Q1. Define SWOT analysis with appropriate examples using external resources (200 words) SWOT Analysis‚ technique credited to Albert Humphrey‚ is strategic planning method used to evaluate Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats involved in business ventures. 1 It involves 1) Specifying objective 2) Identifying internal and external factors favorable and unfavorable to achieve objective 1 Example - Healthcare Software Company selling high value products 2 Strengths : Internal
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Goodner Brohers‚ Inc. 1. List what you believe should have been the three to five key internal control objectives of Goodner Brohers’ Huntington sales office. A. Goodner’s executives should focus more attention on internal control measures rather than volume in order to have operating activities with efficiency. Although sales volume is related to profits‚ the company could not scrimp on operating expenses. Goodner should make sure there is a good and healthy environment when achieving high
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In the Goodner Brother’s case‚ the company has a “sloppy accounting practices and lax control over its inventory and other assets.” The key internal control weaknesses that were evident in the Huntington unit’s operation are control environment weaknesses‚ control activities weaknesses and monitoring weaknesses. 1. Control environment– Management’s attitudes‚ awareness and actions concerning controls Management’s philosophy and operating style plays an important role in the Goodner case. Goodner’s
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1. List what you believe should have been the three to five key internal control objectives of Goodner’s Huntington sales office. • Existence – Record the purchase orders in standard form as soon as sales reps receive them. • Rights and obligations – Limit rights for sales reps. • Completeness – Record the purchase order‚ ship the inventory‚ and receive payment. • Valuation – Keep accuracy for the value. 2. List the key internal control weaknesses that were evident in the Huntington unit’s
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Toll Brothers‚ Inc. MEMORANDUM A request has been made in regards to the strategic management effort of Toll Brothers‚ Inc. current and future financial position by senior management. The report has several components starting with a Memorandum Introduction followed by an EFE Matrix‚ IFE Matrix‚ SWOT Matrix‚ Porter’s Five Competitive Forces‚ and the conclusion. Toll Brothers is a construction company that was founded in 1967 originally designed and built luxury homes in the suburbs of Philadelphia
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Case: Goodner and Howard Street Jewelers Cases Student Name: Shucong Li Date: 09.16.2014 I. Three conditions of Fraud Triangle: 1. Incentive or pressure to perpetrate fraud： a) Excessive pressure for management to meet third party expectations b) Financial stability or profitability is threatened c) Management’s personal financial situation is threatened 2. Opportunity to carry out the fraud a) Nature of the Industry or entity’s operations b) Complex or unstable organizational structure c) Ineffective
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Case Presentation Curled Metal Inc. (CMI) faced a pricing and channel marketing decision for metal pile cushions utilized during pile driving. CMI’s approach to metal pads has significant efficiency advantages over currently used pads available in the market. However‚ CMI has to take into account several barriers to entry into this market. The primary barrier is that most companies viewed role of pads as a necessary accessory or tangent item instead of viewing them as a potentially value adding or
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Case Scenarios: Grocery‚ Inc.‚ Presentation LAW/521 February 3‚ 2014 Stuart Schwartz Case Scenarios: Grocery‚ Inc.‚ Presentation Grocery‚ Inc. Uniform Commercial Code The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) applies to sales contracts that are agreements for the sale of tangible‚ moveable goods (Melvin‚ Chapter 8‚ 2011). Therefore‚ the UCC Article 2 would apply to Grocery Inc. and the different vendors that are making agreements‚ but only if the contract was missing or had open terms. “Article
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol LEH) /ˈliːmən/ was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008‚ Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the US (behind Goldman Sachs‚ Morgan Stanley‚ and Merrill Lynch)‚ doing business in investment banking‚ equity and fixed-income sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities)‚ research‚ investment management‚ private equity‚ and private banking. At 1:45AM on September 15‚ 2008‚ the firm filed for Chapter
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(Volume Based Costing): • California Creamery has a budgeted manufacturing overhead of $600‚000 and a budgeted direct labour cost of $300‚000 • Overhead rate per direct labour cost => $600‚000/$300‚000 = $2 From Exhibit 2 CALIFORNIA CREAMERY‚ INC. Two Product Examples (2004 Data) Polynesian Fantasy • Direct labour $1.20/gallon Overhead assigned to: Vanilla $1.20/gallon Polynesian Fantasy = $2 * $1.20 = $2.40 /gallon Vanilla = $2 * $1.20 = $2.40 /gallon 1a) Based on Will’s old costing
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