Tuesday 10th February 2004 Business Studies - Portfolio In this portfolio I am going to investigate two contrasting businesses and I will be collecting information from each of them such as: ØTheir main activities‚ aims and objectives and ownership. ØHow they are organised. ØHow they communicate internally and externally. ØTheir external influences. The two businesses I have decided to investigate are Richer Sounds and the Tanning Shop. Richer Sounds Activities: Richer Sounds main activities
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The next time you purchase a product at the mall‚ try and investigate where it has travelled to before it got into your hands. You might be surprised. Say you purchased a sequined dress. The cotton might have been picked in china‚ and then shipped to Bangladesh to be assembled‚ afterwards shipped to Colombia to be crafted‚ and finally shipped to the United States to be sold. It’s really amazing to think of how much history actually lies behind each and every product‚ not to mention the history that
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1. What caused Middleby’s struggles in the 1990s? The following caused the struggles of Middleby Corporation in the 1990’s: a. A period of rapid international and domestic expansion by chain restaurants during the first half of the 1990’s‚ which caused DFE manufacturers and suppliers to increase production capacity domestically and build assets in foreign markets. b. A decline in sales through the second half of the 90’s which was caused by a shift in domestic consumer eating habit towards
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provide significant financial information of Target Corporation as well as to provide the necessary assistance to facilitate an investment decision. As per your request‚ I want to inform you that during the month of January I made an extensive research on a possible investment opportunity with Target Corporation. After analyzing and reviewing Target’s 2013 annual report‚ I am convinced that this is not the right time to capitalize on this corporation due to its current market conditions. I have developed
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CASE PREPARATION CHART Student Name Student ID Submission date Case title Alza corporation: A case study concerning R&D accounting practices in the pharmaceutical industry Section ASSESSMENT To be filled by facilitator Components Scores Scores 1 mark 2 marks 3 marks 4 marks Completeness of case chart Case chart is incomplete Some of the case chart requirements are met satisfactorily. Most of the case chart requirements are met satisfactorily. All case
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these filings and corporate governance documents are available to stockholders without charge by written request to Investor Relations‚ Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation‚ 650 Madison Avenue‚ New York‚ New York 10022. In this Form 10-K‚ references to “Polo‚” “ourselves‚” “we‚” “our‚” “us” and the “Company” refer to Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and its subsidiaries‚ unless the context requires otherwise. Due to the collaborative and ongoing nature of our relationships with our licensees‚ such licensees
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Major Payne The feature film Major Payne uses filmic language to construct a particular representation of the issue making adjustments. I will write about the adjustments made by Major Payne‚ The green boys and Alex stone. Major Payne is a strong intimidating man who has spent most of his life in the U.S. Marines. When he was dismissed from the Marines he had to adjust to civilian life. The first way of noticing that he did not adjust quick enough is when he tried out for
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MW Petroleum Corporation (A) 1. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low? What are the sources of bias? Answer: The DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV indicates that the net worth of the portfolio is around $516.30 million. The estimate is more likely to be biased on the higher side. REVENUES: The data for the projections was collected by Morgan
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Case 5-1 Stern Corporation (a) Individuel Case Study After the controller of Stern Corporation had ascertained the changes in accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts in 1998‚ a similar analysis was made of property‚ plant‚ and equipment and accumulated depreciation accounts. Again the controller examined the December 31‚ 1997‚ balance sheet [see Exhibit 1 of Stern Corporation (A)]. Also reviewed were the following company transactions that were found to be applicable to these
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Swatch has uniquely pioneered the low cost fashionable watch market by combining fashion‚ style‚ and Swiss technology. It sells watches‚ various accessories and apparel primarily to teens in the U.S. and young adults in Europe. As pressures from competitors increase Swatch should focus on its core business and expand on its ability to provide a unique product to the fashion conscious person. Swatch’s customer segments and perceptions in the US are different from those in the European markets.
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