CASE STUDY: PolyMedica Corporation (A) Northwood University DeVos Graduate School of Management September 17‚ 2012 PROBLEM STATEMENT PolyMedica’s method of capitalizing direct-response advertising expenditures rather than expensing the cost is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has caused concern for investors who are questioning the legitimacy of this practice. ANALYSIS
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Xerox Corporation 1. Leadership through Quality was a strategy developed by Xerox as a result of competitors being financially strong‚ technologically advanced and having excellent customer relations. Xerox Corporation through its strategy tries to meet its customer requirements. The strategy is viable as Xerox through this strategy tries ensuring that definition of Quality is meeting the customer requirements all the time. The three major components of LTQ are Employee Involvement that stresses
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Ruth Ganley ACCTG 400 Module 2 Case 6-2 Cash Versus Credit It’s almost Christmas time and you still need to buy presents for eleven relatives. Although you plan to work over the semester break to earn some extra money‚ your current cash resources are low --- you have only $250 in your checking account‚ and you still need to pay your half of the phone bill ($50) before you leave for home. However‚ you do have a Target card (current balance $1‚000) and the lender recently sent you a notice
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Statewide Development Corporation has built a very large apartment complex in Gainesville‚ FL. As part of the student-oriented marketing strategy that has been developed‚ it is stated that if any problems with plumbing or air conditioning are experienced‚ a maintenance person will begin working on the problem within one hour. If a tenant must wait more than one hour for the repairperson to arrive‚ a $10 deduction from the monthly rent will be made for each additional hour of time waiting. An answering
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restaurant can be by putting extremely strict emphasis on the superior customer service for over ten years. These two core values‚ high-quality product and service‚ eventually became the foundation and guidance of Lei’s new venture – Xiaomi Corporation‚ a smartphone company. In Lei’s prior career‚ he served as the CEO of Kingsoft‚ a Chinese antivirus software firm‚ and now remains chairman of the board. Lei is also the founder of Joyo‚ an online retailer he created in 2000. He sold the company
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1. What caused Middleby’s struggles in the 1990s? The following caused the struggles of Middleby Corporation in the 1990’s: a. A period of rapid international and domestic expansion by chain restaurants during the first half of the 1990’s‚ which caused DFE manufacturers and suppliers to increase production capacity domestically and build assets in foreign markets. b. A decline in sales through the second half of the 90’s which was caused by a shift in domestic consumer eating habit towards
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Meredith Corporation Video Case Study #1 About Meredith Corporation Meredith Corporation is a marketing company that deals with many well known brands‚ including magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens‚ Family Circle and Ladies Home Journal. Their publications reach about 30 million readers in 8 out of 10 homes. They serve the media as well‚ with brands on television and other markets. Meredith Corporation is popular in marketing items that serve the home and family‚ health and wellness
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ONYC study aimed to test the impact of the cash transfers on the health of the family‚ education of the children‚ and the outcomes of the adults’ workforce in the household. Also‚ this program was based on the pioneering conditional cash transfer program of Mexico named Oportunidades. In addition‚ the ONYC conditional cash transfer program greatly benefitted the lower- and middle-income countries. However‚ being the first comprehensive Conditional Cash Transfer Program in a developed country‚ the
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Problem #1 - Purchases and Cash Payments PURCHASES JOURNAL Invoice From Whom Date No. Purchased Oct 1 1235 Belk Suppliers Oct 7 7438 Greene‚ Inc Oct 12 5139 Harris Co. Date Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct 1 5 11 22 27 Check No. 142 143 144 145 146 Hollie Creech Post Ref. √ √ √ Purchases Dr Freight In Debit Debit 4‚552.00 2‚658.00 3‚877.00 11‚087.00 (501) CASH PAYMENTS JOURNAL Account Debited Post. General Ref. Debit Rent Expense √ 1‚235.00
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follows: August 1‚ 2007 Issue of Debt: Cash 549‚000‚000 Senior N/P Discount 1‚000‚000 Senior Notes Payable 550‚000‚000 December 31‚ 2007: Interest Expense 14‚357‚084 Interest Payable 14‚315‚417 (550‚000‚000 x .0313 x 5/6) Discount 41‚667 (50‚000 x 5/6) February 1‚ 2008: Interest Payable 14‚315‚417 Interest Expense 2‚872‚916 Cash 17‚187‚500 Discount 8‚333 (50‚000 x 1/6) August 1‚ 2008: Interest Expense 17‚237‚500 Cash 17‚187‚500 Discount 50‚000
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