contained in Table A of the case on days sales of inventory (DSI) for Dell and its competitors. In 1994 and 1995‚ Dell’s DSI was about half the level of its competitors. In January 1996‚ for example‚ Dell had inventory to cover 32 days of sales while Compaq Computer had inventory to cover 73 days of sales. One way for students to quantify Dell’s competitive advantage is to calculate the increase in inventory Dell would have needed if it operated at Compaq’s DSI level. Using Dell’s cost of sales (COS) for
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Abstract Bridgeit Corporate Solutions acts as an interface between student and the corporate industry‚ rather a employer and a potential employee. It conducts assessment for students online/offline and provides a platform for the students to compete with peers at the national and international level‚ employers benefit by increasing their footprints to remote education institutions with a click of mouse and also it provides a safe and secure method of assessment. It is developed by CyberCure Technologies
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Philips versus Matsushita Case summary of Philips: The company has built its success on worldwide portfolio of responsive national organizations (NO). The company was established by Gerard Philips and his father opened a small light bulb factory in Eindhoven‚ Holland in 1892.The company faced a tough fall. Gerald then recruited his brother Anton‚ a salesman and manager. In 1900 it became the 3rd largest producer of light-bulb in Europe and in 1912 Philips
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Mini Case 3 The Merger between Youku and Tudou Basic Information of Tudou Items | Data | Yield on US long-term government bonds | 3.50% | Risk premium | 7.50% | Beta of Tudou | 1.35 | Required return rate of equity | 13.62500% | Required return rate of debt | 7.50% | Leverage ratio | 0.2 | Weighting of debt | 0.2 | Weighting of equity | 0.8 | Marginal tax rate | 25% | Growth rate | 6% | WACC | 12.025% | Number of shares | 91 | The required return rate of equity:
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Programming - Minimisation Special cases Simplex maximisation 1. Innis Investments manages funds for a number of companies and wealthy clients. The investment strategy is tailored to each client’s needs. For a new client‚ Innis has been authorised to invest up to $1.2 million in two investment funds: a stock fund and a money market fund. Each unit of the stock fund costs $50 and provides an annual rate of return of 10%; each unit of the money market fund costs $100 and provides an annual rate
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Cutting Down on Your Computer Time Nowadays the teenagers spend most of their time on the computer. The internet can be used for relaxation‚ entertainment and information. Google is a very well-known site that people went to search for further knowledge. However‚ too much computer may lead to health problems such as backache and eye strain. Studies show that young people who spend too much time in front of computer may have social problems‚ less family interaction and fewer friends. Besides‚ they
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Cost Control and Cost Reduction A business enterprise must survive‚ grow‚ and prosper. Cost Control and Cost Reduction are activities necessary for ensuring that these objectives are fulfilled. With the liberalization of the Indian Economy and Globalization‚ there is now a cut throat competition from various concerns of the world. As a result there is now a race to secure a place for survival. This has increased the importance of cost control and Cost Reduction. Cost Control “Cost control
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The case study presented a decision that needs to be made by Compass Records between owning and producing or licensed the recording rights for an up and coming Dublin folk music star‚ Adair Roscommon. Both scenarios offer different benefits and risks. Within the attached spreadsheet‚ each option has been analyzed based on their own specific cost structures over a span of year 0 – year 3‚ with equal sales figures. To begin‚ I will speak about the results of the two cash flow analyses‚ which
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Purpose of the Transaction State the reason corporate management has entered into the transaction‚ or‚ alternatively‚ summarize the event that has led to the reporting controversy. (This can be difficult in some practice cases but is usually obvious in the FASB concepts cases.) Phil N. Tropic bought a lottery ticket to participate in a drawing by a local charity. His motive for the purchase is not clear since the purchase may have been made for a chance to win $100-$100‚000 or to support a local
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Market Analysis for case of Giant Consumer Products: The Sales Promotion Resource Allocation Decision by Yujun(Monica) Wang‚ ywang29@nd.edu; Ji(Shirley) Yang‚ jyang8@nd.edu Background As a market leader in frozen food industry‚ Frozen Foods Division (FFD) of Giant Consumer Product (GCP) has been proved very successful in the past 30 years‚ with national market share of 43% in the “Italian frozen dinners and entree offerings” subcategory. However in 2008‚ FFD were in sales trouble. The gross
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