Apple Inc. is the largest publicly traded company in the world by market capitalization. Overtopping ExxonMobil by some $60 billion‚ (CNN‚ 2012) as well as the largest technology company in the world by revenue and profit‚ worth more than Google and Microsoft combined. (Appleinsider.com‚ 2012)Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008‚ and in the world from 2008 to 2011.All these facts caused my interest in studying in Apple Inc.’s backgrounds‚ financial data
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black paint used to paint the dots on a pair of dice? A. Choice A B. Choice B C. Choice C D. Choice D 7. The cost of fire insurance for a manufacturing plant is generally considered to be a: A. product cost. B. period cost. C. variable cost. D. all of these. 8. Transportation costs incurred by a manufacturing company to ship its product to its customers would be classified as which of the following? A. Product cost B. Manufacturing overhead C. Period cost D. Administrative
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Tammy Wang‚ a new customer‚ to fulfill a large one-time-only special order for a product similar to one offered to regular customers. The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers: Direct materials $455 Direct labor 300 Variable manufacturing support 45 Fixed manufacturing support 100 Total manufacturing costs 900 Markup (60%) 540 Targeted selling price $1440 Grant’s Kitchens has excess capacity. Ms. Wang wants the cabinets in cherry rather than oak‚ so direct
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Apple Inc strategy Apple designed the balanced scorecard (BSC)to make senior management ’s attention to the scope and no longer confined to a gross profit rate ‚return on equity and market share strategy. One pair of Apple’s strategic thinking is very familiar with the management of a small steering committee to select one from the five aspects of evaluation should focus on the type and identified several ways in each type of evaluation . On the financial side ‚ Apple’s emphasis on shareholder value
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IE401-Econ401 MidTerm Managerial Economics NAME: Each of the 20 multiple choice questions is worth 3 points. Mark your answers on the ANSWER KEY on page 5. Also provide BRIEF answers to each of the 4 “essay type/logical” questions. Multiple-Choice Questions 1. A manufacturer produces 1‚000 basketballs each day‚ which it sells to customers for $30 each. All costs associated with production and sales total $10‚000; however‚ if the manufacturer were to produce one
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reputation and awareness Apple Inc. has developed both band equity and brand awareness among the consumers in the electronic industry for nearly forty years. The brand equity of Apple Inc. will allow iwatch to be priced at a high rate due to the value the consumer will place in the product. Current Apple user and potential Apple consumers will want to buy an iwatch due to their brand awareness to Apple Inc. They have used more than one device of Apple‚ and they think that Apple fulfill their physical
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incurrence until they finally become expenses on the income statement. 6. Is it possible for costs such as salaries or depreciation to end up assets on the balance sheet? Explain. 7. “The variable cost per unit varies with output‚ whereas the fixed cost per unit is constant.” Do you agree? Explain. 8. Only variable costs can be differential costs. Do you agree? Explain. Part 2: Compulsory Section Problem 1 (15 marks) Richmond‚ Inc.‚ operates a chain of 44 department stores. Two years ago‚ the board
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Apple Inc. Written by John Smith August 2011 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Company History 4 Current Financial Health 5 Stock Performance 7 Bonds 11 Conclusions 12 Works Cited 13 APPENDIX I: APPLE’S SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 15 APPENDIX II: APPLE’S CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 16 Abstract Apple Inc. (Apple) is an American corporation that specializes in consumer electronics and software. Founded in 1976‚ it is difficult not to see their products anywhere
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INTRODUCTION Inventory is the total amount of goods or materials contained in a store at any time. Store owners need to know the precise number of items on their shelves and storage areas in order to place orders or control losses. Factory managers need to know how many units of their products are available for customers orders. Restaurants need to order more food based on their current supplies and menu needs. All of these business rely on an inventory count to provide answers. The word ‘Inventory’
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1. Define state-dependent learning and encoding specificity. Then‚ explain three ways a student might apply these principles to enhance her learning in college courses. Using the results of experimental research‚ state why these suggestions for learning are likely to be successful. State-dependent learning occurs when the physical state of a person such as their internal mood‚ sleep‚ hunger‚ etc. are matched during encoding and retrieval. As for encoding specificity it states the context such as
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