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Business Plan – ECN
$42.00Define a business idea, preferably one that you create, that might work as a start-up firm in the United States. Your proposed firm should provide a particular product or service mainly to customers located outside the United States.
Then, using your knowledge from each of the previous modules, explain how your firm could succeed in foreign markets by applying any of the described global strategies. Select a country or countries (or a region) to focus on and explain why that market would be best for your firm. (Remember to discuss institutions.) Provide a detailed assessment of the product or service and of the country or region that will be your selected market.
Finally, describe the specific steps that your firm would take to enter that foreign market. Consider resources, logistics, and competition in this part of your discussion. This is the heart of your paper and should clearly explain the business strategy you plan to use.
Your paper should and include at last seven research articles from peer reviewed journals, in addition to books and other credible sources. You should use professional and academic references only. You may use electronic references, but they must be reputable and verifiable sources.Do not use unverifiable sources such as articles without any responsible author or institution.
Your paper should be 12-15 pages in length, well-written, and properly referenced.
The structure of your paper should be as follows:
- Introduction and Background on the business idea (1-2 pages)
- Description of the product or service that will be provided and why it would be in demand in the given market you’ve chosen (2-3 pages)
- Explanation of the target market—why did you select it, what is the legal, political, and economic environment in that market (2-3 pages)
- Strategic Analysis – walk the reader through your business strategy. What model will you use, why did you choose it, and what will make it successful in this market with this product or service (5-8 pages)
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, citing references as appropriate
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P2-6A: Sievert Corporation P13-2A : Lucille Company
$15.00P2-6A: Sievert Corporation
Condensed balance sheet and income statement data for Sievert Corporation are presented here and on the next page.
SIEVERT CORPORATION
Balance Sheets
31-Dec 2012 2011
Assets
Cash 28,000 20,000
Receivables (net) 70,000 62,000
Other current assets 90,000 73,000
Long-term investments 62,000 60,000
Plant and equipment (net) 510,000 470,000
Total assets 760,000 685,000
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Current liabilities 75,000 70,000
Long-term debt 80,000 90,000
Common stock 330,000 300,000
Retained earnings 275,000 225,000
Total liabilities and stockholders equity 760,000 685,000
SIEVERT CORPORATION
Income Statements
For the Years Ended December 31
2012 2011
Sales 750,000 680,000
Cost of goods sold 440,000 400,000
Operating expenses (including income taxes) 240,000 220,000
Net income 70,000 60,000
Additional information:
Cash from operating activities 82,000 56,000
Cash used for capital expenditures 45,000 38,000
Dividends paid 20,000 15,000
Average number of shares outstanding 33,000 30,000
Instructions
Compute these values and ratios for 2011 and 2012.
(a) Earnings per share.
(b) Working capital.
(c) Current ratio.
(d) Debt to total assets ratio.
(e) Free cash flow.
(f ) Based on the ratios calculated, discuss briefly the improvement or lack thereof in financial position and operating results from 2011 to 2012 of Sievert Corporation
P13-2A : Lucille Company
The comparative statements of Lucille Company are presented here.
LUCILLE COMPANY
Income Statements
For the Years Ended December 31
2012 2011
Net sales 1,890,540 1,750,500
Cost of goods sold 1,058,540 1,006,000
Gross profit 832,000 744,500
Selling and administrative expenses 500,000 479,000
Income from operations 332,000 265,500
Other expenses and losses
Interest expense 22,000 20,000
Income before income taxes 310,000 245,500
Income tax expense 92,000 73,000
Net income 218,000 172,500
LUCILLE COMPANY
Balance Sheets
31-Dec
2012 2011
Assets
Current assets
Cash 60,100 64,200
Short-term investments 74,000 50,000
Accounts receivable 117,800 102,800
Inventory 126,000 115,500
Total current assets 377,900 332,500
Plant assets (net) 649,000 520,300
Total assets 1,026,900 852,800
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 160,000 145,400
Income taxes payable 43,500 42,000
Total current liabilities 203,500 187,400
Bonds payable 220,000 200,000
Total liabilities 423,500 387,400
Stockholders equity
Common stock ($5 par) 290,000 300,000
Retained earnings 313,400 165,400
Total stockholders equity 603,400 465,400
Total liabilities and stockholders equity 1,026,900 852,800
All sales were on account. Net cash provided by operating activities for 2012 was $220,000.
Capital expenditures were $136,000, and cash dividends were $70,000.
Instruction:
Compute the following ratios for 2012.
(a) Earnings per share.
(b) Return on common stockholders equity.
(c) Return on assets.
(d) Current ratio.
(e) Receivables turnover.
(f ) Average collection period.
(g) Inventory turnover. (n) Free cash flow.
(h) Days in inventory.
(i) Times interest earned.
(j) Asset turnover.
(k) Debt to total assets.
(l) Current cash debt coverage.
(m) Cash debt coverage.
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Macroeconomics Assignment Solutions
$30.00Macroeconomics
solve all the questions
Question 9:
An economy is currently in equilibrium and the following figures refer to elements in its national accounts:
Consumption (total) = 60billion
Investment = 5billion
Government expenditure= 8billion
Imports = 10billion
Exports = 7billion
(a) What is the current equilibrium level of GDP? (1 mark
(b) What is the level of injections? (1 mark)
(c) What is the level of withdrawals? (1 mark)
(d) Assuming that tax revenues are $7 billion, what is the value of savings? (1 mark)
(e) If GDP now rises to $80 billion and, as a result, the consumption of domestically produced goods rises to $58 billion, what is the MPCd? (i.e. marginal propensity to consume domestic goods) (2 marks)
(f) What is the value of the multiplier? (2 marks)
(g) Given an initial level of GDP of $80 billion, assume that spending on exports rises by $4 billion, spending on investment rises by $1 billion, while government expenditure falls by $2 billion. By how much will GDP change? (2 marks)
Question 10:
(a) Which of the following are final goods and services and which are intermediate goods and services? Please explain why in your answer. (4 marks – 1 mark each)
(i) A windscreen purchased by a motor vehicle spare parts supplier;
(ii) A new bulldozer to be used by a construction company;
(iii) A household cleaning service purchased by a family from a domestic cleaning service company;
(iv) Coking coal
(b) An economy produces final goods and services with a market value of $800 billion in a given year, but only $750 billion worth of goods and services is sold to domestic or foreign buyers.
Is this nation’s GDP $800 billion or $750 billion? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
(c) Explain why a new truck sold for use by a transport company is a final good, even though it is a fixed investment (capital) used to produce other goods. (2 marks)
Should the value of this truck then be added to GDP or should only the goods it transports be included in GDP? (2 marks)
Question 11:
(10 marks total – 2.5 marks each part)
(a) Illustrate and explain with diagrams the difference between demand-pull and cost-push inflation; (2.5 marks for the diagram and 2.5 marks for the explanation);
(b) Provide (describe) two (2) causes of each type of inflation
(2.5 marks for 2 demand-pull causes and 2.5 marks for 2 cost-push causes)
Question 12:
(a) Do you think that macroeconomic policy should be designed to achieve a measured unemployment rate of zero? Why or why not should this be the case? (5 marks)
(b) How did the classical economists interpret long-run unemployment? (2.5 marks)
(c) How does structural and cyclical unemployment differ and how concerned should policymakers be about these types of unemployment? (2.5 marks)
Question 13:
(2.5 marks each part)
Using the aggregate demand – aggregate supply (AD-AS) diagram, show how the four economic events would affect economic activity and the price level. (Note: use a separate AD-AS diagram for each event)
(a) An improvement in the marketing and selling skills of firm managers;
(b) An increase in personal income tax;
(c) An increase in exports;
(d) A significant destruction in an economy’s capital stock because of war;
Question 14:
(a) The consumer price index (i.e. CPI) is the most commonly used measure of changes in the general level of prices in Australia. Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of using this measure. (4 marks)
(b) Explain why some people ‘lose’ from inflation and why do some people ‘win’ from inflation? (6 marks)
Question 15:
Which of the following would cause a growth in the money supply? Answer yes, no, or possibly and explain your answer (i.e. please provide reasons). (2 marks each)
(a) The selling of government securities to banks;
(b) A fall in interest rates;
(c) An increase in government expenditure, financed by borrowing from the banking sector;
(d) The purchase of government securities by the Central Bank from the banking sector;
(e) It is agreed by the Treasurer and the Governor of the Central Bank to
reduce the target rate of inflation
Question 16:
The following are the various elements within a nation’s balance of payments account:
(i) Imports of goods (?)
(ii) Exports of goods (+)
(iii) Imports of services (?)
(iv) Exports of services (+)
(v) Other income outflows (?)
(vi) Other income inflows (+)
(vii) Capital transfers sent overseas from the nation (–)
(viii) Capital transfers to the nation from overseas (+)
(ix) The nation’s investments overseas (?)
(x) Investment in the nation from overseas (+)
(xi) Short-term financial outflows (?)
(xii) Short-term financial inflows (+)
(xiii) Adding to reserves (?)
(xiv) Drawing on reserves (+)
Into which of the above categories would you put the following? (total 10 marks – 1 mark each)
(a) DVD recorders imported into the nation from Japan;
(b) Insurance cover purchased in the nation by overseas residents;
(c) The nation gives overseas aid to a developing country;
(d) A US car company sets up a factory in the nation;
(e) Some of the nation’s residents take a holiday in Bali;
(f) Interest earned by the nation’s residents on overseas assets;
(g) Running down the stock of foreign exchange in the Central Bank of the nation;
(h) Migrants to the nation transferring property to the nation;
(i) New deposits made in banks in the nation by overseas residents;
(j) The nation’s palm oil is sold in the United Kingdom. -
Top managers of McDonough Products, Inc….
$15.00Top managers of McDonough Products, Inc., have asked for your help in comparing the company s profit performance and financial position with the average for the industry. The accountant has given you the company s income statement and balance sheet and also the following data for the industry. The problem is that McDonough is in dollars and the Industry Average is in percentages. To complete the analysis you will need to convert McDonoughs dollar amounts to percentages.
McDonough Products, Inc.
Income Statement Compared with Industry Average
Year Ended December 31, 2010
McDonough “Industry Average”
Net sales…………………………… $700,000 100.0%
Cost of goods sold……………. 490,000 57.3
Gross profit………………….. 210,000 42.7
Operating expenses ………………… 175,000 29.4
Operating income……………….. 35,000 13.3
Other expenses………………………… 7,000 2.5
Net income ………………………… $28,000 10.8%McDonough Products, Inc.
Balance Sheet Compared with Industry Average
December 31, 2010McDonough “Industry Average”
Current assets……….. $471,200 72.1%
Fixed assets, net ……….. 114,700 19.0
Intangible assets, net …………….. 21,080 4.8
Other assets…………………………… 13,020 4.1
Total …………………………………. 620,000 100.0%Current liabilities ………. 240,560 47.2%
Long-term liabilities ………… 135,160 21.0
Stockholders equity…………….. 244,280 31.8
Total ……………………… $620,000 100.0%Industry Average Current Ratio 1.53
Industry Average Total Debt to Total Assets 0.68
Requirements
- Prepare a common-size income statement and balance sheet for McDonough Products. The first column of each statement should present McDonough Products common-size statement, and the second column should show the industry averages.
- For the profitability analysis, compute McDonough Products (a) ratio of gross profit to net sales (b) ratio of operating income to net sales, and (c) ratio of net income to net sales. Compare these figures with the industry averages. Is McDonough Products profit performance better or worse than the average for the industry?
- For the analysis of financial position, compute McDonough Products (a) Current ratio and (b) Debt ratio. Compare these ratios with the industry averages. Is McDonough Products financial position better or worse than the average for the industry?
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MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CAREER SELECTION AND TRANSITION BY MBA STUDENTS
$30.00Final Project Preparation
Research Methods: Course Assignment 2
Research Paper Topic: MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CAREER SELECTION AND TRANSITION BY MBA STUDENTS
Word count: 4,366
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Exam: The past, present and future role/purpose of management
$35.00Exam
Directions: Answer all four questions. You are welcome to use any and all course (and outside) materials to answer the questions. As you have throughout this course, please cite all references you use, and include a full reference section at the end of the exam. Format of your responses is open, but single-spaced is preferred.
40-point questions (4-5 paragraph response)
- Describe the past, present and future role/purpose of management.
Sub-questions: Describe the evolution of management. Who/what did/do managers manage? What are the common functions of management today? What do you predict the future of management will look like? What evidence supports your prediction?
- Make an argument regarding the main purpose of organizations.
Sub-questions: What purpose do organizations serve? Do organizations have a responsibility to society? To whom do organizations have a responsibility? Is there value in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for organizations? Why or why not?
25-point questions (2-3 paragraph response)
- How would you recommend that an employee manage/reduce stress? What evidence supports your recommendation?
- Describe one factor in the external environment that affects an organization’s strategy. Explain and illustrate the current trends regarding this factor. What strategic decisions (for example: employee selection, product development, etc.) might this current trend influence? How?
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Coca-Cola markets PowerAde as a sports drink that competes with Gatorade…
$5.00Part 1
Coca-Cola markets PowerAde as a sports drink that competes with Gatorade. Competition for sports drinks is fierce where they are sold in the coolers of convenience stores. Coca-Cola is thinking about using a special holder that fits in a standard convenience-store cooler but moves PowerAde to eye level and makes it more conspicuous than Gatorade. Design an experiment that determines whether the special holder increases the sales of PowerAde in convenience stores. Identify and diagram your experiment. Indicate how the experiment is to be conducted and assess the internal ans external validity of your experiment.
Part 2
Read the case (Global Motors) and after this case there are four questions I need you to answer them separately ,,i will attach the case.Additional Files:
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The maximum company has invented an extra-strength, instant coffee brand to be called Max-gaff…
$5.00Part 1
The maximum company has invented an extra-strength, instant coffee brand to be called Max-gaff and positioned to be stronger tasting than any competing brands. Design a taste-test experiment that compares Max-gaff to the two leading instant coffee brands to determine which brand consumers consider to taste the strongest. Identify and diagram your experiment. Indicate how the experiment is to be conducted, and assess the internal and external validity of your experiment.
Part 2
Read the case (global motors) and after this case there are three questions I need you to answer them separately ,,i will attach the case.Additional Files:
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What Type of Business Would You Start? Part 2
$10.00What Type of Business Would You Start? Part 2
Most of us are familiar with the 1950s images of the American housewife baking cookies, vacuuming, using her washing machine, putting on make-up, etc. So when a woman starts a business using these skills as a basis, it may seem like a natural progression. But what about when a woman chooses to start a construction company, a winery, or a dairy farm? Does this seem natural as well, or does the imagery of a woman in a dump truck or on a tractor make us pause for a moment?
The 2007 Survey of Business Owners (part of the 2007 Economic Census),showed the percentage of woman-owned businesses in each business sector. Take a look at this pie chart and the graphic below (also taken from the 2007 Census). Is it what you expected? What are the most prevalent sectors for woman-owned businesses? (These statistics in the pie chart are slightly limiting since the largest percentage is allotted to “all other industries,” but is still informative about certain career directions.)
So what sectors are considered “non-traditional”? A non-traditional career is defined as one where more than 75% of the workforce is of the opposite gender. For a list of non-traditional careers for both women an men, look at Dr. Randall S. Hanson’s Web site article, “Non-Traditional Career Paths for Men and Women.” For a follow-up article by the same author, read “The Pros and Cons of Non-Traditional Careers: Working in Careers that Defy Gender Stereotypes.” What do you think of the occupations on this list? Would you consider any of these career choices strange or odd for one gender or the other? For the men in this class: What are your feelings about the non-traditional occupations for your gender?
The aircraft industry has, from its inception, been a male-dominated industry. From inventors to pilots to mechanics, the majority, with a few notable exceptions, have been men. In 1932, Olive Ann Beech and her husband Walter founded Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. Olive became CEO in 1950 and remained in the position until they sold the company in 1980. The company produced a tremendous amount of air crafts throughout World War II and the Korean War. One of their planes, the Beechcraft Bonanza, had the longest production run of any airplane. Olive Beech’s business acumen and knowledge of the industry allowed the company to prosper for decades. For more information about Olive Ann Beech, read this biography.
When Linda Alvarado began her business, Alvarado Construction in the 1970s, women comprised less than 1% of the industry. That percentage has risen since then, but is still very much considered a “non-traditional” sector for women business owners. In that industry, Alvarado Construction has excelled as a major contracting firm. To read a biography about Linda Alvarado, click here.
What obstacles, if any, do you think women (and men) might face in non-traditional careers? Do you think that the barriers to entry are higher than in traditional sectors? Do you think that entrepreneurs in these sectors face prejudices? Or, do you think there might be advantages to owning a business in an industry that has few owners of the same gender?
Let’s take a look at an industry that has been typically “male,” both on the production and consumption end: Beer. Traditionally, beer has been produced by, marketed to, and consumed by men.
But the beer industry as a whole is changing. Craft brews have made a resurgence and now account for 10% of all beer sales. While Budweiser, Miller and Coors continue to dominate the top spots, many more people are turning to smaller brews for their everyday drinking. And the percentage of women drinkers, and producers is rising.
Check out this article to see a few statistics on the Craft Brew industry. The third largest Craft Brewery in America, New Belgium Brewery, was co-founded by Kim Jordan, the current CEO. To learn more about NBB and Kim Jordan, click here. She was the keynote speaker at the Craft Brewers Conference in March, 2013.
New Glarus Brewing is a smaller brewery, located in Wisconsin, that was also co-founded by a woman. To hear the founder, Deb Carey, speak about her business, clickhere. On a web site dedicated to Craft beers, Julia Herz discusses some of the statistics surrounding women and beer and provides some excellent links. Check out her articleand follow some of the links that interest you. Do you think that the industry is shifting, or are these just a few special cases? Can you make the same argument for other industries?
What difference do you think gender makes in choosing what company to open? What entrepreneurial aspirations do you have? Do they fall into the “traditional” or “non-traditional” sectors for your gender? Do you think our ideas of what is “traditional” and “non-traditional” for a certain gender are changing, or are they deeply rooted? I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this topic this week.
Note: Are you familiar with the above poster? The poster depicts “Rosie the Riveter,” a fictional character created in World War II to encourage women to perform jobs that were usually performed by men. During the war, women flew planes, played professional baseball, and took on all types of manufacturing responsibilities while men fought in the war. When the war was over, women were expected to return to the home. Some did, but others pursued similar professions/interests long after the war was over. Just something interesting to ponder this week as you look at non-traditional career paths.