Name:_______________________________ FOUNDATIONS OF COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS HOMEWORK 1 Jenny Ellis‚ Spring 2013 Due date: Thursday April 11‚ in class. Fill in the blanks‚ and briefly show your work 1. A partial income statement from Webfoot Industries‚ Inc. is shown below: Revenues Revenue from sales of goods and services ................ $27‚500‚000 Operating costs and expenses: Cost of products and services sold.............................. $15‚000‚000 Selling expenses .............
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Competitive Analysis | Kimpton Hotels | The W Hotels | FairmontHotels | Joie de Vivre | Logo/Brand Name | | | | | Target Market | Business‚ Luxury Leisure‚ GLBT community | Business‚ Luxury Leisure | Luxury Leisure | Business‚ Romantic/ Weekend Getaways‚ Family Vacations | Number of Locations | 54 Boutique Hotels | 52 Boutique Hotels | 88 Boutique Hotels/ Resorts | 30 Boutique Hotels | Locations | United States | Worldwide | Worldwide | California Only | Restaurants | Every Hotel
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more in-stock movies. In 2006 new releases represented less than 30% of total rentals. Overall‚ the recommendation system was able to reduce the cost of building the DVD library and provide a better subscriber experience. Both were key competitive advantages. 2. Netflix prioritized technology projects based on underperforming yet high-value processes. They targeted processes that enhanced customer satisfaction and delivered the core benefits of convenience and value. Key success criteria
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Competitive Analysis Blockbuster Inc. and Movie Gallery are currently the two strongest competitors in the market‚ and therefore pose the biggest threats to Netflix. Amazon‚ Intelliflicks‚ and Cleanfilms are all present in the market‚ but don’t possess enough force at this time to be considered a threat to Netflix. Blockbuster As of right now‚ Blockbuster is the biggest competitive threat to Netflix. Blockbuster was incorporated in 1989 in Delaware and is a major renter of home videocassettes
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Competitive Analysis Competitors are the firms that compete to serve the same customers in the same marketplace. Competitors can compete directly or indirectly. Competition happens on two levels: Product or service competition. Due to the shift of focus for Amazon‚ it has become the "Earth’s biggest anything store". Its competitors have expanded from just online book retailers Barnes and Nobles and Borders to top audio retailers CDNOW.com and online auction house e-bay.com. Amazon has an overall
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believe that my includer strength describes me the best. I feel uncomfortable in exclusive groups and I consider myself to be a very open and welcoming individual. I particularly agreed with the assessment that I “actively avoid those groups that exclude others”. I’ve never wanted to be in a sorority because they appeared so closed off and exclusive‚ and now I see that this feeling comes from my need to be inclusive. In addition to being an includer‚ I use my adaptability strength frequently. I am never
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Analysis and Interpretation (Part-2) 1. What is the total manpower strength in your company? Table 1: Total Manpower Strength Range of Manpower Frequency 200-499 3 500-699 1 700-999 5 1000-3999 6 4000 & above 0 TOTAL 15 Chart 1: Total Manpower Strength The above chart shows that 6 respondents are having manpower strength from 1000-3999‚ then 5 respondents are having manpower strength from 700-999‚ then 3 respondents are having manpower strength from 200-499‚ then 1 respondents are
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Rivalry among existing firms Chipotle faces moderate rivalry among existing firms as it faces low numbers of competitors namely Taco Bell‚ Moe’s Southwest Grill‚ Qdoba Mexican Grill and for the smaller chains including Baja Fresh and also California Tortilla. In addition‚ Chipotle’s products are moderately differentiated as its quality and nutritious ingredients‚ customized products offer to customers‚ ability to serve orders quickly‚ emphasise on quality assurance and food safety at the same time
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INTRODUCTION: This session long project looks at the calculations used to determine the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). This SLP calculates the WACC for my SLP company – McDonalds‚ discusses how those calculations were arrived at and briefly describes WACC and what investors use it for. COMPANY NAME: McDonalds Inc Balance sheet date: 31 DEC 07 Market values date: 1 SEP 08 SOURCE
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The Target Capital structure for Kaynat Manufacting is 50% common stock‚ 15% preferred stock‚ and 35% debt. If the cost of common equity for the firm is 19.6%‚ the cost of preferred stock is 12.9% and the before tax cost of debt is 9.5% what is the weighted average cost of capital? The firm’s tax rate is 35%. Answer: WACC = (50% x 19.6%) + (15% x 12.9%) + ( 35% x 9.5% x 65% = Q2: The following are the information of a company: |Type of capital |Book value (Tk) |Market value
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