Corporate Finance: Case Netscape 1. Why has Netscape been so successful to date? What is its strategy? How risky is its current competitive situation? Netscape follows a “give away today make money tomorrow”-strategy. Netscape currently has 75% of web browser market‚ making it by far the most popular browsing software. Netscape is making money by selling server software to companies that require marketing access to potential consumers‚ by selling its software packages and through providing
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interpret Commonwealth’s statement of cash flows for 2013. What information does it provide regarding the HMO’s sources and uses of cash over the past year? Statement of Cash Flows (2013): (Millions of Dollars) CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS Income from operations $20.7 Depreciation expense 5.0 Increase in premiums receivable (3.7) Increase in medical costs payable 3.9 Increase in payables/accruals 1.9 Net cash flow from operations $27.8 CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING Fixed asset acquisitions
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September 9‚ 2010 Case 3.3 W.T. Grant During the mid 1960s Grant was determined to modify its strategy and align itself in a different section of the market. One aspect of this strategy was to rapidly expand into suburban shopping centers and on the other hand‚ Grant also wanted to modify its product line (product mix). This rapid expansion required Grant to increase their physical store space to accommodate new items in their existing stores‚ in addition to an overall change in product mix
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Genzyme Case Study: Table of Contents Problem Identification......................................................................................................3 Alternative Solutions.........................................................................................................4 Recommendations.............................................................................................................5
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Dow Chemical Case When Petroquímica Bahia Blanca S.A. (PBB) began the process of becoming privatized by the Argentine government‚ Dow Chemicals saw the acquisition of this company as a golden opportunity to become the leading polyethylene player in Latin America. Dow Chemical’s was already a major player in the chemicals (ethylene)‚ plastics (polyethylene)‚ and agricultural products industries holding position as a low-cost producer. Breaking each segment of their business down into
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STUDENT CASES to accompany Accounting & Auditing Research: Tools & Strategies‚ 8e NOTE: In addition to the in-chapter and end-of-chapter exercises which serve as short cases you will find the following short cases arranged by course title that can also be utilized as short cases that require the student to access the authoritative literature to address the issue presented in the case. Solutions to the cases below are available to instructors on the Weirich Accounting & Auditing Research
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7. Modelling Polyethylene As mentioned previously‚ PE is one of the most important polymers in the world. ADMET has been used to systematically model commercially relevant polymers‚ specifically PE and copolymers of ethylene and another monomer. ADMET is capable of producing PE with specific sequences of monomer units‚ as well as random copolymers via copolymerization with 1‚9-decadiene. The ability to precisely synthesize these polymers has opened the door to exploring the molecular origins of
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The acquisition of this property would result in the implementation of a new department‚ staffing‚ maintenance‚ additional sewer costs‚ etc. Partnering with other governmental agencies while retaining authority over the development of the property would be a better solution than incurring additional costs when the full effect is unknown. Oakwick’s revenues will be negatively impacted by changes in population‚ and there will be approximately five hundred residents and a major employer leaving our
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Case study of Lyons Document Storage Corporation: Bond Accounting Introduction The Lyons Company is currently a company providing storage of documents for other corporate customers. Lyons had operated conservatively without any long-term debt until it issued bonds in 1999. The bounds issued were $10 million in 20-year bonds‚ offering a coupon rate of 8% with interest paid semiannually‚ and sold to yield the 9% market rate of interest at the time. In the following essay‚ we take it as Alternative
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the needed increased visibility of accounts‚ as well as greater control and a single point for information retrieval on a real-time basis. Finally‚ the trend to gain efficiencies through treasury centralisation continues. The leaders in treasury and cash management have discovered that regional and global liquidity management are very effective working capital tools. Some are also discovering that newer tools such as Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) and even Continuous Linked Settlement
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