Case Questions for April 10‚ 2010 Discussion Questions for Birch Paper Company Answer each of the following questions independently. 1. Which bid should Norhern Division accept? 2. Should Thompson Division lower its price? If so‚ to what? 3. What should the Commercial V.P. do? Case 23-5‚ Berkshire Industries 1. Were Berkshire’s motivations for a new incentive system reasonable? If so‚ what were their main options for a new system? Was an economic profit-focused system a reasonable
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Financial Management Goals Cleveland Sharpe FIN 200 May 17‚ 2013 Shek Kablan Financial Management Goals 1. Describe the goals of financial management. “The goal of a financial manager is to earn the highest possible profit for the firm or company. When using this criterion‚ each decision would be evaluated on the basis of its overall contribution to the firm or company’s earning. This approach could lead to some serious drawbacks to the profit maximization as
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displays the somewhat positive outcome of the war for the US‚ and those a considerable win. 7. List and briefly describe four effects of the Korean War. 1. The Korean War caused the focus of the Cold War from Europe to Asia‚ as the US had to provide financial aid in Asian nations. 2. The relationship between China and the US were greatly damaged. The War alongside the lack of US assistance in the Chinese Civil War causes damages to their relationship that would last for years 3. The US and USSR began
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Questions 1. The thirteen colonies were ruled by what country? 2. Which of the following states were one if the original 13 colonies? Mississippi‚ Alaska‚ Kentucky‚ New Jersey‚ or Ohio? 3. If many people came to New England for freedom of religion‚ what can you infer about life in the 17th century Europe? 4. What was a major difference between Middle and New England colonies? 5. What did the settlers of the 13 colonies have in common? 6. If you wanted to go to a bustling plantation‚ which colony
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TUTORIAL WEEK 13 – MANAGEMENT OF ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES & INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICES QUESTION 1. The conditions under which a firm sells its goods and services for cash or credit are called the: a) terms of sale. b) credit analysis. c) collection policy. d) payables policy. 2. The basic factors to be evaluated in the credit evaluation process‚ the five Cs of credit‚ are: a) conditions‚ character‚ capital‚ control‚ and capacity b) capital‚ collateral
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16 SBUs operating over 4 major geographical market segments:- 2.0 Internal Analysis 2.1 Financial Analysis (Appendix A‚ B‚ C) 1. Profitability Net profit margin is keep going up from year 2007 until 2010. Unstable return on equity and return on capital from year 2007 until 2010. 2. Efficiency Debtor turnover increase from 24 days to 30 days. Unstable creditor turnover day due to financial crisis at the year 2008 and 2009. Inventory turnover increase from 7.69days until 9.7 days. 3
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Part One: Short Answers 1. What is the primary and secondary purpose of the website? The primary purpose of the Justice and Police Museum website is to inform viewers about the history of Australia’s justice system‚ police force and criminal past. This site also provides information about the location‚ admission prices and things to do as well as certain things people can learn about such as forensics and notable figures in historical Australian crime. The secondary purpose of this website is to
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Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ APES Mid-Term Possible Exam Questions The exam will consist of 100 questions selected from the 175 questions on this review sheet. ___ 1. Potential locations for wind farms include: A) mountain passes B) islands C) coastal areas D) grasslands E) all of these ___ 2. Landscape ecology: A) is the study of human-designed communities B) examines the influences of human activity on natural ecosystems C) is exclusively concerned with
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rate is g = 4.0%. What is the current stock price?a. $23.11b. $23.70c. $24.31d. $24.93e. $25.57e 8- Ratio analysis involves analyzing financial statements in order to appraise a firm’s financial position and strength. | | | a. | True | b. | FalseA | 9- Profitability ratios show the combined effects of liquidity‚ asset management‚ and debt management on operating results. | | | a. | True | b. | False | A 10 - One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated
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lower level satisfied in order to move to another level of need as Maslow stated‚ but that a frustration process can occur in case of a regression to the previous step (level). Alderfer includes a psychological factor that Maslow hierarchy of need does not include. According to Alderfer‚ the need of growth can be blocked by the first two steps and create a frustration in case it could not be satisfied by the individual. 2. Goal setting is a powerful tool that managers can use to direct employee
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