revealed various problems of industries and suggested remedies for the problems. He also suggested for the improvement of profitability and techniques of cost control.1Ahindra Chakrabati published an articles “Performance of public sector enterprises a Case study on fertilizers” in “The Indian journal of public enterprise” in the year 1988-89. He made analysis of consumption and production of fertilizer by public sector; he also made analysis of profit and loss statement. He gave suggestion to improve
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Case study “Hard Times” 1. SUMMARY It was a difficult time for the company‚ nobody wanted to buy advertising space. Even the telesales team leader Rob Grewal was finding it difficult to close more than one or two deals a week. It was the worst time for young Duncan Black to join the department – particularly since it was his first job. But once time he closed a deal in Bluebird`s most prestigious publication with Paxham’s Menswear. Many were unhappy because everyone of salespersons has tried to
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The article I chose is Solvency Ratio Analysis and Leveraging. This article tells about how solvency and leveraging are connected. It describes several ratios used to determine how a company is doing long-term. Company’s use debt and equity to start and keep their operations running. Owners or stockholders donate equity to build and maintain their company. Leverage is used to produce income and impacts a company’s long-term solvency. No matter what the economic situation is‚ a company needs to be
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Supply Chain Management Case Study 1 Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Background Seven-Eleven is a famous convenience store. And it is set up its first store in Tokyo in May 1974‚ it was found by Masatoshi Ito‚ the company was first listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1979 It had increased its share of the convenience shore market since it opened. It success is greatly contributed to its careful planning‚ and its information system as well as distribution system. Q1 A convenience store chain
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The Golden Ratio The golden ratio is a unique number approximately equal to 1.6180339887498948482. The Greek letter Phi (Φ) is used to refer to this ratio. The exact value for the golden ratio is the following: ` A popular example of the application of the golden ratio is the Golden Rectangle. Interestingly enough‚ many artists and architects have proportioned their works to apply the golden ratio in the form of the golden rectangle. A golden rectangle is a rectangle where the ratio of the longer
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the hardness of the coating in the past but was able to achieve greater hardness up to 6H‚ but as soon as we apply Antireflection coating on this surface‚ the hardness again drops to 4H. Due to this‚ the lenses get scratched over a shorter period of time and causes scattering of light and blurring of vision. The customer is left with no other option but to replace the lenses within a span of 6 to 8 months. The desire is to have a lens with harder scratch resistant coating which would withstand the
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FINANCIAL RATIOS Gross Profit to Sales (Gross Profit Ratio): profitability ratio that shows the relationship between gross profit and total net sales revenue. Gross margin/Net sales The gross margin is not an exact estimate of the company’s pricing strategy but it does give a good indication of financial health. Without an adequate gross margin‚ a company will be unable to pay its operating and other expenses and build for the future. In general‚ a company’s gross profit margin should be stable
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Financial Ratios: What They MeanIn assessing the significance of various financial data‚ managers often engage in ratio analysis‚ the process of determining and evaluating financial ratios. A financial ratio is a relationship that indicates something about a company’s activities‚ such as the ratio between the company’s current assets and current liabilities or between its accounts receivable and its annual sales. The basic source for these ratios is the company’s financial statements that contain
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Liquidity Ratios 2012 2011 Current Ratio 20‚025/24‚025=0.83 17‚003/27‚075=0.63 Quick Ratio (7‚138+10‚744)/24‚025=0.74 (6‚252+9‚259)/27‚075=0.57 Activity Ratios Receivable Turnover 46‚417/((10‚744+9‚259)/2)=4.6 45‚884/((9‚259+8‚784)/2)=5.1 Inventory Turnover 31‚546/((486+537)/2)=61.7 30‚814/((537+433)/2)=63.5 Profitability Ratios Rate of Return on Assets 7‚003/((139‚576+151‚220)/2)=4.8% 7‚870/((151‚220+156‚985)/2)=5.1% Rate of Return on (7‚003-56)/((78
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PROBLEMS 1. The following three one year “discount” loans are available to you: Loan A: $120‚000 at a 7 percent discount rate Loan B: $110‚000 at a 6 percent discount rate Loan C: $130‚000 at a 6.5 percent discount rate a. Determine the dollar amount of interest you would pay on each loan and indicate the amount of net proceeds each loan would provide. Which loan would provide you with the most upfront money when the loan takes place? Loan A: 120‚000 – 8400 = 111‚600. Loan
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