1. Analyze major changes in Kingsford’s marketing environment that brought the challenges discussed in the case study. There were three possibly four major contributors that were identified that were causing the issue. One big change that affected Kingsford's business was the increasing popularity of gas grills. While gas grills were seeing a 8 percent increase since the previous year charcoal grills had dropped by 3 percent.
We estimated how many customers we need to breakeven each year. Cash flow Projection for five years Cash Flow Analysis Year 1 Beginning Balance $0 Capital $10,000 Revenue (10 Clients) 59,700 $66,700 Disposables Purchases 49,700 Administrative $7,400 (Advertising 200, Other costs 200, Airlines 1,000, Office 6000) Wages $4,000 (2,000 each for Benny and Janet) $61,100 Ending Balance $5,600 Year 2 Beginning Balance $5,600 Revenue (15 Clients) $89,550 $93,150
$24,000 increase D. $11,000 decrease 45. Hylow Corporation sells its product for $12 per unit. Next year, fixed expenses are expected to be $400,000 and variable expenses are expected to be $8 per unit. How many units must the company sell to generate net operating income of $80,000? A.
• NPAT* excluding sass & bide put option revaluation $129 million, down 5.1% • Strong cash flow supports final dividend of 8 cps, full year dividend 18 cps, fully franked “Continued execution of five-point plan” * Excludes sass & bide put option revaluation: FY2012 ($3.0 million gain) and FY2013 ($2.2 million expense) Image: TBC (TBC) Image: Orla Kiely DELIVERING OUR PLAN / 3 Full year highlights • Sales and gross profit growth in key categories • Myer Exclusive Brands now 20.0% of sales mix • sass & bide double-digit sales and profit growth • Increased recognition of our customer service journey • Ongoing investment: new stores, refurbishments, brands, online • MYER one strengthened with Platinum tier, app launched • Online sales, page views and average monthly visits doubled • Net debt down 11.2%, lending facilities refinanced Image: sass & bide OVERVIEW / 4 12 September 2013 2 MYER Full Year Results 2013 • • • • • Overview Financial update Delivering our five-point plan Investing for the future Outlook Image: Wayne by Wayne Cooper (Myer Exclusive Brand) Financial
It has averaged $3.50/mmBtu in recent years due to new fracking technologies and government subsidies (McElroy, Lu, 2013). This price drop has had a serious affect on supply and demand. Subsequently, there has been a major shift in the supply side of natural gas. This shift is primarily due to the massive influx of gas derived from fracking shale gas. Because of this, the United States will be in a position to begin exporting natural gas by 2035 (Friedman,
Nikko Corp's total common equity at the end of last year was $305,000 and its net income after taxes was $60,000. What was its ROE(Return on Equity)? (Points : 6) 16.87% 17.75% 18.69% 19.67% 20.66% Formula used in Return on Equity calculation is: 3. You have a chance to buy an annuity that pays $1,000 at the end of each year for three years. You could earn 5.5% on your money in other investments with equal risk.
All sales are made on account at $20 per unit. Sixty percent of the sales are collected in the month of sale; the remaining 40% are collected in the following month. Forecasted sales for the first five months of 20X2 are: January, 1,500 units,- February, 1,600 units; March, 1,800 units; April, 2,000 units; May, 2,100 units. 2. Management wants to maintain the finished goods inventory at 30% of the following month's sales.
Part (b) Calculate the seasonal forecast of sales for February of Year 3. Part (c) Which forecast do you think is most accurate and why? 11. Question : (TCO 6) Davis Company is considering two capital investment proposals. Estimates regarding each project are provided below: Project A Project B Initial Investment $800,000 $650,000 Annual Net Income $50,000 45,000 Annual Cash Inflow $220,000 $200,000 Salvage Value $0 $0 Estimated Useful Life 5 years 4 years The company requires a 10% rate of return on all new investments.
(DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights, 2012) The second publication published by the Peace Corp addresses the issues with employee turnover. This issued described as a managerial challenge causes employee turnover to exceed the usual 20% annually since the strict implementation of the rule. The turnover rate has increased to 38%. That is an 18% increase annually and is expected to continue to rise until the program becomes stable. (Office of Inspector General,
(Source 1/3) The 16 billion barrels of oil that lie untapped there would be more than enough to replace the oil Americans would purchase from Iraq for over 58 years. (Source 6/2)With our growing dependency on foreign oil increasing more and more every day, we can not afford to wait any