Handstar Inc. Handstar Inc. was created a little over four years ago by two college roommates to develop software applications for handheld computing devices. It has since grown to ten employees with annual sales approaching $1.5 million. Handstar’s original product was an expense report application that allowed users to record expenses on their handheld computers and then import these expenses into a spreadsheet that then create an expense report in one of five standard formats. Based on the success
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Ice Dams: What to expect from your home insurance Ice dams are problematic for homeowners. Created by the accumulation of melting ice and snow‚ ice dams can wreak havoc on your roof. Ice dams can lead to water leaks and damage your roof‚ which could leave you at the mercy of your insurance company. Are Ice Dams Covered by Home Insurance? In theory‚ your home insurance exists to protect you from damage to your home. However‚ it’s faulty to assume that your home insurance policy will always cover
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I. INTRODUCTION I. PROBLEM STATEMENT Dan Barnes‚ financial manager of Ski Equipment Inc. (SKI) is anxious that the Company’s founder recently sold his 51% controlling block of stock to Kent Koren‚ who is a big fan of EVA (Economic Value Added). Koren rewards managers handsomely if they create value‚ but those whose operations produce negative EVAs are soon looking for work. Koren frequently points out that if a company can generate its current level of sales with fewer assets‚ it would need
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Dr. B. Western‚ published in “Victorian Lecturers’ Academy” brochure‚ the author argues that Asian students should study at Western universities abroad because of the benefits it brings. On the contrary‚ according to professor Max Earning‚ the author of the article “Home is where the heart is”‚ published in “Thames Educational Society” magazine‚ students should not go abroad to study. This essay will critically respond to the authors’ ideas. While Western claims that Western universities abroad have
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Simple Business Feasibility Study Is My Home Business Idea a Good One? Want to know whether or not your business idea is a good one -- or even feasible? A simple business feasibility study can help. There are three conditions which can determine whether or not you will have a successful home business. First‚ is there a market for your product? Second‚ can you actually make money? And finally‚ how many competitors will you have? If you want to know what makes a successful home business and whether or
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Optical Distortion‚ Inc. case Daniel Garrison‚ the president and CEO of Optical Distortion‚ is thinking about to bring the new and only product‚ a contact lens for chickens‚ to the markets. Working with Ronald Olson‚ the marketing vice president‚ Garrison is currently developing a marketing plan for ODI’s new product. ODI is planning to introduce these contact lenses to at least one region at the beginning‚ hoping to reach national distribution in a couple of years. There are three different sizes
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SureCut Shears Case Write-up The issues presented in this case are mainly due to incorrect assumptions about the market for sales in 1995 and the subsequent retail downturn that followed. More specifically‚ Mr. Fischer (CEO of SureCut Shears) assumed sales and demand in 1996 would be consistent with the prior year. However‚ as noted in the actual financial statements for 1996‚ inventories grew‚ reflecting that demand for its products was not as anticipated beforehand. In addition‚ sales declined
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Short Paper Cisco UMI- Home Video Gear IT_641- Telecommunications for Business Prof. Dr. Andrew Potter Submitted by Bala Dheeraj Reddy Thumma Southern New Hampshire University I was from a generation where we used letters to communicate when I was in my primary school. Just with a gap of 2-3 years pagers‚ telephones became popular with their increase of usage. I never thought of something like video conference back then. But this is the most easiest and comfortable means of communication
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Case Study –Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital FIN202a-Spring 2011 1. Please define Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Write down the WACC formula‚ and discuss its components. WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) is a market weighted average‚ at target leverage‚ of the cost of after tax debt and equity. It is a critical input for evaluating investment decision‚ and typically the discount rate for NPV calculation. And it serves as the benchmark for operating performance‚ relative to
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Case Study One: Amazon.com Amazon started as an e-commerce book site and has now added music‚ toys‚ electronics‚ software‚ and home improvement equipment to its list of product offerings. The Amazon supply chain is longer than that of a bookstore chain such as Borders or Barnes and Noble because of the presence of an additional intermediary—the distributor. The distributor margins in the Amazon supply chain can also be viewed as an increase in cost. However‚ Amazon has exploited several opportunities
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