Prestige Telephone Company I. Case Background Prestige Data Services (PDS)‚ a subsidiary of Prestige Telephone Company (PTC)‚ has been experiencing bottom line losses for the two years it has been operating since 1995. The subsidiary has been performing all the data processing for the telephone company and selling computer services to other companies and organizations. Susan Bradley‚ the subsidiary manager was preparing for a meeting with Daniel Rowe‚ president of Prestige Telephone
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TELEPHONE PAST TO THE PRESENT YOLINDA RATLIFF INF. 103 COMPUTER LITERACY INSTRUCTOR MIKE JONES August 10‚ 2010 In 1862 Thomas Alvin Edison hung a telegraphy line from Port Hudson Railroad station to Port Hudson village and worked in the telegraphy office as he was taught as a
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Abstract : Mobile Telephone History This article describes how mobile telephones‚ for decades a near dormant technology‚ became the dynamic and perhaps most important communication tool of our lives. Commercial mobile telephony began in 1946. The cellular radio concept was published in 1947. But only since 1995 have mobiles become low cost‚ rich in features‚ and used world wide. We first examine mobile telephony’s early and bulky beginnings. Next‚ the long journey to analog cellular. Finally‚
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| Prestige Data Service 2010 SUMMER Executive Summary To assist Prestige Telephone Company on making the decision of continue its subsidiary or not‚ this report provides an analysis of Prestige Data Service (the subsidiary) on the status quo revenues and costs‚ a prediction on its break even situation‚ as well as possible options to increase profit. The report has its limitations due to insufficient detailed information on both other revenues and variable costs of Prestige Data Service
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Giving briefings and making presentations 1.1 As part of my coursework I was asked to prepare and present a management related topic. The criteria were; A short 5-10 minute presentation. Use presentation techniques such as stories‚ metaphors or acronyms etc. Use presentation aids like PowerPoint slides‚ flip charts‚ props etc. Prepare a short evaluation/feedback form I chose ‘John Heron’s Six Categories of Intervention’ as my topic. Similar topics were covered on the course so far and strongly
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Prestige Telephone Company Scott Johnson‚ Nicole Phillips‚ Ashton Shuler‚ & Brandy Watts February 25th‚ 2014 Group Contributions Responded to all texts‚ discussion boards‚ and emails Participated in online chat and conference call Answered question 3 Provided the framework of how the case would be set up Suggested new ideas for later projects on how to discuss our topic Responded to all texts‚ discussion boards‚ and emails Participated in online chat and conference call Answered
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Invention of Telephone and Development Invention of the phone (1876 ): Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell speaking educators on March 7‚ 1876 the first telephone was invented and received a patent . Deaf studies related to vibration in the air with the sounds of Bella wondered how that had led him to . " Harmonic telegraph" his name while working on a mechanism of electric current to resemble the vibration caused during a conversation I had found could have been changed . According to this
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Riverbend Telephone Company has determined that they need a new maintenance truck and crew. Looking at the options they obtained 4 bids from truck dealers. They are expecting the truck to have a working life of five years. We looked at both options and believe that purchasing a new truck is the most cost effective when looking at keeping the truck for five years. The best offer for a lease is $7‚200 a year with a total present value of $36‚000. The best offer for purchasing a truck is $24
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Salem Telephone Company-Case Study Peter Flores‚ President of Salem Telephone Company‚ believes that a computer subsidiary company (Salem Data Services) appears to be unprofitable. And because of this‚ he must decide and determine whether it is actually unprofitable and consider whether changes in prices or promotion might improve profitability by using the Break-Even point analysis. But before we come out to any solutions‚ we must discuss Salem Data Services accounting report
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PRESTIGE TELEPHONE COMPANY 1.Identify the costs that are relevant to the analysis to discontinue Prestige Data Services: Relevant costs in the analysis by Prestige Telephone Company decision to discontinue Prestige Data Services include: fixed costs which must be absorbed by the parent company (Prestige Telephone) upon shutdown; outstanding Prestige Data Services debts; costs of retraining retained employees; costs associated with outsourcing data services previously provided by Prestige Data
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