I would like to immensely thank each and every one of the donors for the Marine Corps Scholarship for providing the funds for not only myself‚ but many others‚ to allow us to achieve a post-secondary education. Without their generous contributions‚ many of us would not be able to continue—or even began—our path to higher education. My gratitude cannot be expressed enough to the donors for allowing me to continue my college education. In the spring of this incoming academic year‚ I will be transferring
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Advanced Medical Technology Corp. There are numerous factors‚ apart form the amount involved and security or collateral offered‚ a bank or any lending institution considers when granting a loan to potential borrowers. Some of the most important are a business/company’s financial standing‚ its financial obligations‚ the purpose for borrowing‚ past financial dealings of the borrower and its existing businesses with other entities. All of these are important factors to determine whether or not a bank
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appealing investment opportunities. Alternative strategies and recommendations suggest that Sonic should concentrate on a low cost strategy and focusing on niches such as the health food market. History and Strategy of Sonic Corporation Sonic Corp. franchises and operates the United States’ largest chain of drive-in restaurants and the fifth largest hamburger chain. As of August 31‚ 2000 there were 2‚172 Sonic restaurants‚ of which 1‚860 were owned and operated by independent franchisees; the
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2013 SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEERING (SQE) - CE00231-7 Individual Assignment “Hi Tech Corp” Case Study NAME : TEW SHEAU WEI STUDENT ID : TP024267 INTAKE CODE : UCMF1210SE HAND-OUT DATE : 6th November 2012 HAND-IN DATE : 15th March 2013 LECTURER : MR. KESAVA PILLAI A/L RAJADORAI RAJOO ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Table of Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Company Background 4 3. Assumptions 5 4. Company Problem Statements 6 5. Objectives
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1. Summary of the case study The focus of the story is Burgmaster Corp.‚ a Los Angeles-area machine tool maker founded in 1944 by Czechoslovakian immigrant Fred Burg. Holland covers the 1944 founding of Burg Tool‚ its transformation into Burgmaster Corporation‚ the Houdaille takeover‚ the 1979 leveraged buyout‚ the campaign for protection against Japanese competition‚ and‚ finally‚ the auction of Burgmaster property in 1986. 2. Statement of the problem encountered Too many machine tool and auto
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CFO Doug Scovanner is faced with the problem of choosing which of the five controversial projects available to accept. Our task is to assume this role and evaluate each of the projects based upon two major criteria. The first is determining the firm’s financial motives by quantifying the projected value added to the firm and the risk associated with each project. When determining to accept or reject projects based upon adding value‚ the most helpful instruments we have are Net Present Value (NPV)
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A career in the Marine Corps has its roots in my childhood. As a kid‚ I was always reading one of two types of books. The first type was fantasy books filled with valiant‚ selfless heroes. The second type was books on planes. My childhood aspirations were to be either a warrior or a jet pilot‚ but as I grew up I realized I could be both. I could be a Marine. In doing so I could not only fulfill my dreams but my duties to my family and country as well. My parents came to this country with nothing
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firm ’s three divisions--lodging division‚ restaurant division and contract service division. Marriott uses Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the hurdle rate‚ and use it to discount the appropriate cash flows when evaluate an investment project. Our goal is to determine the WACC at every division base on the information that the case has provided. First of all‚ we will determine the cost of debt‚ cost of equity and the capital structure for the whole company. Then we will compute for
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Target Corp. Strategic Analysis MAN4720 Section 22 -Wednesdays 7:30pm Team: Risky Business Christine Majewski Jake Morgan Kristin Stearker Cory Verez Executive Summary The purpose of this analysis is to inform the board of team Risky Business’ strategic proposal related to Target Corporation’s Health & Wellness category. Target is already a multi-million dollar company‚ but after analyzing the company‚ our team has come up with a few strategic recommendations to aid in the continued success
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Harvard Business School 9-298-101 Rev. March 18‚ 1998 Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital In April 1988‚ Dan Cohrs‚ vice president of project finance at the Marriott Corporation‚ was preparing his annual recommendations for the hurdle rates at each of the firm ’s three divisions. Investment projects at Marriott were selected by discounting the appropriate cash flows by the appropriate hurdle rate for each division. In 1987‚ Marriott ’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity stood
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