FPL An Overview FPL Group‚ Inc. is Florida’s largest electric utility company. In 1925‚ through the consolidation of numerous electric and gas companies‚ they formed Florida Power & Light Company (FP&L). FP&L grew steadily over the next 50 years until rising fuel costs‚ operating issues‚ and construction costs began to decrease profitability. In the mid-1980s‚ FPL diversified with four major acquisitions - Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company‚ Telesat Cablevision‚ Inc.‚ CBR Information Group
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Theory of Accounts 1. The fundamental qualitative characteristic of faithful representation has the components of a. Predictive value and confirmatory value b. Comparability‚ consistency‚ and confirmatory value c. Understandability‚ predictive value‚ and reliability d. Completeness‚ neutrality‚ and freedom from error 2. The amount reported as “Cash” on a company’s balance sheet normally should exclude a. Postdated checks that are payable to the company b. Cash in a payroll account c. Undelivered
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such wealth that they can keep acquiring as much infrastructure as they want. Sources http://valuationacademy.com/porters-five-forces-in-action-sample-analysis-of-coca-cola/ http://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/marketing-models/use-porters-5-forces/ http://searchengineland.com/market-share-bing-continues-small-gains-yahoo-stabilized-google-flat-162915 Competition from Substitutes: High Google may have a competitive advantage over the rest of the search engines‚ however being so easy
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UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SESSION A131 ______________________________________________________________________________ COURSE CODE : BKAF3083 COURSE : ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE PRE-REQUISITE : BKAF3073 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING IV 1.0 SYNOPSIS This course is an advanced level course focusing on financial accounting theory; and as such‚ it differs from other accounting courses learnt previously. It
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CHAPTER 14: DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES 1. The optimal distribution policy strikes that balance between current dividends and capital gains that maximizes the firm’s stock price. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 2. Other things held constant‚ the higher a firm’s target payout ratio‚ the higher its expected growth rate should be. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: The higher the payout ratio‚ the less of its earnings the firm reinvests in the business
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Description of business 1 Brian clothing and shoe world is a sole trader business. It involved in both retail and wholesale quantity. The business acquire its product form the U.S.A where a 5% is added on the price of the product. Type of business Sole trader. Nature of business 1.Clothing and shoes 2. my business deals with wholesale and retail Objectives 1. to make a profit from my business. 2. to reach a common goal. 3. to give customer their wants needs. 1 Justification of location 2 16
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Reflective Account Moving & handling One day I was ask to transfer Mrs X from bed into wheelchair. Mrs X is paralised so to transfer her a full body hoist is needed. I had to call for help‚ it wouldn’t be safe to do this by myself. So while I was waiting for the other carer to arrive I have explained to Mrs X what and how we are going to do it. I have also cheked the hoist and battery if its fully charged and operational. I put right size sling on Mrs X with her cooperation. I carefully
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POINT OF PARITY AND POINT OF DIFFERENCE These can be utilized in the positioning (marketing)[->0] of a brand[->1] for competitive advantage[->2] via brand/product[->3]. In essence: Points-of-difference[->4] (PODs) – Attributes or benefits consumers[->5] strongly associate with a brand‚ positively evaluate and believe they could not find to the same extent with a competing brand i.e. points where you are claiming superiority or exclusiveness over other products in the category. Points-of-parity
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Global Marketing Global marketing is a firm’s ability to market to almost all countries on the planet. With extensive reach‚ the need for a firm’s product or services is established. The global firm retains the capability‚ reach‚ knowledge‚ staff‚ skills‚ insights‚ and expertise to deliver value to customers worldwide. The firm understands the requirement to service customers locally with global standard solutions or products‚ and localizes that product as required to maintain an optimal balance
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at First Equity Securities Corporation was faced with a decision involving FPL Group on May 5‚ 1994. Three weeks earlier‚ she had valued FPL with a “hold” recommendation due to the belief that FPL would either keep its dividend payout at $2.48 or increase it slightly. Today however‚ she saw a report from Merrill Lynch stating that they were downgrading FPL stock due to management’s concern that the dividend payout was too high given the increasing risks facing the industry. This report caused Stark
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