Answer and Explanation:
1. Margie Johnson would be ethically wrong if she grants the boss's favour to not report inventory shrinkage. Also financial statements would not show a true and fair view if she decides to follow what her boss is asking. She should report true inventory value in financial statements.
2. Yes Ryan is being professional since he is out to improve company's sales and income even though he may be putting pressure on employees to work overtime
Answer:
<u>Using related diversification to achieve value by integrating vertically in order to acquire market power.</u>
Explanation:
First, let's understand what are the stages of a supply chain, they are:
- commodities
- manufacturing
- distribution
- retail
In this regard, we can see that Shaw Industries controls more than one stage of its supply, commodities and manufacturing chain, which characterizes vertical integration.
Therefore, the most appropriate alternative to the question is that the company gains a greater market gain with this strategy because it increases the management and quality control, by ensuring that the inputs and processes are in accordance with its standards, which guarantees a product of higher quality and consequently better positioned on the market.
Answer:
5%
Explanation:
Internal rate of return is the discount rate that equates the after-tax cash flows from an investment to the amount invested
IRR can be calculated with a financial calculator
The interest rate implicit in the agreement can be determined by finding the internal rate of return.
Cash flow in year 0 = $-196,401
Cash flow each year from year 1 to 7 = $33,942
IRR = 5%
To find the IRR using a financial calculator:
1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
2. After inputting all the cash flows, press the IRR button and then press the compute button.
Answer:
External forces
Explanation:
Best buy is an electronics retailer that aspires to improve customer's lives through technology. They have over 175+ store locations.
However they have been facing challenges in the market with other playera like Circuit City, CompUSA and RadioShack not surviving.
The challenges faced by Best Buy is mostly as a result of external forces in the form of competition with Walmart and Amazon. Resulting in the loss of their share value.
Walmart and Amazon have been able to capture a large part of the electronics market.
Other problems like leadership scandals and inefficient processes also contributed to their problems.
The answer would be A because they are basically dumping the product on the other country
