2012 PROBLEM STATEMENT PolyMedica’s method of capitalizing direct-response advertising expenditures rather than expensing the cost is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has caused concern for investors who are questioning the legitimacy of this practice. ANALYSIS
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1. What caused Middleby’s struggles in the 1990s? The following caused the struggles of Middleby Corporation in the 1990’s: a. A period of rapid international and domestic expansion by chain restaurants during the first half of the 1990’s‚ which caused DFE manufacturers and suppliers to increase production capacity domestically and build assets in foreign markets. b. A decline in sales through the second half of the 90’s which was caused by a shift in domestic consumer eating habit towards
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ACF: CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt
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Characteristics of Corporations Corporations represent an important type of organization. Their unique characteristics offer advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of Corporate Characteristics Separate legal entity: A corporation conducts its affairs with the same rights‚ duties‚ and responsibilities of a person. It takes actions through its agents‚ who are its officers and managers. Limited liability of stockholders: Stockholders are liable for neither corporate acts nor corporate debt
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CHRISCHER L. ALANES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING REACTION PAPER – THE ENRON SCANDAL FACTS OF THE CASE Enron Corporation was formed in 1985‚ led by Kenneth Lay‚ as a result from the merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth that specializes in natural gases and commodities. In 1990‚ the company hires Jeffrey Skilling to lead the trading of commodities under deregulated market and Andrew Fastow later that year (USA Today‚ 2002). Deregulation of the energy markets allowed companies to place bets
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Q 1 If I was the marketing manager of Drypers Corporation I would select Market Challenger (runner-up) Strategies The market challengers’ strategic objective is to gain market share (to achieve profits and economics of scale) and to become the leader eventually. I will choose this strategy because there are market leaders which are: 1-Kimberly-Clark (Huggies) 2- Procter&Gamble (Pampers) These two brands achieved more than 70% of dollar market share for disposable diapers and training pants
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40 million (2009) | Total assets | US$ 13.572 billion (2009) | Total equity | US$ 2.717 billion (2009) | Employees | 10‚000 (2009)Purpose work for the healthcare | Website | AmerisourceBergen.com | AmerisourceBergen Corporation is a Chesterbrook‚ Pennsylvania based drug wholesale company that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001. They provide drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes‚ distribute
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital April 2012 Executive Summary Determining the appropriate cost of capital for new investment projects for a diversified company like the Marriott Corporation is not an easy endeavor. However‚ it is an important exercise because the more effective the process‚ the better it can help to support the company’s growth objective with its financial strategy. The four components of the financial strategy are: manage rather than own hotel
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Multinational Corporation A multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred as an international corporation The first modern multinational corporation is generally thought to be the Dutch East India Company. Nowadays many corporations have offices‚ branches or manufacturing plants in different countries from where their original and main headquarters is located. Multinational Corporations (MNC)
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LAMOIYAN CORPORATION THE COMPANY Lamoiyan Corporation is the first Filipino company to succeed in penetrating the local toothpaste industry‚ long dominated by multinationals‚ with their own brand of toothpaste‚ Hapee. Since their formal inauguration in March‚ 1988‚ they were able to maintain a consistent quality standard on their toothpaste. Because of this‚ they have become patronized and loved by the Filipino nationwide. THE PRODUCTS They provide a variety of quality products for oral
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