MiniCase 2 1. If Blades uses call options to hedge its yen payables‚ should it use the call option with the exercise price of $0.00756 or the call option with the exercise price of $0.00792? Describe the tradeoff. The corporation needs to purchase supplies with foreign currency. To hedge against the possible appreciation of the foreign currency’s value‚ the corporation can purchase a call option. Both options have to pay a premium for the option. The purchase price or exercise price of option
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Carolyn Watson September 13‚ 2014 Week 3 – Manufacturing & Service Problems Manufacturing & Service Problems Problem #1: For each of the following variables‚ explain the differences (in general) as one moves from a workcenter to an assembly line environment (Jacobs & Chase‚ 2011). a. Throughput time (time to convert raw materials into product) – During the manufacturing process which is considered as the workcenter (e.g. job shop) that usually involves a specialist who does a specific job or
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Case Study 2 Springfield Express is a luxury passenger carrier in Texas. All seats are first class‚ and the following data are available: Number of seats per passenger train car 90 Average load factor (percentage of seats filled) 70% Average full passenger fare $ 160 Average variable cost per passenger $ 70
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Good Manufacturing Practice Every field needs to define certain standards and procedures that need to be followed for outstanding results and outcomes. Every industry‚ area and domain has a pre-defined set of rules and standards that define some of the best practices. Similarly‚ engineering also has defined practices for different areas to help the areas improve and give better outcomes. Some practices that engineers have defined are for the manufacturing domain. These areas are known as the good
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Question 1: Construct 1988 Statements of Cash Flow for MiniScribe.（assume that 1988 depreciation expense is $6） Table 1: Statement of Cash Flow of MiniScribe of 1988 and 1987 1988 1987 Statement of Cash Flows Cash Flows from Operating Activities Net Income 26.00 31.00 Non-Cash Adjustments 6.00 11.00 Changes in Assets and Liabilitites Related to Operations Change in Accounts Receivable (116.00) (17.00) Change in Inventory (56.00) (39.00) Change in Account Payable 143
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IS589: Networking Concepts and Applications Textbook Questions Chapter 1 March 09‚ 2014 Chapter 1: Question 7‚ 14‚ and 17 Question 7. How do local area networks (LANs) differ from metropolitan area networks (MANs)‚ wide area networks (WANs)‚ and backbone networks (BNs)? Most LAN’s are connected to (BNs) backbone networks that connect multiple LAN’s‚ BN’s‚ MAN’s and WAN’s and can range in size and distance from several hundreds of feet to miles and can have data transmission speed ranging
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Case 07-2: Western Aluminum Introduction Western Aluminum‚ INC expanded its operations through the acquisition of Smelter. By the end of 2007‚ Smelter is projected to produce 30% of Western Aluminum’s inventory. Western Aluminum evaluated its current practices in comparison to Smelters current FIFO Inventory management system and issued a proposal to change their inventory valuation method from LIFO to FIFO. Factors to Consider Western Aluminum addressed multiple topics to validate their
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CASE STUDY 2 Managing “Daddy Stress” at Baxter Healthcare For many years women have been torn between family and career. Now it’s time for the men to be torn. In today’s environment‚ some men are starting to rethink their priorities. Sometimes it’s because they want to be closer to their kids than their dads were to them. Or sometimes they change unwillingly‚ pushed by their wives to spend more time on family matters. Whatever the reasons‚ combine them with a tight labor market‚ technology that allows
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Staffing Report One Table of Contents 1. Forecast of Labor 2. Markov Analysis Information 3. Demographic Categories 4. Promotion Practices 5. Organizational Memo Forecast of Labor: MGT Consulting gathered information from the previous year (2010) and used a Markov analysis to generate a plan of action for the employment needs for Tanglewood in 2011. The Washington market is very stable for Tanglewood and we decided that the current workforce will be sufficient for the 2011 forecast
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permitted to work next to each other. Both employees and the Union representing them filed charges of discrimination. The EEOC determined that there was reasonable cause of discrimination; violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case ended up in the federal district court. The court granted motion for summary judgment. ISSUE: Does this rule violate Title VII? DECISION: No. The court reversed and remanded their decision. REASONING: The court did not find that there
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