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As part of your internship requirements with Apple Inc., you have been asked to prepare an analysis of Apple’s competitive position in the markets for computers, digital media players, smartphones, and tablet computers. Your report should contain recommendations for sustaining the company’s success in smartphones, and tablet computers, improving its position in computers, and a recommendation about the iPod. Your executive summary of recommendations should be accompanied by exhibits such as an overview of Apple’s strategy, a competitive strength assessment, and a financial analysis.
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What is this project equivalent annual cost or EAC
: A five-year project has an initial fixed asset investment of $340,000, an initial NWC investment of $36,000, and an annual OCF of −$35,000. The fixed asset is fully depreciated over the life of the project and has no salvage value. If the required re..
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Incremental revenue associated with price reduction of sauce
: Consider the production cost information for Mama Italiano Sauce given below: Mama Italiano Sauce Production Cost Budget April 2008 Production - Jars of sauce 20,000 Ingredient cost (variable) $16,000 Labor cost (variable) 9,000 Rent (fixed) 4,000 De..
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Sales increase related to new marketing campaign
: Mama Italiano Sauce is in the process of preparing a production cost budget for May. Assume the budget will increase to 22,000 jars of sauce reflecting anticipated sales increase related to a new marketing campaign
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What is the expected incremental cash flow
: Six Twelve, Inc., is considering opening up a new convenience store in downtown New York City. The expected annual revenue at the new store is $680,000. What is the expected incremental cash flow related to working capital when the store is opened?
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Competitive strength assessment and financial analysis
: As part of your internship requirements with Apple Inc., you have been asked to prepare an analysis of Apple’s competitive position in the markets for computers, digital media players, smartphones, and tablet computers. Your executive summary of reco..
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What is the discounted payback period
: A project has an initial cost of 8,600 and provides cash inflows of 2,600, 5,100, and 1,600 over the next three years, respectively. What is the discounted payback period if the required rate of return is 7 percent?
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Make deposits into account at beginning of each of five year
: Ronnie wants to buy a car upon graduating from college. Ronnie's grandmother has agreed to make deposits into an account at the beginning of each of the next five years in order to give this car as a graduation gift. What deposit amount will be neces..
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What is project cost and schedule status
: If BCWP=$500, BCWS=$600, ACWP=$400 and EAC=$900, what is project cost and schedule status? under budget, behind schedule b. over budget, behind schedule c. over budget, ahead of schedule d. under budget, ahead of schedule.
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What is the expected return on utes
: You have $10,000 and you want to know if Utes,LLC is a good buy. The firm’s total risk is 15%, its systematic risk is 1.4, the t-bill rate is 2.5%, the 30 year treasury rate is 3.5%, and the average market return is 8.9%. According to the CAPM, what ..
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