HILTON HOTELS CASE Business Context/Key Business Drivers Hilton Hotels is one the biggest lodging company worldwide and has been recently acquired by Blackstone Group. In 2007 Hilton’s portfolio characteristics are: • close to 3‚000 hotels between all its brands; • Properties can be: a) directly owned; b) managed; c) franchised. The latter is the most common solution; • covers almost the possible spectrum of lodging. The IT function is considered part of the core business and the
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Textbook case: Managerial Accounting for Managers‚ 2nd edition Noreen‚ Brewer and Garrison (McGraw-Hill/Irwin‚ 2008). Case 4-33 Cost Structure; Target profit and Break-Even Analysis Contribution Income Statement for all three scenarios: 15% commission 20% commission Own sales force Sales $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 Variable manuf. cost $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 Commissions $2‚400‚000 $3‚200‚000 $1‚200‚000 -Tot. variable cost ($9‚600‚000)
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Birzeit University MBA Program Managerial Accounting BUSA 631 Spring 2013 Case 3 The Rohr Company’s old equipment for making subassemblies is worn out. The company is considering two courses of action: (a) Completely replacing the old equipment with new equipment or (b) Buying subassemblies from a reliable outside supplier‚ who has quoted a unit price of $1 on a 7-year contract for a minimum of 50‚000 units per year. Production was 60‚000 units in each of the past 2 years. Future
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Chapter 3 Review Questions 1. What is different about the method used to boost a digital signal’s strength‚ compared with the method of boosting an analog signal’s strength? (D) A digital signal requires a repeater‚ which retransmits the signal in its original form‚ and an analog signal requires an amplifier‚ which increases the strength of both the signal and the noise it has accumulated. 4. What is the origin of the word “modem?” (B) Modulator/ demodulator 5. With everything else being
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WK3 Accounting Ethics 1. Evaluate the actions of the parties from the perspective of six pillars of character. The Josephson Institute of Ethics identifies Six Pillars of Character that provide a foundation to guide ethical decision making. These ethical values include trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring‚ and citizenship. Cindie knows and feels it is wrong to close up early and be left alone to close up the store. In my opinion Cindie should have not waited two weeks before
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which we earn it. | | | 2. | | Discuss the major principle that describes recording expenses.The matching principle states that we recognize expenses in the same period as the revenues they help to generate. | | LO1 | 3. | | Samantha is a first-year accounting student. She doesn’t think it matters that expenses are reported in the same period’s income statement with the related revenues (matching principle). She feels that “as long as revenues and expenses are recorded in any period‚
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting Learning Objectives: After studying Chapter 1‚ you should be able to * Discuss the different classifications of financial transactions * Define an equity investor and a debt investor and understand the difference * Discuss the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission * Name the Big Four accounting firms and define the term “independent auditor” * Define corporate governance * Discuss GAAP and IFRS and the concept of
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Management TENTH EDITON SECTION 1 Nature of Human Resource Management Robert L. Mathis John H. Jackson Chapter 2 Strategic Human Resource Strategic Human Resource Management Management © 2003 Southwestern College Publishing. All rights reserved. PowerPoint Presentation by Charlie Cook Learning Objectives Learning Objectives After you have read this chapter‚ you should be able to: – Discuss why human resources can be a core competency for organizations. – Define HR planning
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References: Managerial Accounting [VitalSouce bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://digitalbookshelf.argosy.edu/books/0077588002/id/ch02ufn2
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SOLUTIONS FOR MULTIPLE‑CHOICE QUESTIONS 6.24 a. Correct Risk is high when the company always estimates the inventory but never takes a complete physical count. b. Incorrect Risk is low when the petty cash box is always locked in the desk of the custodian. c. Incorrect Risk is low when management has published a company code of ethics and sends frequent communication newsletters about it. d. Incorrect Risk is low when the board of directors reviews and approves all investment transactions. 6.25
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