American Home Products Corporation1. CASE SUMMARYAHP Chief Executive"I just don ’t like to owe money"‚ said William F. Laporte‚ AHP chief executive‚ when asked about his company ’s almost debt-free balance sheet and growing cash reserves. Mr. Laporte had taken over as chief executive of American Home Products in 1964. Throughout 17 subsequent years of his tenure Mr. Laporte has not changed his opinion of debt financing and AHP ’s abstinence from debt continued‚ while the growth in its cash balance
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Exercise 2 Gibson‚ Inc.‚ expects perpetual earnings before interest and taxes of $1.2 mil. per year; the firm’s pre-tax cost of debt is 8% p.a.‚ and its annual interest expense is $200‚000; the company analysts estimate that the unlevered cost of Gibson’s equity is 12%; Gibson is subject to a 35% corporate tax rate. What is the value of this firm? If there are no costs of financial distress or bankruptcy‚ what percentage of the firm’s capital structure would be financed by debt
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supply chain are most closely involved with the situation in this case? What is the responsibility of each part in order to maintain a smooth flow of material? It is no doubt that the ultimate problem rising in the case is miscommunication. Communication is utmost vital for both parties – purchasers and suppliers- to interact effectively‚ hence‚ to conduct business smoothly. On the other hand‚ it is also a lack of competency of Avion‚ Inc.’s procurement managers as they were unaware of such obvious
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Case Study # 1 – Sunspot Inc. 1. What are the most likely benefits of forming strategic supply alliances with Sunspot’s key suppliers? I believe that it is important to realize that a strategic alliance or partnership is solely depended on trust and faith in the relationship between all involved in simultaneous stages should not change or use those stages for their own advantage without consideration of the organization involved. Some of the advantages would be: - Developing competences and learning
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Week 3 IRAC method Aug 18‚ 2014 Week 3 IRAC method Mattel‚ Inc. v. MGA Entertainment‚ Inc. Case No. 11-56357 (9th Cir. Jan. 24‚ 2013) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Facts This was a litigation case between Mattel‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Barbie dolls‚ and MGA Entertainment‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Bratz dolls‚ Mattel stated claims for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets‚ and MGA stated its own counterclaim misappropriation of trade secrets. The idea
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ABC Inc. has put together an education expense reimbursement program for qualifying employees. By signing this agreement‚ you agree to the terms and conditions of the program. As part of the education expense reimbursement program ABC Inc. agrees to give (Employee Name) $75 towards student loans for every 40hours worked and an additional $500 for every 6 months of employment if (Employee Name) stays within good standings in the company and school. (Employee Name) Agrees to the conditions below
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Capital Budgeting Case Theresa Cruz‚ Jesika Watson‚ Sophina Lane QRB/501 March 30‚ 2015 Melinda Gregg Capital Budgeting Case Analyzing the Results In the two capital budgeting cases corporations (A and B) have different revenues values and expenses as well as variable depreciation expenses‚ tax rates and discount rates. The members of our team had to compute both corporate cases NVP‚ IRR‚ PI‚ Payback Period‚ DPP‚ and project a 5-year income statement and cash flow in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
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1. Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio in its capital structure? a. An increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcy. b. An increase in the corporate tax rate. c. An increase in the personal tax rate. d. None of the statements above is correct. ANSWER: B An increase in the corporate tax rate would mean that firms would get larger tax breaks for interest payments. Therefore‚ firms have an incentive to increase interest payments
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Introduction Mr. Carl Robins‚ who is a new campus recruiter for ABC‚ Inc.‚ fell short on planning and execution of the new employee orientation. His lack of planning and execution could imply that either Carl is not fully qualified‚ or ABC‚ Inc. does not have a very solid mentoring program. Being a new employee of only six months‚ Carl’s supervisor/manager should have been monitoring Carl’s planning of the new employee’s orientation and offer assistance if needed. Background In early April‚
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included long-term revenue growth of 8-10% and earnings growth above 15%. Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager at NorthPoint Group has been tasked with analyzing Nike and coming up with a valuation for Nike so that her company can decide whether it is a good investment or not. She found that at a discount rate of 12% the company is overvalued‚ while with a slight decrease in the discount rate‚ to 11.7% the company is undervalued. In order to value the company correctly an accurate cost of capital must be estimated
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