customer influences‚ competitive forces‚ legal & reg constraints Pricing Objectives * Image projection‚ profit maximization‚ mkt share‚ vol.‚ specific profit goals‚ other goals (ROI‚ IRR‚ ROS) Company Constraints * Price floor-bound by cost; price ceiling- bound by: competition‚ will to pay‚ regulation * Optimal Price: b/w max profit & max mkt penetration etc. General Pricing Strategies * Market point pricing: competitive or reactive pricing * Penetration pricing:
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Ford operates in the US auto mkt‚ a huge‚ but not a high growth market. Growth in last 7 yrs – 1% US players losing share to foreign players. Firms consolidating. Targeting smaller segments – large no of models‚ low sales volume / model Focus on fuel efficiency‚ alternate fuels. All firms targeting US mkt. Chrysler merged with Daimler Benz‚ breaking off now. Focussed on clean diesel Power - BLUETEC GM focussing on hybrid vehicles‚ tying up with Toyota. Toyota caught up with Ford in sales volume
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MKT B370 (Specimen) SUGGESTED SOLUTION SECTION A Question 1 (a) Students are expected to provide a short discussion including the following content. If too little inventory is maintained‚ there is a risk of stockout and potential lost sales. In addition‚ if there is not sufficient work-in process inventory‚ the production process may become too inefficient‚ raising the cost of production. On the other hand‚ if too much inventory is maintained‚ the carrying cost may become excessively
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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY Makati COURSE OUTLINE COURSE CODE : PRNMGT COURSE TITLE : Principles of Management and Organization COURSE CREDIT : 3 units‚ 3 hours per week Course Description: This introductory course provides the student background knowledge about the broad and complex field of management‚ both as a study or discipline and as a practice. It covers the basic management concepts of management‚ the general functions of planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling
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LT/ST rates -normal yield curve=LT higher than ST rates; upward -expectations theory-shape of yield curve depends on expectations concerning future inflation rates -mkt segm theory-every borrower&lender has a preferred maturity&slope of yield curve depends on supply of dem for funds in LT mkt relative to ST mkt -open mkt ops-fed reserve buys/sells treasury sec to expand/contract US money supply Ch. 6 Bond Valuation -bond-LT contract under which borrower agrees to make payments of int
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GLOBAL M&A MARKET REVIEW FINANCIAL RANKINGS 2014 Q4 2014 GLOBAL M&A FINANCIAL ADVISORY RANKINGS CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Global Market Commentary 3. Global M&A Activity by Region 5. Global M&A Activity by Industry 7. Global Announced Deals 10. Cross Border Announced Deals 11. Global Private Equity Announced Deals 12. North America Announced Deals 16. Latin America Announced Deals 18. EMEA Announced Deals 29. APAC Announced Deals 37. Disclaimer The Bloomberg M&A Advisory League Tables are the
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|MKT 403 |1 |MZ | | | |MGT 404 |6 |MJA‚ MST‚ SB | | | |BUS 303 |4 |RA‚ AAM‚ NS‚ MSA | | | |MKT 407 |1
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M&A & Restructuring Strategies. Merger: Two Firms agree to integrate operations on relatively equal basis(usually 1 dominates another in mkt share/size/asset value) Hostile takeover: (delivers higher shareholder value than friendly acquires)(Preannouncement returns of hostile takeover anticipated with increase in bidder & target’s share price). Diversification creates value by using excess resource. Restructuring used to correct with ineffective mergers/acquisitions. M&A used as means of growth to
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Capital/Assets: 1.2[($3‚205 – $5‚245)/$21‚931] ..................... (0.112) Retained Earnings/Assets: 1.4($4‚176/$21‚931).................................... 0.267 EBIT/Assets: 3.3($1‚829/$21‚931) ........................................................ 0.275 Mkt. Value Equity/Liabilities: 0.6[(123 × $50.185)/$16‚354] .............. 0.226 Sales/Assets: 1.0($15‚657/$21‚931)....................................................... 0.714 Z-Score ...................................................................
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3. Explain 3 weaknesses of per capita GNP (or GDP) as a measure of economic well-being Weaknesses: Doesn’t capture all economically important activities o black/informal mkt (larger in less developed countries)‚ agriculture (own consumption)‚ housework (diff goods/services more often provided in home (not mkt) Dollar value of good doesn’t always = “social” value o industrial revolution (wages↑ but pollution/disease rates↑)‚ war (↑GDP w/out making better off)‚ education (↑spending.
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