WILLIAM J. BRUNS‚ JR. Prestige Telephone Company Do No Because it operated as a public utility‚ the rates charged by Prestige Telephone Company for telephone service could not be changed without the approval of the Public Service Commission. In presenting the proposal for the new subsidiary‚ Mr. Rowe had argued for a separate but wholly owned entity whose prices for service would not be regulated. In this way‚ Prestige could compete with other computer service organizations in a dynamic
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The Prestige Analysis The Prestige is a film adaptation of the Christopher Priest novel bearing the same name. The story is set in the turn-of-the-century London about two stage magicians‚ their rivalry‚ and their obsession to be the best with the artistry and secrecy of illusion. The analysis of The Prestige will examine several aspects of the film including plot‚ character development‚ use of sound‚ use of photography‚ set design‚ lighting‚ and role of the collaborators. Each of these areas
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study is “The Prestige”! Let us first talk about Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman). Angier is the epitome of human greed. He represents our lust for complete knowing. The person inside all of us that wants to know everything about everything‚ because we can’t stand to be in the darkness. We need to know. Nikola Tesla’s device may be fictional‚ but it does represent the extent that people are willing to go in order to satisfy their selfish curiosity. Make no mistake about it‚ “The Prestige” highlights the
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Prestige Telephone Company – Case Study In April 2003‚ Daniel Rowe‚ president of Prestige Telephone Company‚ was preparing for a meeting with Susan Bradley‚ Manager of Prestige Data Services‚ a company subsidiary. Partial deregulation and an agreement with the state Public Service Commission had permitted Prestige Telephone to establish a computer data service subsidiary to perform data processing for the telephone company and to sell computer service to other companies and organizations. Mr.
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Sacrifice The two main characters of The Prestige‚ Robert Angier and Alfred Borden‚ have a history that goes back to when they were just audience shills. An intense rivalry sparked between them after Angier suspected Borden of being responsible for the accidental death of his wife‚ Julia‚ during a live show. Though the two men stopped working together‚ they began competing for the title of “the greatest magician.” Throughout the movie‚ we see their obsession over beating each other’s magical performances
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Case Study – Prestige Telephone Co. Company Profile Prestige Data Services is a subsidiary of Prestige Telephone Company‚ a public utility. They are a computer data service company that does data processing for the parent company in order to sell computer services. The company was opened in order to bring in additional revenue in order to offset increases in telephone rate increases. Throughout the three years of being
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Case Study Prestige Telephone Co. CLASSIFICATION OF COSTS Jan Fixed costs: Space rent Custodial services Computer leases Maintenance Depreciation Power Wages: Operations Systems development Admnistration Sales Sales promotions Total fixed costs I Corporate services Total fixed costs II Variable cost per hour: Power Wages operations Materials Variable unit cost per hour 8.000 1.240 95.000 5.400 26.180 Feb 8.000 1.240 95.000 5.400 26.180 Mar 8.000 1.240 95.000 5.400 26.180 Average 8.000 1.240
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The current situation of Prestige Data Service revealed a few problems‚ which had mis-presented the performance of Prestige Data Service and misled the manager’s decision making. First of all‚ the current accounting report did not reveal the real contribution made by Prestige Data Service to its parent company. According to the restriction of the state Public Service Commission‚ the average monthly charge for service by the subsidiary to the parent not exceed $82‚000; therefore the intercompany
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Estimate the effect on income of each of the options Rowe has suggested if Bradley estimates as follows: a. Increasing the price to commercial customers to $1‚000 per hour would reduce demand by 30 %. Ans : - It is common to business manager in a business unit to adjust different variables (fixed cost‚ variable cost and price strategy) to maximize the bottom-line or top-line to either maximize profit or minimize the operation cost. Provided the data as below‚ 3 variable costs indentified‚ they
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PRESTIGE TELEPHONE COMPANY 1.Identify the costs that are relevant to the analysis to discontinue Prestige Data Services: Relevant costs in the analysis by Prestige Telephone Company decision to discontinue Prestige Data Services include: fixed costs which must be absorbed by the parent company (Prestige Telephone) upon shutdown; outstanding Prestige Data Services debts; costs of retraining retained employees; costs associated with outsourcing data services previously provided by Prestige Data
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