DEBT TO EQUITY PROPORTIONS In building the pool of funds for the business it is important to balance and optimize the proportions of debt and equity. The relationship between total debt and total equity is referred to as leverage or gearing. If there is too much debt‚ a business becomes highly leveraged with the implications of: • Repayment risk. The risk to debt providers increases as there is less of an equity buffer to absorb losses that the business may make. • Interest risk. The interest
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sunsilk Shampoo’s are under the flag of Unilever is objected to achieve the positive feeling about the brand‚ develop and maintain regular use of backstage‚ create the interest and awareness of the brand. On the smaller scope products tend to achieve to obtain loyal customers and maintaining them informing about the existence of the brand so that people who don’t know could realize. Otherwise the vision on becoming the market leader can be achieved. Sunsilk shampoo are targeting
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Chapter 4 : Consumer Markets and Consumer Buyer Behavior Question 1 How might a marketer influence a consumer’s information search through each of the four information sources discussed in the chapter? A marketer might influence a consumer information search through several information sources include personal sources (family‚ friends‚ neighbors‚ acquaintances)‚ commercial sources (advertising‚ salespeople‚ dealer Web sites‚ packaging‚ displays)‚ public sources (mass media‚ consumer rating
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paid-in capital and retained earnings. 5.True no-par stock should be carried in the accounts at issue price without any additional paid-in capital reported. 6.Companies allocate the proceeds received from a lump-sum sale of securities based on the securities’ par values. 7.Companies should record stock issued for services or noncash property at either the fair value of the stock issued or the fair value of the consideration received. 8.Treasury stock is a company’s own stock
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Given its higher volatility‚ should we expect Microsoft to have an equity cost of capital that is higher than 10%? No‚ Microsoft is diversifiable and it will not be affected by the changes in the market. We do not expect Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be higher than 10%. Each stock carries its own weight. B. What would have to be true for Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be equal to 10%? In order for Microsoft’s equity cost of capital to be 10% its beta will have to be 1. 4. Suppose
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changing and not just about purchasing and buying between consumers and sellers. More and more firms begin to concentrate on creating a positive image for a product. A firm can choose several positioning strategies‚ including strengthening the current position‚ repositioning or try to reposition the competition. (Hartline‚2005) Brand repositioning is one of the most effective ways for a firm to solve tough situation. A firm should reposition its brand under the following four circumstances: when the first
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group’s minds‚ that: - is distinctive from the competition - is relevant for the target group - fits the organisation with the aim of creating a preference. Positioning Approaches 1. Is relative to competition. 2. Exists in the mind of the consumer. Attributes Competitors Use or application Price/quality Product user Product class Cultural symbol Positioning Quiz RyanAir Price KLM Attribute: emotional (reliable) Singapore Airlines Attribute: service Marlboro Cultural
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If brand stewards understand what underpins the attitudes of a brand’s most loyal customers — those who are truly “bonded” to the brand — they may be able to identify opportunities to convert other consumers THE BUSINESS OF BRANDS 6 to this profitable position. Our own analysis of brand loyalty data has revealed six broad factors that drive loyalty. In some categories‚ just one of these factors may be enough to make a brand the default choice for many consumers‚ but most strong brands benefit
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BACHELOR’S THESIS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS BRAND AWARENESS A CASE STUDY OF WILLYS GROCERY STORE Authors: Kris Ayadiani v09kkaya@du.se & Timothy Enadeghe h08tjena@du.se Supervisor: Bertil Olsson Examiner: Sabine Gebert Persson Course: Business Administration Credit: 15 ECTS
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Factors behind the brand switching in telecom industry The issue of Customer’s switching to other service providers have been the cause of intensive research from many years now and have given rise to many theories.Due to the increased competition in the telecommunication industry it has become extremely important for the companies to pay attention towards retaining of the customers.This research study particularly investigated the causes of customer switching behavior.A prolific way to gain the
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