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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10 Science Questions Every High School Graduate 1. What percentage of the earth is covered by water? Answer: About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water. --Submitted by Robert Gagosian‚ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute 2. What sorts of signals does the brain use to communicate sensations‚ thoughts and actions? Answer: The single cells in the brain communicate through electrical and chemical signals. --Submitted by Torsten Weisel‚ Rockefeller Institute‚ New York 3. Did
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How sensitive is return on capital to the forecast assumptions in case Exhibit 8? An increase in cash operating expenses decrease NOPAT‚ which in turn makes ROC extremely sensitive when this ratio goes up; in general when total operating expenses go up NOPAT goes down‚ thus ROC goes down. In addition if the COGS increase this drastically drops ROC. The total assets has a big impact on ROC an increase of 1000m increased ROC by a full 1.5 percent. The ROC is also very sensitive to the Price to Earnings
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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 01 - MYSTIC MONK COFFEE 1. Has Father Daniel Mary established a future direction for the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? What is his vision for the monastery? What is his vision for Mystic Monk Coffee? What is the mission of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? 2. Does it appear that Father Daniel Mary has set definite objectives and performance targets for achieving his vision? 3. What is Father Prior’s strategy for achieving his vision? What competitive advantage might Mystic Monk Coffee’s strategy
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Management Strategy Case Questions Case 5: Panera Bread Company 1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the four generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 3 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What specific kind of competitive advantage is Panera bread trying to achieve? 2. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies
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C2: Amazon.com In 1994‚ a 29-year old financial analyst and fund manager named Jeff Bezos became intrigued by the rapid growth of the Internet. Looking for a way to capitalize on the hot new marketing tool‚ he made a list of 20 products that might sell well on the Internet. After some intense analysis‚ he determined that books were at the top of that list. Although Bezos liked the name Abracadabra‚ he decided to call his online bookshop Amazon.com. Today‚ Amazon.com has more than 40 million
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This suit would be covered under the tort of negligence. The first thing to consider if there was a duty of care owed to Steve by either the manufacturer or the Health Club because he could potentially be able to sue both of them. In both cases yes‚ a duty of care is owed to him‚ because the manufacture has a responsibility to ensure that safety of the equipment that they produce. Even though the manufacturer did not have any direct contact with the final consumer‚ there is commercial relationship
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handled the case much to the dissatisfaction of the link worker who felt she should have been the one to make that call. The manager reassured me that I did the right thing and that if ever faced with a similar situation in future I should go ahead and take the same actions I had taken to remedy the situation. Decision Judgement The ability to make a well-informed decision often requires a considerable level of effort into passing judgement on the optimal decision to make. Following the request made
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