has been using the Qualitative method rather than Quantitative method. 2. What is the importance of accurate forecasting for YFHC? Justify with case specific information and avoid general comments. (5 marks) (max.150 words) 3. What should be an appropriate forecasting horizon (duration)? Justify with one specific example connected to the case. (5 marks) (max. 150 words) 4. Please draw the graph of 4 years demand data and write down your observations (5 marks) (max.100 words for observations)
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months. They would launch and run business for another six months until when they decide to either expand or not and continue to run business for six more months. At the end of 18 months‚ Bernard would definitely sell his interests. According to the case‚ Bernard’s value of original opportunity was $68.465K. Subtracted by the initial investment of $90K‚ the NPV was $21.535K. Thus‚ he planned to pass the opportunity. But his friends offered him alternatives which may generate positive outcomes to the
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died in giving birth to her. Falling leaves is the true story of Adeline Yen Mah. It told of a person that was discriminated and emotionally abused by her family for all her life since her birth‚ all her life she suffered and was punished by her family from something she was innocent of and didn’t do. To understand this‚ a brief background of her family history should be known. Adeline’s Father Joseph Tsi-Rung Yen came from a rich family in Shanghai. He was born in 1907. During the time when
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Chinese Cinderella is the autobiography of an unwanted daughter written by Adeline Yen Mah. The story is set in China‚ back in the 1940. Adeline describes her painful childhood and her difficult journey to reach her ultimate triumph over despair. Her family considers her bad luck‚ after her mother dies giving birth to her. As the years flew by‚ Adeline is disregarded even more as her new step-mother clearly adores her children bountifully. In spite of all the unpleasantness that happens at home‚
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Is Isom’s business vision responsive to the situation? In general‚ most of the companies in property and casualty insurance business would want to be high performing specialists rather than generalists. Yes‚ in this case however his vision was responsive to the situation. He had a good view of the situation and knew that radical shift in the divisions strategy is required to turn around the future. P&C was a low performing generalist insurance division • Years of
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100 Yen Sushi House 100 Yen Sushi House is exactly the showcase of Japanese productivity‚ which is a famous sushi restaurant in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. 100 Yen Sushi House utilizes ‘just-in-time’ and total quality control systems to prepare food and serve customers to improve productivity in the workplace. It is totally a labor-intensive operation based mostly on simplicity and common sense rather than high technology. [pic]100 Yen Sushi House Blueprint Special production-line approach
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1. Is Eye Vision’s arrangement with Holland Hospital within the scope of ASC 985-605‚ Software: Revenue Recognition? In this case‚ the main content of the Eye Vision’s arrangement with Holland Hospital include embedded software medical equipment and an initial option to purchase a two-year separately priced maintenance agreement. In this case‚ because“Eye Vision has never sold‚ nor does it offer to sell‚ the Clear View Laser without the embedded software because the software is necessary to perform
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innovation Currency exchange rate risk; undervalued Yuan Lead time; Defective batches will not be detected until they arrive from China Slight risk of change in policies regarding duties and taxes on agricultural imports Risk of labor and utility rates increasing faster than expected There are also benefits to outsourcing the production line which include: Cheap labor Cheap electricity The risks heavily outweigh the benefits of outsourcing in this case. Thus the best option for Scott’s Miracle-Gro would
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Introduction: BP has been operating in Russia since the early 1990s. In 1997‚ it purchased a 10 per cent stake in Sidanco‚ the Russia’s 4th largest oil company. The stake was subsequently increased to 25 per cent plus one share in 2002. In 2003‚ BP merged its interests in Russia with those of TNK to create TNK-BP‚ a hugely successful joint venture employing around 50‚000 people and operating in nearly all of Russia’s major hydrocarbon regions. Since its formation‚ TNK-BP went on to become Russia’s
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*Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy 1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? The most obvious reason for the difference between the market value of equity and the book value of equity is the inability to record certain intangible assets such as brand value‚ customer loyalty‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ human capital. These intangible assets are likely to provide tremendous earnings
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