Chapter 3 #2 - When is a company’s competitive advantage most likely to endure over time? A company’s competitive advantage is most likely to endure over time when the company has built barriers to imitation‚ which make it difficult for a competitor to copy the company’s distinctive competencies. Another element needed is the ability to quickly react to changes in the customer’s needs and have a high absorptive capacity in order to identify‚ value‚ assimilate‚ and use new knowledge. Lastly‚ the
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assembly station with the highest processing time (#3) (b) Capacity = 1 / 90 sec = 40 units per hour (c) Direct labor cost = Labor cost per hour / flow rate = 9*$15/h / 40 trucks per hour = $3.38/truck (d) Direct labor cost in work cell= (75+85+90+65+70+55+80+65+80) sec/truck * $15/hr = $2.77/truck (e) Utilization = flow rate / capacity 85 sec / 90 sec = 94.4% (f) (g) Capacity = 1 / 145 units/second = 24.83 toy--‐trucks per hour Q4.4. 12 tasks to 4 workers (a) (a) Capacity = 1 / 85 sec = 42.35 units
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Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement A party’s BATNA is a measure of the balance of power among the negotiating parties based on the resources they control or can influence to respond to their interests that will be addressed in a given negotiation. “walking-in” BATNA‚ that group of resources in your pocket before negotiation begins‚ and the dynamic BATNA that changes as you gain information during the negotiation process gives you a sense of whether to undertake a negotiation and whether
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not resulted‚ nor can the event be considered financial in nature and capable of being expressed in terms of money. 3. Transaction (a): Transaction (b): Transaction (c): Transaction (d): Accounts Receivable (debit)‚ Service Revenue (credit). Cash (debit)‚ Accounts Receivable (credit). Supplies (debit)‚ Accounts Payable (credit). Delivery Expense (debit)‚ Cash (credit). 4. Revenue and expense accounts are referred to as temporary or nominal accounts because each period they are closed
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Which of the following would not be classified as a current asset? A. Inventory B. Accounts payable C. Accounts receivable D. Prepaid expenses 3. An asset is considered to be liquid if: A. it is readily converted into a current asset. B. it is an intangible asset. C. it is readily converted into cash. D. it is part of retained earnings. 4. Analysis of a company’s assets will help evaluate its: I. liquidity. II. solvency. III. operational capacity. IV financing ability. A. I‚ II
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Module 3 Accounting Adjustments and Constructing Financial Statements DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Q3-1. The fiscal year is the annual accounting period that a firm adopts. A firm that uses December 31 as its year-end is on a calendar-year basis. Traditionally‚ fiscal years that end in January through the end of May‚ are labeled as the prior calendar year. For example‚ a fiscal year ending January 31‚ 2010 would be labeled fiscal 2009 because the bulk of the operations occurred in calendar 2009
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Physics 221 Summer 2012 HOMEWORK #3 Due Monday July 2‚ 2012 1 James Bond (90 kg)‚ outfitted with perfectly matching skis and skiware‚ is at the top of a steep slope that a secret spy like him can easily handle. He lets himself go from rest and smoothly slides down the h = 15 m high hill. A big parking lot lies at the bottom of the hill. Since the parking area has been cleared of snow‚ the friction between the ground and the skis brings our hero to a halt at point D‚ located at a distance
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Crescent is PDB’s first entry in the US sport and/or energy beverage market‚ what must PDB do in regard to Crescent’s pending launch? 3 2. What factors should influence the positioning of Crescent? (textbook chapter 7-8-9) 9 2.1 Crescent pure as Sports Drink 9 3. How is the market segmented? At what segment should Crescent be targeted? Fout! Bladwijzer niet gedefinieerd. 4. What are the pros and cons of positioning Crescent as an energy drink‚ a sports drink‚ or a healthy organic beverage? Fout! Bladwijzer
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The World Airline Industry A European Perspective (Case Study) MCS-M-160 International Strategy Student Name: Siyuan Li Student ID: 2800712 Unit Coordinator: Robin John Question 1 Through PESTEL analysis‚ identify the major external environmental drives influencing the airline industry. Since the end of the case (2003)‚ to what extent have these driving force changed? Question 4 Analysis the business model of the low cost airline‚ discuss their
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Question 11. In early 2003 Bristol-Myers Squibb announced that it would have to restate its financial statements as a result of stuffing as much as $3.35 billion worth of products into wholesalers’ warehouses from 1999 through 2001. The company’s sales and cost of sales during this period was as follows: 2001 2000 1999 Net sales $18‚139 $17‚695 $16‚502 Cost of products sold 5‚454 4‚729 4‚458 The company’s marginal tax rate during the three years was
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