1. Do a traditional SWOT analysis (strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats) of Calgene’s situation in the spring of 1995. Strengths R&D abilities in bioengineering technology Competitive advantages in bioengineered product licenses and regulatory agency approval to market tomato (and other bioengineered products) Competitive advantages in already test marketing "MacGregor’s Tomatoes" Competitive advantage of being "closer" to mass marketing its tomato Success of industrial
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performance method to calculate the true economic profit of a corporation. EVA can be calculated as Net Operating Profit After Tax minus a charge for the opportunity cost of the capital invested. EVA is an estimate of the amount that earnings differ from the required minimum rate of return for shareholders or lenders. The difference can be both a surplus and a shortage. EVA has a greater power to explain market value than other traditional accounting measures do. Q2. What are the advantages and disadvantages
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Nike Inc. Case 1. What is the WACC and why is it important to estimate a firm’s cost of capital? WACC is weighted average cost of capital‚ which is the expected rate of return on average from all the company’s existing debts and securities. It takes into account all different types of financing in the company’s capital structure. The reason it is important to estimate WACC is because it measures what it costs the firm to take on a project based on its current Debt and Equity mix. When the
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Apple‚ Inc. in 2010 Assignment Questions 1. What are the chief elements of Apple’s overall competitive strategy? How well do the pieces fit together? Is the strategy evolving? 2. What are the key elements of Apple’s strategy in computers‚ personal media players‚ and smartphones? Have its strategies in its core businesses yielded success? Explain. 3. What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple’s computer business‚ as compared to the leaders in the personal computer industry
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Rogers Communications INC. Industry overview The Canadian cellular service’s industry is comprised of approximately 15 cellular providers. These operators employ approximately 16‚000 individuals and generate more than CAN$10B in revenues annually‚ which represents almost 30 percent of the Canadian telecommunications market. The Canadian wireless industry has been experiencing an annual growth rate three times that of any other Canadian telecommunications sector. This is very significant as
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Case 4.4 Waste Management‚ Inc. Question 1 Three conditions are often present when fraud exists. First‚ management or employees have an incentive or are under pressure‚ which provides them a reason to commit the fraud act. Second‚ circumstances exist - for example‚ absent or ineffective internal controls or the ability for management to override controls – that provide an opportunity for the fraud to be perpetrated. Third‚ those involved are able to rationalize the fraud as being consistent with
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Game Shop‚ Inc Why was GSI’s production quality control better than its billing performance? The GSI’s production quality control had checks that had been built into the system. There were a number of personnel in place to ensure that these controls were in place and working properly at any point in time. There were no controls in place for the billing process‚ the company did not have a set of written billing instructions‚ and the managers did not know how to use the billing instructions available
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Página 1 9-100-055 REV: FE BR UAR Y 14‚ 2002 VG NARA YAN AN LI SA M BRE Owens & Minor‚ Inc. (A) Era janeiro de 1996. José Valderas‚ vice-presidente da divisão de Owens & Minor (O & M)‚ um $ 3 bilhões distribuidora de suprimentos médicos e cirúrgicos‚ estava dirigindo de volta ao seu escritório Savage‚ Maryland. Sua mente estava processando a notícia que acabara de ouvir. Sistema Único de Saúde Ideal‚ um hospital não-for-profit cadeia que nos últimos 10 anos tinha comprado suprimentos a partir de
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Course: CORPORATE FINANCE (FIN 6160) Case study: "MIRACLE LIFE‚ Inc" Miracle Life Inc.‚ founded in 1980 by Angela Simpson‚ is one of the companies possessed the largest global marketing network in the world which sells products to control overweight‚ nutritional supplement products and personal health care products with the goal: "to improve health and happiness of people around the world. " From the early years since its establishment‚ the company has gained strong growth
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MATTHEW YACHTS‚ INC. This is an excellent case to address the characteristics of process-oriented vs. repetitive vs. product-oriented production. 1. Matthew Yachts is profitable‚ thanks to its custom-designed yachts. Its management experience appears to have competitive advantage in custom-designed yachts‚ hence the higher profit margins. However‚ since the demand for the “fixed” design is growing‚ expansion into this area‚ with its repetitive-oriented layout and procedures (see Table 7.2 and
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