MNGT 5590 Fall2‚ 2010 Final Exam Even though this is a take-home final exam‚ it is not an open book/open note exam. Please complete it using only the vast knowledge you have acquired from class/studying and retained in your brain. This stuff means something only if you have cognitively processed it and absorbed it. There are 2 parts to the exam – a case with questions and some general questions. Remember: • there is no credit given for filler • lots of credit for organized concise
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great culture and a reward system‚ Webster’s had its fair share of flaws within its culture. Of the things working in Webster’s culture‚ is its family like culture. One employee was quoted saying that there was a sense of family here‚ meaning at Webster. Employees often spent time together outside of work in places such as churches and civic positions. Carter and his family often dealt with his co-workers at various community and civic activities. This sense of belonging served as huge role in employee
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Daniel Webster Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury‚ New Hampshire‚ on January 18‚ 1782. Daniel was delicate‚ but a brilliant child‚ his family realized this‚ and made great expense to put Daniel and his brother Ezekiel through school. After graduating from Dartmouth College‚ he studied law and was admitted to the bar in Boston in 1805. Daniel Webster‚ was a well known public speaker and major constitutional lawyer; he was a major congressional representative for the Northern Whigs during
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Case #16 Reed’s Case Study and Questions 1.) Liquidity Ratios | Reed | Industry | Current Ration | 2.0 | 2.7 | Quick Ratio | 0.94 | 1.6 | Receivables turnover | 4.93 | 47.4 | Avg. Collection Period | 74.08 | 47.4 | Efficiency Ratios | Reed | Industry | Total Asset Turnover | 1.28 | 1.9 | Inventory Turnover | 2.91 | 7 | Payable Turnover | 6.97 | 15.1 | Profitability Ratios | Reed | Industry | Gross Profit Margin | 29.8% | 33 | Net profit Margin | 4.2% | 7.8 | Return on
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Case 1 (10 Marks) Renuka Machines Manufacturing Corporation (A case on vender rating in material management) Renuka Thomas‚ President of Renuka Machines Manufacturing Corporation (RMMC)‚ is concerned about company’s choice of suppliers for cleaning brushes‚ which are used in the company’s data processing equipment. Renuka occasionally plays tennis with Sheela George‚ President of George Machine Company (GMC)‚ one of the company’s suppliers of cleaning brushes. Recently‚ Sheela complained to
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CH 2-3 Homework CH 2 1. Describe the elements of microenvironment and competitive environment that effect wild water now. Then describe elements that you anticipate will affect the water park in the next few years. The elements of microenvironment for Wild Water (WW) (laws and regulations) are a new state safety law was passed and WW has to make some expensive upgrades to meet the new state standard. (Technology) In the area beach cottages are going to torn down and expensive condominiums are
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The market for private-label athletic footwear is projected to grow 10% annually in all four geographic regions during the Year 11-Year 15 period and 8.5% annually in all four regions during the Year 16-Year 20 period. In Year 11‚ footwear companies can expect to sell an average of 4.84 million branded pairs and an average of 800‚000 private-label pairs‚ although sales at some companies may run higher or lower than the averages due to differing levels of competitive effort. Which
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II Ms. McCarty November 01‚ 2013 Noah Webster: Birth of the Dictionary Noah Webster was born on October‚ 17th in West Hartford‚ Connecticut. His father was also Noah Webster; a farmer with some government importance. Webster’s mother was Mercy Webster‚ the great-great granddaughter of William Bradford‚ governor of Plymouth colony. Noah was the fourth out of five kids‚ and the second son that had been born (Frank Magil 1417). When Webster was merely sixteen years old‚ he was accepted
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Webster Industries: A Critical Analysis of Carter’s Process for Decision Making There are several weaknesses in the process that Carter used for decision making. Perhaps the most severe of them all was the lack of sight with respect to the strategy of the Webster Industries. The financials for the company clearly show that by October 1975 the company was probably recovering from the downturn. If that was indeed the case‚ Carter should requested an adjustment to the anchoring bias of 15% downsizing
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Case 16-1: Hospital Supply‚ Inc. Question 1: Total fixed costs (TFC) = fixed costs per unit times normal volume =($660 + $770)*3‚000 = $4‚290‚000. Contribution margin per unit = unit price minus unit variable costs = $4‚350 - $2‚070 = $2‚280. $4‚290‚000 Break - even volume = ------------------ = 1‚882 units $2‚280 Break - even sales =1‚882 units x $4‚350 = $8‚186‚700 Question 2: Effects on monthly shares‚ costs and income. [pic]
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