183129 XM Satellite Radio Case Analysis XM Satellite Radio’s vision is to provide audio entertainment throughout the continental United States using a satellite-based digital radio broadcast system. Robert Acker‚ director of strategic planning‚ must raise the necessary $1 billion in up-front capital before the company can launch its services. To get conviction from potential investors‚ XM first has to decide on a business model. A second issue that needs to be resolved is how to approach radio manufacturers
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc (initially called Satellite CD Radio) was one of the two initial players in the satellite radio industry created by two passionate guys David Margolese and Robert Brckman back in 1997 in Canada. The second player in the industry was XM Radio‚ backed by AMS Corp.‚ and Hughes Electronic (a subsidiary of GM). Market situation for both companies was similar‚ but Sirius somehow fell a few steps behind XM Radio‚ therefore I will analyze in particular problems of and opportunities
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determines the price of a good. There are three types of elasticity of demand that each good has‚ which are elastic‚ a situation in which the supply and demand for a good or service can vary significantly due to the price (Elastic Definition‚ 2012); unitary elastic‚ a situation where a change in one factor causes an equal or proportional change in another factor (Unitary Elasticity‚ 2012); and inelastic‚ situation in which the supply and demand for a good are unaffected when the price of that good or service
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Xm Radio Case Analysis Executive summary XM Satellite Radio’s vision is to provide audio entertainment throughout the continental United States using a satellite-based digital radio broadcast system. Robert Acker‚ director of strategic planning‚ must raise the necessary $1 billion in up-front capital before the company can launch its services. To attract sufficient fund from the potential investors‚ XM needs to provide a realistic plan with high enough return. It requires reliable estimates
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ELASTIC BAND PRACTICAL Introduction The elastic band‚ or rubber band as it is sometimes known‚ is an item that is generally taken for granted today. Because of their unique elasticity‚ they have many purposes. The main purpose is for storage but they can also be used for crafting. Elastic energy only lasts for a short period of time but is comparatively strong. Aim To investigate the amount that a rubber band is stretched when consistently increasing amounts of weights are placed Hypothesis
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Sirius XM’ broadcast content. Thus‚ Sirius XM’s can provide various channels to customers‚ such as news‚ sports‚ music‚ etc‚ which can attract a number of subscribers. 2. Most geographic area in the United States and Canada are under the clear reception provided by Sirius XM’s orbiting satellites. 3. Sirius XM already had the leading smartphone platforms‚ because it already published the app through Apple store. 4. The cost of company can be decrease contribute to the merger of Sirius and XM. To be
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Task 1 The demand for newspaper is inelastic while the supply for newspaper is elastic in the short run. This means the quantity demanded for newspaper does not respond strongly to price changes but the quantity supplied for newspaper is responsive to price changes in the short run. (Mankiw‚ 2009) The demand is inelastic because newspaper has very few substitutes. Although online news is getting popular nowadays‚ the majority still prefer to read the papers. Besides‚ newspaper is a necessity
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Found at the very end of Article I‚ Section 8‚ the Elastic Clause provides the government with an immense power and responsibility‚ “To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers‚ and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States‚ or in any Department or Officer thereof.” The Elastic Clause allows government officials and the individuals who represent the country to adjust
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SIRIUS XM ANALYSIS Sirius XM has attempted to establish themselves according to these five forces. In terms of threats of entry‚ Sirius XM has really attempted to differentiate themselves from standard radio by providing an abundant amount of channels that provides news‚ sports and all kinds of music. By merging Sirius and XM radios together‚ they have really planted themselves as the gorilla in the satellite industry‚ and it would be tough for another satellite company to enter and take away
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Sirius XM Radio Financial Statement Analysis In the previous project assigned to me‚ I completed a SWOT analysis of Sirius XM Radio where it was noted that the Sirius XM is firmly at the top of its industry. For the purposes of this project‚ I went through the financial statements of Sirius XM as well as computed several key financial ratios to indicate Sirius XM’s profitability‚ growth‚ performance‚ and efficiency amongst other things. I then compared these ratios to the industry averages as well
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