Solutions to Exercises and Problems Tutorial 1 IFM Case 2-2 Case 2-2 SKD Limited 1. Goodwill a. There is no goodwill amortization expense in Country A‚ so the goodwill amortization expense recognized by SKD must be added back to determine income under Country A GAAP. SKD amortizes goodwill over a longer period (20 years) than is allowed in Country B (5 years)‚ so an additional amount of goodwill amortization expense must be recognized to determine income under Country B GAAP‚ which reduces
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CHAPTER 4: FORECASTING TRUE/FALSE 1. Tupperware only uses both qualitative and quantitative forecasting techniques‚ culminating in a final forecast that is the consensus of all participating managers. False (Global company profile: Tupperware Corporation‚ moderate) 2. The forecasting time horizon and the forecasting techniques used tend to vary over the life cycle of a product. True (What is forecasting? moderate) 3. Sales forecasts are an input to financial planning‚ while demand forecasts
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Problems/issues: • Mei Ling may not have enough money to cover her later years expenses; • She had been a fairly aggressive investor‚ but she may not want to take very risky investment since she cannot afford to lose at her age. Goals and objectives: • Cash-flow management; • Pay off the property investment loan; • Superannuation adequacy and savings programs; • Personal investing. Assumptions: • Taxation and other legislative conditions will remian stable; • Income will incerease
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Case xx - Boston Lyric Opera Depended on digh donations from board members Opera is very expensive to produce Founded in 1976 Mission statement BLO BLO has 46 doard of directors and 51 board of overseers 1998 expanded moved theatre. From 890 -> 1500 seats BLO is the fastest growning firm BLO challenges: More subcribers to doners Attact more funding Contemplate a 2200 seat facility Participants of the BSC process Janice (general director‚ driving force) Sue (introduced the BSC to
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Issues‚ Problems and Techniques involved in forecasting Sales of New Products James D. Jackson There are countless issues‚ problems‚ and considerations in forecasting for new product. First‚ we must understand what a sales forecast is and what is designed to do. A sales forecast is an educated guess of future performance based on sales and expected market conditions. The value of the forecast is that we can predict and prepare for the future objectively. The objective is to
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Financial Econometrics Modeling and Forecasting Natural Gas Prices Abstract In this project we will model and forecast the natural gas prices over the short-term through the development of the Error Correction Model (ECM). This is presented as the best predictive model among various alternatives. To build this model‚ we gathered the oil prices to analyze the impact of the changes in these prices on the changes in natural gas prices. The results of the forecasting exercise‚ carried out
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Dell needs to increase its operating assets. Total Assets (% of sales) 45.87% Loss:Short Term Investments (% of sales) (13.93%) Operating Assets (% of sales) 31.94% The increase in Dell’s operating assets should be the change in 1996’s forecasting operating assets and operating assets in 1995. So operating assets should be increased by $5‚296M*31.94% - $3‚475M*31.94% = $582M. Set the short term investments‚ long term debt‚ other liabilities‚ stockholders’ equity except for retained earnings
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Chapter 11 Case : Evaluating McGraw Industries’ Capital Structure McGraw Industries‚ an established producer of printing equipment‚ expects its sales to remain flat for the next 3 to 5 years because of both a weak economic outlook and an expectation of little new printing technology development over that period. On the basis of this scenario‚ the firm’s management has been instructed by its board to institute programs that will allow it to operate more efficiently‚ earn higher profits‚ and‚ most
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN FORECASTING AND DECISION ANALYSIS Dunal M. McCurdy MBA 615- Business Foundations November 24‚ 2011 ETHICAL ISSUES IN FORECASTING AND DECISION ANALYSIS It is especially important to think about the most critical causes of the problem in making your forecasts and decisions. The process of forecasting involves using observations about the problem situation to predict the outcomes of your own actions‚ the actions of others‚ and the outcomes of other situational
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NATIONAL ELECTRICITY FORECASTING REPORT For the National Electricity Market (NEM) 2012 NATIONAL ELECTRICITY FORECASTING REPORT Disclaimer This document is subject to an important disclaimer that limits or excludes AEMO’s liability. Please read the full disclaimer on page D1. Published by AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator ABN 94 072 010 327 Copyright © 2012 AEMO ii © AEMO 2012 FOREWORD This is the first edition of AEMO’s National Electricity Forecasting Report (NEFR)‚
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