Question 3 To better understand the performance of companies‚ four types of ratios are normally used: First‚ profitability ratios‚ which indicate the company’s ability to generate profits to satisfy and attract investors; second‚ liquidity ratios‚ which suggest the capability of company to meet its obligations timely; third‚ efficiency ratios‚ which assess the company’s operating efficiency; fourth‚ financial leverage ratio‚ which shows rationality of company’s financial structure. (Mautz and
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Shoe Making- How Shoes are Made Footwear can be defined as garments that are worn on the feet. There main purpose is protecting one ’s feet. Of late‚ footwear has become an important component of fashion accessories. Although‚ their basic purpose remains that of protection‚ adornment or defining style statement has become their additional and a significant function. There are many types of footwear- shoes‚ boots‚ sandals‚ slippers etc. They are further categorized into many more types. Shoes
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Is making a bad decision better than making no decision at all? People make decisions of varying importance every day‚ so the idea that making a bad decision is better than making no decision at all is‚ in my opinion‚ the worst case scenario that may occur. When making a decision one has various options‚ risks‚ and is influenced by his surroundings. Firstly‚ decision making involves identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker. Making a decision
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The process of Making an App As I struggled to make sense of what I just heard‚ my mind tried its best to register the truth behind it. My boss had just introduced me to my company’s programming developer and had asked me to team up with him to create an application for my company. The only problem is that neither have I ever made an app nor did I ever learn how to make one. My boss had given me exactly two weeks to finish making this application and he’s expecting perfection. That is when I set
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Reading 1.3 Jackall‚ R. (1988) Theories of decision-making process deliver to managers many essential tools such as risk and cost/benefits analysis‚ etc. which in tern routinizes administration. These tools cannot be used appropriately to manage of incalculable entities. The functional rationality approach is when activities precisely planned and estimated to reach some goal. This method is unlikely to be used by top managers because another important factors are involved such as ego or personal
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QUESTION 2 a) Describe the four (4) types of consumer buying behavior. (10 marks) b) Mr. Kareem is a managing director of a software company and he is planning to purchase a new car for his family. Identify and demonstrate the stages in his buying decision process. (15 marks) c) QUESTION 3 a) Identify two (2) types of the environmental forces that affect the company’s ability to serve its customer. (5 marks) As a new marketing manager working for an automotive manufacturer‚ you are required to develop
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Exercise week 1 (Fin. Accounting) Mr. Sloppy has left you a list of balances with instructions to prepare a closing balance sheet (at end of year) and a profit and loss account both in standard UK format. He has left you with no further instructions: Accumulated profit at beginning of the year Accumulated depreciation at beginning of the year Administrative expenses Cash Corporation tax Cost of sales Current liabilities Debtors Dividends paid Fixed assets Interest expenses Long term liabilities Owner’s
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3. Research Finding and Conclusion: 1. Table‚ chart‚ calculation and interpretation: 3.1 Customer profile: 3.1.1 Customers’ Age: Age Midpoint (x) Frequency (f) Percentage <18 12 11 11 ≥18<30 24 25 25 ≥30<55 42 47 47 ≥55 67 17 17 Total 100 100 Table 3.1.1: The age of customers (Authors research) Chart 3.1.1: The age of customers Mean = f(x)f = 38.45 Variance = fx2f – x2 = 273.6 Standard deviation = 273.6 = 16.54 Mode 30-55 Median belong to ≥30<55 group SD độ lệch chuẩnMD
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Daniel Pinga AEM 4290 General Motors‚ JPY-USD Exposure Executive Summary General Motors Corporation‚ the world’s largest automaker‚ has an extensive global outreach‚ which places the firm in competition with automakers worldwide‚ and subjects itself to significant exchange rate exposure. In particular‚ despite most of its revenues and production being derived from North America‚ depreciating yen rates pose problems for the firm indirectly through economic exposure. While GM possesses ‘passive’
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ORGANIZATIONAL CONSTRAINTS IN DECISION MAKING The organization itself constrains decision makers and thus can create deviations from the rational model. Managers‚ for instance‚ shape their decisions to reflect the organization’s performance evaluation and reward system‚ to comply with the organization’s formal regulations‚ and to meet organizationally imposed time constraints. Previous organizational decisions also act as precedents to constrain current decision. Performance Evaluation
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