be $.45 per mile. The net savings are $295 per trip and $7375 per year. These savings increase with inflation at an assumed rate of 4% per year. It seems that Marsha’s horse transporter was a good buy after all: NPV is positive (+ $14‚325). MINICASE SOLUTIONS THE JONES FAMILY’S HORSE TRANSPORTER |Year |0 |1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 | |1. Investment
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MINICASE Ratio Analysis at S&S Air‚ Inc. Chris Guthrie was recently hired by S&S Air‚ Inc.‚ to assist the company with its financial planning and to evaluate the company’s performance. Chris graduated from college five years ago with a finance degree. He has been employed in the finance department of a Fortune 500 company since then. S&S Air was founded 10 years ago by friends Mark Sexton and Todd Story. The company has manufactured and sold light airplanes over this period‚ and
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Minicase: Can Brazil Become a Global Competitor in the Information Technology Outsourcing Business? 1. Use the theories of international trade and investment that have been presented in this chapter to help explain Brazil’s intentions and actions regarding the international information technology sector. The IT Service industry has expanded rapidly. Many companies worldwide have made the decision to outsource this industry to offshore companies. Worldwide demand has increased growth to 40 to
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Minicase 5.1 The proverb "When in Rome‚ do as the Romans do" applies to business representatives as well as tourists. Being attuned to a country’s business etiquette can make or break a sale‚ particularly in countries where 1‚ooo-year-oid traditions can dictate the rules for proper behavior. Anyone interested in being a successful marketer should be aware of the following considerations: • Local customer‚ etiquette‚ and protocol. An exporter’s behavior in a foreign country can reflect favorably
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Minicase 1. Darmouth College Goes Wireless. 1) In what ways is the Wi-Fi technology changing the life of Dartmouth students? Wi-Fi technology implementing has improved the life of Dartmouth students‚ by developing foundation for more convenient and effective study and communication. This innovation has resulted on two main directions: 1. student-professor communications Due to distribution wireless technology professors started to use new teaching methods (supporting examples from Internet‚ online
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MINICASE: MGMT - 01 BUSINESS ETHICS PROGRAM Family Business Topic: Compensation/Discrimination Characters: Jane‚ Manager‚ Payroll Department for R&S Electronic Service Company Brad‚ Owner of 1tdcS Electronic Service Company Eddie‚ General Manager Greg‚ Service Technician and Eddies brother Jane has just been hired as the head of the Payroll Department at R&S Electronics Service Company‚ a firm of 75 employees. She was hired by Eddie‚ the General Manager of the company‚ who informed
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Minicase – The McGee Cake Company 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of changing the company organization from a sole proprietorship to a LLC? The McGee Cake Company‚ currently operating as a sole proprietorship‚ may benefit from forming a limited liability company (LLC). An LLC is a comparatively new type of business entity. With an LLC there are reduced legal formalities in comparison to setting up a corporation. In addition‚ unlike a corporation‚ the McGees could set up an LLC yet
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IT Investment at North American Financial Chapter 6: Information Management: The Nexus of Business and IT (Sep 23) Chapter 7: The IT Budgeting Process (Sep 23) Chapter 8: Creating and Evolving a Technology Roadmap (Sep 30) Chapter 9: Delivering IT Functions: A Decision Framework (Sep 30) Chapter 10: IT Sourcing (Oct 7) Chapter 11: Application Portfolio Management (Oct 7) Section II Mini-Cases (Oct 14) Mid-term Exam Building Shared Services at RR Communications Creating a Process-Driven
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Minicase 4 Yield Curve Hypotheses and the Effects of Economic Events CONCEPTS IN THIS CASE term structure of interest rates default risk risk premium yield curve expectations hypotheses segmented markets theory preferred habitat theory liquidity premium theory Your employer (a bank) has decided to offer five-year loans to its small business customers. You have been presented the task of determining what the appropriate minimum interest rate should be for the most creditworthy customer
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Chapter 10 – Minicase Conch Republic Electronics‚ Part 1 Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Key West‚ Florida. The company president is Shelley Couts‚ who inherited the company. When it was founded over 70 years ago‚ the company originally repaired radios and other household appliances. Over the years‚ the company expanded into manufacturing and is now a reputable manufacturer of various electronic items. Jay McCanless‚ a recent MBA graduate‚ has been hired
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