Zara – Solutions: Zara is a world famous Retail Chain based in Spain and is extremely successful in their supply chain. Questions: 1. What is Zara’s Business Model and its unique Supply Chain strategy? Zara’s business model can be broken down into three basic components: concept‚ capabilities‚ and value drivers. Concept is to maintain design‚ production‚ and distribution processes that will enable Zara to respond quickly to shifts in consumer demands. Capabilities: Zara maintains
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Nelson Mandela is a South African leader who spent years in prison for opposing apartheid‚ the policy by which the races were separated and whites were given power over blacks in South Africa. Upon his release from prison‚ Mandela became the first president of a black-majority-ruled South Africa in which apartheid was officially ended. A symbol of hope for many‚ Mandela is also a former winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Youth and education Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in a small village in
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F523 - SPRING 2013 BOEING CASE 1. What is the appropriate required rate of return against which to evaluate the prospective IRR ’s from the B ANSWER:The appropriate rate of return against which to evaluate the IRR is the risk-free rate‚ plus the market risk 1a. Please use the capital asset pricing model to estimate the cost of equity. At the date of the case‚ the 74 over T-bonds. Which beta‚ risk-free rate‚ and risk premium did you use? Why? Financing Components Debt Equity Market Values Weight
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Joseph L. Rotman School of Management RSM332 PROBLEM SET #2 SOLUTIONS 1. (a) Expected returns are: E[RA ] = 0.3 × 0.07 + 0.4 × 0.06 + 0.3 × (−0.08) = 0.021 = 2.1%‚ E[RB ] = 0.3 × 0.14 + 0.4 × (−0.04) + 0.3 × 0.08 = 0.05 = 5%. Variances are: 2 σA = 0.3 × (0.07)2 + 0.4 × (0.06)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.021)2 = 0.004389‚ 2 σB = 0.3 × (0.14)2 + 0.4 × (0.04)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.05)2 = 0.00594. Standard deviations are: √ 0.004389 = 6.625%‚ σA = √ 0.00594 =
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ASSIGNMENT 2: PRADA Refer to the HBS case "Prada: To IPO or Not to IPO" and answer the questions below. Note: Complete the related textbook chapters (RWJJ Chapters 14‚ 15 & 19) before attempting this case. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SAID TO BE FACING PRADA? Prada got some financial trouble. First‚ Prada failed for several times to IPO due to various reasons like SARS‚ financial crisis‚ etc. Second‚ because of the long-term debt maturing in one year‚ Prada needed to raise more than 1 billion euros
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Astronomy refers to the science that is concerned with the observation of the motions of heavenly bodies and reducing these observations to mathematical order‚ while astrology refers to the study of the supposed effects the movements of these celestial bodies have on human affairs. According to jurists‚ it is lawful to study astronomy‚ for it is useful in predicting the beginning of months and seasons‚ determining the direction of Prayer‚ and navigating. They agree that this branch of science be used in
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sales’. It may either be raw materials‚ labor‚ etc.‚ or capitalized assets which are either depreciated or amortized over a period of time. These are known as matching costs. The other types of costs are ‘period costs’ which are mostly mentioned under S‚ G and A expense. There are something known as the ‘inventoriable costs’ which are normally not shown immediately in the income statement. On the other hand‚ assets are classified under fixed and current assets‚ which are mostly part of the balance sheet
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project assets from the parent company. Advantages and Disadvantages: 1) Advantages a. Maximize Leverage b. Off-Balance Sheet Treatment c. Agency Cost d. Multilateral Financial Institutions 2) Disadvantages a. Projects V/S Division b. Complexity c. Macroeconomic Risk d. Political Risk: 2. If Venerus implements the suggested methodology‚ what would be the range of discount rates that AES would use around the world? If Venerus and AES implement the suggested
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Case Problem 3: Hart Venture Capital 1. Let S = fraction of the Security Systems project funded by HVC M = fraction of the Market Analysis project funded by HVC Max 1‚800‚000S + 1‚600‚000M s.t. 600‚000S + 500‚000M ≤ 800‚000 Year 1 600‚000S + 350‚000M ≤ 700‚000 Year 2 250‚000S + 400‚000M ≤ 500‚000 Year 3 S
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The Brewster-Seaview Landscaping Co. Part 1 During the summer of my freshman year in college‚ I worked for a small private landscaping company planting shrubs‚ seeding new lawns‚ cutting grass‚ and tending flower gardens. The company was located in my hometown of Seaview‚ N.J.‚ which is a rural community on the coast about 80 miles from Philadelphia. The company was owned and run by Joe Brewster‚ a 45-year-old man who had lived in Seaview all his life. He had started the company some years ago and
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