JUST FOR FEET‚ INC. CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1) Prepare common-sized balance sheets and income statements for Just for Feet for the period 1996-1998. Also compute key liquidity‚ solvency‚ activity‚ and profitability ratios for 1997-1998. Given these data‚ comment on what you believe were the high-risk financial statement items for the 1998 Just for Feet audit. 2) Just for Feet operated large‚ high-volume retail stores. Identify internal control risks common to such businesses. How should these
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Smith is having with Johnson? Describe the context and the issues in the case from a managerial point of view. Smith has a substantive conflict with his subordinate Johnson; they have strong differences about IMC’s strategy. Smith only uses his formal authority to get the issue solved and his point of view intact‚ whereas Johnson isolates himself in his department and tries to compete with his hierarchy and Wilson’s department. 2. How could Smith have "managed" Johnson and his expectations more effectively
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Bellagio Questions Name: Sam Clark Bellagio Questions 1. Focus on three key roles at mainly three levels of authority in the casino—blackjack dealers‚ pit bosses‚ and the vice president of table games. How would you characterize the “control strategy” (e.g.‚ tight vs. loose) used over each of these roles? 2. Prepare a list of the controls described in the case. What control problems are they designed to address? Are the managers interviewed for the case justified in being proud of their
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Vodafone Suggested questions 1. What was the strategic and economic rational for Mannesmann’s acquisition of Organge? Did Mannesmann overpay for Orange? 2. Vodafone AirTouch proposed that each Mannesmann share would receive 53.7 Vodafone AirTouch shares‚ so that in aggregate Mannesmann shareholders would own 47.2% of the equity if the combined firm. a) Describe the stock swap. As of December 17‚ what was the market value of Mannesmann’s contribution to the combined firm? As a Mannesmann shareholder
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Questions 1. a. Discuss the specific items of capital that should be included in the WACC. The WACC calculation should include all the sources of capital like common stock‚ preferred stock‚ bonds and any other long-term debt. b. The comptroller currently finds the weights for the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) from information from the balance sheet shown in Table 2. Compute the book value weights that the comptroller currently uses for the company’s capital structure.
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QUESTIONS 1. Explain the importance of risk adjustment in the capital budgeting allocation process by answering the following questions. a. Explain why risk adjustments are important and how they can affect firm value. Without the correct risk adjustment the firms stock will lose value by taking on high risk projects. The firm could also be considered uncompetitive if they reject low cost/low risk projects. b. Explain how the single hurdle rate currently used by Northern Forest Products can change
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Week 6 Case Study: A Perky Way to Productivity 1. It is important for employees to receive benefits that meet their needs. When employee needs are met they are happy‚ turnover rates may decrease‚ and employees complain less. Employees are more likely to do a better job because they feel appreciated and needed at work which boosts the workplace morale. HRM goals will be met in that employees will be doing a great job‚ which allows them maintain the effectiveness of the company. HRM’s goal is
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In Ethics Case BYP5-6‚ we are presented with a seemingly harmless accounting issue. Laura McAntee has just been hired as an assistant treasurer for a large retail store. Her new boss used to have her position but has since been promoted to treasurer. While explaining her new duties‚ he has asked her to date checks to pay invoices at a discounted rate‚ but hold on to the checks in order to gain interest on that money. He continues to explain away the practice by saying “everyone does it” and that
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The Last Lecture Reflection The Last Lecture was a very interesting and inspiring book to read. It focuses on living life more than death. The life that Randy Pausch lived was not only educational for his students but for himself and he hoped educational for his children. He reflected on his past and taught his student to live their childhood dreams. Pausch was trying to leave a legacy for his children not only through his last lecture but also in the way he looked at life. Pausch was a man of many
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Questions 1. a. Discuss the specific items of capital that should be included in the WACC. b. The comptroller currently finds the weights for the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) from information from the balance sheet shown in Table 2. Compute the book value weights that the comptroller currently uses for the company’s capital structure. c. Based on the suggestion that the focus should be on market values‚ compute the weights of debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock. d. Are book
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