Group 16: Econ Project #1 Due: 16 October 2003 Introduction by Jamie Ifkovits: Oil is certainly the world ’s largest cash commodity. One of the main products produced from crude oil is gasoline. Gas plays a significant role in the life of people in countries throughout the world. Gas accounts for approximately 17% of the energy consumed in the United States and is primarily used for powering automobiles ("A Primer on Gasolne Prices" 5 Oct 2003). The prices paid by customers at the
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Industry Averages and Financial Ratios Paper: Microsoft Corporation Team A: Chris Brooks‚ Elsa Gutierrez‚ Christina Perez‚ Jose Villarreal Kristen Walker‚ and Thomas Woodard FIN/370 Ruth Smith March 30‚ 2015 Financial management is important for any successful business. Good financial management requires proper planning and keeping up with the conditions of the business’ finances situation through ratio analysis and other performance measures. These analysis are done to ultimately keep up with
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THE MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IN THE OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT SERVICE INDUSTRY We explore how the macroeconomic fluctuation can really affect the performance of a company. We analyze the companies of the oil and gas equipment service industry: FMC Technologies‚ NOV‚ and Schlumberger. We use the MUST Analysis in order to discover what were the macroeconomic variables that really affects our companies’ performance‚ the magnitude‚ and the direction of the variables with the performance. The data sources
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power industry. They provide gas‚ oil‚ and electrical services worldwide. These comprise wholesale services‚ retail energy services‚ broadband services‚ and transportation services. They have reported revenues of $100.789billion‚ $40.112billion‚ and $31.260 billion for the years 2000‚ 1999‚ and 1998 respectively. This is a growth of 151.3% from year 1999 to 2000 and 28.3% from 1998 to 1999. This is unparalleled in the relatively stable energy business. Let’s take a look at the financial statements
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bulldozers and a lot of other kind of construction and mining equipment and they have many customers in the United States but also across the world. Caterpillar Is the leader in their industry because of their size and innovation of their machines and engines. The research conducted in this paper was to learn about the financial health‚ history and whether or not it would be a good idea to invest into Caterpillar and whether or not Caterpillar would be a good investment for the average investor. The History
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QUESTION 1 i. Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liability = $ 14‚651‚000/$ 19‚639‚000 = 0.750 ii. Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liability = ($ 14‚651‚000 – $ 6‚136‚000) / $ 19‚539‚000 = 0.436 iii. Total Assets Turnover = Sales/Total Assets = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 108‚615‚000 = 1.540 iv. Inventory Turnover = COGS/Inventory = $ 117‚910‚000/$ 6‚136‚000 = 19.216 v. Receivable Turnover = Sales/Account Receivables = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 5‚473
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low commitment in academics. 2. Tarmageddon: Dirty Oil is Turning Canada into a Corrupt Petro State (p. 211) Andrew Nikiforuk Analyze Nikiforuk’s use of the word “Tarmageddon” in his title. Explore both the connotations and denotations of the term. Answer: The term‚ “tamageddon” used by the author Andrew Nikiforak‚ in this article demonstrates the meaning of tamageddon is the mixing of tar which is obtained from the oil industry to sand. This mixing of sand and tar impact negatively
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"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things‚ you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception‚ it is a prevailing attitude." --Charles R. Swindoll Please use this template to produce the Bi-MTRs by filling the spaces provided. This should be submitted by the 28 th of the relevant month‚ to your Placement Tutor’s e-mail address and to the Business School Employability Office (busemployability@gre.ac.uk). Please make sure you keep copies of your report‚ for submission
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Question 3 (a) The three rules of deductibility that a taxpayer must satisfy before a claim for deduction is given for tax purposes are to satisfy the general deduction test under [S 33(1) of the Income Tax Act 1967]. Under the general deduction test the business expenses have to fulfil all the following conditions in order to secure a deduction from the gross income of a business source: 1) it is revenue expenditure wholly and exclusively incurred in the production of income [S 33(1) Income Tax
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Notes Prepared by: Dr. Mernoush Banton Case Author: Kristopher J. Blanchard A. Case Abstract Kraft Foods Inc. (www.Kraftfoodscompany.com) is a comprehensive strategic management case that includes the company’s calendar December 31‚ 2008 financial statements‚ competitor information and more. The case time setting is the year 2009. Sufficient internal and external data are provided to enable students to evaluate current strategies and recommend a three-year strategic plan for the company
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