Debt to assets ratio $1,202,134 (total debt) / $1,404,726 (total assets) = 87.4% B.) ROA is a measure of profitability or effectiveness of resource usage calculated by expressing a company’s net income as a percentage of total assets. As for Sepracor, its ROA is 4.5%. This means that Sepracor created 4.5 cents of earnings from each dollar of assets. The ROE for Sepracor is 33.07%, which means that 33.07 cents of assets are created for each dollar that was originally invested.
For overall cost, in my opinion Microsoft has the advantage. VMware has been around for a very long time and has been the industry standard for virtualization technology with a reputable reputation. Many people do not want to have to change their entire infrastructure to save a few dollars. VMware is doing very well with the business aspect and is providing services to big corporations and small businesses alike. With Microsoft coming into the spotlight with their virtual technology, they will have competition.
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EVC analysis (Appendix A) shows that the new pad’s EVC is ~$4,500 and CMI must now decide on how to price the new product as to distribute the value between themselves and the customers. Chosen Alternative - A few alternatives for pricing the pads have been considered including high and low customer inducement and cost plus. The chosen alternative was the low customer inducement keeping most of the value at CMI which should generate more profit. Implementation Plan - The market plan created for the product’s penetration places an emphasis on targeting long lasting customer relations such as large construction companies and positioning the product as a high end technologically superior product. Contingency Plan - We try to map two scenarios that might cause us to re-evaluate our marketing plan such as unanticipated reaction from the customers or the competition.
The case was in a period of police transition and was a real test for them. In my opinion the investigation was a success due to a lot of successful methods. For example the use of forensics showcases the improvements made and just how far they had come. This was effective in many ways as it led to the identification to Cora’s body however there was still a bit of estimations which shows room for improvement in accuracy. I personally think all of the use of technology was effective because they had so many resources and made some real breakthroughs in investigative technology.
Pro forma financial information is generally used to illustrate the effects of transactions such as business combination, and change in capitalization. There are countless reasons on why companies use pro forma statement in their business, the most significant is the planning and control received when using pro forma. The process of using pro forma statements are less time consuming, they help businesses evaluate and make a better distinction between business plans (Scarborough, Wilson, & Zimmerer, 2009, p. 196). Pro forma statements are an excellent outlet for resources that will help a business forecast expected earnings should the company chose to merge with another company or even if the company wanted to sell off part of it operations (Scarborough, Wilson, & Zimmerer, 2009, p. 196). The pro forma statements are commonly used when applying for a business loan.
Learning objective | Place in Assessment | 1.1 Explain reasons for change in a business environment | Question 1 Page 1 | 1. Explain why change happens in a business environment. You should include at least three reasons in your answer. [1.1] Change happens in a number of different ways either reactively or proactively or internally or externally. Reactive change occurs due to outside pressures on the business these may include a perceived threat to the company or a new opportunity arises out of the blue.
Political: Government policies or regulations, International conflict or trade policies, Domestic legislation and law. Economic: Domestic competitors and trends, International economy and interest rates. Social: Consumer attitudes and preference, Ethical issues and media views. Technological: Funding for new technologies and development, Installation of new technology and emerging new technologies. These changes are known as a reactive change and occur when a business responds to external pressure.
CYBER SECURITY (Raw 95%, weighted 100.00%) With a background in Network Security and a degree in computer science I would have all the necessary experience needed to delve into the cyber security world! The money is very good and the job satisfaction (weighted) is awesome as well. I weighted it at 100% because of all its attributes! CONCLUSION Using the evaluation matrix is not as difficult as I thought it would be. It just took some getting used to.
Although the computer is fantastic in many ways and has helped improve civilization’s way of living, have people all over the world come to rely on this device too much? Computers make life far easier and many people living today probably could not function if they were sent back in time before computers were created. Although people are just taking advantage of the presence of this technology, people need to realize how to use it responsibly and not to overuse it. Computers let people communicate with each other in the blink of an eye. This revolutionary way of communication can help build relationships and bonds between people.