Morrissey Forgings‚ Inc. This heavily disguised case is set in the "mature" woodstoves business in 1986. It is not based on The Vermont Castings Company. The issue is product line strategy based on product line profitability. In early 1986‚ Tim Morrissey was reviewing the disappointing 1985 results of operations for his company (see Exhibit 1). The business had been founded in 1938 by Tim’s grandfather as a modernization of an older iron forge company which Tim’s great-great-grandfather had
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Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Case Questions: 1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.17-billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Based on the multiples for comparable regulated utilities‚ what is the range of possible values for PacifiCorp? What questions might you have about this range? Assess the bid for
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KING TRUCKS CASE ANALYSIS BUS 500D: Business Finance Gong Chen MBA Program March 2‚ 2012 Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to have a brief analysis and evaluation on the project provided by Road King Trucks Company. Six main problems offered are the main topics in this paper. After evaluation‚ a recommendation will put out to choose the right engine and on the project. Road King Trucks Case Analysis
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Case Analysis On Merloni Elettrodomestici Spa Economics Essay Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA is an Italian company based in Fabriano and is one of Europe’s biggest makers of home appliances. In February 2005‚ Merloni Elettrodomestici was renamed Indesit Company‚ Indesit being the best known of the Group’s brands outside Italy. The Company was also operating under its “historic” brand‚ Ariston‚ and the regional brands Hotpoint‚ Scholtes and Stinol. During the perio from 1984 to 1986‚ Merloni undertook
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The Case of Cephalon Based on the contract‚ the strike of the call options is $21.5‚ and capped at $39.5. Thus this is a combination of a call option at $21.5 and a put option at $39.5 two options‚ and the value is the difference between the two. Based on the Balck-scholes call formula‚ among which‚ ； 1）The price of call option with the strike price of $21.5: S=$20;K=$21.5;r=5.5%;T-t=0.5yrs;σ=75% 2）The price of put option with the strike price of $39.5: S=$20;K=$39.5;r=5.5%;T-t=0
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if pooling is deemed inappropriate then the implementation of a different format in the face of a hostile management/union relationship is a concern. This case addresses the problems in operating procedures and the difficulties of taking union relations into account in the modification of operating procedures. In particular‚ the case demonstrates the difference between operations planning and control. Normal fueling operations required 23 union employees. During a recent strike‚ when the FBO
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Biovail Case Part 1: Assumptions: 1. The mark-up is from the Distributor to the Wholesaler‚ and the margin is from the Wholesaler to the Retailer Biovail Distributor purchase price Wholesaler purchase price = Distributor purchase price + 400% mark-up Retailer price = Wholesaler price + 35% margin 2. We don’t know the excess space needed in the truck for the 64 gallon drums so we assumed that the 1.00 cm3 accounts for the excess space
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ASSIGNMENT FORM COURSE: Operation Management INSTRUCTOR: Professor Wang Xiayang HOMEWORK: Case Writing –National Cranberry Cooperative NAME: JESSIE ZHOU/KOBE LIU STUDENT ID NO.: 08210359/ CLASS: 09PA STUDENT DECLARATION I declare that this assignment is my own work‚ which all sources of reference are acknowledged in full and it has not been submitted for any other course. Signature: Date: 10/10/30 NATIONAL CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE
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distribution of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of chronic medical conditions. Its major production facility was located in Steinbach‚ Manitoba‚ Canada. Biovail receive bad impact when one of the trucks carrying a shipment of Wellbutrin XL was involved in a traffic accident near Chicago. After the truck accident‚ the company have the problem with their recognition of the profit whether they should realize or not the revenue for the third quarter. The issue for the company is the concepts of revenue
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1. Write a brief summary of the case and key problems (10 points) The case is about the process fruit operations of a receiving plant 1(RP1) at National Cranberry Cooperative (NCC). The NCC was an organization formed and owned by growers of cranberries to sell and market their products. The farmers bring their cranberries to the cooperative directly from their farms in leased trucks and get returns for their product from the cooperative. Over the years a trend was witnessed‚ the share of water harvested
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