Apple Inc. Case Analysis MB 730 Strategic Analysis Professor McClellan Date: 09/23/2012 Name: Allen (Hanlin) Wang Overview of the PC Industry The personal computer industry came up during the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for individual use‚ as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user’s requests are filtered through operating staff‚ or a time sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals. In the 1980s‚ personal computers
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. Sustainable income is defined as the most likely level of income to be obtained in the future. It is the amount of regular income that a company can expect to earn from its normal operations. In order to distinguish a company’s net income from its sustainable income‚ irregular items‚ such as a once-in-a lifetime gain or discontinued operations‚ are reported separately on the income statement. 2. Items (a)‚ (d)‚ and (g) are extraordinary items; item (h) is debatable
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Handstar Inc. Handstar Inc. was created a little over four years ago by two college roommates to develop software applications for handheld computing devices. It has since grown to ten employees with annual sales approaching $1.5 million. Handstar’s original product was an expense report application that allowed users to record expenses on their handheld computers and then import these expenses into a spreadsheet that then create an expense report in one of five standard formats. Based on the success
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ABC Inc. Date: January 11th‚ 2015 Prepared by: Reviewed by: Professor ISSUE: Accounting for ABC’s tenant improvements and lease incentive obligations under the lease agreement with Landlord LLC (the “Landlord”). BRIEF BACKGROUND OF COMPANY ABC Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco. Revenues and net income for 2010 are $500 million and $80 million‚ respectively. In September 2010‚ ABC Inc. (“ABC” or the “Company”) entered into an agreement with Landlord LLC (the
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Candace Radcliff Maru Case Answers 1. What is the customer acquisition cost to Maru Batting Center for the following customers? a. A little leaguer = 10‚000 b. A summer slugger= 10‚000 C. An elite ballplayer is MBC places the ad in the local baseball enthusiasts magazine= 60‚000 d. An elite ballplayer is MBC purchases the list and invites all target customers to the gala event= 50‚000 e. An entertainment seeker = 2‚000 2. Without discounting cash flows to take into account the time value of money
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Optical Distortion‚ Inc. case Daniel Garrison‚ the president and CEO of Optical Distortion‚ is thinking about to bring the new and only product‚ a contact lens for chickens‚ to the markets. Working with Ronald Olson‚ the marketing vice president‚ Garrison is currently developing a marketing plan for ODI’s new product. ODI is planning to introduce these contact lenses to at least one region at the beginning‚ hoping to reach national distribution in a couple of years. There are three different sizes
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CASE STUDY QUESTIONS: Read and Complete case study “Starbucks and McCafe – a David vs. Goliath Battle?” on pages 350 – 352 of your text. 1. If you were the manager of or an adviser to Starbucks Australia‚ how could you use a SWOT analysis in deciding your strategy for the chain’s future in Australia? In order to compete effectively in the Australian café market‚ Starbucks must be alert to: changes in opportunities and threats in the external environment; be equipped to take advantage of internal
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Peckham‚ Inc.‚ a nonprofit community vocational rehabilitation organization‚ is a unique business and human services agency that values quality‚ diversity and performance. Our mission is to provide a wide range of opportunities to maximize human potential for persons striving for independence and self-sufficiency. We embrace collaboration‚ effective resource management and innovative approaches to achieve world-class excellence. Peckham‚ a nonprofit organization‚ was founded in 1976 to provide
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UNIT IV Internal Environment: Strength and Weaknesses 1. Marketing Distinctive marketing campaigns have been a strategy of Apple to attract customers and to spread the information among them. Television commercials‚ Print Advertisements‚ Posters in Public areas and wrap advertisement campaigns have been successful ways of outshining the new product. Apple continues to command a market premium for producing a “better mousetrap” throughout its history. Steve Jobs personally unveils all new product
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SystemX Inc. Withdraws Rs. 1 Billion SoftGuide Acquisition Offer The following is an excerpt from a news article in the Daily Update‚ March 07‚ 2010. “SystemX Inc.‚ called off its acquisition of SoftGuide Knowledge Consultants‚ Friday‚ saying that 1 Billion was too high a price.” (SoftGuide has a considerable market share in Training and Development services and would therefore help SystemX to diversify and expand its range of services to customers.) “Although SystemX officials would not comment
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