Star Appliance Company B Executive Brief This proposal accounts for the new debt and equity mix of Star Appliances by estimating the company’s cost of equity. The methods used include the dividend discount model‚ the earnings/price model‚ and the CAPM model. After analyzing all three possibilities‚ it is apparent that the CAPM model provides the most accurate estimate of Star Company’s cost of capital because it accounts for the beta. Using the CAPM model‚ the new Star Company cost of equity is
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core business and also coming up with new customer initiatives to reward their customers for shopping with them. Partnering with other large companies such as Optus and Qantas has provided Woolworths with a major boost. Competitive Forces for Woolworths |Force |Power |Justification | |Suppliers |Low |As there are so many companies producing similar products‚ I feel that Woolworths
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Introduction The case on the global automobile industry demonstrated by lowering cost through innovative production without sacrificing quality is the defining characteristic in a successful company. I found this case interesting because it characterized a successful automobile producer as one that will cut cost in an innovative approach to deal with a market that is constantly changing. The innovation in producing automobiles started with Ford through mass production and continued all the way to
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Company History: Based in Denmark‚ IKEA International A/S is one of the world ’s top retailers of furniture‚ home furnishings‚ and housewares. The company designs its own items‚ and sells them in the more than 140 IKEA stores that are spread throughout approximately 30 different countries worldwide. The company also peddles its merchandise through mail-order‚ distributing its thick catalogs once a year in the areas surrounding its store locations. IKEA is characterized by its efforts to offer high-quality
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such as Tata Tea‚ Tetley‚ Kanan Devan‚ Chakra Gold and Gemini catering to all major consumer segments for tea. Tata Tea has subsidiaries in Great Britain‚ United States and India. Also the company has a substantial interest in the Sri Lankan tea industry through Watawala Plantations‚ Sri Lanka and Kanan Devan Hills Plantation Company as associate companies. The company has a 100 per cent export-oriented unit (KOSHER & HACCP certified) manufacturing instant tea in Munnar‚ Kerala‚ which is the largest
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Michael Porter‚ an industry is affected by certain forces‚ which enable them to attain different levels of profitability. These five forces help managers analyze the industry to gain a better understanding and develop a more effective business strategy. In the discount retailing industry‚ it is important to consider the following when considering entry: Threat of New Entrants: Four major competitors‚ WalMart‚ Kmart‚ Target and Costco Wholesale dominate the discount retail industry. The threat of
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Report 3: Organization Structure and Strategy of Orbitz Worldwide‚ Inc. (OWW) ------------------------------------------------- Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: OWW) is a leading global online travel agency (OTA) that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research‚ plan‚ and book a broad range of travel services. Orbitz owns and operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz‚ CheapTickets‚ ebookers‚ HotelClub‚ RatesToGo‚ the Away Network‚ and the corporate
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as an example to discuss and apply Porter’s 5 forces. Current competition: New top range chefs and Michelin type high end dining. These competitors offer similar food choices but at highly competitive prices. They also provide more comfortable ambience and atmosphere. Therefore‚ hawkers have to regularly review their menu to sustain the interest of regular customers and satisfying changing customer preferences Threat of entry: The F&B industry has low barriers to entry. Opening a hawker
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In 1998‚ the Industry was in a state of Duopoly‚ with the only players being Eircell‚ with 330‚000 customers‚ and Esat Digifone‚ with 80‚000. Market penetration was a mere 11%‚ having grown by 4% since the previous year (ComReg‚ 1999). On December 1‚ the industry was deregulated and a competition for the awarding of a third telecom licence was held. With the view‚ expressed by Etain Doyle‚ Director of Telecommunications Regulation‚ to “increase competition and choice” which would bring about “lower
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Part B-Results and calculations B4 (i) n(S2O32-) = 0.0025*(5/1000) = 1.25*10-5mol Molar ratio of I2 : S2O32-=1: 2 n(I2)=0.5*n(S2O32-) n(I2)= 0.5*(1.25*10-5) =6.25*10-6mol B4 (ii) n(S2O32-)= 0.0025*(20/1000) = 5*10-5mol Molar ratio of I2: S2O32-=1:2 n(I2)=0.5*n(S2O32-) n(I2)=0.5*(5.0*10-5) =2.5*10-5mol Part B-Results and calculations
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