UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY School of Economics and Finance 200079 Derivatives INTERIM TEST (KEY) PARRAMATTA Spring Session 2012 TIME ALLOWED: 1 hour FORMAT: 20 multiple-choice questions WEIGHTING OF EXAMINATION: 30% SUBJECT CO-ORDINATOR: Dr. I. Nalson SCIENTIFIC (NON-PROGRAMMABLE) CALCULATORS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES ARE PERMITTED NAME: ____________________________________ STUDENT NUMBER:__________________________ TUTORIAL TIME ____________________________
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Fitbit Inc. was founded by James Park and Eric Friedman in 2007. The duo‚ realized that sensors and wireless technology had advanced to a point where they could bring remarkable experiences to fitness and health. This realization led to the conception of a wearable device with activity trackers and wireless-enabled technology that can measure various data and track activities related to health and fitness such as heart rate‚ quality of sleep‚ steps walked‚ steps climbed etc. Fitbit Inc. is devoted
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1. Use the links in Web Links for this case‚ your favorite search engine‚ and resources in your library to learn more about Android and Apple as program delivery systems for smart phones. Prepare a 300-word executive summary for Yash that describes each delivery system you identify and outlines the current or likely near-term availability of each system for content providers such as PFI. The two program delivery systems examined for smart phones are Brew and Windows Azure. Brew platform was developed
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APPLE INC CASE ANALYSIS Clint A. Persaud University of Ontario Institute of Technology October 2014 Question 1 Industry From the beginning of time apple has operated in quite a few industries‚ the first being the Personal Computer in in 1976 (pg1) and then with the leadership of John Sculley they entered the Desktop Publishing industry from 1985 to 1993 where John Sculley also attempted to implement a low cost strategy (pg2). Scully didn’t stop there he also tried
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Music and Instruments Secular and religious music in Medieval Europe was an important part of everyday life in the Middle Ages‚ it was most important time was during festivities and celebrations. The people in those times would celebrate on any occasions from all holidays that we celebrate like Christmas‚ to even before meals. In that period of time music was more important and a great form of entertainment than it is modern time. They had many different types of music and instruments they played
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Case Study: GAP Inc. Viewpoint: Robert Fisher Time context: 1st Qtr of 2007 I. Problem Statement How could Gap Inc. win the Yuppies market in Metro Manila‚ Metro Cebu and Metro Davao? II. Objective To win the yuppies market In Metro manila‚ Metro Cebu‚ Metro Davao in 1 year time. III. Areas of consideration Strength: a. Has a multi-brand category with existing market. (Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ Old Navy) b. Entered into international markets and become the second largest
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Case Study #2 FHE Inc. Operations Management FHE is a multimillion-dollar company that manufactures pumps and related fluid-handling equipment. The manufactured equipment transfers various types of liquids‚ from paint to food products. These pump are used by automobile and appliance industries‚ allowing performance in vehicle servicing and home construction‚ to name a few. Over the past five years‚ sales and profits have increased as a result of new product introductions. The organizational
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Vineyards‚ Inc. Petitioner V. Commissioner of Internal Revenue‚ Respondent § § § § § § § § § § § Docket No. Petition Miles Raymond (“Miles”) the Petitioner‚ by his attorney‚ David Nguyen‚ hereby petitions for a redetermination of the deficiencies the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (the “Commissioner”) has set forth in the notice of deficiency dated January 25‚ 2013. The notice was sent via the IRS Los Angeles‚ California office. The Petitioner request that this case be conducted
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Case: America Online. Inc. 1. Prior to 1995‚ why was America Online (AOL) so successful in the commercial online industry relative to its competitors CompuServe and Prodigy? • AOL was able to gain more market share because of rapid advertisement expansion • The company agressively marketed its online service using both independent marketing efforts‚ such as direct mail packets with AOL software disks; television and print advertising; co-marketing efforts with computer magazine publishers‚ also
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1. Activity Based Costing benefits businesses that are more complex in nature. In this case‚ Greetings. INC has added a new product line‚ Wall Decor‚ which permits them to grow without expanding their physical stores; however‚ they have significantly raised their overhead costs by multiplying their cost drivers. Not to mention the fact that they have incorporated a largely automated system into their product line‚ which we know calls for an ABC system. The main reason to move to ABC though‚ would
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