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Situation 1 You want to start an online clothing store and need information about the size of the market for the marketing section of your business plan. From an online search, you found that Americans spent $18.3 billion online for apparel, accessories, and footwear last year and that the forecast for their spending on these items in the coming year is $22.1 billion. You have also researched publicly traded apparel companies, like GAP, to discover trends in online sales for these firms. Situation 2 You recently visited with a friend who knew you had taken a small business course when you attended college. During your visit, she made the comment, “I plan to open a business this summer. I won't be applying for a bank loan to fund this company, so I don't have a business plan. Do I need one?” Situation 3 John Martin and John Rose decided to start a new business to manufacture noncarbonated soft drinks. They believed that their location, close to high-quality water, would give them a…

ro forma income statement.  Given the income statement ​, for California Cement Company for 2013 and an expected sales growth rate of 6.67% for​ 2014, prepare a pro forma income statement for 2014. First, find the percentage of each income statement line from 2013 as a percent of sales.  ​(Round to three decimal​ places.) California Cement Company Income Statement for 2013 Sales revenue $ 22,869,000 Cost of goods sold $ -11,637,000 Selling, general, and administrative expenses $ -3,993,000 Depreciation expenses $ -1,331,000 EBIT $ 5,908,000 Interest expense $ -175,000 Taxable income $ 5,733,000 Taxes $ -2,512,462 Net income $ 3,220,538 What is the sales forecast for​ 2014? (Round to the nearest​ dollar.) The pro forma income statement for 2014​ is:  ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.) California Cement Company Pro Forma Income Statement for 2014 Sales revenue $ ? 100.00% Cost of goods sold $ ? 50.885 %…

Air Asia is a low-cost airline operating primarily in Asia. It was the first airline in Asia to operate under the low fare no-frills model first introduced in Europe. Air Asia enjoyed for quite a while some success in a very competitive industry where many firms have failed. This case considers Air Asia’s development, its business model, and the reactions of some of its competitors. The objective is to use Porter’s Five Forces Model and seek to evaluate if Air Asia’s success is sustainable in the market it has defined for itself. What competitive advantages does Air Asia enjoy at the time of this case? Do you think these advantages are sustainable?

Clean Air Ltd (Clean Air) had been a successful air conditioner manufacturer for manyyears. During the past two years, Clean Air has conducted research into newenvironmentally friendly ways to cool air without using electricity.In 2018, Clean Air made a decision to raise capital to enable it to conduct moreresearch. It also planned to expand its business by manufacturing portable solarpowered air conditioners. The board estimated it would need $100,000.After much consideration the Board decided to borrow the $100,000.00 from Vast Bank.Vast Bank would provide the loan only if Clean Air granted the bank a security interestover Clean Air’s assets.For some months Clean Air’s business expanded as planned but then a competitor, PureAir Pty Ltd, developed a more effective solar powered air conditioner and Clean Air’s salesbegan to decline rapidly.Clean Air is now finding it hard to pay its contractors and suppliers on time and is failing tomake regular loan repayments to Vast Bank. It is also…

4.1 Consider the planned construction of a new office building in a downtown area of a large city when office space is in surplus demand (i.e. more office space than users). Construct a risk analysis that examines the various forms of risk (technical, commercial, financial etc) related to the creation of this office building.   4.2 Explain how the analysis would change if office space were in high demand.

1- HIGHLINE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LTD. CASE Financial Services provides three categories of service to or promotion, and competition doesn't change, predict demand dients. Managing partner Freddie Mack is getting ready to pre- for the services the company offers for the next four quarters: 2-Examine the demand that this company has experienced for the three categories of service it offers over the preceding two years. Assuming nothing changes in terms of advertising or promotion , and competition doesn't change , predict-demand for the services the company offers for the next four quarters . Note that there are not enough data to develop seasonal relatives. Nonetheless , you should be able to make reasonably good , approximate , intuitive estimates of demand. What general observations can you make regarding demand ? Should Freddie have any concerns ? Explain.

Maximax, Maximin, Minimax RegretLearning material: Watch this videoLab Scenario:Imagine a local entrepreneur is considering starting a business and has three options: open a coffeeshop, a bookshop, or a fusion coffee-bookshop. The entrepreneur is uncertain about the market'sreaction to these businesses. The possible market conditions are: favorable, neutral, and unfavorable.Data (Payoff Table in USD):Business Option Favorable Market Neutral Market Unfavorable MarketCoffee Shop 150,000 70,000 -30,000Bookshop 100,000 60,000 -20,000Fusion Shop 130,000 80,000 -10,000Positive values represent profits, and negative values represent losses.Assignment Steps:1. Maximax (Optimist's Criterion) Approach:For each business option, identify the maximum possible payoff.First Question What is the business option with the highest of these maximum payoffs? (5points)2. Maximin (Pessimist's Criterion) Approach:For each business option, identify the minimum possible payoff.Second Question What is the…

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“Mickey Limited is a manufacturing business that uses a standard costing system. The company’s flexed budget for April 20X9 is:   Sales £173,340 Costs   Direct materials (£22,500) Direct labour (£37,684) Variable production overheads (£15,520) Fixed production overheads (£49,400) Profit            48,236                                              The company’s directors are presented with the following standard cost operating statement for the month:”         Total Original budgeted net profit     £44,540   Favourable (Adverse)   Sales profit volume variance £3,696     Sales price variance £424     Direct materials price variance £1,372     Direct materials quantity variance   £2,560   Direct labour rate variance                    -                       -     Direct labour efficiency variance   £480   Production overhead variance £240…

Peruse the business group listings for 3M Company shown as follows and listed at its investor relations site (investors.3m.com). How would you characterize the company’s corporate strategy? Related diversification, unrelated diversification, or a combination related-unrelated diversification strategy? Explain your answer. Consumer Products—for the home and office including Post-it (R) and Scotch (R) Transportation and Electronics—automotive and aerospace films and tapes; electronics assembly solutions Health Care—filtration systems, wound care products, dentistry products, health care software solutions Safety and Industrial—abrasives, adhesives, specialty materials, and filtration systems, safety and security products

Suppose you are a  Marketing Manager of a 5-star Hotel located in Baguio City, Philippines. You are tasked to perform a SWOT analysis to know what are factors expected to affect the company's operations. Examine each situation and identify whether it is a Strength, a Weaknesses, an Opportunity, or a Threat to your company.  Answer: S. If the situation refers to a Strength W. If the situation refers to a Weakness O. If the situation refers to an Opportunity T. If the situation refers to a Threat ___1. Excellent staff who are highly trained and very customer attentive. ___2. Business taxes will increase by 3% next year. ___3. The present promotional activities have a great appeal to customers. ___4. Some employees have problems dealing with arrogant customers who give out unfavorable comments. ___5. Sometimes overlook financial issuances of check and deposited cash. ___6. hotel rates are high which contradicts to the company's positioning of "Premium Quality Services at an Affordable…

TRADEKINGS is a soft drink manufacturer in Zambia. Although it has a commandingshare of the soft drink market in Zambia, it is facing increasing competition from asoft drink known as Atia from Kenya and the Coca-Cola line of soft drinks.Required:Use a Product Portfolio (SWOT) Analysis to:A. Identify the opportunity OR threat to the company.B. Identify the company’s strength OR weakness of the company.C. Recommend an appropriate strategy

John Ozment, director of special projects and analysis for Ozment’s Corporation, is responsible for preparing corporate financial analyses and monthly statements and reviewing and presenting the economic impacts of proposed strategies to upper management. Data for such financial analyses are obtained from operations and financial databases through direct queries of Ozment’s department staff. Reports and charts for presentations are then prepared by hand and typed. Multiple copies are prepared and distributed to various users. The pressure on Ozment’s group has intensified as demand for more and more current information increases. A solution to this reporting problem must be found.The systems department wants to develop a proprietary software package to produce the reports automatically. The project would require the company to make a considerable programming investment. Ozment is concerned about the accuracy, completeness, and currency of data isautomatically produced reports. He has…

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Enter the missing dollar amounts for the income statement for each of the following independent cases. (Hint: In Case B, work from the bottom up.) Net sales revenue Beginning inventory Purchases Goods available for sale Ending inventory Cost of goods sold Case A $ Case B 7,550 $ 11,140 $ 6,670 4,950 8,390 15,060 10,250 11,030 5,840 Case C $ 6,060 $ 3,960 9,420 13,380 8,890 4,490 Gross profit 1,310 1,570 Expenses 310 670 Pretax income (loss) $ 1,400 $ (430) $ 900

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Google R & D Spending. In 2009, Google spent about $2800 million on research and development and spent $8000 million in 2013. The relationship between Google's spending and time has been linear; in the problem that follows, assume that the relationship will remain linear until 2030. a) Find a linear function that models Google's spending as a function of time. b) Use your model to predict Google's R & D spending in 2020. c) Write, including units, and interpret the slope of your model.

Fairplay Turns to a Managed Security Service Provider Fairplay Finer Foods is an independent grocery retailer that operates in the greater Chicago area. From its beginning, Fairplay's mission has been to provide quality foods at an affordable price along with exceptional customer service. Starting with a single store in 1975, Fairplay has since grown to seven locations. The opening of each new store led to increased sales and attracted new customers; however, expansion also raised new information system needs as well as information security risks. Due to its size, it was not practical for Fairplay to create and run its own information technology organization, so it contracted with KCS Computer Technology, Inc., to provide these services along with the necessary computer hardware and systems. One of KCS's key accomplishments for Fairplay was to implement and manage a corporate network that the grocery chain uses to run applications and communicate across all of its stores. Another…