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Analyze and compare Amazon.com, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is a leading retailer of consumer electronics and media products in the United States, while Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) is the leading retailer in the United States. Amazon, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart compete in similar markets. Best Buy and Wal-Mart sell through both traditional retail stores and the Internet, while Amazon sells only through the internet. Sales and cash flow information from recent annual reports for all three companies is as follows (in millions):   Amazon Best Buy Wal-Mart Sales $135,987 $39,403 $485,873 Cash flows from operating activities 16,443 2,545 31,530 Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (6,737) (582) (10,619) a. Determine the free cash flow for all three companies. Amazon:  Best Buy:  Wal-Mart: b. Compute the ratio of free cash flow to sales for all three companies. Round percentages…

Focus on Technology: Tracking CustomersAccording to Nielsen, more than 50 percent of mobile phone consumers own smartphones. Many ofthem use free Wi-Fi when available for faster connections and to reduce data usage charges. Buteven when they don’t log on to Wi-Fi, the device continues to search, giving information on users’locations. By using the signals emitted by shoppers’ smartphones, retailers can keep tabs onshoppers, knowing where they are and what they are searching for on their phones’ browsers.Retailers can learn on which aisles shoppers are most likely to check online prices at retailers such asAmazon.com and can send an alert to a sales representative. “Heat mapping” identifies trafficpatterns and locations attracting the greatest number of shoppers checking the Internet. This givesretailers an idea of the products most vulnerable to “showrooming”—the practice of shoppersvisiting stores to learn about and try products and later purchasing them for less online.1. What is…

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6.16 Techstreet.com is a small web design business that provides services for two main types of websites: brochure sites and e-commerce sites. One package involves an up-front payment of $90,000 and monthly payments of 1.4¢ per “hit.” Kathy Cutler has a new eBay franchise and is considering the e-commerce package. She expects to have at least 6000 hits per month, and hopes that 1.5% of the hits will result in a sale. If the average income from sales (after fees and expenses) is $150, what rate of return per month will Kathy realize if she uses the website for 2 years?

tch Pad Zynex Co manufactures a range of electronic devices, which it sells to online stores and retail outlets. It has a risk-seeking attitude and its objective is to maximise profit. Six months ago it released a new version of its smartphone, the ZV. Zynex Co's main smartphone competitor has announced that it will launch a new version of its smartphone in one month's time and Zynex Co is concerned about the effect of the launch of this rival product on future demand for the ZV. For each of the previous ten smartphones launched by its competitors, Zynex Co's marketing team has analysed the impact on Zynex Co's sales performance. This data was retained specifically for the purpose of forecasting future demand of Zynex Co's smartphones and is stored in the company's financial database. Based on this analysis, the marketing team has identified three possible outcomes for the impact on the demand of the ZV: a small decrease, a medium decrease and a large decrease. Production volumes for…

According to one survey, 92 percent of U.S. companies now claim that social media marketing is important for their businesses. Fashion designer Kenneth Cole took advantage of the trend in 2011 by posting the following tweet: “Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online at http://bit.ly/KCairo -KC.” Kenneth Cole was criticized on social media for capitalizing on the strife of the Egyptian revolution to promote his website. The offensive tweet was deleted, and Cole apologized by tweeting: “Re Egypt tweet: we weren’t intending to make light of a serious situation. We understand the sensitivity of this historic moment -KC.” Most marketers would not make the same mistake twice. However, in September 2013, as the United States deliberated military action in Syria, Cole tweeted the following: “‘Boots on the ground’ or not, let’s not forget about sandals, pumps and loafers. #Footwear.” To justify this action, Cole told Details…

Many marketing experts predict that e-commerce sales will only increase as COVID-19 infections soar, social distancing becomes standard practice, and more people choose-or are required-to stay home. However, sellers aren't so optimistic. In fact, 36% of sellers predict their sales will actually decline due to supply chain issues, product shortages, shipping delays, and the potential for demand to drop as the economy fluctuates. Here's what sellers can expect during this turbulent time, as well as tips from e-commerce experts on how to protect your online business and make the most of this opportunity by connecting with your customers. There are a lot of unknowns right now: how far the coronavirus will spread, how the market will respond, and what the overall impact of the pandemic will be worldwide. Though no one truly knows what will happen, these predictions will give sellers an idea of what to expect. Almost half of retailers expect some economic downturn due to the pandemic.…

Case Study The coronavirus pandemic drastically reduced the number of people flying in the United States. Because of this, every major airline experienced a drop in stock prices from February 2020 to November 2020. But these drops ranged from 57% for American Airlines to 21% for Southwest Airlines. Why such a difference? Investopedia points out that Southwest has extremely efficient operations, low-cost pricing, and innovative logistics solutions. In addition, they incorporate customer experience and forward planning into their strategy. All of these things helped Southwest to weather the pandemic, and they all require that Southwest maintains careful control over its operations. One of the other things that helped Southwest during the pandemic was their superior service desk performance. They achieved this performance, in part, through measuring key factors in customer service, looking at customer service leaders (benchmarking), and making changes to bring their customer service costs…

Knowledge Check 01 Match the term and the definition. 1. Adventure Holiday sells thousands of tour packages each month through its various branches. A branch manager's salary would be a(n). of selling a tour package. is a cost that is incurred to support a number of cost objects but cannot be 2 A traced to them individually 3. Adventure Holiday sells thousands of tour packages each month through its various branches A branch manager's salary would be a(n) of the branch

Apple products have become a household name in America, with the average household owning 2.6 Apple products (CNBC, October 10, 2017). Suppose that in the Midwest, the likelihood of owning an Apple product is 61% for households with kids and 48% for households without kids. Suppose there are 1,200 households in a representative community, of which 820 are with kids and the rest are without kids. Let event A correspond to “Household with kids”, and B to “Household owns an Apple product”. a. Are the events “household with kids” and “household without kids” mutually exclusive and exhaustive?  multiple choice Yes No  b. What is the probability that a household is without kids? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)      c. What is the probability that a household is with kids and owns an Apple product? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)      d. What is the probability that a household is without kids and does not own an Apple…

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Problem 42 Intro Facebook runs many data warehouses full of servers. Assume that each existing server is 3 years old and was bought for $1,500. It could be sold for $600 now or for $300 in 2 years. The annual cost of running the server (for electricity, cooling and repairs) is $240. A new server costs $1,400 today and could be sold for $175 in 5 years. The annual cost of running it is $140. Both types of servers are usable for 5 years and are linearly depreciated to zero over 5 years. Facebook's marginal tax rate is 34% and the appropriate cost of capital for this project is 9%. Your task is to find out if Facebook should replace each server now or in two years. Part 1 Attempt 1/5 for 10 pts. What is the present value of all cash flows if a new server is bought once right now? 0+ decimals Submit Part 2 Attempt 1/5 for 10 pts. What is the present value of all cash flows if the old server is sold now, and the new server is bought now and then replaced every 5 years at the same terms? 0+…

[Printer] Assume a large printer manufacturer has 17,000 customers. The company wants to visit each of their customers twice a month for about 30 minutes per visit. Assume that a sales rep has 60 hours of selling time available each month. Rounding to the nearest whole number, how many salespeople are needed? O 3.400 O 85 0 17,000 O 1417 O 283

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Recently, Gardenia Philippines Reported an increase of 35% in bread sales in Quarter 2 of 2020. How has this possible given the pandemic situation we are experiencing? What do you think makes gardenia's brand successful among its rivals despite the pandemic? What unique characteristics have you observed in their operations? Can a well-planned and well-managed operations and supply chain help build a competitive advantage? Explain your answers comprehensively.

4. Vienna Company produces herbal tea and other slimming products that are sold throughout the Philippines. While the company is experiencing a steady growth in sales, it has become noticeable that collections of accounts receivable from customers are no longer as fast as they used to be. Vienna Company's products are sold on payment terms of 2/10, n/30. In the past, more than 75% of the credit customers have availed of the discount by paying within the discount period. During the year ended December 31, 2018, there has been an increase in the number of customers taking the full 30 days to pay. The company estimates that less than 60% of the customers are taking advantage of the discount. Expected credit losses as a percentage of gross credit sales have increased from the 1.5% provided in the prior years to about 4% in the current year. The deterioration of accounts receivable collections has prompted the company's controller to prepare the following report. Accounts Receivable…