Week 7 Homework

Given that the total profit over 8 years is $1.2375B (or $155M per year for 8 years), we will now compute the Present Value of this amount using the following formula:

c) The present value of $500 to be received in one year when the opportunity cost rate is 8 percent (discounting):

* 1 million usd in bank and expenditure at the rate of 600,000 usd per month.

With the instability of the political and economic climates, future trade policies may negatively impact the industry. Potential barriers to trade could result in an increase in costs for department stores. Typically, this increase will be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices for the same products.

J.C. Penney is a retail outlet that operates in many locations globally. It deals with product lines such as clothing, footwear, beauty products, electronics, and jewelry. There are several changes that have taken place in the macro environment that promises to increase the fortunes of the company. The advertisement in technology is one single important factor that has increased the performance of the business (Ali, 2007). The company has an elaborate website through which it uses to tap the online market. In fact, thirty percent of the company’s revenue comes from the website.

Dennis Radar also known as the BTK Killer was born on March 9, 1945 to William Elvin Radar and Dorothea Mae Cook he was the oldest of their four children he was born in Pittsburg Kansas he grew up in Wichita and attended Riverview School and later graduated from Wichita Heights High School, according to several reports for him as a child made some confessions that he tortured animals, he also had a sexual fetish for women’s underwear he would later start stealing panties from his victims and wearing them. Dennis Radar attended Kansas Wesleyan University from 1965-1966 then he spent four yrs in the U.S. Air Force from 1966- 1970. In 1973 he attended Butler County Community College where he earned his

This report presents data describing the differences amongst the two department stores, their fundamental visions, and comparative statistics. Macy’s or Dillard’s: Differences amongst these competitors There are several aspects you can analyze from each department store. Major pieces do set each one apart from the other. Brand names carried by Macy’s and Dillard’s from an average shoppers point of view can go completely unnoticed unless price is involved. For trend shoppers brand names can either make or break a retail store. It can easily determine if he or she will walk to Macy’s or Dillard’s because they already know the store does or does not carry that brand. This is consistent with each department throughout both stores and

c. How might you adjust the assortments in your department to “pounce” on the misfortunes at Thomas & Blake? Be very specific.

In this segment, the retailer J.C. Penney will be analyzed against the department store retail industry, with particular emphasis placed upon their competitors, Macy’s and Kohl’s. The major components to be discussed will include the general external environment (i.e. demographics, economics, politics, legal requirements, technologies and global expansion), the industry environment, the competitive environment, the driving forces and the key factors for success within the industry. In terms of the general external environment, the retail industry is a multi-trillion dollar business in the United States alone and maintains operations primarily due to consumer spending. Such purchases rely upon the disposable income of

The Results Of Being Hunted To The Letter “A” Imagine wearing a scarlet letter that is so powerful that it leads to society shunning you. This is the image that Nathaniel Hawthorne throughout the novel. In the novel, the author explains and talks about the life about a young woman named, Hester Prynne, who lives in the Puritan town of Boston whose life is not the same because she committed adultery. Adultery is a serious and sinful crime, which lead to Hester acquiring the scarlet letter.

b. What would Mrs. Beach have to deposit if she were to use common stock and earned an average rate of return of 11%.

At an interest rate of 15% per year (3.75% for three months, the amount to borrow equals

As one of the major retailers in the United States, JCPenney has 1,104 department stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico as of February 2, 2013. The key success of its business is tremendously depending on the sales performance. However, the retail business is highly competitive, with low barriers to entry and low profit margin. Due to large sales plunge in 2012, the company is in financial trouble. The thorough analysis of JCPenney’s financial statements is vital to judge the future performance of its business.

Threat of New Entrant: As a result of the crisis going on at J.C. Penny, many new retailers’ stores have found their way to the market.

* Let us assume that the MXN/EUR experience huge depreciation in 2009 at 18 in 2009, with a growth at 3% for the following years.  The NPV would be €42,655. [7]