Liquidity: Current Assets trends in the balance sheet reflect a strong liquidity position. Also‚ when we look at the liquidity ratios we see both ratios were well above the industry average which shows Apple Inc. has no problem meeting its short-term obligations. Capital Structure: Apple Inc. did not have any long-term debt obligations for the periods 2003-2007. The company did not use any financial leverage to raise funds during the period of analysis. This shows the financial
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While scanning through the many business choices on missionstatements.com I knew I wanted to research a small business‚ I finally settled on Portage Inc. Missionstatements.com lists their mission as “At Portage we provide competent‚ responsive‚ and cost-effective services to customers in federal‚ state‚ tribal‚ and local governments‚ and private industry. We assist tribal governments pursuing self-determination by developing management strategies for environmental protection and resource development
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Trademark‚ Inc. Part I - Accounting Issues (Case #2) Background Trademark Incorporated designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes gift merchandise. Trademark manufactures its goods in five plants across the United States and operates through four divisions: Greeting Cards and Stationery‚ Calendars‚ Party Goods‚ and Specialty Gifts. In addition‚ Trademark also owns a Swiss company that manufactures similar products in Western Europe. The Swiss company
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1. Activity Based Costing benefits businesses that are more complex in nature. In this case‚ Greetings. INC has added a new product line‚ Wall Decor‚ which permits them to grow without expanding their physical stores; however‚ they have significantly raised their overhead costs by multiplying their cost drivers. Not to mention the fact that they have incorporated a largely automated system into their product line‚ which we know calls for an ABC system. The main reason to move to ABC though‚ would
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Preparatory Questions for California Pizza Kitchen 1. In what ways can Susan Collins facilitate the cusses of CPK? 2. Using the scenarios in case Exhibit 9‚ what roles does leverage play in affecting the return on equity (ROE) for CPK? What about the cost of capital? a. Leverage increases Beta for the firm since debt to equity ratio increases from unlevered beta. We use 10 year Treasury bond as our risk free rate and for market risk premium we use current prime lending rate for June 2007
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Pizza Hut Marketing analysis-5cs Customers The basic need that seeks to satisfy Pizza Hut is to offer some food to customers‚ but also Pizza Hut offer variety of products as customers seek greater choice in relation to different types of pizzas‚ types of pizzas mass‚ side dishes‚ too the customers seek facilities that will provide comfort and a staff that treats customers with courtesy and speed‚ the customers seek innovation in products and they are interested in new types of pizzas
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Campus Consent As a senior‚ I am excited to finally grow up and head off to college‚ gaining some freedom of my own! I get to live on my own without my parents watching my every move and telling me what to do all the time and when to do it. Although‚ while being excited and anxious for my new journey‚ I am quite concerned. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center‚ lower classmen‚ such as freshmen and sophomores‚ are more at risk for victimization of sexual assault than upper classmen
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Among issues of campus safety‚ sexual assault has become a big problem. This issue of sexual assault has recently gained more media attention as prevalence rate and statistics have risen and politicians have started to address the disconnect between victims and school administrators. Statistics for sexual assault on college campuses are surprising‚ but most incidents go unreported for various reasons. Last month‚ President Obama launched his “It’s On Us” campaign in order to shed light on this problem
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Executive Summary: Par‚ Inc has developed a new coating designed to resist cuts and provide a more durable ball. One concern for Par‚ Inc was the effect of the new coating on driving distances. Par would like the new cut-resistant ball to offer driving distances comparable to those of the current-model golf ball. To compare the driving distances for the two balls‚ 40 balls of both new and current models were subjected to distance test. The testing was performed with a mechanical hitting machine
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Company Background Bombardier Inc. is an international aerospace and transportation company‚ which is headquartered in Montreal‚ Canada. Tracing back to 1942‚ Bombardier Inc. was established by Joseph-Armand Bombardier at Valcourt in the eastern of Quebec‚ Canada. Bombardier Inc. has two main business focuses‚ which can be split into two divisions; Bombardier Aerospace (BA) and Bombardier Transportation (BT). The main objective of Bombardier Inc. had always been to be a leader in both aerospace and
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