Case Study: Marriott Corporation The Cost of Capital Teresa Cortez Keith Gemmell Brandon Papsidero Robin Reschke October 28, 2013 Table of Contents 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? ...................................................................................................................... 1 2. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense?
3. What are the key factors that define success in the industry? What are the key competencies, capabilities, and resources of successful search engine companies? 4. Describe Google’s customer value proposition and profit formula linked to its business model.
d. List at least four operating costs your business might have. (1.0 points) Rent Utilities Inventory Payroll e. Consider the industry of your company and the current economy, and then explain how these factors might impact your company’s sales. If you do not think these factors would impact your sales, explain why they wouldn't. (2-4 sentences. 2.0 points) f. If you had $5,000 to start this company, which department would get the most funding?
Corporate focus (4) Describe how the four key elements of the Value Sphere interact to create value ( don’t just list the four elements—describe how they interact): (4 points) There are four elements of Value Sphere: Strategy, Resource acquisition & allocation, Performance metrics, People & organization culture. The different
2) The senior accountant is correct because he is using the IFRS regulation standards. The senior accountant noted on his first step that “The lease term is for three years. The useful life of the equipment is four years. Since the lease term is for a major part of the useful life of the equipment, it is a finance lease.” Under the IFRS standards, a lease is considered a finance lease when: a) The non-cancelable lease term is for “Major Portion” of the expected economic life of the asset. So the lease term was 3 years, and the useful life of the equipment is 4 years.
How do you define a target maket? (4 marks) 3. Define a market size of an industry of your choice then calculate the market share of one of your selected company in that industry. (4 marks) 4. Problem definition is the first step to start researching the market.
What is Father Prior’s strategy for achieving his vision? What competitive advantage might Mystic Monk Coffee’s strategy produce? 4. Is Mystic Monk Coffee’s strategy a money-maker? What is MMC’s business model?
MBA FM Module Assignment 4: Nike, Inc. Cost of capital Why is it so important to estimate a firms cost of capital ? What does it represent? Gaytree What is your estimate of WACC for Nike and what mistakes did Joanna make in her analysis? Which method is best for calculating the cost of equity?
Which of the four products lines---computers, tablet computers, personal media players, or smartphones---do you think is most important to Apple’s future growth and profitability? Why? 5. What is your assessment of Apple’s financial performance for the past three years? Provide specific numbers on key indicators of
What is Father Prior’s strategy for achieving his vision? What competitive advantage might Mystic Monk Coffee’s strategy produce? 4. Is Mystic Monk Coffee’s strategy a money-maker? What is MMC’s business model?