Management Control System Case Assignment Name : Muhammad Kamil 12/341277/PEK/17366 Class : International Class‚ Batch 60 Chapter 11 Case 11-3. CUP Corporation Case Overview CUP was one of the largest insurance firms based in Europe. They enjoyed growth rate of more than 25% each year for almost past 10 years. They sold various forms of insurance in order to broaden the type of the insurance into health‚ life‚ casualty‚ property‚ and automotive areas. However‚ the growth was flat instead of the planned
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Teletech Corporation‚ 2005 Kyle Fortin My recommendation for Teletech Corporation is to change from a constant hurdle rate to the use of two risk-adjusted hurdle rates‚ one for each segment. Teletech’s performance is evaluated based on economic profit calculations. Through this measure‚ the risk-adjusted hurdle rates return a higher amount of profit compared to a single corporate hurdle rate. Currently‚ the firm has been using 9.30% as their hurdle rate‚ and as a result the firm’s share prices
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1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. In 1984‚ the Corporation has computed depreciation expense on plants‚ machinery and equipment using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. Prior to 1984‚ the Corporation used principally accelerated methods for its U.S. operating plants. 2. What is the effect of the depreciation accounting method change on the reported income in 1984? How will this change
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University of Phoenix Material Lee Corporation Equity Scenario Lee Corporation is an American company that began operations on January 1‚ 2004. It has just completed its fourth full year of operations on December 31‚ 2007. Ending Year Balances for the prior year that ended on December 2006 were as follows: Retained Earnings: $ 225‚000 Common Stock at par: $ 500‚000 Additional Paid-in Capital: $1‚000‚000 Treasury Stock: $ 200‚000 Income before taxes for 2007 totaled $240
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InterActiveCorp Based on the article about InterActiveCorp‚ the corporate level strategy is gaining acquisitions in travel‚ finance‚ and classified ads. This sounds like a horizontal merger and acquisition strategy because of the range of services that IAC has been acquiring. Their focus seems to be mostly travel and entertainment companies. These include companies like Match.com‚ Expedia‚ and Hotels.com. As for the restructuring strategies for IAC‚ Barry Diller is trying to focus on businesses
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1. What was Harry Wiley’s message? Did he relate it properly? How would you have received it? Harry’s message to Terry was that he has to make more of a concerted effort to get to know his customers‚ particularly Blandings Consolidated‚ a customer accounting for 30 percent of the territory’s business. There is a longstanding relationship between the two organizations and Harry wants to nurture and further develop that relationship. The pertinent questions posed by Harry while having cocktails and
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Negotiation Case Study Janet is offered a job as a primary care physician at Hospital Z. The offer letter she receives includes a salary of $137‚000‚ shared lab space at an adjacent research center‚ and start up funds of $10‚000 for her research. Janet gathers additional information regarding the details of the offer and has to decide which aspects of the offer to negotiate. Here are some of the issues Janet is facing: 1. Janet gathered information from the internet about the salaries of primary
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Case Analysis: Optical Fiber Corporation Introduction Optical Fiber Corporation (OFC) is a financially successful‚ albeit relatively small manufacturer of multimode optical fibers. The company was founded in 1990. The founders were able to enter the market largely on the basis of acquiring patent licenses from larger optical fiber firms. These licenses restricted competition between the entities and provided OFC with instant access to optical fiber technology. In return‚ OFC’s customer
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Figure out your study habits‚ such as re-reading previous notes or pages in a textbook. It helps to think about what you’ll be doing if you flunk and get an "F" or under 35 marks. Think about this and it will compel (or "entice") you to do better. It really helps if you drink water because your body needs to stay hydrated. Whenever you feel like studying -- do it. Don’t waste your inspiration‚ but lift it up. Make tasks for each
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research and development team and its worldwide network of distributors and strategic partners. AES is committed to penetrating international markets‚ specifically in developing or emerging economies‚ and constantly improving on product development. The case states that AES believes their competitive advantage is a result of its "agility or speed and its ability to commit to corporate equity and to arrange complex financial transactions." Structure AES is operating in a network structure. In this structure
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