LIVENT‚ INC.: An Instructional Case Michael C. Knapp Professor University of Oklahoma Price College of Business 307 W. Brooks Norman‚ Oklahoma 73019 Office phone: 405-325-5784 mknapp@ou.edu Carol A. Knapp Visiting Associate Professor University of Oklahoma Price College of Business 307 W. Brooks Norman‚ Oklahoma 73019 ABSTRACT: Like many financial frauds‚ the Livent‚ Inc. fraud was masterminded by a few individuals‚ primarily Garth Drabinsky‚ a Broadway “impresario” who had received
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Commercial Fixtures Inc. Case a) What does Commercial Fixtures do? What is their competitive position in the market place? CFI manufactures custom-engineered fluorescent lighting fixtures used for commercial and institutional applications Strive on designing products that are specific to the customer’s/lighting Goals in the company are to find the right product for the customer’s particular needs and build a relationship with the customers Their prices aren’t as sensitive as other commonplace
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Nordstrom Case Study Presentation 1. 1. CHAPTER 15 CASE STUDY Sam Lampe Jamie Malnati Kat Wilson Aseel Kreishan John Saladino 2. 2. NORDSTROM HISTORY• 1901 | Carl Wallin and John W. Nordstrom started a small shoe store in Seattle‚ WA.• 1929 | John W. Nordstrom and Carl Wallin retired and sold their shares to John’s sons‚ Everett and Elmer.• 1968 | The second generation debated selling the company as Everett neared retirement. They were convinced by the third generation Nordstroms to take the company
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Solutions in the case Banc One’s stock price has fallen recently due to concerns of investors and analysts about the heavy use of the entity of interest rate derivatives. Dick Lodge‚ chief investment officer in charge of the bank’s investments and derivatives portfolio‚ the Director General shall recommend a plan of action to allay the fears of investors to the market and communicate the reasons for Banc One use of derivatives. The Bank uses interest rate swaps to manage its earnings sensitivity
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QAUNTITATIVE TECHNIQUES SOLUTION FOR THE CASE CUTTING CAFETERIA COSTS LPP MODEL FOR CAFETERIA COST CUTTING Objective: To reduce the purchase of potato and green beans‚ so as to meet the conditions of the various constraints to achieve the goal of minimizing the purchase cost. Constraint conditions: Potatoes Green Beans Protein 1.5 g per 100 g → 1.5% 2 g per 100 g → 2% Iron 0.3 mg per 100 g → 0.3% 1.2 mg per 100 g → 1.2% Vitamin C 12 mg per 100 g → 12% 10 mg per 100 g → 10%
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APPLE INC CASE ANALYSIS Clint A. Persaud University of Ontario Institute of Technology October 2014 Question 1 Industry From the beginning of time apple has operated in quite a few industries‚ the first being the Personal Computer in in 1976 (pg1) and then with the leadership of John Sculley they entered the Desktop Publishing industry from 1985 to 1993 where John Sculley also attempted to implement a low cost strategy (pg2). Scully didn’t stop there he also tried
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Trademark‚ Inc. Part I - Accounting Issues (Case #2) Background Trademark Incorporated designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes gift merchandise. Trademark manufactures its goods in five plants across the United States and operates through four divisions: Greeting Cards and Stationery‚ Calendars‚ Party Goods‚ and Specialty Gifts. In addition‚ Trademark also owns a Swiss company that manufactures similar products in Western Europe. The Swiss company
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1. Activity Based Costing benefits businesses that are more complex in nature. In this case‚ Greetings. INC has added a new product line‚ Wall Decor‚ which permits them to grow without expanding their physical stores; however‚ they have significantly raised their overhead costs by multiplying their cost drivers. Not to mention the fact that they have incorporated a largely automated system into their product line‚ which we know calls for an ABC system. The main reason to move to ABC though‚ would
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Case Problem: Blades‚ Inc. 1. One point of concern for you is that there is a tradeoff between the higher interest rates in Thailand and the delayed conversion of baht into dollars. Explain what this means. ANSWER: If the net baht-denominated cash flows are converted into dollars today‚ Blades is not subject to any future depreciation of the baht that would result in less dollar cash flows. 2. If the net baht received from the Thailand operation are invested in Thailand‚ how will
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Explain New 5-6 Use of capital projects funds Explain 5-4 revised 5-7 Encumbrances Explain Same 5-8 Construction work in progress Explain New 5-9 Multiple capital projects Explain Same 5-10 Special assessment capital projects Explain New Cases: 5-1 Modified approach for infrastructure assets Evaluate‚ write 5-2 5-2 Options for financing public infrastructure Evaluate‚ explain New 5-3 Political versus economic factors in financing capital improvements Evaluate‚ explain 5-1 retitled
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