Case Questions for April 10‚ 2010 Discussion Questions for Birch Paper Company Answer each of the following questions independently. 1. Which bid should Norhern Division accept? 2. Should Thompson Division lower its price? If so‚ to what? 3. What should the Commercial V.P. do? Case 23-5‚ Berkshire Industries 1. Were Berkshire’s motivations for a new incentive system reasonable? If so‚ what were their main options for a new system? Was an economic profit-focused system a reasonable
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Case: Shouldice Questions for Discussion 1. What is the bundle of benefits purchased by the consumer? In other words‚ what is the Shouldice value proposition? In what ways is Shouldice’s offering different from other hospitals? 2. What is the target group of customers‚ and what do they have in common apart from a hernia? 3. How are the benefits delivered to those customers—how does the production process work? You might like to think of this as a factory with people as the work in process
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Session 2 Case: Laura Ashley Holdings plc: That Battle for Survival Study Questions: 1. Assess Laura Ashley’s recent performance. How serious is the company’s present predicament? 2. Identify reasons for poor and deteriorating financial performance. 3. What strategy recommendations would you offer to Mr. Cheong that would best serve the interests of Laura Ashley’s shareholders? Session 3 Case: Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old Study
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The yearly Nile flood happened due to heavy summer rains far away to the south in the highlands that typically occurred around September. Rivers from these areasflowed into the Nile. Each year‚ the floodwaters deposited new fertile silt into natural basins. Farmers did not have to add fertilizer to the soil. After the water soaked into the earth in the late fall‚ farmers cast seeds onto the rich soil and turned it over with wooden plows pulled by oxen. Nature did the rest until it was time to harvest
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In Adrift on the Nile the characters deal with these realities in a number of unproductive ways‚ which prevent them from confronting the problems they are facing in life. The ways in which they tackle their problems come in the form of a short-term release. People turn to drugs and sex as a way to achieve some momentary sensations. People keep their problems to themselves and do not want to share them with others. To find discovery and meaning‚ they embark on a journey that only fuels the isolation
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The Nile‚ is the longest river in the world‚ and is located in northeastern Africa. Its principal source is Lake Victoria‚ in east central Africa. The Nile flows north through Uganda‚ Sudan‚ and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea‚ with a total distance of 5584 km. From its remotest headstream in Burundi‚ the river is 6671 km long. The river basin covers an area of more than 3‚349‚000 sq km. Not only is the Nile considered a wonder by Herodotus‚ but by people all over the world‚ due to its impotance to
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Questions for Consideration When Preparing Cases Riley Supply 1. Use a spreadsheet program such as excel. Keep all numbers for a particular year in the same column. 2. Prepare two indirect statements of cash flows. One for 2004-2005 and one for 2005-2006. 3. Calculate common sized income statements for each year. 4. Calculate all financial ratios. Use “A Basic Set of Financial Ratios” from Desire2Learn as a guide. 5. Identify the major factors influencing Riley’s cash flow. Use the cash flow statements
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CASE QUESTIONS Cash Flows and Value. Cost of Capital Case 1: Hop-In Food Stores‚ Inc. 1. Determine the correct price for this particular IPO. Use several methods to do this and compare them. 2. What extra information would you try to acquire in a real life situation? Case 2: Chem-Cal Corporation 1. How do you calculate the WACC for this firm? 2. What is the cost of capital of the debt‚ preferred stock‚ and common stock (assume the equity beta is 1.22)? 3. Calculate the WACC. How can a WACC be used
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Wen-hsin Hsu Questions of Cases Case 1: Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Presentation date: Oct 22 (Authors: Brochet‚ Francois;Palepu‚ Krishna G.;Barley‚ Lauren) 1. In your opinion‚ are GAAP or non-GAAP numbers most reflect the economic reality in Apple? 2. Discuss the impact on financial statements for GAAP and non-GAAP numbers. 3. Should APPLE lobby for their non-GAAP numbers to be sanctioned by FASB? 4. Does it matter if the revenue recognition rule for smartphone changes? Case 2: Bausch& Lomb
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Case Study 3: Jet Blue: High-Flying Airline Melts Down 1. After the unfortunate storm of February 2007‚ JetBlue’s image was quite diminished. The storm caused the cancellation of almost 1‚900 flights. This in turn caused JetBlue to lose a decent amount of money. Additionally‚ this incident jeopardized JetBlue’s image that previously was stellar. In order for JetBlue to regain their image they would need to take necessary steps beyond refunds and vouchers. I would recommend that JetBlue first
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