1. Why has Cartwright Lumber borrowed increasing amounts despite its consistent profitability? Cartwright lumber has had to borrow substantial amounts of money due to the fact that the firm is a growing company with sales rising quickly. In order for the company to sustain this growth rate‚ they will have to get additional external funding. Growth in sales nearly doubled from 2001 to 2003‚ with a percentage growth of 18% and 34% in 2002 & 2003 respectively. While sales are growing steadily
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To remove excess water from Toby the young Border Collie‚ Firstly run the palms of your hands along the coat like a squeegee‚ then firmly but gently rub Toby all over his body with a towel. When the towel is wet switch to another towel‚ and rub him again paying particular attention to his ears and legs. Then with a small moist towel or flannel wipe away any remaining debris from his eyes. The reason you do this is because the towels‚ especially a micro-fibre one soaks up most of the water‚ so enables
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discussing my overall strategic plan of selling the famous Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream products in the country of Spain. Location of value-added functions—we will have Sales and Marketing conducted in Madrid‚ Spain and possible future expansion to other major cities in Spain. With this being a franchise many of the value-added functions (Marketing & Product/services strategy) are already being managed by Cold Stone Creamery corporation; as their franchise states‚ “If you are
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Chloe Hedrin and Herbal Solutions; claim of copyright infringement by Nuway DATE: November 16‚ 2004 ISSUE Will Herbal Solutions be able to claim a fair use defense under 17 U.S.C. § 107 when they are a “for profit” corporation‚ they have created a parody of Nuway’s ad campaign to market their own product‚ and as a result of their parodic marketing promotion‚ Herbal Solutions increased sales for Natra Tab tremendously? SHORT ANSWER Probably Not. Herbal Solutions does claim to educate
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2001 South Delaware Coors‚ Inc. Proforma Income Statement and Accompanying Notes South Delaware Coors Inc. Pro Forma Income Statement for the 12-Month Period Ended Dec. 31‚ 2001 Sales $3‚691‚963.00 Cost of goods sold $2‚876‚039.00 Gross margin $815‚924.00 Marketing Expenses Sales expenses $100‚000.00 $100‚000.00 General and Admin. Expenses Administrative Salaries $60‚000.00 Dep. on Buildings and Equipment $50‚000.00 Interest expense
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1. What is the value-added by Owens and Minor? Is this value-addition visible? * They own and manage the inventory for the manufacture * They take on the financial risk associated with the function of managing the inventory flow to the hospitals. * They care for product returns and carry the risk for that. * They carry the receivables (cash flow issues due to long payment terms of customers; actually a 90 days credit) * They carry and manage most of the inventory for the hospitals
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Introduction According to the forecasts‚ New Balance will be seeing growth for the next three years. Currently‚ the facility is too small for the desired production and the company needs to expand. The best location for expansion is Texas. Exponential Smoothing Forecast In exponential smoothing forecast‚ more weight is given to recent data. This type of forecasting is ideal for data with no seasonality. Seasonality‚ or regular changes in the data‚ is not seen for New Balance. The forecast includes
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Fitch (A&F) are two companies that play a major role in the clothing industry. The following discussion with compare and contrast the competitive advantages of the supply chain of the two companies. COMPANY HISTORY AEO American Eagle Outfitters‚ Inc.‚ a billion dollar corporation‚ is ranked as one of the largest
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Why is it important to use “theoretical win” instead of “observed win” in order to access the revenue generated by customers? This question is in close relations to potential outcome and probability rather than actual figures generated by customers. First of all‚ the definition of “theoretical win” must be made clear from that of “observed win”. “Observed win” is the actual amount that is won physically over a certain period of time (e.g. per month) while “theoretical win” entails the potential
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The key factor to consider in the case “Something’s Rotten in Honda” (management A case) is that Justin‚ the manager of Ardnak Plastics Inc.‚ has to contrive an idea on how to ease the fines the factory plant is being issued from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are two options to fix the issue: 1) scheduling the plant’s heavy emissions work at night so that during the day the reading can be within standards (Fraedrich‚ year). By scheduling the plant’s emissions at night‚ this strategy
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