BUSINESS STUDIES Paper 2 0450/02 May/June 2003 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. At the end of the examination‚ fasten all your work securely together
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Financial Statement Analysis Assignment 1 This assignment is designed to get you to locate the annual report for a company and become familiar with the contents of an annual report and analysis of the financial statements. You are required to obtain the 2011‚ 2012 and 2013 annual reports of Square Pharma Ltd. and then answer the following questions. Question 1 Describe the principal activities of Square Pharma Ltd (hereafter Square). Name the members of Square’s board of directors and
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the planet’ which have several hundreds of members worldwide all donating 1 %. Furthermore they invest in optimizing the production facilities so it is as eco-friendly as possible – cause no unnecessarily harm. Profit Patagonia’s net sale has grown since 2003 and with a gross profit margin on 52.6% it is doing better than Timberland and Nike. The constantly increasing turnover is a result
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SWOT Analysis Strengths 1. Product diversity. Soda companies have several hundreds of brands‚ which include: carbonated and noncarbonated drinks‚ water‚ and snacks 2. Extensive distribution network. Products are served to more than 10 million stores per week in more than 200 countries. 3. Customer Service Orientated. Soda Companies recognize their role in a society and engage in education‚ recycling‚ water usage reduction‚ obesity fighting and other projects 4. Successful marketing
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increasing credit sales volume. 2. Poor management practices/inefficient management. The other symptoms are: * Extended credit sales period taken by customers‚ than industry average. * Increasing sales without corresponding increase in profit. * Increasing inventory days‚ excessive investment in inventory‚ probably with no immediate need. * Increasing and excessive reliance on trade payables as a source of funds for working capital needs. * Extended trade payables periods‚
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Natureview Farm Case Faced a challenge – Had to find a path to grow revenues by over 50% before the end of 2001. Had $13 Million in the end of 1999‚ needed $20 Million by the end of 2001. Should they stay with supermarket channel or the Nature Foods Stores? Key to the Natureview yogurt flavor and texture was the family yogurt recipe using only high quality natural ingredients (no artificial) Had a strong relationship with leading natural foods retailers Women (who are single and/or have kids)
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Table of Contents Introduction 4 Company and Industry Background 4 Netflix’s Purpose and its Market 4 Current Strategy 5 External Analysis 5 The Market‚ Industry and Netflix’s Competencies 5 Porters 5 Force Model 7 Competitive Map 8 Key Success Factors 8 Strategy and Business Model 8 Internal Analysis 9 Financial Results 9 Analysis of Financial Performance 9 FIT Strengths and Opportunities 12 SWOT Analysis 13 Issues and Problems to Address 14 Future Vision and
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can be stored under regular conditions • Different range of prices from the cheap non-original Chinese to the original parts • Different sources and countries to get the products • It’s a necessity product if you own a car • High profit margin in the retail sector and especially in the used spare parts • The presence of new models and new technology • Customer loyalty is heavily present in this kind of business Cons: • Shipping cost and different currencies •
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Based on the SWOT analysis that we have made the strength of the Johnson Pte. Ltd. is on the products itself whereby noodles line of products had the highest gross profit margin. While weaknesses of JPL is whereby the other products line such as consumer flour‚ meat products‚ cooking oil‚ retail‚ food & beverage and also bakery raw ingredients has incur losses. The excessive spending in advertisement and promotional costs also has contribute to the high operating cost‚ however this is not the
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association of status and a symbol of luxury. Thus being able to command high prices for a product/service offering that costs significantly less. This is what makes the Experience Economy such an attractable investment for any entrepreneurs with high Gross Profit margins. An Experience can be further dissected through the use of services as the stage for customers to interact with‚ with goods acting as props and staff all being the supporting cast. The experience very much takes the lead role whilst all
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