Fonderia Di Torino 1. Please assess the economic benefits of acquiring the Vulcan Mold-Maker machine. 1.What is the initial outlay? -The initial outlay is the Net Investment of $813‚296. 2. What are the benefits over time? - The benefits over time include higher quality products‚ lower scrap rates‚ which will save raw material costs. The company will employ twenty-five less workers which equates to lower costs in terms of managing‚ training‚ and insuring those employees. Lastly the foundry
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■ The Brita Products Company ◎ SWOT Analysis Strengths Market leader in pitcher filter category‚ strong brand image Large retail distribution system‚ presence in multiple channels (“Class to Mass”) Loyal customer base‚ repeated purchasing replacement filters Strong advertising and brand image‚ waterfall equals good‚ clean taste Weakness Slowing growth in pitcher market Lack of product diversity Change in customer preferences‚ deficient attention paid to health concerns
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1.i. Test Marketing Expense: These can be identified as sunk costs‚ using the with-or-without test. These costs were undertaken to determine whether the Super project was feasible‚ and would exist even if the project were deemed unfeasible. 1.ii. Overhead Expenses: Mr. Sanberg proposed to include these in the fully allocated method used in Alternative III. However‚ we believe that these expenses have already been attributed to the Jell-O line of products‚ and the data does not explicitly provide
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Case Study Analysis HBS: The Coop: Market Research Case Study Analysis HBS: The Coop: Market Research Task 1 Decision Statement of the Coop. Where and how should the Coop invest money to retain the sales to their normal level? Why it is important to the company? The Coop had been going through an impressive growth since the foundation of the restaurant chain in 1974. However‚ about 20 years later‚ it found itself struggling with a sharp decrease in sales of certain restaurants that represented
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TOTAL VALUE OF DEAL Rs. 115.56 Rs. 104.62 PINKERTON’S 1987 408.3 381.7 26.6 27 -0.4 1988 363.387 332.4991 30.8879 21.80322 9.084675 1989 323.4144 294.3071 29.1073 19.08145 10.02585 1990 287.8388 260.4942 27.34469 16.69465 10.65004 1991 302.2308 271.2521 30.97866 17.52939 13.44927 1992 317.3423 284.8147 32.52759 18.40585 14.12173 INCOME COServices GROSS PROFIT OP EXP OP PROFIT PBT NET OF TAX 1986 367.7 342.5 25.2 24.5 0.7 0.462 -0.264 5.995886 6.617059 7.029025 8.876518 9.320344
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The keys to the company’s future value and growth are profitability (ROE) and the reinvestment of retained earnings. Retained earnings are determined by dividend payout. The spreadsheet sets ROE at 15% for the five years from 2006 to 2010. If Reeby Sports will lose its competitive edge by 2011‚ then it cannot continue earning more than its 10% cost of capital. Therefore ROE is reduced to 10% starting in 2011. The payout ratio is set at .30 from 2006 onwards. Notice that the long-term growth rate
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What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for Marriott Corporation? WACC = (1 - τ)rD(D/V) + rE(E/V) D = market value of debt E = market value of equity V = value of the firm = D + E rD = pretax cost of debt rE = after tax cost of debt τ = tax rate = 175.9/398.9 = 44% Cost of Equity Target debt ratio is 60%; actual is 41% [Exhibit 1] βs = 1.11 βu = βs / (1 + (1 – τ) D/E) = 1.11/(1 + (1 – .44) (.41)) = 0.80 Using the target debt ratio of 60%: βTs = βu (1 + (1 – τ) D/E)
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the leader’s product. In addition‚ the market leader attracts third party companies who make aftermarket products‚ even if the leader is not responsive. Second‚ TiVo can position their product to a target market that values the product as a 100% solution to their problem what is typically called the whole product. Determining the right target segment requires an analysis of the customer‚ company and competition (fig. 2). TiVo’s customer is defined by unmet needs in the market. While TV is one
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Tiler Industries Case Tiler Industries is a manufacturer of industrial tools and equipment. This company had a lot of problems that make them to loss a big customer (SRW installation at Phoenix Engineering) that would have gain $12 million from them. Some of the problems they had were: * Too much lead time (4 months) * Did not pay attention to what all the competitions were doing * No new inventions of tools and equipment‚ only minor modifications The reason why Eastern
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Aqualisa Quartz Case Write up Problem: Aqualisa is suffering from a lack of sales momentum with their new Quartz product line due to a lack strategic promotion. The firm is has boldly attempted to innovate the electric segment of the UK’s shower market. Unfortunately plumbing products have little brand recognition amongst consumers and Aqualisa has a small share of the electric shower market further reducing their new product’s visibility. As electric showers have a reputation of being problematic
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