FIVE STAR TOOLS Five Star Tools is a small family-owned firm that manufactures diamond-coated cutting tools (chisels and saws) used by jewelers. Production involves three major processes. First‚ steel “blanks” (tools without the diamond coating) are cut to size. Second‚ the blanks are sent to a chemical bath that prepares the tools for the coating process. In the third major process‚ the blanks are coated with diamond chips in a proprietary process that simultaneously coats and sharpens the blade
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Case study 1 Taracare‚ Inc Summary The case is about a conversation between Jorge Gonzales‚ the CEO from Taracare Inc.‚ and his manufacturing manager Alfredo Diaz. Alfredo was hired because Taracare was having difficulties in meeting the deliveries and in quality. After some time and only making little progress‚ Alfred scheduled a meeting with Jorge to discuss the problems. The main points Alfredo concerns was: Problems with Purchasing materials Delivery promises from the sales that can´t
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570-572 - Residual Dividends‚ Chapter 14 The amount of new investment which must be financed with equity is: $3‚000‚000 x 85% = $2‚550‚000. Since the firm has $3‚500‚000 of net income‚ $950‚000 = $3‚500‚000 - $2‚550‚000 will be left for dividends. 2. Question : (TCO F) The following data applies to Saunders Corporation’s convertible bonds: Maturity: 10 Stock price: $30.00 Par value: $1‚000.00 Conversion price: $35.00 Annual coupon: 5.00% Straight-debt yield: 8.00% What is the bond’s conversion
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Case Study Analysis Unit 1: Strategic Management Apple‚ Inc. Strategic Human Resource Management Strategic Management Case Study Analysis: Apple‚ Inc. According to the text Strategic Human Resource Management‚ the concept of Strategic Management is defined as‚ “the process by which organizations attempt to determine what needs to be done to achieve corporate objectives and‚ more important‚ how these objective are to be met” (Mello‚ 2011‚ pg.104). This paper will examine the case
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Case Problem: Blades‚ Inc. 1. One point of concern for you is that there is a tradeoff between the higher interest rates in Thailand and the delayed conversion of baht into dollars. Explain what this means. ANSWER: If the net baht-denominated cash flows are converted into dollars today‚ Blades is not subject to any future depreciation of the baht that would result in less dollar cash flows. 2. If the net baht received from the Thailand operation are invested in Thailand‚ how will
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Executive summary Coach‚ Inc. is an upscale American leather goods company known for women’s and men’s handbags‚ as well as items such as luggage‚ briefcases‚ wallets and other accessories (belts‚ shoes‚ scarves‚ umbrella…). The firm was founded in 1941‚ in a loft in New York as a partnership called the Gail Manufacturing Company. As of July 2‚ 2011‚ the company operates in over 20 countries with more than 1‚100 retail stores and around 15‚000 employees worldwide. Today‚ Coach Inc. has distribution‚ product
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| | | 275 | | | | | | Fixed | | | 770 | | | | | | Total unit marketing costs | | | 1‚045 | | | | | Total Unit Costs | | | | $3‚500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1) | What is the break-even volume in units? In sales dollars? | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixed overhead | 660 | | Sell Price | $4‚350 | | | | | Fixed Mktg | 770 | | VC | 2‚070 | | | | | | 1‚430 | | Cont. Margin
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Case Study: NetFlix.com‚ Inc SUMMARY: NetFlix.com‚ the world’s largest online DVD rental company‚ was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in 1997‚ and is headquartered in Los Gatos‚ California. The company started its online DVD rental business by launching Netflix.com‚ offering pay-per-DVD rental services by delivering DVDs via mail. As the company prospered during late 1999‚ Netflix replaced its pay-per-DVD revenue model with a fixed monthly fee system that allowed customers to rent up
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Profitel Inc. By Steven L. McShane‚ The University of Western Australia As a formerly government-owned telephone monopoly‚ Profitel enjoyed many decades of minimal competition. Even today as a publicly traded enterprise‚ the company’s almost exclusive control over telephone copper wiring across the country keeps its profit mar- gins above 40 percent. Competitors in telephone and DSL broadband continue to rely on Profitel’s wholesale business‚ which generates substantially more profit than similar
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Case #1‚ Part 1 “Don’t tell me we’ve lost another bid!” exclaimed Sandy Kovallas‚ president of Lenko Products‚ Inc. “I’m afraid so‚” replied Doug Martin‚ the operations vice president. “One of our competitors underbid us by about $10‚000 on the Hastings job.” “I just can’t figure it out‚” said Kovallas. “It seems we’re either too high or get the job or too low to make any money on half the jobs‚ we bid anymore. What’s happened?” Lenko Products manufactures specialized goods to customers’ specifications
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