Year 1 / Semester 1 Notes:School of Engineering August 2014 Intake Dr. Abdulkareem Sh. Mahdi Engineering Mathematics 1 (MTH60103) Differentiation – part i 1 September 6‚ 2014 2 Learning outcomes At the end of this lecture‚ you should be able to: (1) Evaluate the limits of functions; (2) Differentiate using the FIRST PRINCIPLES; (3) Differentiate using the standard formulae (4) Differentiate using the rules of Dr. Abdulkareem Sh. Mahdi September 6‚ 2014
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Simrith Sidhu‚ Amy-Jane Miocevich‚ Jacques Rousset‚ Jing Tao Task One: Marriott uses the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to measure the opportunity cost for investments. WACC is calculated using the 1987 financial data provided in the Marriot Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) case study and estimators. WACC = Cost of Equity x (Equity/Debt +Equity) + Cost of Debt x (Debt/(Debt + Equity)) x (1 – Tax Rate) This method is applied for
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EVERY DAY LOW PRICING (EDLP) is a pricing strategy that has been a remarkable success for some manufacturers/retailers and a disaster for others. Despite some rather high-profile failures‚ the strategy attracts attention among all types of marketers. Recent reports indicate that 27% of consumer non-durable manufacturers and 23% of consumer durable manufacturers have adopted an Every Day Low Pricing strategy.
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Case 06-65 The Minnetonka Corporation The Minnetonka Corporation‚ which produces and sells to wholesalers a highly successful line of water skis‚ has decided to diversify to stabilize sales throughout the year. The company is considering the production of cross-country skis. After considerable research‚ the cross-country ski line has been developed. Because of the conservative nature of the company management‚ however‚ Minnetonka’s president has decided to introduce only one type of the new
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The case in discussion is about the Kikkoman Corporation of Japan. They are the oldest and most recognized producers of soy sauce in Japan. The company’s vision statement is that of contributing to the exchange of cultures through similar tastes and flavors. This case deals with the issues of the soy sauce industry and the challenges that the Kikkoman corporation faced keeping up with the globalization of the market for soy sauce. Their market share has always been strong in the industry‚ yet the
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The Corporation The 2003 Canadian film documentary‚ The Corporation‚ is about the modern-day corporation. It critiques that it is considered to be a person‚ but since it has so many disregards to the human well-being and only cares about making as much money as possible‚ if it were an actual person it would be considered a psychopath. The documentary starts off with showing the development of the contemporary business corporation‚ from beginning as a legal entity to then having the entitlement
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Dow Chemical Case When Petroquímica Bahia Blanca S.A. (PBB) began the process of becoming privatized by the Argentine government‚ Dow Chemicals saw the acquisition of this company as a golden opportunity to become the leading polyethylene player in Latin America. Dow Chemical’s was already a major player in the chemicals (ethylene)‚ plastics (polyethylene)‚ and agricultural products industries holding position as a low-cost producer. Breaking each segment of their business down into
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The Missouri-based Monsanto Corporation started operation by 1901 with chemical production‚ such as Roundup and Lasso herbicides. By 1990‚ the European Commission produced two directives to steer with improvements in biotechnology. Quite number of people how analysts U.S. industries had completion benefit over their European counterparts with huge financial freedom to put some of pressure in product development. In 1996 Epidemiological studies in United Kingdom said the source of disease was cattle
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Case 3C RUG BUG CORPORATION A. L. Young has come a long way with his latest invention‚ the Rug Bug‚ a motorized wheelchair made especially for children. His lightweight‚ relatively inexpensive model has no direct competition in a field dominated by companies that produce scaled-down versions of adult models that are inappropriate to the needs of children. A working prototype has been built‚ office space and manufacturing capacity contracted‚ and an initial sales force recruited. The only element
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Introduction Microsoft Corporation is a multinational company based in Redmond Washington. The company manufactures computer products and offer computer services. The company also licenses and supports various types of computer products and services. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company is the largest software manufacturer globally in terms of revenue. It is also the most valuable organization in the world. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company
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