SPT 620 5-1 Milestone Two

Subject: Logistic Management Q#6) What is Porters Power Model explain with example? Q#7) What is risk management & mitigation explain with example?

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Operations Management CH 3 Question 19  Please show work and explain.

QUESTION 2 (Part) Marie from question 1 expected to have a substantial income tax liability for the 2023 income year and shortly before 30 June 2023 wanted to adopt some tax planning strategies to reduce that liability. She considered the following two suggestions. ... The second alternative suggestion was a “tax effective” investment scheme that Marie heard about at a city wine bar that was a “certainty” to reduce her income tax liability. The investment was marketed by a brochure that highlighted its tax advantages and was widely  promoted by a cattle investment company. It involves a cattle breeding program under which an investor agrees to lease from the cattle investment company some cows for breeding purposes and pays leasing fees for this, and then makes income from the sale of bred cattle. The initial lease period is two years during which the investor engages a cattle management company to manage the cows for breeding purposes and pays management fees for these services. An…

In 2015, Keenan Company paid dividends totaling $3,600,000 on net income of $10.8 million. Note that 2015 was a normal year and that for thepast 10 years, earnings have grown at a constant rate of 10%. However, in 2016, earnings are expected to jump to $14.4 million and the firm expects to have profitable investment opportunities of $8.4 million. It is predicted that Keenan will not be able to maintain the 2016 level of earnings growth because the high 2016 earnings level is attributable to an exceptionallyprofitable new product line introduced that year. After 2016, the company will return to its previous 10% growth rate. Keenan’s target capital structure is 40% debt and 60% equity.a. Calculate Keenan’s total dividends for 2016 assuming that it follows each of the following policies:1. Its 2016 dividend payment is set to force dividends to grow at the long-run growth rate in earnings.2. It continues the 2015 dividend payout ratio. 3. It uses a pure residual dividend policy (40% of the…

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Question 1Winter Blues is a company that specializes in the sales of Wedding Dresses to individuals and companies. Winter Blues year end is 30 June 2021. The audit manager has tasked you with reviewing their computer system. Background Information The business was started in 2010 by Mirram Mulwanda as a small boutique. Over the years multiple stores were opened across Namibia. It has been Namibia’s dream to grow the business and sell to all the provinces of Namibia. In 2015 the sales clerk suggested to Mirram to introduce selling via the internet through Instragram Boutique System. That way she will grow her market by reaching her customers wherever they are. Mirriam tasked the IT department with the development of Instragram Boutique System in as she was not comfortable with purchasing a Computerized System. Additional Information regarding the business operations Ordering of goods is done by Mirriam the order clerk using a terminal that has been allocated to her. Orders are received…

(White A) QUESTION: "Successful Companies examine the future outcome using previous evidence."Does RMG in Bangladesh employ this forecasting technique in order for their business to continue?

Question 1 The monthly demand of a company is showed below, please use the static method to forecast the demand for Year 6. Sales Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 JAN 2,000 3,000 2,000 5,000 5,000 FEB 3,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 2,000 MAR 3,000 3,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 APR 3,000 5,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 MAY 4,000 5,000 4,000 5,000 7,000 JUN 6,000 8,000 6,000 7,000 6,000 JUL 7,000 3,000 7,000 10,000 8,000 AUG 6,000 8,000 10,000 14,000 10,000 SEP 10,000 12,000 15,000 16,000 20,000 OCT 12,000 12,000 15,000 16,000 20,000 NOV 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 DEC 8,000 10,000 8,000 12,000 8,000 Total 78,000 89,000 98,000 115,000 113,000

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In 2008, Northern Airlines* merged with Southeast Airlines to create the fourth largest U.S. carrier. The new North-South Airline inherited both an aging fleet of Boeing 737— 200 aircraft and Stephen Ruth. Ruth was a tough former secretary of the navy who stepped in as new president and chairman of the board. Ruth’s first concern in creating a financially solid company was maintenance costs. It was commonly believed in the airline industry that maintenance costs rose with the age of the aircraft. Ruth quickly noticed that, historically, there has been a significant difference in reported B737—200 maintenance costs (from ATA Form 41s) both in the airframe and engine areas between Northern Airlines and On November 12, 2008, Ruth assigned Peg Young, vice president for operations and maintenance, to study the issue. Specifically, Ruth wanted to know (1) whether the average fleet age was correlated to direct airframe maintenance costs and (2) whether there was a relationship between average…

Q2. You are a Middle level manager in a Large Beverage manufacturing firm, which has a nation- wide network of distribution. Demand has kept increasing for energy drinks but your firm continues to function in the conventional soft drink arena. Decisions are not made timely about packaging, price and other promotional matters nor towards addressing the environmental needs. Therefore financial results are sluggish and market share is decreasing. You have been asked hv your CEO to deliver your analysis report of the firm's situation and why it's taking place?

Question TWO: i. Identify and explain the Major Steps involved in budgeting                                            ii. What do you understand by business forecasting?  and state         the challenges  faced in forecasting

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Q 10 – The intangible assets section of Ghazi Company at December 31, 2019, is presented below. Patents ($60,000 cost less $6,000 amortization) $54,000 Franchises ($48,000 cost less $19,200 amortization) 28,800 Total $82,800 The patent was acquired in January 2019 and has a useful life of 10 years. The franchise was acquired in January 2016 and also has a useful life of 10 years. The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets during 2020. Jan. 2 Paid $45,000 legal costs to successfully defend the patent against infringement by another company. Jan – June Developed a new product, incurring $100,000 in research costs and $68,000 in development costs prior to technological feasibility. A patent was granted for the product on July 1. Its useful life is equal to its 20-year legal life. 3 Sept. 1 Paid $58,000 to an extremely large defensive lineman to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in September and October. Oct. 1…

Rate% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Unemployment 19.91 19.10 19.29 15.59 17.13 Economic  3.98 3.48 2.63 1.79 -20.21 1. From the table (Country X) plot a graph. 2. What trend do you observe in unemployment rate? Economic rate 3. Identify the relationship between economic growth and unemployment if any (positive, negative, no relationship) Use the data to justify your choice)  4. Does the relationship observed in number 3 satisfy the economic view of relationship between economic growth and  unemployment? Use references to support your answer.

QUESTION 26 In the case of a recession, the Federal Reserve (Central Bank) to stimulate demand and the economy, it may   a. Increase infrastructure spending by building bridges and highways   b. Reduce taxes   c. Lower interest rates   d. Raise interest rates   QUESTION 27 About 70% of Coca Cola revenues and profits come from sales outside the US. Therefore as the US currency loses value relative to the other main international currencies like the Japanese yen, euro, British pound, Korean won and as Coca Cola sales revenues and profits increase overseas then most likely   a. Coca Cola profit denominated in American dollars decreases   b. Coca Cola profit denominated in American dollars increases     c. Coca Cola profit denominated in foreign currencies decreases     d. None of the above QUESTION 28 According to Engel’s Law, if a family income rises from $500 to $700, then we expect that approximately   a. money spent…

Q1. Mr. John Francois, the owner of John Francois Stores has been operating a successful business since 1977. However, he is not fully aware of what strategic management and planning entails. As a trust worthy employee, Mr. Francois has asked you to host a weekend retreat with him, his family members, and selected members of staff so that you can advise them about what strategic management and planning entails as well as how important it is for the organization to engage in strategic management and planning. What would you say to the members present at the retreat so that they can have a very good understanding of what strategic management and planning entails, and why they should engage in the process so as to maintain the competitive advantage of John Francois Stores?

Sage Hill Inc. had the following balance sheet at December 31, 2016. SAGE HILL INC.BALANCE SHEETDECEMBER 31, 2016 Cash   $ 9,600   Accounts payable   $ 14,500 Accounts receivable   14,000   Bonds payable   8,800 Investments   15,500   Common stock   36,900 Plant assets (net)   35,500   Retained earnings   32,300 Land   17,900       $ 92,500     $ 92,500         During 2017, the following occurred. 1.   Net income was $ 23,700. 2.   Depreciation expense was $ 8,100. 3.   Sage Hill liquidated its investment portfolio (comprised of available-for-sale investments), realizing a $ 3,200 loss. 4.   Sage Hill issued $ 20,800 of common stock at par. 5.   Dividends of $ 8,200 were declared and paid to stockholders. 6.   Accounts receivable and accounts payable at December 31, 2017 were $ 15,800 and $ 13,900, respectively. 7.   Sage Hill obtained $ 8,200in plant assets in exchange for issuing bonds. 8.   Sage Hill purchased additional plant assets for $…

The Role of Income Taxes For the most recent year, Triad Company had fixed costs of $240,000and variable costs of 75% of total sales revenue, earned $70,000 of net income after taxes, and anincome tax rate of 35%.Required Determine:1. Before-tax income.2. Total contribution margin.3. Total sales.4. Breakeven point in dollar sales

Question content area Part 1 Sales of​ Volkswagen's popular Beetle have grown steadily at auto dealerships in Nevada during the past 5 years​ (see table​ below).                                                      Year Sales 1 450 2 510 3 516 4 555 5 575 Part 2 ​a) Forecasted sales for year 6 using the trend projection​ (linear regression) method are   enter your response here sales ​(round your response to one decimal​ place). Part 3 ​b) The MAD for a linear regression forecast is   enter your response here sales ​(round your response to one decimal​ place). Part 4 ​c) The MSE for the linear regression forecast is   enter your response here sales ​(round your response to one decimal​ place).

QUESTION II: X–OPOLY, INC. X-Opoly, Inc., was founded by two first-year college students to produce a knockoff real estate board game similar to the popular Parker Brothers; game Monopoly®.  Initially, the partners started the company just to produce a board game based on popular local landmarks in their small college town, as a way to help pay for their college expenses.  However, the game was a big success and because they enjoyed running their own business, they decided to pursue the business full-time after graduation. X-Opoly has grown rapidly over the last couple of years, designing and producing custom real estate trading games for universities, municipalities, chambers of commerce, and lately even some businesses.  Orders range from a couple of hundred games to an occasional order for several thousand.  This year X-Opoly expects to sell 50,000 units and projects that its sales will grow 25 percent annually for the next five years. X-Opoly’s orders are either for a new game…

6. McDonald's and Wendy's The following figures are taken from the 2003 financial statements of McDonald's and Wendy's. Figures are in million dollars. McDonald's 129.4 Wendy's 54.4 Inventory Revenue Cost of goods sold (COGS) Gross profit 17,140.5 11,943.7 3,148.9 1,634.6 5,196.8 1,514.4 In 2003, what were McDonald's inventory turns? What were Wendy's inventory turns? ii. Suppose it costs both McDonald's and Wendy's $3 (COGS) for each value meal offerings, each sold at the same price of $4. Assume that the cost of inventory for both companies is 30% a year. Approximately how much does McDonald's save in the inventory cost per value meal compared to that of Wendy's? You may assume the inventory turns are independent of price. i.

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IN THE MID-1960S, WALT DISNEY’S DREAM was to build a family resort destination like no other. Thedream became a reality when Walt Disney World Resort opened in 1971, featuring Magic Kingdom asthe centerpiece. Today, millions of guests visit the Walt Disney World Resort each year to experience theworld-class theme parks and hotels. Analytics feature prominently in the operations of Walt DisneyWorld. 1. Explain using illustrations how forecasting features in this company’s operations.2. Explain at least four methods of forecasting that can be used for Disney’s purpose.

Question 1  Given the following payoff table with the profits ($m), a firm might expect alternative investments (A, B, C) under different levels of interest rate. payoffs as profits states of nature     decision alternatives 1(5%) 2(7%) 3(9%) A 14 22 6 B 19 18 11 C 12 17 15 a. Use the alternative method to verify EVPI NOW ASSUME THAT THE PAYOFFS ARE COSTS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: b. What is the most the firm should be willing to pay to obtain further (perfect) information (EVPI)? c. Use the alternative method to verify EVPI. Please answer all three parts of Question 1.

Question 36 The main statistic that is used to monitor unemployment in the economy is O a) the inflation rate. b) nominal GDP. Oc) real GDP. O d) real GDP per capita. e) the unemployment rate.

QUESTION 11 For firms competing in worldwide markets, conducting. productivity analysis environmental analysis strategy implementation O sustainability analysis Ogrowth forecasting is more complex, since what works in one country or region might not work in another.

Q3. Assume you are the manager of a financial institution. How would you structure your balance sheet using the maturity gap model if you expected interest rates to decrease? Choose the correct option  1. It would depend on the volatility of the market interest rates. 2. It would depend on the FI’s leverage level.   3. It would depend on the financial institution’s current profitability.   4. It would create a negative maturity gap.   5. It would create a positive maturity gap.

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QUESTION 4 A company's focus should be on how to move from a demand-driven mentality to a forecast-driven mentality. True False

QUESTIONS: Quarterly demand for a washing machine is as shown. 1. After obtaining initial estimates for level, trend, and seasonal factors. forecast the demand for the first quarter of year III using Winter's model with a 6- - 0,25 where x is the last two digits of your student number. 2. Make a tracking signal analysis for the forecast and evaluate Maks Year I II Quarter 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Demand 1900 1224 4000 5600 4800 1048 6200 8000