Bruce Munro’s Light Installations Bruce Munro is a British installation artist. Installation art is three-dimensional and is mostly site-specific. They are intended to change space perception. Bruce Munro has taken installation art to new heights. He does large-scale installations that usually encompass entire parks to create entire exhibitions. His primary medium is light. He uses light to completely transform an area. His exhibitions are very unique. Typically in an exhibition‚ one
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Pre-work for Clarkson Lumber Prof. Ben J. Sopranzetti 1. Do a Porter’s five forces analysis for Clarkson Lumber. 2. Do a SWOT analysis for Clarkson Lumber. 3. Think about how each of the factors in the Porter and SWOT analyses affects the expected cash flows‚ the risk of those cash flows‚ and the timing of the cash flows. 4. Why does the firm have to borrow so much money to support this profitable business? Where is its money going? Try your hand at doing a funds flow statement. 5
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I. Overview and Introduction The Clarkson Lumber Company is a classic case of a small‚ private company rapidly growing and not having a sufficient cash flow to sustain operations with the increase in expected future sales. First‚ there needs to be an analysis of the events and strategies that have been implemented which affect the company’s financials. The owner‚ Keith Clarkson‚ bought out his partners “interest” in the company by issuing a note of $200‚000 at 11% interest. The owner issued
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Butler Lumber Company Background: Butler Lumber Company had been founded in 1981 in a suburb of a large city in the Pacific Northwest. The company s operations were limited to the retail distribution of lumber products. Their typical products included plywood‚ moldings‚ and sash and door products. Despite good profits Butler Lumber Company experienced a shortage in cash and found it necessary to increase its bank loans. Issues: y y Why does a Profitable company such as Butler Lumber need external
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Butler Lumber Case Study I. Statement of Financial Problem Butler Lumber Company‚ a growing profitable business has exhausted its credit limit and the key issues facing it are: 1. Need for additional funds to continue the growth 2. Need to consolidate debt 3. Need to improve cash flexibility. In this case study I will be discussing following problem: Why has Butler Lumber been profitable in the increasing volume of sales but at the same time it is experiencing cash difficulties
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Statement of firm’s position Butler Lumber Company is looking for more cash due to a fast-paced lumber market and a shortage of funding. Their regular bank‚ Suburban National Bank‚ is not willing to expand their exiting loan to an amount greater than $250‚000 without securing the loan with real property. Another loan is being offered by a second bank‚ Northrup National Bank‚ for $465‚000‚ with the understanding that the previous loan would be rolled into the second. The interest on the new loan
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Wilson Lumber Company After a rapid growth in its business during recent years‚ the Wilson Lumber Company‚ in the spring of 2006‚ anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. Despite good profits‚ the company had experienced a shortage of cash and had found it necessary to increase its borrowing from the Suburban National Bank to $399‚000 in the spring of 1996. The maximum loan that Suburban National would make to any one borrower was $400‚000 and Wilson had been able to stay within
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Case Study: Clarkson Lumber Company Albert M. Aguirre February 11‚ 2012 1. Mr. Clarkson needed to borrow money to address the shortage of cash coming in. Although the business was profitable the bulk of the assets of the company were in its receivables and inventory. The current loan that it gets from Suburban National Bank is not enough to supplement the cash flow that it gets versus the projected expenses that the company had to pay and was maturing. There were also notes payable to
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I. Introduction Clarkson Lumber Company has been in growth during recent years and anticipated a further increase in sales. Despite of consistent profits‚ the company has suffered shortage of cash and borrowed fund needed for its business growth. Question #1 Increasing amount of borrowing despite of its consistent profitability came from following reasons. First is the firm’s financial position. As sales have increased by 60% from 1993-1995‚ the assets that support increase of sales increased
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Q: Compare and contrast the characteristics of Nicholas and Ollie. Saki’ s classic‚ "The Lumber Room" is a short story about a boy who willing to do anything to get what he wants‚ while "Happy Birthday" written by Toni Cade Bambara is a short story about a little girl’s disappointment with a boring day that should have been a special occasion. Although the themes in this two short stories are differing but we can see that the main characters in the short story that are Nicholas and Ollie have
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