Butler Lumber Company 1. Why does Mr. Butler have to borrow so much money to support this profitable business? 2. Do you agree with his estimate of the company’s loan requirements? How much will he need to borrow to finance his expected expansion in sales (assume a 1991 sales volume of $3.6 million) 3. As Mr. Butler’s financial adviser‚ would you urge him to go ahead with‚ or to reconsider‚ his anticipated expansion and his plans for additional debt financing? As the banker‚ would you
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INTERNATIONAL CASE – RESTRUCTURING AT KOREA’S DAEWOO Question – 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a hands-off‚ decentralized management approach ? Answer – 1 1. Decentralization. It is the “tendency to disperse decision making authority in an organized structure”. 2. Decentralized Organization. A decentralized organization is one in which decision making is not confined to a few top executives rather is throughout the organization‚ with managers at various levels making key operating
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Marriot Case Marriot use the Weighted Average Cost of Capital to estimate the cost of capital for the corporation as a whole and for each division‚ and the hurdle rate is updated annually.(WACC = (1-Tc) * (D/A) * R[D] + (E/A) * R[E]) Marriot’s Tax Bracket = 175.9/398.9 = 44% Division’s asset weight to the corporation: Lodging = 2777.4/4582.7 = 0.59 Contract = 1237.7/4582.7 = 0.28 Restaurant = 567.6/4582.7 = 0.13 Risk free rate is 30 years T-Bond = 8.95% (Lodging use long-term debt)
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CASE IBM : Restructuring The Sales Force In 1993‚ IBM’s Board of Directors decided the time was right for dramatic action. The once proud company had seen its sales fall from almost $69 billion in 1990 to $64‚5 billion in 1992. In the same period‚ profits plunged from $5‚9 billion to a loss of $4‚96 billion. In April 1993‚ the Board hired Louis V. Gerstner‚ Jr. to serve as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and to turn the company around. Just three months into the job‚ Gerstner announced
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Case questions • What is the cost of capital for Marriott’s as a whole at the prevailing capital structure vs. at the target capital structure. ➢ Be prepared to defend your specific assumptions about the various inputs adopted into equations. For example‚ the team is expected to suggest the proposed market risk premium. ➢ WACC should be estimated for the overall firm ▪ CAPM – equity beta vs. asset beta - see Section F • Compute a separate cost of capital
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Alice Marriott and guided by Marriott family leadership for more than 80 years‚ the company is headquartered in Bethesda‚ Maryland‚ USA‚ and reported revenues of nearly $13 billion in fiscal year 2013. Since 1927‚ Marriott has been known for a culture that puts people first. They are growing globally and opening up a world of experiences and opportunities for people from all walks of life. Marriot with Employees & Customers (what they did & how they did it) Started by J. W. Marriott‚ Sr.‚
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Application Exercise Strategic Management Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)‚ where I am employed‚ is engaged and exploration‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing of petroleum product across the country. In downstream product marketing BPCL‚ has bouquet of products on offer‚ ranging from Petrol‚ Diesel‚ to Aviation Fuel‚ to Cooking Gas to Auto Lubricants. It is a global major and ranked 225th in the Fortune Global 500 rankings of the world’s biggest corporations for the year 2012.
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HR POLICIES OF MARRIOTT HOTELS Marriott Hotels Pvt. Ltd. takes great pride in its distinctive HR practices that make the company a dynamic place to work‚ learn and grow. It has been awarded the 4th rank by the Economic Times as the best place to work at. It has won 13 prestigious awards for its people practices in the last few years. The spirit to serve is considered a way of life for Marriott associates. This‚ in fact‚ is Marriott’s legacy of service and forms a part of the ethos of the organization
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You are one of the board committee members of Marriott hotels in the UAE. The hotel chief manager asked the members to write him a letter about how to improve Marriott hotels in the UAE. Give at least two opinions/reasons. Dear Mr. Black‚ Our hotels in the UAE are among the best in terms of service and recreation. However‚ our prices are rated among the 10 highest in the Gulf region last year. Therefore‚ the number of our guests have declined. I have studied our price list‚ and found that
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Ritz Carlton Case Study 1. In what ways could the Ritz Carlton monitor its success in achieving quality? A simple survey using a questionnaire can be used to collect data about the satisfaction of the customer. The increase or decrease in the number of customers served can also tell whether customers are satisfied and can show improvement in quality. Internal quality can be measured by how the hotel functions in regards to staff and how they are scheduled‚ conflicts within the staff‚ and the number
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