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4 years ago

How might a once-valued intermediary find itself threatened with disintermediation?

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kicyunya [14]4 years ago

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Answer:

Through disinter-mediation the middle man or the banks, agents etc, are removed from the process of funding, and the organization decides to pay the customers directly. Thus the profits of the once valued intermediaries are killed, and hence they are threatened.

Explanation:

Disinter-mediation is riskier however, and the chances of it taking place is less. Hence, the intermediary are not that threatened. However, if companies decides to go with it, they become the once valued intermediaries, and the companies now don't require to pay them their fee. Thus. the intermediaries are at big loss, and that is why they feel quite threatened from the disinter-mediation.

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3 years ago

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3 years ago

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ololo11 [35]

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1. To ensure that compensation and other reward disbursements are consistent with actual performance

2. To identify salespersons who needs to be promoted

3. To identify salespersons who should be fired/terminated

4. To determine the specific training and counseling needs of individual

5. To provide information for effective human resource (Succession) planning

6. To identify criteria that can be used to recruit and select salespersons in the future

7. To advise salespersons of work expectations

8. To motivate salespersons

9. To help salespersons set their career goals

10. To enhance effective communications between salesperson and sales manager

Explanation:

How each purpose affects the performance evaluation process

1. To ensure that compensation and other reward disbursements are consistent with actual performance

Compensation and rewards affects the performance and it should be on the merit.

2. To identify salespersons who needs to be promoted

Promotion shall be given on the basis of evaluation

3. To identify salespersons who should be fired/terminated

Termination should be on the basis of performance evaluation

4. To determine the specific training and counseling needs of individual

Training shall be provided on the basis of evaluation

5. To provide information for effective human resource (Succession) planning

Succession planning should be on the basis of performance evaluation so that the exceptional performers must be retained,

6. To identify criteria that can be used to recruit and select salespersons in the future

It helps in understanding the factors that will be useful to recruit and select salespersons

7. To advise salespersons of work expectations

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8. To motivate salespersons

It will help in understanding the factors which motivate the salespersons

9. To help salespersons set their career goals

Salespersons will understand about their future and set their career goals.

10. To enhance effective communications between salesperson and sales manager

It will help to communicate effectively about the expectations of salesperson and sales manager and better coordination

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4 years ago

Stoll Co.'s long-term available-for-sale portfolio at the start of this year consists of the following.

Masteriza [31]

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a. Determine the amount Stoll should report on its December 31, 2017, balance sheet for its long-term investments in available-for-sale securities.

Company B notes $82,300
Company C bonds $603,800
Company X bonds $120,000
Company Z notes $276,000

b. (same as c.)Prepare any necessary December 31, 2017, adjusting entry to record the fair value adjustment for the long-term investments in available-for-sale securities.

Dr Company B notes 4,800
Cr Unrealized gain on Company B notes 4,800 (= $82,300 - $77,500)

Dr Unrealized loss on Company C bonds 38,340 (= $603,800 - $642,140)
Cr Company C bonds 38,340

Dr Unrealized loss on Company X bonds 2,100 (= $120,000 - $122,100)
Cr Company X bonds 2,100

Dr Company Z notes 8,100
Cr Unrealized gain on Company Z notes 8,100 (= $276,000 - $267,300)

Explanation:

beginning of the year cost fair value

Company A bonds $534,100 $492,000

Company B notes $159,140 $155,000

Company C bonds $662,400 $642,140

since available for sale assets must be recorded at fair value, we must assume that the company prepared the adjusting entries at the end of the previous year (unrealized gains or losses):

Jan. 29 Sold one-half of the Company B notes for $78,820.

Dr Cash 78,820

Cr Company B notes 77,500

Cr Gain on sale of Company B notes 1,320

July 6 Purchased bonds of Company X for $122,100.

Dr Company X bonds AFS 122,100

Cr Cash 122,100

Nov. 13 Purchased notes of Company Z for $267,300.

Dr Company Z bonds AFS 267,300

Cr Cash 267,300

Dec. 9 Sold all of the bonds of Company A for $524,800.

Dr Cash 524,800

Cr Company A notes 492,000

Cr Gain on sale of Company B notes 32,800

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3 years ago