■ The Brita Products Company ◎ SWOT Analysis Strengths Market leader in pitcher filter category‚ strong brand image Large retail distribution system‚ presence in multiple channels (“Class to Mass”) Loyal customer base‚ repeated purchasing replacement filters Strong advertising and brand image‚ waterfall equals good‚ clean taste Weakness Slowing growth in pitcher market Lack of product diversity Change in customer preferences‚ deficient attention paid to health concerns
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CASE FOR ANALYSIS ~ SHOE CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS OVERVIEW: This case deals with a manufacturer of women’s shoes that purposely changes styles frequently to take advantage of the flexibility of a small organization. However‚ decision making in the organization follows such a convoluted pattern that conflict is a given. Work flow needs to be re-examined‚ and adjusted for efficiency. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS TO ASSIGN: 1. Analyze organizational structure. 2. What suggestions do you have for improvement
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S & S Air: Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage 3001-3 FNCE Financial Management Week 4 William Jones October 9th‚ 2012 Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage Background: S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air‚ Mark Sexton and Todd Story‚ were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft‚ they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient‚ but that it was
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Fitness‚ Inc. case in Management Control Systems. Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addressing the following. Follow APA guidelines for citations and format for your paper. a. Summarizes the case and provide background information. b. Describes a solution to Rosemary Worth’s control problem that emphasizes: 1. Results controls 2. Action controls 3. Personnel/cultural controls c. Makes a recommendation. d. Explains why your recommendation is the best solution. Rosemary
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TOTAL VALUE OF DEAL Rs. 115.56 Rs. 104.62 PINKERTON’S 1987 408.3 381.7 26.6 27 -0.4 1988 363.387 332.4991 30.8879 21.80322 9.084675 1989 323.4144 294.3071 29.1073 19.08145 10.02585 1990 287.8388 260.4942 27.34469 16.69465 10.65004 1991 302.2308 271.2521 30.97866 17.52939 13.44927 1992 317.3423 284.8147 32.52759 18.40585 14.12173 INCOME COServices GROSS PROFIT OP EXP OP PROFIT PBT NET OF TAX 1986 367.7 342.5 25.2 24.5 0.7 0.462 -0.264 5.995886 6.617059 7.029025 8.876518 9.320344
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Question 1. Discuss how Intel changed ingredient-marketing history. What did it do so well in those initial marketing campaigns? In 1980s‚ Intel faced a problem to distinguish itself from the competitors and tried to convince consumers to pay more for its high performance products. By creating the ingredient-branding campaign‚ Intel mended the matter and made history in 1991. To become distinctive‚ it chose a name for its latest microprocessor introduction that could be trademarked‚ Pentium. The
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Birth Control Movement in the 1920s In the 1920s‚ life was more conservative than it is today. People did not openly talk about sex‚ planned parenthood‚ and they definitely did not agree on the use of contraceptives. Many people in the United States thought that birth control was morally wrong; however‚ a woman named Margaret Sanger would fight to make major changes in this generation that would change our outlook and our opinions about contraceptives forever. Margaret Sanger was passionate about
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Orion Controls Case Executive Summary Faced with the challenge of continuing to remain the leader in industrial valve systems‚ Orion Controls is required to decide whether or not to carry out product improvement redesigns. A successful redesign will secure the company an initial level of sales of 50 or 90 units to two new customers followed by the benefits of enjoying an innovator’s reputation. An expected profit of $262‚900 resulting from a product redesign given the information available
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The keys to the company’s future value and growth are profitability (ROE) and the reinvestment of retained earnings. Retained earnings are determined by dividend payout. The spreadsheet sets ROE at 15% for the five years from 2006 to 2010. If Reeby Sports will lose its competitive edge by 2011‚ then it cannot continue earning more than its 10% cost of capital. Therefore ROE is reduced to 10% starting in 2011. The payout ratio is set at .30 from 2006 onwards. Notice that the long-term growth rate
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What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Marriott Corporation? WACC = (1 - τ)rD(D/V) + rE(E/V) D = market value of debt E = market value of equity V = value of the firm = D + E rD = pretax cost of debt rE = after tax cost of debt τ = tax rate = 175.9/398.9 = 44% Cost of Equity Target debt ratio is 60%; actual is 41% [Exhibit 1] βs = 1.11 βu = βs / (1 + (1 – τ) D/E) = 1.11/(1 + (1 – .44) (.41)) = 0.80 Using the target debt ratio of 60%: βTs = βu (1 + (1 – τ) D/E)
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