CASE QUESTIONS Cash Flows and Value. Cost of Capital Case 1: Hop-In Food Stores‚ Inc. 1. Determine the correct price for this particular IPO. Use several methods to do this and compare them. 2. What extra information would you try to acquire in a real life situation? Case 2: Chem-Cal Corporation 1. How do you calculate the WACC for this firm? 2. What is the cost of capital of the debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock (assume the equity beta is 1.22)? 3. Calculate the WACC. How can a WACC be used
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Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Case Questions: 1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.17-billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Based on the multiples for comparable regulated utilities‚ what is the range of possible values for PacifiCorp? What questions might you have about this range? Assess the bid for
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Marketing Case analysis: Philadelphia Phillies The market structure is the dynamic system in which all businesses competes. The state of the system limits the flexibility of the business. For businesses to understand effectively the nature of the competition they face‚ they must define their market accurately as well as recognize a broad base of competitors and create strategies that differentiate it from its rivals. A baseball franchise is more than just a team‚ it’s a business operating in
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Environment of Business Chapter 2 Assignment Questions for Review and Discussion 5. Statutory laws are passed by either the state or federal legislature. Federal statues must be signed by the president of the United States While‚ state statues must be signed by the governor. Statutory law must be followed by everyone unless considered un-constitutional by the Supreme Court. 7. Common laws are similar to morals. When there are no laws or statues that relate specifically to a case‚ the court will rule a
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Case: Shouldice Questions for Discussion 1. What is the bundle of benefits purchased by the consumer? In other words‚ what is the Shouldice value proposition? In what ways is Shouldice’s offering different from other hospitals? 2. What is the target group of customers‚ and what do they have in common apart from a hernia? 3. How are the benefits delivered to those customers—how does the production process work? You might like to think of this as a factory with people as the work in process
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financing to support planned growth. Short-term bank loans are available at an 8 percent interest rate. Cindy and Rob believe that the cost of obtaining long-term debt and equity capital will be somewhat higher. The real interest rate is estimated to be 2 percent‚ and a long-run inflation premium is estimated at 3 percent. The interest rate on long-term government bonds is 7 percent. A default-risk premium on longterm debt is estimated at 6 percent; plus Castillo Products is expecting to have to pay a
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Management Strategy Case Questions Case 5: Panera Bread Company 1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the four generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 3 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What specific kind of competitive advantage is Panera bread trying to achieve? 2. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies
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two competitors in the area. In January 2012 an office manager‚ Michael Carell‚ convinced the CEO‚ Jerry Zucker‚ to change incentives for sales representatives. There were 20 sales representatives placed into four teams of five. Carell believed this would increase cooperation and sales. Zucker believed that it would improve moral and synergy. Individual teams pool their commissions. Sales commissions varied dramatically across the four groups. Highest paid employees on the teams made $500
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sections are submitted in 1 cassette. Microscopic description preformed. BJM:pc D:11/16/- - - - T:05/10/2014 (Continued) Pathology Report Patient Name: Benjamin Engelhart Patient ID: 112592 Date of Admission and Surgery: 11/14/- - - - Page 2 MICROSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS: Appendix appendectomy. Necrotizing acute appendicitis. ____________________ Georgia Tamayo‚ MD GT:pc D:11/17/ - - - - T: 10/05/2014 ICD Code: 633.1 CPT Procedural code: A-88304 C: Alex McClure‚ MD
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Case Questions 1. What is meant by the statement that training is extremely "faddish"? In an effort to remain on the "cutting edge" of a particular industry‚ organizations often shop for the most recent gimmick in training programs in hopes that it will provide them a competitive advantage over other firms. As a result‚ training entrepreneurs spring up around whatever is new in training approaches (e.g.‚ sensitivity training‚ OD‚ behavior modeling) without much attention to evaluation of results
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