Should the Air Comfort Division institute the 5% price reduction on its air-conditioner units even if it cannot acquire the compressors internally for $50 each? Support your conclusion with appropriate calculations. # of units= $6‚000‚000/$400=15‚000 units+2‚400 units=17‚400 units Before 5% Reduction After 5% Reduction Per Unit Total Per Unit Total Sales Revenue $ 400 $ 6‚000 $ 380* $ 6‚612* Variable Costs: COGS: Compressor 70 1‚050 70 1‚218 Other Direct Material
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Consumer Behavior Homework # 2 Zhakupbekova Zhazira During the recession there have been significant changes in consumer behavior. Most of the customers have switched from higher-priced brands to cheaper ones. According to McKinsey research‚ most of consumers who have changed their choice and now buy less expensive products said that their experience was better that it was expected. For example 48 percent of those people who have tried cheaper cold and allergy medicines were satisfied with the
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The Nature of Management Control Systems (Chapter 1) The central focus of this book is strategy implementation. In particular‚ the book provides knowledge‚ insight‚ and analytical skills related to how a corporation’s senior executives design and implement the ongoing management systems that are used to plan and control the firm’s performance. Elements of management control systems include strategic planning; budgeting; resource allocation; performance measurement‚ evaluation‚ and reward; responsibility
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Dove has gone to extensive lengths to market their products against rival company’s They have made advertisements waging product wars against Ivory in a stiff competition to take over the personal care market Other companies that dove has been involved in product wars with are all the major players in the personal care industry Olay‚ Neutrogena‚ and Aveeno This is an example of a product war because dove is implying that they produce a better product than ivory by comparing the quality of
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Chapter learning goals Chapter 3 Understanding the role of Culture 1. To understand how culture affects all aspects of international management 2. To be able to distinguish the major dimensions which define cultural differences among societies or groups 3. To emphasize the need for international managers to have cultural intelligence in order to interact successfully in host countries 4. To recognize the critical value differences which frequently affect job behaviors 5. To be able to develop a
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ABC Exercises 1. ABC versus traditional costing. Euro Tech Corporation produces two types of audio cassettes: standard and high-grade. The standard cassettes are used primarily in answering machines and are designed for durability rather than accurate sound reproduction. The company only recently began producing the higher-quality‚ high-grade model to enter the lucrative music-recording market. Since the new product was introduced‚ profits have been steadily declining‚ although sales of the high-grade
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Chapter 7: Analyzing Business Markets GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. To create and capture value‚ sellers need to understand business organizations’ needs‚ resources‚ policies‚ and ________. a. demands b. protocols c. strategies d. buying procedures e. personnel policies Answer: d Page: 209 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. Webster and Wind define ________ as the decision-making process by which formal organizations establish the need for purchased products and
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possible place in the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ Ford needs to know Nike’s cost of capital. One of the most useful ways to measure the cost of capital is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Theoretically‚ the optimal capital structure in the mix of types of financing that produces the lowest WACC. WACC is calculated by multiplying the cost of each type of financing a company uses‚ be it debt or the many types of equity‚ by their respective weights. It is the rate of return that a company needs
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&RPage |1 Entrepreneurial Finance 2013 - Case Assignment Questions R&R R&R case brings up major themes that we will see over and over again in this course. This case also differs significantly from most of the other case you will read in this course as it provides a full story of an entrepreneurial venture. In most other cases in this course‚ the entrepreneur is faced with a decision/dilemma at the time of case. In these cases I will ask you to put yourself in the entrepreneur’s shoes and come
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investors. Teletech’s current practice of “one size fits all” hurdle rate is not the best practice because each division has its own risks and nature of operations. Therefore‚ each division’s profitability should be compared to that division’s own WACC. 2. See attachment 3. According to Rick Phillip’s graph‚ having a single hurdle rate leads to a constant expected rate of return no matter the level of risk presumed by the corporation. Therefore‚ the low-risk Telecommunication division seems
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