regulations are strongly affecting the automotive sector; increasing restriction aimed to the environment preservation and pollution abatement are being applied‚ especially in the European countries‚ with a major impact on automobile manufacturers‚ and MINI (Bmwgroup‚ 2010) Economical Economic growth on certain countries and a strong economical crises of others are the two variables which strongly affect the automotive sector; as mentioned before BRIC countries are experiencing growth with a resulting
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Here Comes the iPad Mini Apple has done it again. The iPad mini is the latest Apple idea that could be in stores by November. The global popularity of the iPad has triggered Apple to make this new smaller version of the product. As we all know‚ every new Apple creation of the last decade has made an enormous hit. These products have changed the way we use cellphones and listen to music. Also‚ Apple has sparked a new way to use the worldwide web with the massive improvement of the tablet. Apple
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CHAPTER 1 Goals and Governance of the Firm Answers to Problem Sets 1. a. real b. executive airplanes c. brand names d. financial e. bonds f. investment g. capital budgeting h. financing 2. c‚ d‚ e‚ and g are real assets. Others are financial. 3. a. Financial assets‚ such as stocks or bank loans‚ are claims held by investors. Corporations sell financial assets to raise the cash to invest in real assets such as plant and equipment. Some
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CHAPTER 9 Mechanics of Options Markets Practice Questions Problem 9.8. A corporate treasurer is designing a hedging program involving foreign currency options. What are the pros and cons of using (a) the NASDAQ OMX and (b) the over-the-counter market for trading? The NASDAQ OMX offers options with standard strike prices and times to maturity. Options in the over-the-counter market have the advantage that they can be tailored to meet the precise needs of the treasurer. Their disadvantage
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week three Question 8 /Chapter 9/ Industry custom cannot supply a term of an implied contract and Varni bros Distributor Company could not win in this case because there was no contract between these two partners regarding how long the arrangement would last and only have an agreement that based on shaking hand. There should have a contract include terms of both parties that how long they would be partner‚ condition of supply‚ and term of transportation. Question 5 /Chapter 10/ There was no contract
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Evaluate the industry structure of luxury goods industry(40%). Industry structure of luxury goods industry should be analysis from Porter’s five forces model which are threat of entry‚ threat of substitute products‚ the power of suppliers‚ the power of buyers and rivalry among existing competitors. Threat of entry depends mainly on the entry barriers and the likelihood and capabilities of actual players to retaliate. The barriers of new entrants can be technological‚ financial‚ strategic and
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The Castillo Products Company was started in 2008. The company manufactures components for personal digital assistant (PDA) products and for other handheld electronic products. A difficult operating year‚ 2009‚ was followed by a profitable 2010. The founders (Cindy and Rob Castillo) are interested in estimating their cost of financial capital because they are expecting to secure additional external financing to support planned growth. Short-term bank loans are available at an 8 percent interest
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Case 9-4 Trueblood Case 09-4 Solution Case 9-4 How should NeedsSpace account for the two obligations noted as provisions in the lease agreement? ● Provision 1: “Lessor may require the lessee to perform general repairs and maintenance on the leased premises.” By entering the lease agreement‚ NeedsSpace (the lessee) becomes legally and contractually responsible for performing general repair and maintenance on the leased premises. Assuming that the lessee is required to make deposits to financially
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Mini-Mental Status Exam JS scored twenty-eight out of thirty possible on the Mini-Mental State Examination. This shows no cognitive impairment without any clinical signs of cognitive impairment present. She received a perfect score on everything except two areas. The first one was only being able to recite only two of the three items to be remembered. Second area was difficulty counting back from one hundred by sevens (Demential Today website‚ n.d.). Fall Prevention Scale JS scored a total of
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Business Law 101 9A 4/26/2012 Chapter 7‚ 8‚ 9 Chapter 7: Questions 1 - 5 1. What is a contract? It is an agreement that can be enforced in court. It is formed by two or more parties who agree to perform or to refrain some act in the present or the future. What is the objective theory of contracts? The intent is determined by objective facts‚ not by the personal or subjective intent‚ or belief of a party. 2. What are the four basic elements necessary to the formation of a valid
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