■ 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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Using the target debt ratio of 60%: βTs = βu (1 + (1 – τ) D/E) = .8(1 + (1 – .44) (.6/.4)) βTs =1.47 Using CAPM: rf = 8.95% long-term rate on U.S. government bonds (rm – rf) = 7.43% average 1926-1987 rE = rf + βTs (rm – rf) = 8.95% + (1.47)(7.43%) = 19.87% Cost of Debt rD = government bond rate + credit spread = 8.95% + 1.30% = 10.25% WACC = (1 - τ)rD(D/V) + rE(1 - D/V) = (1 – .44) (.1025)(.6) + (.1987)(.4) = 11.39% WACC for Marriott= 11.39% WACC for lodging division = 9.25% WACC for restaurant
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MSC FIN.. & ACCOUNTING MSC FIN & ACCOUNTING PREPARED BY:: FLUTURA BIILCARII PREPARED BY FLUTURA B LCAR IINSTRUCTOR:: NSTRUCTOR LEDIIA CIIRKO LED A C RKO Date 25th May‚ 2011 BOSTON CHICKEN INC (CASE ANALYSIS) Questions 1. How is the company reporting on its performance and risks? What are the keys assumptions behind these policies? Do you think that its accounting policies reflect the risks? 2. What adjustments‚ if any‚ would you make to the firm’s accounting policies? 3. What questions would
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expectations throughout those countries. In Hong Kong‚ children’s birthdays had traditionally gone unrecognized‚ but McDonald’s introduced the practice of birthday parties in its restaurants‚ and now such parties have become popular among the public. Case 2: 1.
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An expense is normally incurred by a firm to generate sales‚ e.g. promotional expenses which are selling expenses which are directly related to the generation of sales. Most of the expenses normally form a part of operating expenses and are included in ‘cost of sales’. It may either be raw materials‚ labor‚ etc.‚ or capitalized assets which are either depreciated or amortized over a period of time. These are known as matching costs. The other types of costs are ‘period costs’ which are mostly mentioned
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Ferguson 14th amendment- equal protection Argued 1896‚ Decided-1896 Louisiana placed a law giving separate railway cars for blacks and whites. In 1892‚ Homer Plessy- 7/8 Caucasian‚ sat in a "whites only" car of a Louisiana train‚ and refused to move to the car for blacks and was then arrested. The Court had to decide whether the Louisiana law was unconstitutional under the 14th amendment. The Court ruled that the state law was within its constitutional boundaries. The majority of this case supported
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MARKETING STRATEGY Ryanair case What is your assessment of Ryanair launch strategy? From my point of view‚ the strategy implemented by Ryanair was perfect because it is focused on capturing those passengers who have the price as the main criterion in choosing the mean of transport. There is a wide difference between the fare of the air companies with the ferry or rail giving rise to another variables‚ as comfort or no time‚ do not influence by the time of the decision-making. However‚ Ryanair
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• If Franchisees buy things from informal sources or the above confinement on wellsprings of supply is unenforceable‚ sovereignties are forced or (if eminences are as of now part of the framework) balanced upward significantly to compensate for lost income at the Franchisor/partner level. • If Franchisees don’t get deals/item buy shares‚ they can lose their regional rights‚ be ended and/or ineligible for reestablishment. • If you are uncomfortable with the working association with a Franchisee
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Managerial Economics OBJECTIVES: The course in Managerial Economics attempts to build a strong theoretical foundation for Management students. The course is mainly analytical in nature and focuses on clarifying fundamental concepts from microeconomic viewpoint. The students are expected to study and analyses the dynamics of managerial decision making through this course. Also wherever possible‚ students are expected to study‚ analyses and interpret empirical evidence and case studies available
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and Payment Cycle: Tests of Controls‚ Substantive Tests of Transactions‚ and Accounts Payable. Chapter 19 ©2008 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 12/e‚ Arens/Beasley/Elder 19 - 1 Learning Objective 1 Identify the accounts and the classes of transactions in the acquisition and payment cycle. ©2008 Prentice Hall Business Publishing‚ Auditing 12/e‚ Arens/Beasley/Elder 19 - 2 Transactions in the Acquisition and Payment Cycle 1. Acquisitions of goods and services 2. Cash
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