For the exclusive use of X. LIU CASE: A-165 DATE: 09/00 (REV’D. 05/07) SEARS: ACCOUNTING FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS Sarah Simons picked up the 1999 Annual Report for Sears‚ Roebuck and Co.‚ which had just been delivered to her office. As an analyst for a major brokerage‚ she was responsible for providing investment advice regarding companies in the retail industry‚ including Sears. She looked over the income statement‚ noting that net income grew by 39 percent over the previous year‚
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recall with a smile and laugh as I delve into my insightful analysis. Unfortunately‚ the printed Old Spice ad simply captioned “smell like a man‚ man” doesn’t do this ad justice. But here are the main components to this ad campaign: A handsome black male in good physical condition (as expected) is shown with a variety of attributes that make him “manly” with a caption that reads “smell like a man‚ man”. In the particular advertisement I’ve selected he is riding a gallant white stallion‚ but the
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At the 50th Super Bowl‚ Pokemon celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new advertisement. The new ad motivates its audience to exert a greater endeavour to achieve their goal; it is highlighted in six continuous segment of the video. Each of these sections possess a consumer’s psychological appeal such as the need to achieve‚ the need for aesthetic sensation‚ and the need for attention‚ in order to be effective in transmitting its message to its viewers. For instance‚ the need to achieve is characterized
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Hall (2003) proposed that culture that plays a primary role in how meaning is constructed. A basic genetic feature of human beings is the ability to classify‚ and a system of classification (the way in which we can conceptually group information) is learnt in society. Therefore‚ culture consists of our shared conceptual maps. ’Translatability is not given by nature nore fixed by the gods. It is the result of a set of social conventions.’ (Hall 2003). Over time‚ speakers of a culture have come
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L6R 1Y5 BMW Canada Inc. 50 Ultimate Drive Richmond Hill‚ ON L4S 0C8 & Canadian Securities Registration Systems 4126 Norland Avenue Burnaby‚ BC V5G 3S8 Dear Sir/Madam‚ RE: Your Account Number: 7000349008 I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated September 26‚ 2013. I am writing to dispute a fraudulent charge made on my credit. I am a victim of identity theft‚ and I did not make this agreement. I am writing to dispute the following item with BMW Financial
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With products such as Shamwow‚ Oxyclean‚ and the Bowflex‚ flooding our modern-day market‚ it seems as though today’s advertisement challenges the intelligence of the American populace with a single daunting task‚ to force people to stop thinking rationally. Intelligence is measured upon a variety of elements all stemming from rational thought; The Onion satirizes the seemingly infinite quantity of irrational thought in the world today‚ in an ad for a new and improved‚ $19.95 (plus shipping and handling)
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BMW vs. Mercedes The most intense automotive rivalry in Europe is entering a new phase: Mercedes-Benz and BMW will be testing the world’s appetite for small cars with big prices. Since BMW dumped Rover and Mercedes shed its relationship with Chrysler‚ both automakers have shunned high-volume segments of the car business and focused on premium models. Now that pressure is growing for better fuel economy‚ and there are fewer top-shelf segments to exploit‚ both are looking for additional growth
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BMW 1 Series 5-door 116i 118i 120d 125i M135i www.bmw.co.za/1 Sheer Driving Pleasure BMW 1 SERIES PRICE LIST. JULY 2012. BMW 1 SERIES SPORT HATCH 5-DOOR PRICE LIST. JULY 2012. CO2 Tax including 14% VAT 6-speed Manual 8-speed Automatic Transmission Steptronic 116i 769.50 940.50 118i 1 197.00 940.50 120d 125i 2 907.00 2 479.50 M135i 5 814.00 4 702.50 Recommended retail price including 14% VAT‚ but excludes CO2 emissions tax Standard Model 6-speed Manual 8-speed Automatic Transmission
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BMW-campaign for introducing Efficient Dynamics in Hungary‚ 2009 Executive Summary The campaign introduced the new Efficient Dynamics technology of BMW by creating the team “BMW Team Hungary with Efficient Dynamics” and participating on long-term races to make customers know and understand the real advantage of the technology: that low fuel consumption and emissions combined with out-standing performance leads in success by competing even vs. sport cars positioned on a much higher level. The campaign
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CONTENETS 1. Executive summary....3 2. Introduction….3 3. Transformation process of BMW automobile production in the Dingolfing plant….3 4. Differences between service and manufacturing operations….5 5. Operations strategy of BMW….6 6. Operational objectives for automobile production in Dingolfing plant….7 7. Design….8 7.1 Process design….8 7.2 Product design….8 7.3 Designing an car in BMW….9 7.4 Evaluating and improving the design…9 7.5 Simulation and prototyping in design of the BMW’s…
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