Runninghead: IP 1 Individual Project Unit 3 BUS305-0804A-07 Concentration Ratio Economists use concentration ratio to measure the degree of concentration in a market‚ computed as the percentage of the market output produced by the largest firms (O’Sullivan‚ Sheffrin‚ & Perez. 2008). One of predominantly concentration ratio used is the Four Firm Concentration Ratio. Four Firm Concentration Ratio isthe percentage of total output in a market produced by the four largest firms. In considering
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The health care industry is a multi-million dollar industry. Health insurance‚ providers‚ technology management‚ and inpatient and outpatient procedures are among the many terms that we hear nowadays within this industry. The principal phrase that seems to be ringing in the ears of the government and policymakers are debt and cost-control. There are fundamental concepts that should be understood throughout the health care industry as it relates to finance. On one hand‚ many individuals have a general
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Axia Material Annualizing Staff Consult Ch. 9 of Health Care Finance and other outside sources to complete the worksheet. Part I: Taking information for the following scenario‚ complete the table accordingly by listing the number of days next to each category. Remember‚ a business year is divided into quarters. Therefore‚ when calculating a business year‚ you must divide the year into 52 weeks‚ which creates 13 months of 28 days‚ or 4 weeks. This translates into 4 quarters of 91 days‚ as
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Assessment criteria 1.4 justify the suitability of systems for particular food and beverage outlets. System of suitability of particular food items:- Batch cooking is used in hotels‚ restaurants‚ banquets‚ conference and meetings‚ events‚ night clubs‚ bars and cafes. The restaurants serve the food in table service and the menu is an a la carte. Call order is used in cafes‚ pubs‚ bars and night clubs. The foods are served as table service‚ counter service and plate service; it is an a la
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Part A After-TAX Cost Debt O’Grandy Apparel Company can calculate the after tax debt cost using YTM (CP + (FV-Nd /n) / FV +Nd /2) *2. Cp is (0.12/2) * 1000= 60 Semi-annually Fv is 1000 Nd is 995 – (0.025* 1000) = 970 N is 20*2 because it is semi-annually then you have to use Kdt= Kd+ (i-T) .The tax bracket is 40 percent. Now we can have the after tax debt when it is equal or smaller than $700000 Kd ( 1-T) = 0.1249 (1-0.4)= 0.07494. If it is more than $700000 it will be KD (1-t) = 0.18(1-0.4)
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the global and U.S. beverage industry macro-environment? How do the economic characteristics of the alternative beverage segment of the industry differ from that of other beverage categories? Explain. The strategically relevant components of the global and U.S. beverage industry macro-environment are Market Size‚ Market Growth‚ Markets Segmentation‚ and Intensity of Rivalry. Market Size: The beverage industry serves an incredible large market. In 2009 alone‚ the beverage market consumed more
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LABORATORY MANUAL Food and Beverage Control System Laboratory Activity No. ___ MAKING A SALES FORECAST Objectives: * To be able to know the future sales of the restaurant * | Materials to be used: Paper Pen Calculator Procedures: 1. Read and analyze the stated assumptions. 2. Supply the data needed for the percentage increase for the forecast 2013. 3. To get the forecasted actual covers‚ multiply the total covers for each month of 2012 to the assumed percentage
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A Cultural Analysis of Mary Lerner’s "Little Selves" Every story that has ever been written has some aspect that is relevant to the time period the story was written in. Published in 1916‚ "Little Selves" is entwined with the past issues pertaining to the surge in immigration‚ namely the Irish immigrant life. The cultural issue of the importance of one’s heritage manifests itself throughout the story and drives the story in the end. Although the issue isn’t entirely unique for the time period‚ the
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Beverage Partners Worldwide The Coke and Nestlé Joint Venture Adventure A joint veture is a business agreement in which the parties agree to delevop‚ for a finite time‚ a new entity and assets by contributing equity. An important joint venture over the years was Coca Cola and Nestlé. They both selled refreshments and they thought to sell the ready-to drink tea called NESTEA. Normally when companies join together is in order to benefit of something the other companies has that your lack off. For
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Introduction to Business Research in Motion Ltd. Strategy Analysis Executive Summary According to their website‚ "Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (TSX: RIM‚ NASDAQ: RIMM) is a Canadian wireless and telecommunication equipment company. It is headquartered in Ontario‚ Canada and employs more than 17‚000 people. It is famous as the production of the tablet and BlackBerry smartphone." (Research In Motion Ltd.‚ 2012) With the increasing competition in the telecommunication industry
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