Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Analysis of Alternatives 5 Alternative 1: Introduce a new product 5 Alternative 2: Increase promotion 6 Alternative 3: Raise prices and cut costs 7 Recommendations 7 Appendix: Budgeted Income Statements & the Rate of Growth in Profits 9 Executive Summary Shepard Poles is a manufacturing company that has been providing specialized poles in the market for over ten years. Shepard Poles has about three different product lines: hiking poles, downhill ski poles, and cross-country ski poles. According to the calculation on current operating data, the company has incurred a operating loss of $ 165,000 this year. If any new strategic initiatives are not implemented next year, the unit sales and all costs are expected to rise about 7 percent and 2 percent respectively. However, this situation would make the company incur more loss next year, which is about negative $ 293,586.
There is no fund-raising at the national level. The normal source of funds are the traditional Christmas kettle campaigns, direct-mail programs, corporate and foundation gifts, planned giving, and government contracts. In most areas, The Salvation Army is a member agency of local affiliates of the United Way of America where such affiliation has proven to be beneficial to The Salvation Army. The organization’s stewardship of its funding is noted throughout philanthropy; 83 cents of every dollar collected by the Army goes directly to client service – among the highest percentages of any non-profit in the world. In my community they provide a shelter for people who don't have a place to stay, they provide food for the people there and anyone who comes in and asks for it, they help with bills like heating, water, housing.
Now he works for Texas Instruments as a project manager and makes over $110,000 a year. Without UTA’s education, Amit wouldn’t be living a happy life. So for an affordable, safe, and quality education become a UTA maverick. Works Cited "Crimes Reported for 2009, 2010, 2011." UT Arlington Police Department.
The author works at a major U.S. Air Force installation located in middle Georgia, known as Robins AFB. The entire base currently contracts Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, Inc., doing business as Good Vocations, to administer and execute all custodial, or janitorial, duties on the base. This is one example of how Goodwill is hiring individuals with little skills and putting them to work in the service industry, which has helped the community. Goodwill started the contract on base by identifying business opportunities in the community. For years the base contracted for-profit firms to do the custodial work, when their contract ended, Goodwill simply bid on the job and
The limited liability of limited partners of a limited partnership only up to their capital contributions to the limited partnership; limited partners are not personally liable for the debts and obligations of the limited partnership (Cheeseman 2010). The LLP is filed with the appropriate secretary state of office. The partners handle the daily operations and do not have to consult with limited partners for most decisions. LLP have the same tax benefits of a general partnership. Akiva and Tara are liable to maintain a one million dollar of liability insurance which covers any negligent torts or wrongful acts by the partners or employees of the
Maximum pensionable earnings shall be deemed equal to 70% of last full calendar year of service for the company. I choose this pension plan for Plan A as combination plans can greatly benefit the employer and employee. Though combination plans can be confusing, there is no union to work with and though the company has grown significantly in the last 4 years, the number of employees is still under 100. A good pension plan may be beneficial for recruitment in the future. Plan B - Non Negotiated The type of pension plan for I would design for Tundra Exploration for Plan A would be a defined plan.
Its average sales per day were $ 668.49 during 2008 and its average collection period was 99 days. This represented an improvement from the average collection period of 105 days in 2005. 3. SciTronics apparently needed $ 29,000 of inventory at year-end 2008 to support its operations during 2008. Its activity during 2008 as measured by the cost of goods sold was $ 74,000.
Mission Statement: When the airline was first started, the goals were to get passengers to their destinations when they wanted to get there, on time, at the lowest rate and make sure they have a good time doing it. Today their mission statement strongly resembles that of the original ideas that the airline was started with. The statement reads, “The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and Company Sprit." The company’s main goal is to become the largest airline carrier in the United States. Indeed, Southwest proudly proclaims, "We are a company of People, not planes.
In 2010, 9 out of 10 residential students returned to school full time or worked part time and finished school. The program also monitors their graduates for a year after successful completion and found that a year after leaving the program, over 90 percent of their students were in a home or community setting rather than a juvenile correction institution or mental health facility. The average resident of the ranch stays approximately 12 months. It is on a voluntary basis, so the fact that they stay almost a year on average is a testament to the effectiveness of the program. One of the things that I would change about the program is the criteria for the substance abuse program.
13 A meteorologist makes on average a salary of $103,080. A rookie or a person with little experience will average about $71,020, and a person with about five years of experience can make about $75,000 - $80,000. These are the mean salaries of an Oklahoma meteorologist, not a national average (OKCollegeStart.org). This money could definitely help support a family, especially if your spouse worked too. The topic I most dislike about being a meteorologist is the family life.