Assignment #1: Caribbean Intern Café Date: November 14‚ 2012 1. There are many issues that Mr. Grant should consider before proceeding with the CIC. There are several things that Mr. Grant should examine before even looking at the projections given to him. Total capital is $2‚250‚000‚ $1‚000‚000 in investments and $1‚250‚000 in the form of a long-term loan. $1‚573‚000 is immediately spent leaving $677‚000. If he has no customers‚ he can afford to remain open for 3 months. As well‚ they
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about opening an Internet Café in Jamaica‚ the Caribbean islands. Internet Cafes has been popular in other places around the world and based on his exposure from his MBA program in London‚ he is contemplating about this business opportunity in Jamaica. 2. What are the key facts and data? David has been contemplating about venturing in to a business opportunity for a while. He is doing his MBA to equip himself and has keen interest in entrepreneurship. The concept of Internet café has been already
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1. What managerial issues (including profitability‚ market and competition‚ economy‚ control and partnership with JTL) should David Grant consider before starting the Caribbean Internet Café (CIC)? Take a couple of pages to discuss these issues since understanding the numbers is only part of the decision making process. The managerial issues that David Grant should be considering before going into business for himself in Kingston are abundant every aspect of the business should be scrutinized before
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hour‚ and a commission of $ 6.00 for each haircut. In this case Andre wants to know how much is going to be the new contribution margin per haircut‚ the annual break-even point in number of haircuts. On our evaluation‚ Andre requested to find the following information. 1. Find the contribution margin per haircut. Contribution Margins Definition "Contribution margin (or margins) refers to the amount of revenue per product that is available to "contribute" towards the fixed costs and the profit
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1. a.) Contribution per CD unit: Unit Selling Variable Costs $9.00 1.25 - .35 1.00 = $6.40 $6.40 b.) Break-even volume in CD units and dollars: ($275‚000 + 250‚000) / 6.40 = 82‚032 units 82‚032 * $9.00 = $738‚288 to break even c.) Net profit if 1 million CD’s sold: 1‚000‚000 * 6.40 = 6‚400‚000 6‚400‚000 525‚000 = $5‚875‚000 d.) Necessary
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T Case Summary of: Carribean Internet Café 1. What managerial issues should David consider before starting Caribbean Internet Café? Managerial Issues: Broadly defined as all issues which have an impact on a business manager’s decision. In this case‚ David should consider: - Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological (PEST) issues analysis: (i) Political: Bureaucracy and corruption may potentially slow down the pace of enhancing the necessary infrastructure for internet accessibility and
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All the hardware or devices need to be connected each other to the Local Area Networking (LAN)‚ to enable them share one internet line to get connected to the Internet. This is a basic idea on how to connect all your hardware to the LAN. Connecting the Computers All PCs have to connect to the switch/hub‚ which are merge as a LAN. A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line and typically share the resources of a single processor
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WITHIN a few months China will overtake America as the country with the world’s largest number of internet users. Even when you factor in (include s/t as a relevant element when making a decision) China’s size and its astonishing rate of GDP growth‚ this will be a remarkable achievement for what remains a poor economy. For the past three years China has also been the world’s largest exporter of information and communications technology (ICT). It already has the same number of mobile-phone users
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statement is set using a contribution format. The contribution format centers on the idea that each unit sold provides a certain amount of contribution margin that goes to covering fixed costs. In 2004 expenses like distribution and transport (29‚988) and the sales commissions (73‚573) have been reclassified (contribution format) as variable selling costs on page 33 ([104]). 2. Why do you think cost of sales is included in the computation of contribution margin on page 33? Benetton’s
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a need of the Project. Target Population. Facilities Needed. Time Table To Raising Fund And Start of Project Operations. Core Programmes Activities. Budget Cost. Core Areas of Collaboration in the Project. Existing Cafes. Training Programmes. TDVRC Internet Café. Conclusions/Explanatory Notes. Team Members. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Taraba Digital Village Centre (TDVC) proposal articulates a compelling vision‚ that will enable Jalingo‚ the state capital to through the centre‚
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