Ameritrade Case Writeup questions (do all this as if it is June 1997‚ date of the case): 1. What is Ameritrade’s capital structure? Because there is no preferred stock or long term debt‚ Ameritrade is a 100% equity firm. 2. What is Ameritrade’s cost of equity capital? CAPM= (.0643)+ (1.8264)(.188-.0559)=.2902=29.02% Return on Market=(899.470-757.12)/757.12=.188 Beta calculation on Attached Excel Spreadsheet. 3. What is Ameritrade’s cost of debt capital? Because there is
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Management Consulting Club Case Interview Guide Harvard Business School Management Consulting Club Case Interview Guide Cases contributed by Management Consulting Club and consulting companies. Note: Case guide is strictly for the use of current HBS Management Consulting Club members. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ or otherwise—without the permission of HBS Management Consulting Club
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operating officer of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts‚ was reviewing the progress the Hong Kong-based company had made over the previous 10 years as it grew from a regionally focused business into a rapidly expanding international deluxe hotel group. With 18400 employees‚ 50 hotels‚ and $842 million in revenues‚ Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts (Shangri-La) was a leading player in the luxury hotel industry and was growing rapidly to satisfy increased demand for deluxe hotels and resorts in Asia‚ Europe‚ and North
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Executive Summary Competition among hotel and hospitality business has increased enormously as customers are getting more educated and fashionable. They’ve been demanding more luxurious services and products which urge organisations to focus on better marketing and strategic planning. Hotels and firms now believe that personal and strong relationships with potential customers is key to competitive advantage in today’s competitive business environment. The idea of developing and upholding the relationship
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Research Paper: Marriott Hotels‚ Resorts‚ and Suites Dustin Janssen Keiser University Dr. Wilhelms April 21‚ 2013 Research Paper: Marriott Hotels‚ Resorts‚ and Suites Marriott Hotels‚ Resorts‚ and Suites are known world wide for their superior hospitality company. They were founded in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott and currently operate around 3‚000 lodging properties in the United States as well as 67 in other countries (Malhotra‚ 2010‚ p. 517). Marriott
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Business Strategy Apple Case 09 March 2012 “All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer‚ But what none can see is the strategy Out of which victory is evolved.” Sun Tzu (1) 1 Executive summary 2 2 Introduction 3 3 Apple INC.: An overview 3 4 Strategy Analysis 4 4.1 Branch of economic activity 4 4.2 The 8 key concepts 4 4.2.1 Competitive advantage 4 4.2.2 Long term 4 4.2.3 Organization 4 4.2.4 Scope 5 4.2.5 Environment
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HBS CASE: THE FASHION CHANNEL Answers by Chenghao Zheng (Chuck) 1. What insight do you get from the consumer and market data? TFC’s revenue for 2006: $310.6 million ($80 million from affiliate fees and $230.6 million from ad sales) Strength: the only network dedicated exclusively to fashion‚ with up-to-date and entertaining information broadcast 24/7 Weakness: no detailed segmentation‚ branding‚ or positioning strategy According to customer analysis: there are four groups of customers‚ Fashionistas
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Introduction: - Hotels are the establishment which provides accommodation‚ food and other services for travelers and tourist throughout the year. The establishment in able to be called a hotel must have a minimum of six rooms and a restaurant to sell meals. Hotels are classified into (1 star to 7 stars) hotels. Facilities in hotels may go from an essential bed and storage for clothing‚ to extravagance components like en-suite bathrooms. Bigger hotels may give additional facilities to customers‚ for
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All car rental companies provide customers with the temporary use of a car. How do Enterprise’s original target customers in the local or “home-city” market—and their needs—differ from the target customers of their major competitors such as Hertz and Avis? How does Enterprise match (or not) the needs of their local market customers? The local market consists of (i.) discretionary and (ii.) repair/insurance replacement rentals. Both categories place a premium on price (relatively lower)‚ location
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telephone contact with hotel representatives. Secondary sources included research from the Internet‚ industry books‚ company marketing communications‚ trade and general business newspapers and magazines‚ among others. Through all the sources‚ relevant data and information was extracted into the report’s appendices. After individual analysis and group discussion‚ the following report was devised. The mandate of this report is to provide a macro examination of the luxury hotel industry and specifically
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