optimal proportion of equity and debt as a company’s capital structure is an indication of a well-managed and successful company and should be a goal for most corporations. Beverly Flax and Rick Rosenfield founded California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in 1985 in Beverly Hills‚ California. It is a casual dining‚ full service restaurant concept that specializes in gourmet pizzas with unique topping combinations. They operated 213 locations in 28 states and 6 foreign countries by the end of the second quarter
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company’s outlook. Economic Segment Apple Computers Inc. was positioned in the computer industry and still is‚ but it has managed to avoid direct competition in the personal computer industry by defining a target audience and maintaining its loyal customers. It competes horizontally to the major competitors in the computer industry like DELL‚ HP and Gateway. Political/Legal Segment There were not any political activities listed in this case. However‚ outsourcing and globalization has made
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Part1 Data Inc. has $40 billion of equity and $60 billion of debt currently. So the initial leverage (D/V) is 60%. We can calculate the cost of equity using this formula: WACC = ke * E/V + kd *(1-t) *D/V. ke = the cost of equity = 20% Using the same formula we
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Eugenics is the desire to improve the human gene pool by discouraging‚ or in some cases forcefully controlling‚ the reproduction of the unfit (Wellerstein pg. 29). The people branded to be "unfit"‚ were seen as recipients of undesirable heritable characteristics. The act of forcefully restricting people of reproduction is a form of negative eugenics. 2. What are the historical facts about sterilization in California? (time period‚ numbers‚ comparison with other states/countries‚ laws) To start
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3 -Character Trait at Issue 3 -Conduct in Conformity & Exceptions 3 -Relevant Non-Propensity Purpose 4 OTHER POLICY EXCLUSIONS -Habit and Custom 5 -Similar Occurrences 5 -Subsequent Precautions 5 -Pleas in Criminal Cases 6 -Compromise Offers in Civil Cases 6 -Liability Insurance 7 -Expressions of Sympathy 7 -Mediation 7 HEARSAY GENERAL RULE -What is Hearsay? 7 -Non-Hearsay Purposes 8 BURDEN OF PROOF -Sufficiency Test 9 -Preponderance Standard 9 6th
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University of Phoenix Material BUGusa‚ Inc.‚ Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa‚ Inc.‚ link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME‚ Inc.‚ Advertisement Has WIRETIME‚ Inc.‚ committed any torts? If so‚ explain. WIRETIME‚ Inc. (WIRETIME) has committed defamation because WIRETIME wrote damaging words about BUGusa‚ Inc.’s (BUGusa) product. All four elements of defamation are present in this case. First‚ defamatory statements were made‚ a 3rd party
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Scenario: Grocery‚ Inc. is a retail grocery store chain based in Any State; U.S.A. Grocery has stores throughout the United States. Grocery has written contracts with many different vendors to purchase the products they sell in their stores. Vendors range from individuals to international corporations. Tom Green works as the produce manager for the store in My Town‚ U.S.A. Jeff Fresh‚ 17 years old‚ is spending his summer vacation working for Tom in the produce department. Assignment: Using the scenario
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Susan Okrah has asked that I send a to your organization in support of her application for induction into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority‚ Inc. It is indeed a pleasure for me to do so. Susan has been an active member of our chapter of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) since starting at Hampton in the Fall of 2015. She has participated in well over 50 hours of community service not only for the university chapter but also for the regional chapter as well. In all my years of as advisor to our
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At the age of 13‚ I migrated to California from the Philippines. In the same year‚ I went to Alameda High school as a first year high school student. At first‚ it was difficult to adjust since I came from a different country with different culture and language. I was not confident with my English communication skills. I was placed in English Language Department class‚ which is a class for English learners. During my classes‚ I did not have the confidence to communicate with the other people‚ nor
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In this case‚ former sales managers for State Room had accused the company of not paying them for the extra duties undertaken. The court held that these employees had no authority when it comes to the setting pieces or even enters into contracts unless the management has negotiated the favorable terms (Breger & Edles‚ 2015). The court further decided to rely on a previous decision to arrive at the new decision. The case under reference was Reich v John Alden Life
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