Handstar Inc. Handstar Inc. was created a little over four years ago by two college roommates to develop software applications for handheld computing devices. It has since grown to ten employees with annual sales approaching $1.5 million. Handstar’s original product was an expense report application that allowed users to record expenses on their handheld computers and then import these expenses into a spreadsheet that then create an expense report in one of five standard formats. Based on the success
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be lower when the substitute is a poorer performance product. Customers are less likely to shift from Data Tech if substitute products are of lesser quality. Tech Data Corporation can deal with the threat of substitute products through an increment
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I. INTRODUCTION I. PROBLEM STATEMENT Dan Barnes‚ financial manager of Ski Equipment Inc. (SKI) is anxious that the Company’s founder recently sold his 51% controlling block of stock to Kent Koren‚ who is a big fan of EVA (Economic Value Added). Koren rewards managers handsomely if they create value‚ but those whose operations produce negative EVAs are soon looking for work. Koren frequently points out that if a company can generate its current level of sales with fewer assets‚ it would need
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Chp. 4 Biology Study Guide Page 1 8/30/2011 BIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 4– THE CHEMICAL BASIS OF LIFE Matter = anything that takes up space and has mass (major types of matter = solid‚ liquid‚ and gas) Any type of matter is made of one or more elements. o Element = a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by regular chemical processes. (examples: gold‚ silver‚ mercury‚ etc.) There are approximately 25 elements necessary for life. • Examples: oxygen‚ carbon‚ hydrogen‚
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maintain certain types of corporate records‚ usually for a specified period of time. Failure to retain those records for those minimum periods could subject IBB Tech to penalties and fines‚ cause the loss of rights‚ obstruct justice‚ spoil potential evidence in a lawsuit‚ place the IBB Tech in contempt of court‚ or seriously disadvantage the IBB Tech in litigation. The United States Department of Education expect all employees to fully
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Optical Distortion‚ Inc. case Daniel Garrison‚ the president and CEO of Optical Distortion‚ is thinking about to bring the new and only product‚ a contact lens for chickens‚ to the markets. Working with Ronald Olson‚ the marketing vice president‚ Garrison is currently developing a marketing plan for ODI’s new product. ODI is planning to introduce these contact lenses to at least one region at the beginning‚ hoping to reach national distribution in a couple of years. There are three different sizes
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The Virginia Tech massacre ‘’You caused me to do it …’’ – Seung-Hui Cho About the Virginia Tech massacre The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16‚ 2007 on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and state University in Blacksburg.
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SureCut Shears Case Write-up The issues presented in this case are mainly due to incorrect assumptions about the market for sales in 1995 and the subsequent retail downturn that followed. More specifically‚ Mr. Fischer (CEO of SureCut Shears) assumed sales and demand in 1996 would be consistent with the prior year. However‚ as noted in the actual financial statements for 1996‚ inventories grew‚ reflecting that demand for its products was not as anticipated beforehand. In addition‚ sales declined
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Case Study –Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital FIN202a-Spring 2011 1. Please define Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Write down the WACC formula‚ and discuss its components. WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is a market weighted average‚ at target leverage‚ of the cost of after tax debt and equity. It is a critical input for evaluating investment decision‚ and typically the discount rate for NPV calculation. And it serves as the benchmark for operating performance‚ relative to
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Bio Notes 9/5/2012 * Biology- Study of living things * Characteristics of living organisms * Consist of one or more cells * Unicellular- one cell able to carry out life ex. Bacteria * Multicellular- Many cells‚ specialized cells * Observations with microscopes lead to Cell Theory‚ Robert Hook * All cells come from preexisting cells * All cells are similar in chemical composition * Chemical reactions occur within
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