Approximation

Background American Express (AXP) recently launched a multi-sponsor coalition program called Plenti in which sponsors (e.g., Exxon, Macys, Rite Aid, and ATT) issue loyalty points which can be redeemed across them and are valid for 3 years. In 2014 we were negotiating participation contract with Rite Aid. Under their existing loyalty program (Wellness+), Rite Aid issued reward dollars (+Ups) which were valid for 2 weeks and could be used only within their stores. Rite Aid was concerned that if they

“Crocs, Inc.” (UVA-F-1589) 1. Which of the comparable companies appears to be a good match to Crocs at the time of the case? Which would be a good match in five years? Use these multiples to provide additional estimates of the value of Crocs (in other words, calculate a value for Crocs using a current multiple, and calculate a value for Crocs using Yeung’s cash flow model but with a terminal value based on a multiple). Using EV to EBITDA multiple: - Current Crocs’ multiple is 27.74. Comparable

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Modeling uncertainty for economic effects of echinococcosis were used initially in studies in Tunisia and Jordan (Majorowski et al., 2005; Torgerson et al., 2001). This has many advantages, most notably surveillance data from which the costs of the disease can be calculated are not deterministic and depend, interalia upon sampling error, errors due to diagnosis and problems with bias and underreporting. For financial costs there will be uncertainty in the mean cost of treatment due to large variations

The helicopter pilots, in general, are required to be skillful in operations on both improved and unimproved surfaces. During normal or slope takeoffs and landings with some degree of bank angle or side drift with one skid or wheel on the ground causes the helicopter to roll. When the rollover happens, the lateral cyclic control response becomes more sluggish and less effective than for a hovering helicopter. Consequently, if a roll rate is permitted to develop, a critical bank angle may be reached

Nobody wants to work for nothing, but many painting businesses do when they don't charge for all the things that are part of each job. If you intend to do a complete job, and your customer is asking for a complete job, then you should be charging for a complete job. Leave something off of the estimate and you are working for nothing. Doing a complete and thorough estimate involves everything that takes time whether it be screwing that switch plate cover back on or painting the altar in that church

In our study about human impact on the amount of plastic in the environment, we discovered some very interesting results. In our study, we walked through the streets of Sisters, Oregon. We went into the local businesses to talk to them about their usage of plastic bags or paper bags. We wanted to see just how much of Sisters was using only paper bags. We asked them to provide an approximate number of paper and plastic bags that they give out to customers on a daily basis. We explained to them some

The Encyclopedia Popcornica, put together by The Popcorn Board, has a great deal of information all about popcorn. Their discoveries found that the corn used to make popcorn has been around for 4,000 years. Popcorn was very popular in the 1890s until the Great Depression. During this time street vendors would walk around with their poppers through parks, fairs, and expositions. Popcorn during the Great Depression was a real treat and one of the few things that families could afford. This was the

The story, ‘“Approximations” by Mona Simpson expresses the idea that every parent often want to see their children succeed in life, but sometimes the idea gets carried away that many of the parents want their children to stand out and be the best at a sport or have a special talent and be successful in life and tend to forget about their children's own needs and feeling. This is because it makes them look like outstanding parents, and they often forget about what their children really want. In the

made in the interest of the child. A court reaches this by various methods of standard tests and evaluations that produce unpredictable results (Dolan & Hynan, 2014). There has been a recent suggestion by the American Law Institute called the “Approximation Rule”. Under this proposal, recently divorced parents share of time within their custody should be allocated to approximate the proportion of time each parent spends with the child on a detailed list of childcare tasks prior to their divorce (Dolan