The long-term goals addresses educate employees and customers. Some ideas brought up were loyalty, customer service, and communication. What would education for customers look like? The movement to transformational relationships rather than transactional is due to the need for the organization to have a sustained business relationship. How does this relate to a 21st century Learning Organization?
Managerial Finance Assignment
Lemon Auto Wholesalers had sales of $880,000 last year, and cost of goods sold represented 77 percent of sales. Selling and administrative expenses were 12 percent of sales. Depreciation expense was $17,000 and interest expense for the year was $8,000. The firm’s tax rate is 30 percent. a. Compute earnings after taxes. b-1. Assume the firm hires Ms. Carr, an efficiency expert, as a consultant. She suggests that by increasing selling and administrative expenses to 14 percent of sales, sales can be increased to $930,300. The extra sales effort will also reduce cost of goods sold to 73 percent of sales. (There will be a larger markup in prices as a result of more aggressive selling.) Depreciation expense will remain at $17,000. However, more automobiles will have to be carried in inventory to satisfy customers, and interest expense will go up to $15,600. The firm’s tax rate will remain at 30 percent. Compute revised earnings after taxes based on Ms. Carr’s suggestions for Lemon Auto Wholesalers. (Round taxes and earnings after taxes to 1 decimal place.) b-2. Will her ideas increase or decrease profitability? Increase profitability Decrease profitability
C" level executive that has been recruited
Case II: You are a “C” level executive that has been recruited by a head hunter in the height of your tenure with the organization. You have nailed all of the developmental milestones, increased productivity, innovation and profitability, all very impressive accomplishments. The Board is pleased with your leadership. You have been heavily recruited, and a new opportunity with a competing organization will provide you more personal wealth and professional freedom. You have three more years on your current contract. What will be the best decision for you, your family and career? As a transactional-transformation leader, what are your choices? What will you do? how would explain your decision to the Board?
Strategy Implementation for Southwest Airlines
Describe the organisational design of Southwest Airlines as well as their most important control systems strategy-wise, biggest human resources issues, any relevant factors that come about from their cultural environment and the impact they’ve had on carrying out the strategy of the Airline. Assess the fit, or lack thereof, between the mission and strategy of Southwest Airlines, looking at organizational components that are the most vital to carrying out the strategy. Do they complement or detract? Why? Your answer should take the form of an official business report for the Board.
Listed below are the transactions of Yasunari Kawabata
Question 1 Listed below are the transactions of Yasunari Kawabata, D.D.S., for the month of September. Sept. 1 Kawabata begins practice as a dentist and invests $20,000 cash. 2 Purchases dental equipment on account from Green Jacket Co. for $17,280. 4 Pays rent for office space, $680 for the month. 4 Employs a receptionist, Michael Bradley. 5 Purchases dental supplies for cash, $942. 8 Receives cash of $1,690 from patients for services performed. 10 Pays miscellaneous office expenses, $430. 14 Bills patients $5,820 for services performed. 18 Pays Green Jacket Co. on account, $3,600. 19 Withdraws $3,000 cash from the business for personal use. 20 Receives $980 from patients on account. 25 Bills patients $2,110 for services performed. 30 Pays the following expenses in cash: Salaries and wages $1,800; miscellaneous office expenses $85. (Record each separately.) 30 Dental supplies used during September, $330. Record depreciation using a 5-year life on the equipment, the straight-line method, and no salvage value.
Arts and Crafts, Inc.
Arts and Crafts, Inc. will pay a dividend of $2 per share in 1 year. It sells at $40 a share, and firms in the same industry provide an expected rate of return of 13%. What must be the expected growth rate of the company’s dividends? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a whole percent.) No-Growth Industries pays out all of its earnings as dividends. It will pay its next $2 per share dividend in a year. The discount rate is 10%. a. What is the price-earnings ratio of the company? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. What would the P/E ratio be if the discount rate were 4%?(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Analyze an investor earnings call: Anthony's Orchards
Earnings calls are designed to provide disclosure and financial results for a certain reporting period. In addition, earnings calls provide transparency and can help with forecasting and planning. Listen to the investor call on the Anthony’s Orchards website. Write a 1- to 2-page paper analyzing the investor call. State how the business plans to adjust and indicate whether you agree with the business decision. If not, how would you adjust the forecast in the next quarter based on the earnings call (i.e., second quarter numbers would go up instead of third; costs will go up in December, etc.)? Based upon the information, is it important to forecast? How is a forecast different than a budget? http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/ACCT/6130/mm/anthony_orchard_website/index.html
Strategy Implementation for Southwest Airlines
Describe the organisational design of Southwest Airlines as well as their most important control systems strategy-wise, biggest human resources issues, any relevant factors that come about from their cultural environment and the impact they’ve had on carrying out the strategy of the Airline. Assess the fit, or lack thereof, between the mission and strategy of Southwest Airlines, looking at organizational components that are the most vital to carrying out the strategy. Do they complement or detract? Why? Your answer should take the form of an official business report for the Board.
Consider the effects of the independent transactions
Problem 2 (15 Points) Consider the effects of the independent transactions, a through d, on a company’s balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and statement of stockholders’ equity. a. Services were performed for cash. b. Inventory was purchased for cash. c. Wages were accrued at the end of the period. d. Rent was paid in cash. Complete the table below to explain the effects and financial statement linkages. Use “+” to indicate the account increases and “-” to indicate the account decreases. a. b. c. d. Balance sheet Cash Noncash assets Total liabilities Contributed capital Retained earnings Other equity Statement of cash flows Operating cash flow Investing cash flow Financing cash flow Income statement Revenues Expenses Net earnings Statement of stockholders’ equity Contributed capital Retained earnings