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Use the following financial statements of Heifer Sports Inc. in Table 14.14 to find Heifer’s:a) Inventory turnover ratio in 2012.b) Debt/equity ratio in 2012.c) Cash flow from operating activities in 2012.d) Average collection period.e) Fixed-asset turnover ratio.f) Return on equity.

Plan for potential investors for 39 Storage https://www.39storage.com/ (This Company) Cover these points below Identify the problem to be solved. Introduce your solution to the problem. Discuss your beginning traction for getting sales. Identify the target market. Explain the costs of acquiring customers in your target market. Communicate the value proposition relative to competitors. Describe the basics of the revenue model. Provide financial projections, along with the assumptions. Sell the team. Identify your funding needs, and explain the use of the funds (the investment price must be stated) Describe possible exit strategies—how the investors may be able to cash out. End on a high note—remind investors why your product/service/team is so great.

Metro Bank is a large national bank that prides itself on achieving healthy profits each year. The shareholders are obviously very happy. Metro Bank has several hundred branches but, as with many other major banks, the Board is finding it more and more difficult to justify the existence and operation of smaller branches, particularly in regional areas. For the past few months, the Board of Metro Bank has been discussing ways of generating more profits, and the only thing that everyone can agree upon is to downsize the operations. David Armstrong has been CEO of Metro Bank for 18 months. He was headhunted from a large banking group in the United States, and the main purpose of his appointment is to generate even greater profits for Metro Bank. David’s appointment is for four years. David has been very successful throughout his banking career and is extremely experienced in all facets of banking as a result of his progression through the hierarchy from junior teller to CEO over a period…

briefly explain on a recent merger and acquisition that had taken place between access Bank Zambia and Atlas Mara Zambia. stating reason for the merger or acquisition.

2.Offer another solution to hedging the economic exposure in the long run as Jim’s business grows.What are disadvantages of this solution?

If you were contemplating an investment in any of these two airline companies (Qantas and Allience), identify what other information (non-financial) would assist your investment decision and why this information (two) are important to you.

Write the service performance of The Land Bank of the Philippines and its type of banking services, from the bank client’s point of view.

Suppose that Switch decide to extend the business operations to nutrition consulting whereby they offer consulting services with a focus on energy and performance enhancement. In addition, they provide nutrition plans that include nutrition plans that include recommendations for including Switch Energy drink into their diets. The business unit has been able to acquire many customers despite its recent entry into the market. However, management are concerned that they may lose customers, similar to their product line. Provide a report in which you recommend to management, how they could instil a service culture within this unit so as to avoid the loss of customers.

How can Cigna insurance relate to these questions? What is and should be the relationship between an organization’s mission and its strategy? What are the key advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing and offshoring, and should these practices be regulated?  Explain why or why not! Why do stakeholders in the same organization often have different goals?  Would it not be best if they shared the same goals?  Explain your findings! Research a recent example of a company’s ethical violation in the news and briefly describe what you believe went wrong by covering the who, what when and were of the incident.

You have been appointed as a financial consultant by the directors of Sizonke Holdings. They require you to determine the cost of capital of the company. The following information is available on the capital structure of the company:✓1 500 000 ordinary shares, with a market price of R3 per share. The latest dividend declared was 85 cents per share. A dividend growth of 14% was maintained for the past 5 years.✓1 000 000 11%, R1 preference shares, with a market value of R2 per share.✓R1 000 000 9%, debentures due in 7 years and the current yield-to-maturity is 10%.✓R700 000 14%, bank loan, due in December 2019.Additional information:- The company has a tax rate of 28%.- The beta of the company is 1.6, a risk free rate of 6% and the return on the market is 15%.Required:2.1 Calculate the weighted average cost of capital. Use the Gordon Growth Model to calculate the cost of equity. (22 marks)2.2 Calculate the cost of equity, using the Capital Asset Pricing Model. (

Consider the following information for a particular company and calculate the gross profit percentage. Sales Cost of goods sold Beginning inventory Ending inventory Beginning accounts receivable $26,800,120 18,925,000 48,612 51,644 2,679,112 Beginning allowance for bad debts (120,560) Ending accounts receivable 2,845,591 Ending allowance for bad debts (113,824)

In the history of the economy, there has been an understanding that the government does not need to intervene directly in economic activities. The economy is only based on market equilibrium (classical/micro economics). This understanding gave rise to the Great Depression. A. Retell the series of events of the great depression until an understanding emerges that there must be direct government involvement in economic activities! B. Give an analysis, what was the main cause of the great depression, even though at that time there was a very significant increase in production?

Please show all work and explain answer. OneRing Company sells memorabilia to residents of Middle-Earth. They are about to invest $6 million in a new ring making plant.   Fixed costs of operating the plant are $1 million a year. The ring costs $60/unit to manufacture (variable cost) and will be sold for $200/unit. The plant will last for 5 years, and will be depreciated over 5 years to zero using the straight-line method. The plant will have no salvage value after five years.   Net working capital requirements are negligible for this project. Assume there are no taxes in Middle-Earth, and that the appropriate discount rate for the project is ten percent.   How many rings per year must OneRing sell in order to break even?

Explain in detail an appropriate online business revenue model suited for Dog food company. Include in your answer any FIVE business benefits this model provides to a business.

Nature of the Business: Home Depot (A) What industry is it in? (B) Where is it headquartered?  C) What is its NYSE Stock Listing symbol?

The effect of Covid-19 in Small Medium Enterprise (SME) in Malaysia. it will be good if you summarize it through tables and figures

There is a debate on conflicts of interest that exist between certain bond ratings agencies, such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, and the corporation’s bonds that they rate. There is also a debate on conflicts of interest that exist between financial firms, such as Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, and the corporation’s equity that rate. Discuss strategies that would reduce these conflicts of interest.

Identify the main differences between Franchising and Licensing. What are the advantages and disadvantages of franchising model for the franchisor? Explain why Franchising is more popular in service sectors? Give some examples of franchising model in the world

Discuss the ethical issues related to using public funds for an operation that could be seen as a for-profit venture that is in competition with private sector companies.

John Francois Stores has experienced success throughout its years of operations. However, there is no one at the organization at present who understands how the organization should be evaluated with the objective of taking corrective action, if required.You are given the opportunity to advise Mr. Francois, his family and senior staff regarding the process of strategy evaluation, how the objectives are evaluated as well as the challenges that may arise. You need to be clear in providing advice to members of the organization with respect to measuring its performance. Therefore, what would say to Mr. Francois, his family and senior staff.

Briefly describe the ABC analysis and its importance in business.

You are given the following information about the sales and inventory levels for your company for the last five years. Using regression analysis, determine what the level of safety stocks for your company appears to be. Year 1 2 3 4 5 Inventory $5,112,930 $5,921,310 $6,447,375 $7,355,880 $43,281,300 $8,067,195 Sales $23,586,200 $28,975,400 $32.482.500 $38,539,200 O $1.525,000 $1,475,000 O $1,500,000 O $1,550,000 O $1,575,000

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3) Ahmed and Junaid are two enterprising youth. They have passed out from a renowned University. They decided instead of doing a job, they will launch fresh vegetables in Pakistan. Having learnt of the future conventional foods, they decided to venture into cultivation of mushrooms. Mushrooms are known to be the best alternative food for vegetarians. For Ahmed and Junaid fundraising was a serious handicap for Mass Production. However, the first trial batch of mushrooms that they produced was bought by 5 star hotel in Karachi. Further, the hotel placed orders for supply of 20kgs every day. Ahmed and Junaid want to sell mushrooms in a very big way all over Pakistan. How will you guide Ahmed and Junaid in a) Product strategies? b) Brand Positioning? c) Brand Strategies?

S18-13 Use the financial statements of Bastion Computer Corp., plus the following item (in millions): Number of common shares outstanding... .0.8 1. Compute earnings per share (EPS). Round the result to the nearest cent. 2. Compute the price-earnings ratio. The price of a Bastion Computer Corp. - common share is $131.00.