Union Tank Car Company Firm and Industry background: Union Tank Car Company (UTC) is one of the leader companies in the manufacturing and leasing of railway tank cars in north America‚ having the second largest fleet of privately owned tank cars in the world (55‚920 cars). Throughout the years UTC was strong financially with high Revenues and profits as shown in the company’s financial statements. The tank cars industry is too specialized‚ requires high capital investments and a special
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1. In this case‚ the parties eventually settled‚ and Dr. Lee went on to run the Google China initiative. If you were running Microsoft‚ what would you have done differently in this situation? In 2000. Dr. Kai-Fu Lee‚ a renowned computer scientist‚ worked at Microsoft‚ his employment with Microsoft beginning with an “agreement with Microsoft contain[ing] a limited covenant not to compete” (Ferrera‚ p. 320) for one year after leaving Microsoft. The agreement also contained a forum selection clause
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BHM443- Legal Aspects of Health Care: Module 4- Case Corporations‚ by legal charter‚ are not a single entity and do not have a central owner; however‚ this does not keep corporations from being liable for criminal actions or criminal liability. Corporate criminal liability in law determines to what extent a corporation‚ basically a fictitious entity‚ can be held liable for acts and omissions of actual people that the corporation employs. In 1909‚ the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a corporation
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Syllabus College of Humanities HIS/125 Version 3 U.S. History 1865 to 1945 Copyright © 2012‚ 2009‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the social‚ political‚ economic‚ and global events affecting U.S. history from the Civil War through World War II. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies:
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iPhone 6 Apple working on 4.7-and-5.7-inch iPhones for 2014 Reuters cites ‘four people with knowledge of the matter’ and as well as claiming the larger display models under consideration they also point to cheaper variants being considered too. Again‚ we have heard whispers of a budget iPhone for a very long time. Apple is said to be considering such products for the usually cited reason: Samsung. The report suggests Apple is starting to think it needs a broader product portfolio to compete
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Perform alternative procedures on accounts that do not respond to positive confirmation requests. a.i.1.a.i.1.b.i. Vouch cash receipts after the confirmation date for subsequent payment. a.i.1.a.i.1.b.ii. Vouch sales invoices and shipping documents. 4. Evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. a. Vouch a sample of current amounts in the aged trial balance to sales invoices to determine whether amounts aged current should be aged past due. b. Compare the current-year write-off
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Panera Bread Company’s Growth Strategy Case Analysis Among the crowded field of casual‚ quick-service restaurants in America‚ the distinctive blend of genuine artisan bread and a warm‚ comfortable atmosphere has given Panera Bread Company a golden opportunity to capture market share and reward shareholders through well-planned growth. With the objective of opening approximately 1‚000 more bakery-cafes in the next three years‚ Panera Bread Company must make prudent strategy decisions about
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Case 20: Aurora Textile Company Summary: In early 2003‚ Michael‚ CFO of Aurora Textile Company‚ is deciding whether or not to install a new machine called Zinser 351 in order to save the declined sales and increase its competitive force. In deciding whether or not to invest Zinser 351‚ it is important to get the NPV and the payback period. To get the NPV and the payback period‚ we firstly need to forecast the future cash flows that the new machine will generate. We found the ten-year NPV to be
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Softzen Tech Company (referred hereafter as SZ) is enlivened to offer a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) proposal for the client (enter customer company’s name). We are among the best SEO companies in India and our achievement speaks volumes about our understanding and process of work. We make the required changes in your website so as to improve its chances to top the major and important search engines like Google‚ Yahoo and Bing. Our SEO team is highly skilled and dedicated‚ and adding to that
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Kingfisher Beer Company (KBC) has enjoyed being in top position in premium beer segment for the past fifty years and is now facing a potentially identity–changing challenge: the traditional premium beer market has been declining due to changes in consumer preferences at a compound annual rate of 4% and KBC for the first time is experiencing a decline in revenue‚ whilst a change in leadership infuses new energy to bring a change in their product line. Jake Hope‚ son of the retired president and owner
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