Mercy Corps Introduction At the fourth biennial Mercy Corps leadership conference in November 2006 executive leadership described the well-known‚ internal complications at Mercy Corps as a large organization ($194 million budget in 2006) that “has to focus on two core areas: international relief and development” (Grossman & King‚ 2008). The status of the organization was examined in detail by the Harvard Business School case study and a number of problems were revealed. This analysis is based
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DATE: December 7‚ 2012 TO: Polluter Corp. FROM: SUBJECT: Emissions Allowances Facts: Polluter Corp‚ has recently spent $3 million to purchase emission allowances‚ with a vintage year of 2012‚ in order to meet the need for additional EAs in the fiscal years 2010-2014. They will also need to sell EAs‚ with a vintage year of 2016‚ in order to offset the costs of the purchase. It is to my understanding that the need for EAs arose because of the significant amount of greenhouse gases emitted by
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Polluter Corp. (the “Company”)‚ an SEC registrant‚ operates three manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Company manufactures various household cleaning products at each facility‚ which are sold to retail customers. The U.S. government granted the Company emission allowances (“EAs”) of varying vintage years (i.e.‚ the years in which the allowance may be used) to be used between 2010 and 2030. Upon receipt of the EAs‚ the Company recorded the EAs as intangible assets with a cost basis
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Diapers One morning‚ a Costco store in Los Angeles began running a little low on size-one and size-two Huggies. Crisis loomed. So what did Costco managers do? Nothing; They didn’t have to‚ thanks to a special arrangement with Kimberly-Clark Corp.‚ the company that makes the diapers. Under this deal‚ responsibility for replenishing stock falls on the manufacturer‚ not Costco. In return‚ the big retailer shares detailed information about individual stores’ sales. So‚ long before babies
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Harnischfeger Corp 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. On page 17‚ note 2 states that in 1984 Harnischfeger altered their depreciation from a direct method to the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. They also included the products purchased from Kobe Steel‚ LTD and sold by them in their net sales instead of stating only the gross margin per unit. An adjustment of the residual values on certain
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CASE 1. COMTEC CORPORATION I. The Summary. The text tells us about the situation which took place with one of manufactures of microcomputers in Cambridge‚ Compec Corporation. It has some serious financial problems according to slow sales of its primary product (the Comtec 100 Microcomputer) in both domestic and international market. The president of the Compec‚ Dr. Daniel Needham made a decision to hire a seasoned consultant‚ Ms. Roberta Malcolm‚ to suggest recommendations for saving the
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Corporation and in 1961 he bought all the company rights from the McDonalds brothers‚ further making it the leading global foodservice retailer. “By 1958‚ McDonald’s had sold its 100 millionth hamburger”‚ says the official website of the company. 2.0 SWOT Analysis Strengths The main strength of McDonald’s is that it is a widely and very well-known brand. Every adult knows the famous Golden Arches and every kid knows Ronald McDonald. Adding to that‚ it is also the largest fast food chain in the industry
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IBM Corp Mission Possible Antwan Buie‚ Regina Hailey‚ Cassandra Hayden‚ Valerie Wilson Shorter University Introduction International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation is a worldwide supplier of advanced information processing technology‚ communication systems‚ services‚ and program products (IBM‚ 2012). The company creates business value for clients and solves business problems through integrated solutions that leverage information technology and deep knowledge of business processes.
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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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