CONSULTING PROJECT Pricing and Production Decisions at PoolVac‚ Inc. PoolVac‚ Inc. manufactures and sells a single product called the “Sting Ray‚” which is a patent-protected automatic cleaning device for swimming pools. PoolVac’s Sting Ray accounts for 65 percent of total industry sales of automatic pool cleaners. Its closest competitor‚ Howard Industries‚ sells a competing pool cleaner that has captured about 18 percent of the market. Six other very small firms share the rest of the industry’s
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Estimated liabilities are a known obligation that is of an uncertain amount but that can be reasonable estimated. Common examples are employee benefits such as pensions‚ heath care and vacation pay‚ and warranties offered by a seller (Fundamental Accounting Principles‚ Chapter 11‚ Pg 437). When a firm sells products or renders services with a warranty‚ the firms has an obligation towards the customer when the warranty is honored. The warranty liability is an estimate of the obligations. Hence‚ a
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Bath Spa Univesity PERCIEVED INTELLIGENT QUOTIENT REPORT Abstract Researchers (Beloff‚ 1992; Byrd and Stacey‚ 1993) evidenced that male self–estimated IQ scores were higher than those of women. Similarly‚ Hogan‚ (1978) carried out a related study and found that male IQ self-estimates were higher compared to those of women. Hogan also noted that both men and women awarded higher IQ scores to their fathers than their mothers. In addition‚ Hogan also noted that females awarded their
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Case Study: S&S Air Inc. Founders of S&S Air‚ Inc. Mark Sexton and Todd Story recently hired Chris Guthrie to come on board as their financial planner. His job entailed gaining valuable information as to compare how their company was fairing with competing companies in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Through his research‚ Guthrie calculated many ratios through the careful examination of S&S Air’s balance sheet and income statement
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Question 1: Choose one or more definitions from the theory discussed in class to describe CRM as implemented by Harrah´s Entertainment Inc. I believe that the combination of Kotler´s and Zigmund‚McLeod‚ Gilbert definition of CRM perfectly describes the situation of Harrah´s Entertainment Inc. Kotler refers to CRM as: “the process of managing detailed information about individual customers and carefully managing all customer touch points to maximize customer loyalty”. Zigmund‚ McLeod‚Gilbert definition
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6 Systems Represented by Differential and Difference Equations Recommended Problems P6.1 Suppose that y 1(t) and y 2(t) both satisfy the homogeneous linear constant-coeffi cient differential equation (LCCDE) dy(t) + ay(t) = 0 dt Show that y 3 (t) = ayi(t) + 3y2 (t)‚ where a and # are any two constants‚ is also a solution to the homogeneous LCCDE. P6.2 In this problem‚ we consider the homogeneous LCCDE d 2yt + 3 dy(t) + 2y(t) = 0 dt 2 dt (P6.2-1) (a) Assume that a solution to
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Introduction: Apple‚ Inc. is an electronics and software company based in California‚ USA. Originally known as Apple Computer‚ the company is familiar to most people as innovators of the personal computer as it is known today. Apple Computer had introduced many of the now-commonplace features of personal computers‚ including the GUI‚ the mouse‚ the floppy disk drive‚ and color graphics. Apple Computer ’s Macintosh line of PC ’s had brought numerous software and hardware components within reach
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Balancing Equations Balancing equations is a fundamental skill in Chemistry. Solving a system of linear equations is a fundamental skill in Algebra. Remarkably‚ these two field specialties are intrinsically and inherently linked. 2 + O2 ----> H2OA. This is not a difficult task and can easily be accomplished using some basic problem solving skills. In fact‚ what follows is a chemistry text’s explanation of the situation: Taken from: Chemistry Wilberham‚ Staley‚ Simpson‚ Matta Addison Wesley
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| | |Assignment title | | | | |Simultaneous Equation | | |Programme (e.g.: APDMS) |HND CSD | | |Unit
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CASE STUDY: RATIOS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING AT S&S AIR 1. The calculations for the ratios listed are: Current ratio = $3‚138‚220 / $2‚162‚080 Current ratio = 1.45 times Quick ratio = ($3‚138‚220 – 1‚238‚500) / $2‚162‚080 Quick ratio = 0.88 times Cash ratio = $365‚040 / $2‚162‚080 Cash ratio = 0.17 times Total asset turnover = $20‚077‚000 / $15‚453‚900 Total asset turnover = 1.30 times Inventory turnover = $14‚985‚000 / $1‚238‚500 Inventory
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