MINICASE REPORT PRAIRIE STORES What is the Rate of Return Percentage? In the mini-case‚ Mr. Breezeway indicated two kinds of percentage to determine the required return. One of them is the companies’ return on book equity (% 15) and the other one is the investment return percentage in the rural supermarket industry (% 11) which shows that investors in rural supermarket chains‚ with risks similar to Prairie Home Stores‚ expected to earn about % 11 percent on average. Since the companies’ rate
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Competitive situation facing Zynga Let us first analyze the competitive situation facing Zynga by asking the question: Does Zynga really have any competitors right now? Taken in the narrowest possible sense of social gaming on Facebook‚ the answer is no. Zynga has more users than all of their nearest competitors‚ and more users than the rest of the top 10 developers on Facebook combined. Barring any massive systemic disruptions to the platform‚ Zynga’s dominant position and the accompanying
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1. The one time dividend will not affect the stock price. The value of the company will decline by the amount of the dividend. Ignoring taxes‚ shareholders wealth will not be affected because the stock price will drop by the amount of the dividend payment. 2. The value of the company could increase or decrease. If the company is overlevered‚ paying off debt can lower the interest rate on debt‚ and decrease financial distress costs. If there are no financial distress costs‚ capital structure
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Confirming Pages M I N I C AS E 1 Michael Phelps: Strategizing for Gold MICHAEL PHELPS‚ nicknamed MP‚ won an unprecedented eight gold medals at the Beijing Summer Olympics‚ and while doing so set seven new world records. Eight short days in August 2008 changed Olympic history and Michael Phelps’s life forever‚ making MP one of the greatest athletes of all time. Immediately after the event‚ The Wall Street Journal reported that Phelps would be likely to turn the eight gold medals into a cash-flow
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Walmart One stop shop and low prices for all‚ Walmarts expanding company is a great system that has developed through-out the world. But is this completely true? Values and oppotunies of other "mom and pop shops" have lowered due to Walmarts sucess. There are pros and cons on walmart that i personally agree with both ways. Walmart can be very efficient but its efficiency takes jobs away from people as fast as it supplies people with jobs. July 2‚ 1962 in Rogers Arkansas‚ Sam Walton opend up what
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Social Responsible Investment Why Norwegian Pension Fund divest Walmart The Norwegian Pension Fund divested its $416 million stock of Walmart‚ which is the largest supermarket chain in the world. The reason of divesting is that Walmart bear “unacceptable risk of contributing to serious or systematic human rights violations”. Is this move reasonable for the fund? Given that Walmart had a good return on investment and already emphasis the ethical responsibilities to its suppliers. Norwegian Pension
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3 Basic Beliefs and Integrity Walmart was founded on three basic beliefs: service to our customers‚ respect for the individual and striving for excellence. Our adherence to these principles has created a unique work culture at Walmart. No matter where you go — to any of our stores and offices in any of our brands around the world — our associates live these values. * Service to our customers * Respect for the individual * Striving for excellence A Foundation of Integrity Our basic
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Disc 6: Walmart Set 1 1. What were some of the cultural issues Walmart faced as it entered each of the international markets it entered? In Mexico‚ China and United Kingdom the effort to offer lower prices initially backfired because of resistance from established companies. In Germany‚ they were not able to fit its model to the local taste and preference. They also offered to bag groceries and instructed clerks to smile at customers which weren’t common in the culture. In Japan‚ bulk products
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Chapter 13-Minicase 1 (page 598) Intranets: Invest First‚ Analyze Later? 1. Where and under what circumstances is the “invest first‚ analyze later” approach appropriate? Where and when is it inappropriate? Give specific examples of technologies and other circumstances. Invest first is justified if a new technology is the reason for the investment. There may not even be data to base an analysis on. It is inappropriate if the investment is big and could ruin the firm. Also‚ if data is available
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1. Walmart’s overall approach in achieving sustainable growth: Walmart was renowned throughout the world for its pioneering supply chain practices and it’s insatiable thirst for investing in resources that would help it further cut on its costs and thereby add to its competitive advantage. However‚ sustainable growth as a means of leveraging profitability was not on the company agenda till 2004. Prior to that Walmart had always maintained a defensive position regarding environmental issues. However
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