Harvard Business School 9-289-047 Rev. April 1‚ 1998 Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) In April 1988‚ Dan Cohrs‚ vice president of project finance at the Marriott Corporation‚ was preparing his annual recommendations for the hurdle rates at each of the firm’s three divisions.部门 要求报酬率 Investment projects at Marriott were selected by discounting the appropriate cash flows by the appropriate hurdle rate for each division. In 1987‚ Marriott’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity
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Sippican Corporation Sippican Corporation Questions: 1. Given some of the apparent problems with Sippican’s cost system‚ should executives abandon overhead assignment to products entirely and adopt a contribution margin approach in which manufacturing overhead is treated as a period expense? Why or why not? Answer: Consider Sippican is a manufacturer company with multiple products‚ using simple cost accounting system that directly allocate factory overhead to unit of product entirely through
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particularly Blandings Consolidated‚ a customer accounting for 30 percent of the territory’s business. There is a longstanding relationship between the two organizations and Harry wants to nurture and further develop that relationship. The pertinent questions posed by Harry while having cocktails and at lunch were an indication that there was concern with customer relation/retention. The message was seemingly received with mixed feelings because while Terry understood the need to keep his customer happy/satisfied
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outstanding talent but they are still a bureaucratic operated company. Rondell believes that informal relationships between veterans’ employees are formed and are considered the backbone of the firms’ day-to-day operations. How are projects completed? The projects are completed by a check and balance system. Each department has different values the production company values timely schedules‚ engineering department values designs‚ planning and innovation and the Sales department values timely service
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Strategy AES distinguishes itself through developing new products and applications at a low cost. It is committed to social responsibility and empowering its employees through its four main principles which include integrity‚ fairness‚ social responsibility and fun. It is "different" from other corporations because AES is focused on retaining its core values and culture as the corporation expands in size. The company ’s sources of sustainable competitive advantage include technical leadership
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Research Note on the Stocks of CALATA CORPORATION Submitted by: Shaira Marie Bual Aries Kathleen Cambarijan Napoleon Fortis Cristel Mercado Debbie May Poblacion Nova Angelique Ramos Janica Bianca Talisayan Submitted to: Mr. Rolan Literatus CPA‚ MBA Date: May 25‚ 2015 I. Corporate Background CALATA CORPORATION fully owns and operates its own chain of retail stores named AGRI - the largest retailer of the country’s choice brands such as AGRI Crop Protection‚ Heisenberg veterinary
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References: Anon.‚ 2012. We First. [Online] Available at: http://simonmainwaring.com/brands/how-mcdonalds-is-using-social-media-to-answer-its-customers-tough-questions/ Facebook‚ 2013. Facebook. [Online] Available at: https://www.facebook.com/McDonalds James‚ R.‚ 2009. Time World. [Online] Available at: http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0‚8599‚1932839‚00.html#ixzz2ctZ36bgY Kroc‚ R. A.‚ 1977. Grinding
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solved. One of the issue here is the establishment of CCC (Customer Care Center). This CCC enables the company to provide customer with one telephone number that will answer all of customer questions due to their contract. They need to professionally train people who could effectively answer a variety of questions and increase the service dramatically. The final objective would be to reduce the lapse rate. The “lapse rate” problem for CUP was summarized by the image of leaking bucket‚ new customers
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Executive Summary: Calpine Corporation ’s Senior Vice President of Finance (S.V.P.) Bob Kelly and Vice President (V.P.) of Finance Robin Crabtree knew 1999 was going to be a difficult year. Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) Pete Cartwright had recently announced a bold ramp-up in Calpine ’s growth strategy‚ raising the 5-year target for generating capacity from 6‚300 to 15‚000 megawatts (MW). The financial requirements were formidable. Adding 12‚000 MW to Calpine ’s current 3‚000 MW electric generating
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Part A McDonald’s and Burger King are two famous fast food firms in the world. Both of them sell the same type of food‚ such as hamburger and fries. However‚ the operating systems of them are different. 1. The Differences in Processes (1) Process Maps of McDonald’s and Burger King BunHeels Bun Crownsns Patties Put in Toaster Put in Toaster Put on Grill Dress Turn Remove‚ Lay on Crown Clean Grill Add Heels Remove Remove Sear Burgers Up
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