Q1. Why is Amazon’s cash cycle so much shorter than that of competitor Barnes & Noble? How does this comparison affect financial management decisions of other retailers? The market value of Amazon is much higher than Barnes & Noble. They are also in better marketing position then Barnes and Noble. Barnes & Noble has been on the rocks for a long time and failed to make headway in international markets with their Nook ereaders. The best answer I can give is because Amazon is a much larger company
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1. Do you expect the search business to become more concentrated? Is search a winner-take-all business? For the case of Google‚ we can conclude that the search business of Google has become more dominated and concentrated. In terms of the companies‚ they do not expect the search business to be dominated by only fewer firms. Because the search business earned large revenues from the corporates’ advertisement and the fee is very high. If the companies want to advertise on the website of search business
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Structure of Canadian Interindustry R&D Spillovers‚ and the Rates of Return to R&D”‚ Journal of Industrial Economics‚ Vol Bhagwati‚ J. (1988)‚ Protectionism‚ Cambridge; MIT Press. Blomström‚ M. (1986a)‚ ”Foreign Investment and Productive Efficiency: The Case of Mexico”‚ Journal of Industrial Economics‚ Vol Blomström‚ M. (1986b)‚ ”Multinationals and Market Structure in Mexico”‚ World Development‚ Vol Blomström‚ M. (1989)‚ Foreign Investment and Spillovers: A Study of Technology Transfer to Mexico‚ London;
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1- Describe the existing cost system and explain why it failed The current cost system is based on two components: a direct and indirect cost measurement. There are only two types of cost: direct labor and burden. Burden is grouped into a single cost pool and represents the cost of both testing rooms‚ engineering burden costs (software and tooling development)‚ plus the administrative costs of the division. Burden was then calculated for each lot‚ with a burden rate of 145% The lot’s total
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You just obtained an internship position in the Marion Tax accounting firm in the small town of Cedarville. This particular company only hires two to three interns during their busy season‚ which is during tax season and also in the fall as well. The majority of this company’s clients are local businesses and personal tax returns. During your interview you are informed of the job duties‚ responsibilities‚ procedures‚ policies‚ and the approximate number of hours you will be working each week. These
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Question 1 - Risks surrounding the identified accounts The Audit of TNO Ltd has highlighted number of risks. The risks highlighted in the audit are discussed throughout the report. Below is a table of the risks and tests to carry out‚ based on the five accounts highlighted as being of risk. The common assertion that is common to the five accounts is valuation and allocation. Account Assessment of Risk Substantive audit procedure Accounts Receivable Account Receivable has increased while sales
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much pressure. Even worse at noon‚ the confidential information from Bodin was disclosed to Meir’s boss (vice president of economic analysis)‚ and he would talk about the related thing with Bodin’s boss and ask for that information. In the above case‚ the task force made the following problems: a.At the start: 1) Bacon didn’t set up the schedule with his managers 2) Bacon didn’t clarify the team’s decision-making power with his managers 3). Bacon was new in this field and was not appropriate
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I disagree‚ because people should not force kids to do something they do not like doing; not all kids are the same‚ some of them like playing sports‚ others can like singing or dancing. There are a lot of options kids can pick they want they want to do other than play instruments. First of all‚ many students need to stay in class as it say in source three paragraph two‚ they need to work on their reading‚ writing‚ and math skills. Why? because some kids could use the help they need‚ probably some
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2008 → John Dragasevich (president)‚ small water filtration company based out of Toronto‚ Ontario‚ considering expansion‚ increasingly strict regulations on wastewater management implemented by government‚ invest in new technology (membrane biological reactors)? Industry: → increased demand for water and water treatment‚ trend expected to continue → market projections reaching $348 billion → demand growing for safe drinking water in developing countries → sustainability challenges and advancements
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Innovative Toys Inc. Case Analysis Innovative Toy is entering the infant toy market by distributing through supermarkets. It is important to analyze if our potential supermarket channel‚ Big Tiger‚ and Innovative Toys can find a place where there is a win-win situation and where both companies are pursuing the same objectives. It is important to analyze the pros and cons of spending the marketing budget on trade promotion or advertising. It is important to note that the success of Innovative toys
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