paper explores cohesion in media discourse. The analysis tackles lexical cohesion in native and non-native articles in order to investigate the distinction between them. Lexical cohesion is the role played by the selection of vocabulary in order to link and hold text together. Lexical cohesion is categorized into two major sections: reiteration and collocation. Reiteration includes‚ for instance‚ repetition‚ hyponyms‚ synonyms‚ and antonyms. The analysis is applied to a non-native article written by
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Clarkson Lumber Company 1. Identify the key problem in the case and explaining why it is the key problem. Clarkson Lumber Company’s biggest problem by far is the fact that Mr. Clarkson had agreed to buy out Mr. Holtz for $200‚000 with semi-annual installments of $50‚000. It wasn’t necessarily a bad idea for Mr. Clarkson to buy out Mr. Holtz altogether‚ but the $100‚000/year of payments is an unrealistic amount for Clarkson Lumber at this point in time. Between 1993 and 1995‚ there hasn’t been a
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Butler Lumber Company Background: Butler Lumber Company was founded in 1981‚ in a large city in the Pacific Northwest. Typical products of the company included plywood‚ moldings‚ and sash and door products. After a rapid growth in its business during recent years‚ the company in the spring of 1991 anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. Despite good profits the company experienced a shortage in cash and found it necessary to increase its bank borrowings. Issues: • Butler Lumber
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The Butler Lumber company is facing cash difficulties due to the buyout of Henry Stark’s share and because it is operating a high growth rate. Thus‚ it is imperative to analyze the various options available to Mark Butler in order to meet the cash needs of the Butler Lumber Company. In order to support the reasoning for our recommendation‚ we constructed a ratio analysis (Appendix I; Exhibit 1). Even though the firm has realized increasing sales and decreased its operating and cash cycle‚ other
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Objective National Bank of Canada ("NBC" or "the Bank") is tasked with the decision to review Dawson Lumber Company Limited ’s ("Dawson") request for an increase in its line of credit up to the amount of $10.8mm. Dawson intends to finance inventory and receivables with the line of credit. NBC must remain cognizant of the competitive landscape of the lumber industry and assess whether a focus on the retail segment is beneficial to Dawson ’s strategic plan. Given that Dawson is one of the region
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Capital Budgeting Butler Lumber Company Abstract Butler Lumber Company‚ a lumber retailer with a rapid growth rate‚ is faced with the problem of cash flow shortage. In order to support this profitable business‚ BLC needs a great amount of cash. The loan of $250‚000 from Suburban National and a line of credit of up to $465‚000 from Northrop National Bank are the two choices provided. After a brief review of the operation and financial conditions of BLC‚ we first make analysis of the credit level
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BUTLER LUMBER COMPANY 關於Butler Lumber Company(以下簡稱BLC)的借貸案，我們選擇站在Northrop National Bank(以下簡稱NNB)的角度來看是否該提供借貸，共考慮三個部份：1)BLC的徵信程度，2)BLC的財務報表狀況，3)BLC的擔保品品質。以下將針對這三方面來探討： 一、BLC的徵信程度 在評估借貸案時，NNB向幾家BLC的往來廠商發函調查，以作徵信之用。回函廠商皆對經營者有信心，以及對BLC本身的營運情況有著正面的看法。 接下來NNB需要評估BLC的財務報表，以了解實際的營運情況。 二、BLC的財務報表狀況 BLC 1988 1989 1990 負債比率 54.55% 58.70% 62.70% 流動比率 180.00% 158.93% 145.05% 速動比率 88.08% 72.00% 66.92% 現金對流動負債比率 22.31% 12.80% 7.66% 存貨週轉天數 71.755 69.631 應收帳款週轉天數
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The Wisconsin identity has been shaped and molded throughout its history largely due to the lumber industry. Lumbering‚ at one time‚ was the backbone of the Wisconsin economy. It brought forth other industries such as paper‚ leather‚ and furniture; it even brought hundreds of thousands of people to the state in search of occupation and opportunities. The development of this industry can be largely contributed to the geography and resources that Wisconsin has to offer. From the idea of honest work
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Nicholas Cappucci Cost Management Systems Professor Wall Butler Lumber 1.Mark Butler has to borrow so much money to support his business because of his plans to expand his business and to consolidate his debt. Receiving the loan will allow Butler to make sure his inventory is ready for the projected sales increase in the coming year. Cash flexibility is also an issue with this company because they have so many outstanding debts‚ getting the loan will improve the cash flexibility. 2.I do
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Mark Butler‚ sole owner and president of the Butler Lumber Company has approached George Dodge of the Northrop National Bank with a request for a loan of $465‚000 to finance the company’s anticipated growth in the near future. The company’s current bank cannot provide it with an amount higher than $250‚000‚ a figure too low to meet its substantially large working capital requirements. It is for this reason that Mr. Butler is seeking the new banking relationship. The problem that lies before‚ Mr.
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