Wendy’s Chili: A costing Conundrum Dave Thomas was a man with a vision. He began his career in Columbus‚ Ohio in 1969 when he purchased a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise that was unprofitable. Dave turned that franchise into a profitable business and sold it back to KFC at a substantial profit. Dave had also co-founded Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips and was very familiar with the quick-service industry. However‚ hamburgers were Dave’s favorite food and he could not get a decent hamburger
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Consumer decision-making is a central part of consumer behavior‚ but the ways people evaluate and choose products (and the amount of thought they put into these choices) vary widely depending upon such dimensions as the degree of novelty or risk related to the decision. • A decision is actually composed of a series of stages that results in the selection of one product over competing options. • Our access to online sources is changing the way we decide what to buy. • Decision making is not
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1. StillWater Mining Company a) Interest Rate 12% Price per ounce $ 1‚500.00 Cost per ounce $ 400.00 Total ounces a year 10‚000 Profit per ounce $ 1‚100 Revenue per year $ 15‚000‚000.00 Cost per year $ 4‚000‚000.00 Profit per year $ 11‚000‚000.00 Every year for the next 10 years‚ the firm earns a profit of $11 Million. The cash flow (in $ Million) is shown below: Year T T+1 T+2 T+3 T+4 T+5 T+6 T+7 T+8 T+9 Profit 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Using NPV formula‚ we find NPV=$62
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Contents 1. Decision making .................................................................................................................................. 2 1.1. 1.2. Information systems.................................................................................................................... 2 1.3. 2. What is decision making? ........................................................................................................... 2 The process of decision making ....
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Outsourcing BUS 630: Managerial Accounting Outsourcing The pros and cons of outsourcing varies by industry‚ size of organization‚ organizational structure‚ and many other components. The pros and cons are highlighted and the fall of Satyam to encompass a full range of accounting aspects. All size organizations outsource a portion of his or her business. Therefore‚ taking time to reflect on the points identified in this paper may enlighten or create ideas for consideration regarding outsourcing
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J. Llano Managerial Accounting Performance Measures & Responsibilities Managerial accounting in simple terms relates to providing information in support of the internal management processes which aids managers to identify‚ accumulate‚ analyze‚ interpret and use collected information to help the company meet its organizational
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AA101 – ACCOUNTING I Academic Year : 2010-2011 Course Coordinators : Dr Harshini Pushpika Siriwardane Mr. Hu Kin Hoi Billy Pre-requisites : Nil No. of AUs : Semester : Other Instructor(s) : 4 2 Course Description and Scope Accounting is the language of business. This course aims to provide students with a broad understanding of business‚ the role of accounting in business‚ the analysis‚ recording‚ summarizing‚ and reporting of business transactions
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Departmentalization based on ________ groups jobs on the basis of territory or physical location. 1) _______ A) customer B) process C) geography D) product 2) ________ refers to the rights inherent in a managerial position to tell people what to do and to expect them to do it. 2) _______ A) Liability B)
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Table of Contents Executive Summary The following report is for the attention of the Glasgow City Council. We have outlined a business plan for a new business to be set up for after the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014. Our business idea is an interesting Games Experience in which the public will be able to pay to experience exactly what athletes have done during the games. The main selling point of this would be participating in competitions with the professional athletes outfit and
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Statistics Solutions to Packet 5 X Producing Data Designing Samples Designing Experiments Simulating Experiments X X X X X X X X X X X X X HW #29 1 – 3‚ 5 - 7 5.1 FUNDING FOR DAY CARE A sociologist wants to know the opinions of employed adult women about government funding for day care. She obtains a list of the 520 members of a local business and professional women’s club and mails a questionnaire to 100 of these women selected at random. Only 48 questionnaires are returned. What is the population
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