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Roman55 [17]
3 years ago
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An intelligence system that helps managers assess their competition and vendors in order to become more efficient and effective

competitors is called:_______a) an auditb) industrial espionagec) competitive researchd) differential competitive advantagee) competitive intelligence
Business
1 answer:
Alex17521 [72]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Letter e is correct. <u>Competitive intelligence.</u>

Explanation:

A competitive intelligence system is based on the collection, processing and analysis of information about its competitors' characteristics and activities that will assist in better understanding of market scenarios, trends and technologies in order to more successfully achieve organizational goals and objectives.

By transforming data into information relevant to the decision-making process, organizations achieve competitive advantages relevant to long-term survival in an extremely competitive marketplace.

The advantages of having a competitive intelligence system is to analyze the internal and external forces related to the organization, gain the ability to anticipate market changes and competitors' actions, insertion in a new market and others.

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Earnings per share        $0.45            $0.36           $0.45

b-1) Earnings per share  $0                $0                 $0.14

b-2. Plan E would be most favorable if return on assets fell to 4.70%.

b-3 Earnings per share      $0.93            $0.70           $0.76

b-4 Current Plan would be most favorable if return on assets increased to 14.4%.

c-1 Earnings per share      $0.45            $0.36           $0.45

c-2 If the market price for common stock rose to $12 before the restructuring, Plan E would then be most attractive to the company as it would get additional paid-in capital of $1,485,000 ($4 * 371,250).

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Return on assets before interest and taxes = 9.4%

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Assets                       $11,880,000   $11,880,000   $11,800,000

Long-term debt          5,940,000      5,940,000     2,970,000

New debt                                           2,970,000

Total debt                                          8,910,000

Common stock          5,940,000     5,940,000      8,910,000

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New common stock                        2,970,000

Interest rate of old debt   9.4%            9.4%               9.4%

Interest rate for new debt                   11.4%

Stock par value              $8                 $8                 $8

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Return before taxes  $558,360      $219,780       $837,540

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Return after taxes      $335,016      $131,868       $502,524

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Earnings per share       $0.45            $0.36           $0.45

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