Case 6-3 Question 1: Westwood’s Gross Margin Percentage is calculated as (sales less cost of goods sold) as a percentage of net sales revenue. For Westwood it’s calculated as follows based on the financial statements (all in millions of dollars): 2010 Gross Margin: (2000-1100) = 900 2010 Sales Revenue = 2000 2010 Gross Margin Percentage = 45% 2009 Gross Margin: (1500 – 800) = 700 2009 Sales Revenue = 1500 2009 Gross Margin Percentage = 46.7% Westwood’s Pre-Tax Return on Sales
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Case Study 1 Springfield Express is a luxury passenger carrier in Texas. All seats are first class‚ and the following data are available: Number of seats per passenger train car 90 Average load factor (percentage of seats filled) 70% Average full passenger fare $ 160 Average variable cost per passenger $ 70
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Page COMPANY BACKGROUND 2 SWOT ANALYSIS 3 STRENGTHS 3 WEAKNESSES 4 OPPORTUNITIES 6 THREATS 7 Threat of Competitor 7 Threat of Buyer 7 Threat of Suppliers 7 Threat of Substitutes 8 Threat of New Entrance 8 Other threats 8 PROBLEMS / ISSUES 9 Lose of Market Share 9 Unethical Business Strategy 9 Product Disadvantage/Defect 10 Expensive Product‚ High
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Assign Case #2 Problem 7-37 (Bhavika Investments) Bhavika Investments‚ a group of financial advisors and retirement planners‚ has been requested to provide advice4 on how to invest $200‚000 for one of its clients. The client has stipulated that the money must be put into either a stock fund of a money market fund‚ and the annual return should be at least $14‚000. Other conditions related to risk have also been specified‚ and the following linear program was developed to help with this investment
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Lesson 3 Commercial viability Adapted from http://businesscasestudies.co.uk Creating value through the marketing mix An Aldi case study Introduction In increasingly competitive markets‚ consumers have a greater choice over where they buy their goods and services. For an organization to meet its business objectives‚ it has to find out what consumers require and then identify the best way in which it can satisfy these needs and wants. Creating a competitive advantage can be difficult. A unique marketing
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MEMO TO: Dr. Norman E. Pence FROM: Mary Nicole Porter DATE: September 11‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Chapter 2 Case Problem 1: Workload Balancing Digital Imaging: Balancing Photo Printer Production Digital Imaging‚ a company that produces photo printers‚ recently introduced two models of printers into the average consumer market: the DI-910‚ and the more sophisticated and faster DI-950. Analysis shows that management can expect profit contributions of $42 for each DI-910 and $87 for each DI-950
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3for3 GAMES 3FOR3‚ ALSO KNOWN AS COOPERATING OF TWO CLUBS (SOMETIMES WE HAVE 3 CLUBS‚ IT STARTED IN SPAIN‚ SPAIN’S TRIANGLES) IS MOSTLY WHEN CLUBS PLAYING YEARS AND HOME TEAM WINS (OTHER PART OF A SEASON AGAIN HOME TEAM WIN‚ TEAM WHICH IN FIRST GAME WAS AWAY TEAM - BUT THIS IS NOT RULE‚ READ MORE)..IT IS CLASSICAL 3 FOR 3..i WOULD SAY THAT IN LOWER LEAGUES ARE MUCH MORE GAMES THAN IN FIRST‚ EXPECIALLY IN TOP 5 LEAGUES. IT THINK IN ENGLAND PREMIER AND GERMANY BUNDESLIGA ARE MINIMUM COOPERATING‚ BUT
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Touro University International Angelica Johnson MGT501 Case Study #3 Dr. Peter Haried Introduction The purpose of this case study is to first define leadership then contrast leadership and management. I will describe the three most important differences between a leader and manager and summarize the conclusions of trait theories of leadership while describing the differences between past and recent theories. I will explore the central tenets and limitations of behavioral theories
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22865_05_c05_p132-172.qxd 10/2/06 1:55 PM Page 132 Making Automobile and Housing Decisions CHAPTER 5 L E A R N I N G G O A L S LG1 Implement a plan to research and select a new or used automobile. Decide whether to buy or lease a car. p. 132 LG2 p. 140 LG3 Identify housing alternatives‚ assess the rental option‚ and perform a rent-or-buy analysis. Evaluate the benefits and costs of home ownership and estimate how much you can afford for a home. Describe the home-buying
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Tanglewood Case 3 Karrie McHugh karriemchugh@msn.com Keller Graduate School of Management Eric Simmerman 7/30/2011 HR594- Strategic Staffing Recruiting Like most retailers‚ Tanglewood experiences a fairly stable turnover rate keeping the recruiting efforts high. Tanglewood’s recruiting methods vary in each of their regions. By looking at these different methods from the different ways that each of their regions hire‚ we have a great opportunity to improve the operations of the company
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