Therefore, if when a consumer enters a store and sees similarly priced products, one imported and one made domestically, they can choose a US made product without feeling as if they are overpaying for the same product. Many American consumers would like to purchase American products but if American products are considerably priced higher than imports, it will make it a difficult decision. Since the protective tariffs would even the playing field for the consumer, it would be a beneficial implementation. 2. Point #2: Tariffs protect American jobs and wages.
PepsiCo has shown the best current ratio and is able to pay off their debts, which Coca-Cola does not have that and is struggling to pay off their debts. However, Coca-Cola has a higher retained earnings percentage, which means that it is able to have funds available for future growth of the company. The hope for both companies is to provide their financial statement with better information presented over their competitor giving the ability to earn more investors. PepsiCo and Coca-Cola do not need to be at war with each other as they have what it takes to get people to use both products, no matter what. Keep in mind, that it is the people’s choice whether or not to support a company and decide whether to invest in the company not competing against each
The pricing will be decided based on the demand for the product. Bury will focus on pricing the reader at the highest possible price to ensure sale of all available product. Due to the lack of competition, Bury does not have to worry that consumers will find a similar product elsewhere, therefore he can charge a higher price to maximize profit. Under a monopoly the pricing is elastic, which means that Bury offers a luxury item which the consumer will want to contemplate before buying. Also, Bury can change pricing based on demand which is inelastic.
I will say ahead of time that I believe Alpha’s term sheet is the better of the two, given that negotiation could be obtained though some clauses such as escrow shares, liquidation preference, compensation committee and board make-up. Although they seem to not have as high expectations for the company, they set forth provisions that protect themselves, but also seek to protect the founders. Moreover, The make-up of the investors in Alpha, dividend requirements, anti-dilution clause, information rights, voting system and type of security are more favorable. Differences and Similarities in Term Sheet Number of Investors Alpha’s term sheet displays the amount of investment from each investor in the pool. Alpha Ventures and Silicon Valley Partners are both investing $2.25 million.
As the marketing manager it is important to let Coastl products know that we have the best product available. This would be best portrayed through an in-person meeting. Through this meeting I will show that although are boxes cost a little more up front, the total cost of the box is less expensive because you don’t have to worry about the boxes tearing or
The truth is that properties that do well at Auction would have sold well with any method of sale (provided you have a skilled agent representing you) because they are usually very good properties. Advantages: 1. Provided the Auction attracts enough interest, competition among the bidders gives the potential to achieve a high price for the property 2. You don’t need your agent to have the skill to instill urgency in your buyers to make offers because the Auction does this automatically 3. Perhaps the biggest advantage of the Auction method is that you have the flexibility to accept a good offer PRIOR to Auction.
I would have some difficulty ordering the parts possibly which could delay the repair but it would eventually get fixed and possibly much cheaper than calling a repair man. Conclusion: Using the creative process enabled me to isolate the problem and develop two possible solutions. After discussing the solutions with my wife we agreed that calling a repair man was the best decision because time is more important than the possibility of saving a few dollars. By using the creative process I have opened my mind to numerous ideas and developed two viable solutions. If I did not used the creative process, I may have overlooked the obvious problem and just replaced the refridgerator which would cost me lots of money.
As far as the quit rate, it came to an average of around 19.5%. Though these rates are high, they are relatively in comparison with the rates that Clapton Construction shared. These rates are conveniently similar, it would not be in the client’s best interest to reduce their rate to a point where it would be deemed costly just to recruit and train new employees. Therefore philosophy has it in favor of the organization that must sustain a fair system that provide immediate feedback to employees in such a way that makes them feel heard and understood preventing them from vacating their
3. What longer range steps should Fosdick take to control the operations of the Providence distribution center? A management style needs to be implemented. He needs to determine the pace of the warehouse work, not Bigelow. Because of Bigelow’s over powering influence this is definitely easier said than done.
The comparison of overhead costs for Polynesian Fantasy and Vanilla by the two costing methods is: Polynesian Fantasy Vanilla Old Costing method 5.6 5.4 New Costing method 9.06 4.65 Change (New-Old) 3.46 (0.75) There won’t be any change on total company profits. But it will be some differences on individual product between applying two methods. What should Will do The new method (Activity-Based Costing) attempts to provide a better model of the cost of producing products or providing services and delivering them to customers. It promises to depict costs more accurately through a deeper understanding both of the activities involved and the resources consumed by each of these activities. Will should use Activity-Based Costing.