an unlevered cost of capital of 14.6 percent. The firm’s tax rate is 37 percent and the cost of equity is 18 percent. What is the firm’s debt-equity ratio? | 0.76 | | 0.82 | | 0.79 | | 0.87 | | 0.72 | 2. Johnson Tire Distributors has an unlevered cost of capital of 11 percent‚ a tax rate of 34 percent‚ and expected earnings before interest and taxes of $1‚400. The company has $2‚700 in bonds outstanding that have an 8 percent coupon and pay interest annually. The
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5S show efficiency in time‚ transforming the physical environment of work area and spirit of all employee levels. 1. Sorting You separate the things you need from the ones you don’t need. Sort through items in the work area and remove what is not essential to conduct your business there. Why do that? * To eliminate unnecessary items * To free floor space for the required items * To reduce your inventories (be they supplies or work in process) * To free resources (things that
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and Firestone’s Tire Recall: The Costliest Information Gap in History On August 9‚ 2000‚ Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. announced it would recall more than 6.5 million tires‚ most of which had been mounted as original equipment on Ford Motor Co. Explorers and other Ford light trucks. Bridgestone/Firestone had become the subject of an intense federal investigation of 46 deaths and more than 300 incidents where Firestone tires allegedly shredded on the highway. The Firestone tires affected were 15-inch
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When driving in Cleves‚ Ohio‚ you may hit a pothole or two. Potholes cause poor tire wear because they alter auto alignment‚ even if you don’t see changes at first. Eric’s Alignment Center‚ Cleves’ top car repair and maintenance shop‚ restores vehicles to their proper alignment‚ which keeps tires lasting longer. When a front-wheel drive vehicle with an adjustable rear suspension hits a pothole‚ it should be inspected for misalignment. The same is true for vehicles with four-wheel independent suspension
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level spot with firm ground. Then when standing out there you should go back to your trunk to check if you have the following: * A jack * Screw driver * Spare tire * Socket wrench. Having all these things will make things easy! Now if you have a car with hubcaps you should take the screwdriver and try to flip out the hub cup from the tire‚ after that you see the wheel bolts. Now take the socket wrench and turn it counter clockwise to loosen the bolts‚ but remember before you can unscrew them completely
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The economic environment has impacted Belle Tire and its customers by increasing the auto repair industry over the last several years. As the economy slowly improves‚ customers are hesitant to buy new cars and thus have a greater need for auto repairs and maintenance. This impacts Belle Tire by increasing the amount of people who need vehicle maintenance and repair work. When looking at the impact of the socio-cultural environment on Belle Tire and its customers‚ the biggest factor is time orientation
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stimulate economic opportunities for U.S. businesses and their employees (Satterlee‚ 2009). b. Summary In his article‚ Get-Tough Policy on Chinese Tires Falls Flat‚ John Bussey sheds some light on to the tariff that the U.S. enacted in 2009 on Chinese tire imports. The tariff was meant to limit the import of passenger and light-truck tires and help give a boost to manufacturers and job creation in the U.S. As many of the opponents of the tariff point out‚ it has not added any substantial amount
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SWOT Analysis for Treadway Tire Company Lima Plant The Treadway Tire Company has almost 9‚000 employees in North America. Treadway Tire is one of the major suppliers of tires to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and replacement tire markets. The company sells under the brands Treadway Primo‚ Treadway Performance‚ and also manufactures private brands. Treadway Tire Company has eight manufacturing plants in North America. The Lima plant in Ohio is one of them and has a serious problem of
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JOB DISSATISFACTION AND HIGH TURNOVER AT LIMA TIRE PLANT Executive Summary: Currently‚ the Lime Tire Plant is one of Treadway’s most efficient plants in terms of output due to utilizing new technology but is not performing to its potential due to high employee turnover at the foreman level. In 2007‚ turnover was 46% for the foreman position and overall morale and dissatisfaction was spreading throughout the company. The overall tire manufacturer industry is experiencing a drastic increase in
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S04a2 Gaining a Deeper Understanding of the Problem – Evelyn Sanders 1 In the video Ashley and John identified the issues at Treadway Tire Company as being low morale among workers‚ the rising cost of raw materials and line foremen turnover rate. I did identify the same issues as Ashley and John did in the Treadway case‚ however‚ I did identify to other issues not identified by Ashley and John. One organization issue is that one plant manager is not enough personnel to properly oversee a
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