The asset purchase option will generate $700,000 million more tax obligation than stock purchase do. However, under the asset purchase method, the goodwill generated from this transaction could be depreciated over 15 years, or $900,000 annually over 15 years. To justify the price of $40 million, we adjusted an APV approach. We derived the unlevered beta from the comparable firm Modtech. Adding other assumptions to our valuation model, we concluded a firm value of $83.92 million, and 73% of the firm value is $65.17 million.
Introduction Waltham, Inc. is a publicly traded firm that is considering the acquisition of a private firm, Artforever.com. The acquisition is being considered because there are limited investment opportunities in the core business of vintage shoe restoration at Waltham, Inc. The CEO wishes to expand the company into other growing markets. Waltham, Inc. currently has 100,000 outstanding shares of stock trading at $50 per share. The firm also has $2M market value of bonds trading at a yield to maturity of 6.2%.
Phar-Mor is a company that sells variety of household products and prescription drugs. Monus used the strategy of deep discount retailing to beat other companies’ prices. The only competitor for Phar-Mor was Wal-Mart, so Michael “Mickey” Monus-the president and the chief operating officer of Phar-Mor-used the “power buying” (the phrase that Monus used to describe his strategy). Phar-Mor sells their products at very low prices to undersell their bog competitor Wal-Mart, but unfortunately, by using this strategy Phar-Mor began to lose money. The fraud begun when Phar-Mor manipulated their financial statements, so that, no losses are reported in their statement.
Question 2 1 out of 1 points Correct The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports that Caplets Pharmaceutical Corporation is putting potentially harmful additives in Doze, a new pain-relief medication. The FDA's demands for particular documents from Caplets Answer Selected Answer: d. must be general so as to force an uncooperative party's compliance. Correct Answer: d. must be general so as to force an uncooperative party's compliance. Question 3 1 out of 1 points Correct Before adopting new regulations to govern Internet-based phone services, the Federal Communications Commission may not Answer Selected Answer: d. ignore the Administrative Procedure Act to streamline proceedings. Correct Answer: d. ignore the Administrative Procedure Act to streamline proceedings.
Segmentation Deciding on a target market for Glustasis requires specific segmentation criteria enabling the targeting market to establish; in this case the target markets consist of end-users and organizational buyers. Segmentation is the first step to consider when thinking about the target market strategy and defining it. Determination of marketing segmentation requires two steps: naming a broad-product market of interest and establishing the ideal market segments. Naming the broad-product market is the first step to disaggregating (Perrault, McCarthy, & Cannon, 2011, p. 93). With pharmaceuticals much of the need to
OPTION 2 – RESEARCH PAPER ”EVERY NEW DUANE READE IS A DEPARTURE” CASE STUDY ANALYSIS VIVECA WHITE KELLER GRADUATE PROGRAM MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 ABSTRACT This paper will analyze one of many organizational changes implemented at Duane Reade pharmaceuticals. Each organizational change appears to take the mega drug store chain steps further from its original installation and description as a drug store. Through this review the paper will discuss recommendations of change models that may possibly serve as the best course of action to make the changes more productive on more than one level. INTRODUCTION “EVERY NEW DUANE READE IS A DEPARTURE” Change within an organization is always good but the merit of the change is based on who the good will benefit. A successful change will leave few rocks unturned and general satisfaction for the majority.
states that they will test their hypothesis by placing different clients in either the forgiveness therapy or the alcohol and drug counseling programs. Logically, the following paragraphs of the paper should discuss the treatments of these groups along with their findings regarding the treatments. Yes, Lin et al. logically flows into the rest of the journal writing describing the trial and providing visuals to discuss
C2. Steps Analyzing the system must be done first for a successful development and for a new system adoption to take place. Team building and having each team identify lists of errors that they see in the system are part of the pre steps in FMEA process. They must then prioritize and address in order of importance the documented errors lists from staff. In this step, they evaluate the hospital data to compare the about conscious sedation medication administration process before the revision of the current policy took place.
MEMORANDUM TO: SENATOR SULL I. VAN FROM: LOC LUU SUBJECT: ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO OVERPRESCRIBING ADHD MEDS DATE: March 7, 2011 ____________________________________________________________ __________________ Thank you for taking your time to read my last two memos that I have sent in regards to the issue of overprescribing ADHD medication. Furthermore, in this memo I would like to propose three alternative solutions to it. The first alternative would be implementing a set of standard step therapy to diagnose a patient relates to ADHD symptoms. Secondly, the government needs to set a limitation on how patients can get a hold of the medication.
We have been given the right circumstances to reform our health care and control its costs. Whether the government is part of this “reform” is still being debated. What most people would agree on though, is that absent health care reform; health care costs are likely to continue to rise into the foreseeable future (Kaiser, n.d.). References: Fox, M. (2010, October 27). Vote could change direction of healthcare reform.