BUSINESS STUDIES Paper 2 0450/02 May/June 2003 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. At the end of the examination‚ fasten all your work securely together
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Case 22: Herman Miller Inc. History- Herman Miller’s roots go back to 1905 and the Star Furniture Company‚ a manufacturer of traditional-style bedroom suites in Zeeland‚ Michigan. In 1909 the company was renamed Michigan Star Furniture Company and hired Dirk Jan De Pree as a clerk. De Pree became president in 1919 and four years later convinced his father-in-law‚ Herman Miller‚ to purchase the majority of shares; De Pree renamed the company Herman Miller Furniture Company in recognition of Miller’s
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Case Shoose for MOOs‚ Inc. 1 QUESTION The market which Jim is going to penetrate is two countries in North America Canada and USA. Jim has an advantage because he located in Ontario which is the second biggest Canadian province after Quebec for the population of cows i.e. 7557 farms. The fact that Jim collected some marketing information from his students before starting the business talks about his professionalism. It means that he is a person whose data we can trust. His business idea is to sell
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Case Analysis MEMO Subject: Drowling Mountain –Analysis and Strategic Recommendation Drowling Mountain non-profit Ski Resort was the popular choice among Syracuse residents‚ New York. However‚ the company has experienced loess for the past two years. Due to the fact that too many competitors with lowers prices and current state of economic recession (appendix 1)‚ in addition‚ the company is debt heavy (appendix 2) to an extent that impacting its profitability. Based on those reasons‚ the company
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QUESTION 1 Decision makers are variably constrained by the environmental factors‚ their education‚ and mental ability. Besides these‚ decision makers may be constrained by the deficiencies in the information that is available to them. Required Elaborate this statement with reference to information deficiency with regard to information timeliness‚ information accuracy and clarity‚ information relevance‚ and information aggregation levels. Cite examples to support your points QUESTION
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despite of the fluctuation. This shows that Nuplex has not performed badly during this difficult economic period. The results of the data acquired from the Ratio analysis: • Profitability ratios show there was a slight decrease in gross profit margin and net profit margin‚ this was due to the competition on the industry and the increased expenses in marketing. • Efficiency ratios show that the asset turnover ratio increased from 1.44 to 1.52 in the year period from 2010-2011. This shows that the management
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Natureview Farm Case Faced a challenge – Had to find a path to grow revenues by over 50% before the end of 2001. Had $13 Million in the end of 1999‚ needed $20 Million by the end of 2001. Should they stay with supermarket channel or the Nature Foods Stores? Key to the Natureview yogurt flavor and texture was the family yogurt recipe using only high quality natural ingredients (no artificial) Had a strong relationship with leading natural foods retailers Women (who are single and/or have kids)
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64% in 2012.But Sainsbury has better sales growth than Morrison. Gross Profit Margin Source Appendix:1MW Morrison has 6.07% gross profit margin in 2014 .Which is worse than last year 6.66% in 2013 and 6.89% in 2012. MW Morrison has sales decline in financial year 2014 due to high competition in market .However such situation will change accordance with company strategy in future . (Thompson Susan‚2014) wrote that sales and profit at Morrison have fallen once more as the supermarket warned that
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1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Working on this report has been a rich and rewarding experience‚ thanks to the camaraderie‚ generous guidance and encouragement of our teacher Syed Mateen Ahmed. Our sincere gratitude to the Naseer Ahmed‚ Controller Purchase – Berger‚ we interviewed for this term report‚ for his generous time and insights‚ especially for granting us the permission to collect first hand information about the company itself and allows us to carry on with our research on their business strategies
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of two vouchers per day. In other words‚ H&M is not granting discounts of more than 17 percent—and less as shoppers spend more. That’s a commendable amount‚ but not overly generous for a company that routinely posts a gross profit margin around 60 percent and a net profit margin around 15 percent. H&M also sells the castoff clothes‚ subsidizing the discount further. Say a London customer donates a bag and then buys £40 worth of skinny jeans and H&M’s David Beckham-brand underwear. If the retailer
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