Chapter 4: Mini Case 1: Smith‚ Smith‚ Smith‚ and Smith is a regional accounting firm that is putting up a new headquarters building. The building will have a backbone network that connects eight LANs (two on each floor). The company is very concerned with network errors. What advice would you give regarding the design of the building and network cable planning that would help reduce network errors? I have to make some assumptions regarding the network design for this new building. Since they
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Cast Brian Smith – CIO John Johnson – CEO Stan Abrams – CFO Fred Tompkins – Head of Manufacturing (Most powerful executive lel) Harriet Simpson – VP of HR Brenda Barnes – VP of Marketing Ted Kwok – VP or R&D 1. What are the issues with current IT planning process? Budget given is equal to 2% of revenue Budget might fluctuate depending on actual revenue Budget for new infrastructure and initiatives/strategies are basically leftovers after the maintenance cost/keeping the lights on. As
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MINI-CASE A) Answer: Capital budgeting is the process of analyzing additions to fixed assets. Capital budgeting is important because‚ more than anything else‚ fixed asset investment decisions chart a company’s course for the future. Conceptually‚ the capital budgeting process is identical to the decision process used by individuals making investment decisions. These steps are involved: 1. Estimate‚ evaluate‚ & assess the riskiness of the cash flows 2. Determine the appropriate
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Chapter 8. Mini-Case Assume that you have just been hired as a financial analyst by Triple Play Inc.‚ a mid-sized California company that specializes in creating high-fashion clothing. Because no one at Triple Play is familiar with the basics of financial options‚ you have been asked to prepare a brief report that firm’s executives can use to gain a cursory understanding of the topic. To begin‚ you gathered some outside materials on the subject and used these materials to draft a list of pertinent
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MANAGING COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITATED BY NAMITA GUPTA 111 Learning Objectives You should learn to: Explain the barriers to effective interpersonal communication and how to overcome them Contrast the different organizational communication flows and networks Describe two developments in information technology that have had a significant impact on managerial communication Discuss how information technology affects organizations © Prentice Hall
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Managing Communications‚ knowledge and Information Name – Tuan Mohammed Khaalid Sampan Course Title – HNC in Business Student ID – CLA/12B12/4/5780 Email Address– www.khaalid@gmail.com ludmila@cola-uk.com Task 1 1.1 – Discuss the range of decisions to be taken Decision making is the method of choosing the best obtainable course of action after deliberation of the results of that decision and other significant factors. There are several types of business decisions which are taken
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ACC553 Week 4 You Decide Activity To : John and Jane Smith From : Kathy Polk‚ CPA Near Lakes City Date : August 2‚ 2012 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith‚ I would like to thank you for coming into the office and permitting us to review and deliberate the concerns you have with your tax questions. Please contact me‚ after you both have studied my suggestions‚ so we can address any other questions you may have at that time. John Smith’s questions: 1(a) How is the $300‚000 treated for purposes
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Executive Review Porsche is a company that prides itself in quality and customer satisfaction. Because of this customers are always considered to be first priority for the company. The only issue with this business method is that the shareholders do not feel valued. Porsche operates more like a family-owned firm instead of focusing mainly on shareholder value. While operating like a family-owned firm may be admired by some‚ it also has a downside. The company has been somewhat infamous for occasional
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"Why do I keep this around?" Martin Drysdale wondered. "It infuriates me every time I see all that satisfaction over something that is now the bane of my existence." He looked gloomily at the offending photo which showed the project team happily "clinking" pop cans and coffee cups in a toast: "Here’s to TUFS!" The Technical Underwriting Financial System (TUFS) was the largest single investment in IT ever made by Northern Insurance‚ and it was going to transform Northern by streamlining the underwriting
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a. Should Caledonia focus on cash flows or accounting profits in making its capital-budgeting decisions? Should the company be interested in incremental cash flows‚ incremental profits‚ total free cash flows‚ or total profits? Caledonia should focus on cash flows‚ not accounting profits. Free cash flows are able to be reinvested‚ whereas accounting profits are shown when they are earned‚ not when the cash is actually received. The company should be interested in incremental after-tax cash flows
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