The Public Company Sonic Drive Corporation

Ethel’s Chocolate lounges are chocolate or candy based restaurants that where created by the Mars corporation. The Mars Corporation is the same corporation that makes the famous M&M candy. In the case study on Ethel’s Chocolate Lounges we learn that the Mars Corporation has made many modifications to better the chocolate lounges. They strive to be more like Starbucks, and to sell the experience of having great atmosphere, gourmet chocolate, and at very reasonable prices. Through marketing strategies the Mars Corporation had many

Tesla Motors Inc. (Tesla) was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Silicon Valley. Tesla has been in the business of designing and manufacturing fully electric vehicles (EVs). The company’s name came from Nikola Tesla, who influenced the design of the powertrain for their first vehicle. Tesla’s CEO is Elon Musk, he had a few goals for his company. First, was to build a sportscar. The next goal was to use that money to design and sell a more affordable car. And then use that money to design an even more affordable mass-market car. Finally in 2008, Tesla released their first electric vehicle, the convertible sportscar called the Roadster, which is now no longer available to buy. In order to raise funds for more research and development, Tesla had their initial public offering of shares in 2010 at $19 per share, under the ticker symbol TSLA. Today, Tesla stock goes for approximately $232(Market Watch, 2016). In 2012, Tesla released the Model S, which was the world’s first premium electric sedan. To date, Tesla has sold and delivered approximately 50,580 vehicles, most of which are the Model S. In 2016, Tesla has announced that they will release a new vehicle, called the Model X, which will be an electric crossover utility vehicle. In addition to vehicle sales, Tesla also develops batteries for their cars, and is in the process of building a gigafactory which is expected to produce more lithium ion batteries than all of the other manufacturers of these

Question 1: Using budget data, how many motors would have to be sold for Waltham Motors Division to breakeven?

A2 Auto Corporation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of automobiles and automobile ancillary parts. In its Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, the following information was disclosed.

Organizations are constantly being challenged to identify ways to reduce operating cost, increase equipment capacity and utilization. There are many variables in why we see continued increases. One of the major effects is raising fuel cost. Companies are constantly battling this variable. This is not the only issue facing companies today. But it is certainly a concerning one to companies who rely on fuel for their company to thrive. These challenges are aligned with rising material costs as well. The economics of transportation affects the lives of all U.S. citizens and citizens of other nations. The

Under Florida statutes and cases pertinent to inadvertent disclosure, is Mr. Beene required to return the privileged documents when (1) the products liability team inspected each document included in the discovery; (2) the inadvertent disclosure occurred once; (3) the degree of disclosure was miniscule; (4) timely objections were made at the deposition; and (5) opposing counsel had already built a case around documents that included correspondence that were intended to be privileged?

There are three fast food restaurants that I chose as the businesses for this assignment; Sonic Drive-In, McDonalds, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. All three of these businesses are fast food restaurants. Sonic Drive-In is a curb side restaurant in which car hops bring the customer’s order to their car. McDonald and Kentucky Fried Chicken are both dine-in sit down restaurants that also offer a drive-thru window in car service.

How did pressures for financial performance contribute to an organizational culture that tried to manipulate quarterly sales and to influence investors?.

The quick service restaurant (QSR) industry, also known as the fast food industry, consists of a large variety of restaurant types, including but not limited to ice cream parlors, fast food restaurants, pizza parlors, coffee shops. With all of these different types of eateries, the QSR industry makes up a massive section of small businesses in America. This means that the market size is large, and that there are not restrictive barriers to entry. Some of the giants in the fast food industry are McDonald’s (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), and Yum Brands (YUM). While McDonald’s and Starbucks operate under only one brand name, Yum Brands consists of multiple fast food restaurant brands such as KFC, Taco Bell,

The Treadway Tire Company continues to claim a major role in the tire manufacturing industry of the United States of America. With more than 9,000 employees in eight manufacturing plants, we must look at our workforce as the most valuable resource and revaluate our challenges in this area as opportunities for improvement.

The history of fast food strongly correlates with the beginning of mass production of cars. Since the late 1940’s fast food was a new and exciting industry with a huge market, just waiting to be served and catered to in a timely manner. Throughout the years, fast food companies such as In-N-Out have tried to make their way to the top of the food chain by providing quality meals while maintaining a speedy service. In this paper, I would like to discuss some of the aspects that have made In-N-Out so successful. The overview and history of the company will shed some light on how In-N-Out got started and what quality means to them.

The first drive-though hamburger stand opened in 1948 in California, and was known for its fresh ingredients, and the 100% beef patties was the In-N-Out. Undoubtedly, In-N-Out is one of the most popular and appealing fast-food, chain restaurants in the west coast, and considered as a must-eat food for visitors. Also, it is very recognizable by its big sign of a yellow arrow on a red In-N-Out background when people drive on the road. In-N-Out used to only have locations spread across California, but now they have locations across the states including Nevada, Arizona, Texas, and Utah.

Corporate financial decision is a crucial component of strategies that firms adopt to access funds in the external capital market to undertake new investment, for dividend payments, to maintain capital structure, for acquisition purposes, cash savings as precaution, among others. UniHost Corporation; the largest motel and hotel franchise in Canada is faced with a requirement to raise capital. UniHost is involved in the development, syndication, franchising and management of motels and hotels in Canada of which most are flagged under the Quality and Comfort brands. There are several options that the corporation can apply to raise capital ranging from debt financing, convertible bonds and high yield debt (DeThomas, 1992). The strengths of these financial options are outlined and the reasons for their recommendation in this situation are outlined in the succeeding paragraphs.

Sonic’s competitive advantage over other fast-food franchises is that it offers a diverse and unique menu selection with a classic old-fashioned nostalgic feel to the establishment (Ferrell, Hirt, & Ferrell, 2015). Sonic’s signature style is its nostalgic 1950s carhop, drive-in model with curb-style speakers and ordering. One article sites additional factors that give Sonic competitive advantage over such fast-food franchises such as McDonald’s and Burger King. The article’s author, Kate Taylor, states that in addition to the Sonic’s drive-in style and diverse menu, Sonic’s major competitive advantage comes down to personalization and customization (Taylor, 2016). Because of their drive-in model, patrons can take their time ordering

Two locations were found to be appropriate for the plant, first is on Kimberly Street just a few blocks away from the main plant. Second being located in Hampton, which is small town around 180miles from the main plant. The Executives of the company decided that they will eventually require minimum of 75000 Square feet of floor space and 600 labors (300 Skilled, 150 Semi-Skilled, 150 Unskilled) so as to operate efficiently. The estimated cost of the machinery and equipment needed to manufacture the parts is around $2 Million and this requirement was met by the government by equipping them with government owned equipment under a contract.