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3 years ago

What two factors inhibit the ability of rivals to imitate a firm's most valuable resources and capabilities?

Business

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Masteriza [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

I think the most applicable answers are,

*The possession of expertise, knowledge and skills that the competitors do not possess

*Having the access to unique resources and legal protections (such as patent rights)

Explanation:

When you have the intellectual and skill.capacity to harness the maximum out of a Resource and that it is a unique one, then the competition have one way to imitate you.

Moreover, once you have the legal protection and/or the exclusive access to a certain resource or to a technology, then the competitors can't imitate you as well.

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WHAT IF THE FACTS WERE DIFFERENT? Assume that McDonald's had a pattern of accepting late payments and there was no agreement, "t

OLEGan [10]

Answer:

1. Could C.B. Management, Inc., prevail on its claim?

probably it could since it was a common practice for McDonald's

2. C.B. Management, Inc. would be more likely to prevail if it could show that McDonald's terminated the franchise.

arbitrarily, since it accepted other late payments from other franchisees.

Explanation:

In the original question, C.B. Management had a franchise contract with McDonald's but it continuously paid their franchise fees late. At the beginning McDonld's accepted the late fees but then it decided it wouldn't accept them anymore. Since late fees represented a breach of the franchise contract, McDonald's decided to terminate its contract with C.B. Management. In the first scenario, McDonald's was entitled to terminate the contract due to C.B. Management's continuous breaches.

What changes here, is that McDonald's generally accepts late payments from other franchisees and there acceptance of prior late fees meant that the original contract clause was invalid.

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3 years ago

Marston Corp. writes 28 checks a day for an average amount of $398 each. These checks generally clear the bank 3 days after they

irina [24]

Answer:

The Marston Corp. disbursement float is $ (16,768.00)

Explanation:

The firm writes 28 checks a day for an average amount of $398 each, is equal to say = 28 * $398 = $ 11,144.00 . If these checks generally clear the bank 3 days after they are written, then = $ 11,144.00 * 3 = $ 33,432.00

And, the firm generally receives 40 checks with an average amount of $502 each, is equal to say = 40 * $502 = $ 20,080.00 . If the deposited amounts are available after an average of 2.5 days, then = $ 20,080.00 * 2.5 = $ 50,200.00

The Marston Corp. disbursement float is = $ 33,432.00 - $ 50,200.00 =

$ (16,768.00)

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3 years ago

Keynes would most likely oppose a plan for

Andrei [34K]

Keynes would most likely oppose a plan for government control of all the manufacturing companies.

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4 years ago

The company president does not believe that the formula should be altered for fear it will tarnish the company's brand

jonny [76]

<span>The company president does not believe that the formula should be altered for fear it will tarnish the company's brand. </span>She prefers that the company spend more on marketing and increase the price. The company’s accountants believe that if marketing costs are increase by $400,000 then the company can achieve a selling price of $42 per bottle without losing any sales. At this price, will the company achieve its target operating income of 40% of revenue?

Total cost = $9,600,000

Add: Increase in marketing costs= 400 ,000

Total costs of redesigned table = $10 ,000,000

Revised cost per unit ($10,000,000 ÷ 400,000 units) = $25

Target cost per unit ($42 × 0.60) = $25.20

Yes, this proposal allows the company to meet its goal of target costs less than 60% of revenue and target operating income greater than 40% of revenue.

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3 years ago

A company purchased a piece of equipment for $50,000 and the equipment has an expected useful life of five years. Its residual v

Simora [160]

Answer:

$12,000

Explanation:

Given that,

Cost of equipment = $50,000

Expected useful life = 5 years

Estimated residual value = $4,000

Depreciation refers to the fall in the value of fixed assets with the passage of time.

Here, we are using double-declining-balance depreciation method,

Firstly, we are calculating the straight line depreciation rate as follows:

= (100% ÷ useful life)

= (100% ÷ 5)

= 20%

So, the double-declining depreciation rate is calculated by multiplying the straight line depreciation rate by 2. It is calculated as follows:

= 2 × straight line depreciation rate

= 2 × 20%

= 40%

First year depreciation is calculated as follows:

= Double-declining depreciation rate × Cost of equipment

= 40% × $50,000

= $20,000

Therefore, the amount of depreciation expense for the second year is calculated as follows:

= Double-declining depreciation rate × (Cost of equipment - First year depreciation)

= 40% × ($50,000 - $20,000)

= 0.4 × $30,000

= $12,000

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