MBA 503.01 – Data Analysis and Decision Making Spring 2013 M ondays & Wednesdays : 1 0 : 00 a .m. – 1 1 : 2 0 a .m. H arriman Hall Room 10 8 M . Shane Higuera ‚ Ed.D. E - Mail: s hane@ sbawebsite.net T elephone & T ext : (631) 8 07 - 7904 Goals of the Course This course is an introduction to data analysis and decision making in business. In your career‚ you will often face situations in which a clear understanding of statistical thinking and decisionmaking methodology will be essential
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Financial Statement Restatement Pape Financial Statement Restatement Paper It is well known that over the past decade the amount of errors being discovered within the financial statements of publically held companies has risen. One such error was announced by the internet sales company Overstock.com in early 2009. Due to an accounting error‚ partners of the company were under billed by $1.8 million dollars over the course of 2008. Overstock chose to record this entry incorrectly which falsely
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16 0.77 0.53 Profitability Ratios Profitability Ratios (6) Gross Margin Ratio 1.17 1.4 0.94 1.2 1.19 (6) Gross Margin Ratio 22.88 26 25.95 25.64 18.79 (7) Operating Income Ratio 0.74 1.01 0.87 1.01 1.48 (7) Operating Income Ratio (8) Net Income Ratio (Before Tax) 0.7 0.96 0.83 0.96 1.4 (8) Net Income Ratio (Before Tax) 11.03 13.72 10.38 12.85 9.62 (9) Return on Assets Ratio 3.24 4.71 4.24 3.41 5.58 (9) Return on Assets Ratio 15.36 13.97 12.34 9.98 5.58 (10) Return on Equity
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distribution of income is to achieve economic equality‚ which is to give every citizen the opportunity of earning a decent living. However‚ our current system’s inability to better allocate the resources we have at our disposal has widened the gap between the wealthy and the poor especially during the past 20 years. The primary benefit of the distribution of income is to transfer wealth‚ with the help of the government‚ to those who are less fortunate. The current distribution of income is a cost to
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Running head: FEDEX’S VISION STATEMENT AND ANALYSIS FedEx’s Vision Statement and Analysis Vance Brown BUS530: Strategic Analysis and Decision-Making Steve Wynne JD/MBA February 21‚ 2010 Vance Brown‚ iGlobal University of Annandale‚ Virginia Identified FedEx’s vision statement to understand reason for which company strategy exists. “Mission/Vision statement” is foundational‚ & is evaluated related to strategy goals & core values. “Mission. FedEx will produce superior financial
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When looking at this question‚ let’s first consider what is meant by vertical separation of a firm. Vertical separation of a firm is when that firm sells the good or service they produce through an independent retailer rather than sell its product itself directly to customers which is vertical integration. So when it come to incumbent firms‚ firms in which are already well established and selling within a market would it be better off if that firm is operated as one firm that is integrated or if
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all of my college and professional years of writing I have never faced the difficulties as I have encountered with writing this personal statement. I have always been proficient in my work and writing whether it was a persuasive essay‚ a research paper or a last minute case briefing for the attorney whom was my previous employer. However‚ this time this paper is about me‚ who I am and why I want to attend law school. I have always known I wanted to be a lawyer. It has been a big part of my life
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Johnson & Johnson: Planning Vertical Integration Team Synergy April 4‚ 2011 In a competitive market to which Johnson and Johnson operates‚ the smallest of errors can lead to consequences which can cut revenue. When large mistakes occur‚ millions of dollars are lost‚ and even worse‚ there is a loss of customer confidence. Johnson and Johnson has had numerous recalls in their consumer healthcare division recently‚ which rocked the organization’s once sound image‚ and diminished its profits. These
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Introduction The income smoothing literature has been the centre of attention in the accounting world for the past few decades. When companies experience economic turbulence due to a poor performance year‚ they turn to the accounting management department to resolve the bottom line. A strategy that managers can approach is changing the true information content of the company. As a result this has led managers to resort to smoothing their income. Many questions have been raised whether or not it
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industrial companies reduced their product scope focusing just on their core businesses and outsourcing the rest. Vertical integration is a corporate strategy which the company seeks to acquire control over own inputs or on their output or both. Expansion of activities downstream is referred to as forward integration‚ and expansion upstream is referred to as backward integration. Vertical integration potentially offers many advantages‚ for example it improve supply chain coordination‚ provide more
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