The Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company of Iowa City‚ Iowa‚ has a small one-man sales offi ce headed by Frank Rothe in La- tino‚ a major Latin American country. Frank has been in Latino for about 10 years and is retiring this year; his replacement is Bill Hunsaker‚ one of Starnes-Brenner’s top salespeople. Both will be in Latino for about eight months‚ during which time Frank will show Bill the ropes‚ introduce him to their principal customers‚ and‚ in general‚ prepare him to take
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Although this case presents several different issues to consider‚ the underlying problem is the correct implementation of Eastboro’s dividend policy. Eastboro was founded as a manufacturer of machine parts‚ and has traditionally paid a fairly substantial dividend. However‚ in recent years‚ the core focus of the company has shifted toward technology in the fields of computer-aided design and manufacturing‚ highlighted by its latest development‚ Artificial Workforce. This
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CASE STUDY Question 1. This project seems reasonable to Clover Machines because the growth of eastern economies including Russia may increase the demand for machinery.A high demand may boost up the sales by Clover Machines and achieve higher sales growth. It’s also expected that the growth rate for farm equipment in Europe may at least to double the rate of productivity‚ which is pegged at 4% Besides that‚ the penetration of market by others competitors is low and hence it may decrease the
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about the approach to the problem with supporting references I identify manufacturing costs when buying and making the product in this case study. Then‚ based on the manufacturing costs‚ I calculate the differential cost and the differential profit and decide whether to buy or make the product. The process of each calculation is described in as follows. Firstly‚ in case of buying the product‚ subassembly costs are $128‚000 ($ 16 × 8‚000 Units). Fixed factory overhead applied are $48‚000 ($ 6 × 8‚000
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The Eagle Machine Company has fallen on bad times. Eagle‚ a maker of specialty restaurant equipment‚ has sales totaling Rs.72 million. But sales are declining while costs continue to increase. If things continue in this direction‚ Eagle may soon have to close its doors. At a special management meeting‚ the president lays it on the line! He demands that the firm break even in the remaining quarter of the year. For next year‚ he calls for 5 percent profits‚ a 20 percent increase in sales‚ and deeper
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EAGLE MACHINE COMPANY The Eagle Machine Company has fallen on bad times. Eagle‚ a maker of specialty restaurant equipment‚ has sales totaling $72 million‚ but sales are declining while costs continue to increase. If things continue in this direction‚ Eagle soon may have to close its doors. At a special management meeting‚ the president lays it on the line! He demands that the firm break even in the remaining quarter of the year. For next year‚ he calls for profits of 5 percent‚ a 20 percent increase
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives In mid September 2005‚ Ashley Swenson‚ the chief financial officer (CFO) of a large computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) equipment manufacturer needed to decide whether to pay out dividends to the firm’s shareholders‚ or to repurchase stock. If Swenson chose to pay out dividends‚ she would have to also decide upon the magnitude of the payout. A subsidiary question is whether the firm should
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MOTION IN MACHINE TOOLS A machine tool is a machine for making components of a given shape‚ size and accuracy as per the requirements by removing material from the workpiece by using a cutting tool to operate upon the workpiece. Machine tools are capable of producing themselves therefore the machine tools are quite often referred to as mother machine. In the manufacturing processes‚ machine tools are the most versatile and almost any product can be produced with them. The machine tools should able
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Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.‚ was incorporated in February of 2000. Pinnacle Financial Partners is headquartered in Nashville‚ Tennessee. It serves it purpose as a community bank mostly in the urban markets. The Chairman of the Board is Robert A. McCabe and the Chief Executive Officer is M. Terry Turner. Some of the urban markets Pinnacle caters to include these cities: Memphis‚ Knoxville‚ and Chattanooga. Operating through its subsidiary known as Pinnacle Bank‚ it is known for its debit and
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Introduction – Company background Dividend payment decisions Policy analysis ◦ Zero dividend payout – pros and cons ◦ 40% or $0.2 per share – pros and cons ◦ Residual-dividend payout – pros and cons Conclusion Founded in 1923 In early days‚ it has designed and manufactured a number of machinery parts‚ including metal presses‚ dies and molds. By 1975‚ it has evolved as innovative producer of industrial machinery and machine tools. In 1980‚ entered in CAD/CAM and established
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