At a retail selling price of $2.5, Pepsi will be able to cover 15% of the approximately 1 billion units (20 oz. bottles) premium water market in US. If retailers charge a margin of 20% and if Pepsi’s unit variable cost in making and selling a bottle of LIFEWATR is $1, and Pepsi will incur a total fixed cost (in manufacturing, advertising, branding etc.) of $75 million, what is the profit that it can expect from the product? At $2, Pepsi will cover 20% of the premium water market in US. Do you think they should price the product at $2? Assume that there are no whole sellers between Pepsi and its retailers.

You are an investor in the US, thinking about investing 500.000 USD. Numbers say that the nominal interest rate for one year on USD assets is 2%, while in Norway the interest rate is 2,8%. Forecasts estimate that in Norway the inflation is going to be 2,1% during the next year, while in the US 1,1% inflation is expected. The USD/EUR exchange rate is 1,08. Market analysts say that during the next year the USD is expected to appreciate by 0,9% agains the EUR.

What is the reasonable choice with respect to investment? Which currency should be invested in? How can the profit from this situation be maximized?

Customer pet peeves about customer service. What are yours? Food not prepared properly at a restaurant? You need to return clothing or something else? A purchase you made didn’t work properly, or you couldn’t figure out how to make it work from the directions given? You need help in a store and can’t find anyone? Or, you may choose a pet-peeve specific to you. Tell us why it bothers you; and how you handle the situation with the person you need to talk with about your complaint? You are encouraged to share an experience with us.

discrete math

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Question: Discrete Math Most important is c) and e) and f) Statements with nested quantifiers: variables wi...

Discrete Math

Most important is c) and e) and f)

Statements with nested quantifiers: variables with different domains.

The domain for the first input variable to predicate T is a set of students at a university. The domain for the second input variable to predicate T is the set of Math classes offered at that university. The predicate T(x, y) indicates that student x has taken class y. Sam is a student at the university and Math 101 is one of the courses offered at the university. Give a logical expression for each sentence.

(b)

Every student has taken at least one math class.

(c)

Every student has taken at least one class other than Math 101.

(d)

There is a student who has taken every math class other than Math 101.

(e)

Everyone other than Sam has taken at least two different math classes.

(f)

Sam has taken exactly two math classes.

1. Trevonne had a $750,000 line of credit with Treyenne State bank. They had an outstanding balance of $150,000 at the beginning of 2020, paid $72,000 on the balance on January 28, 2020, borrowed an additional $165,000 on March 16, 2020. If the interest rate is seven percent compounded monthly, what is the balance on the line of credit as of March 31, 2020.

Target ROE problem You are given the following information regarding KTC for 2019: RETURN ON ASSETS = 7.5% NET PROFIT MARGIN = 6.0% DEBT EQUITY RATIO = 1.5x SALES = $550,000.00 GROSS PROFIT RATE = 50.0% TAX RATE = 34.0% 1) What must KTC project as its 2020's sales in order to generate an additional 5% Return on Equity above last year’s levels (2019’s ROE + 5%, not 2019’s ROE x 105%) 2) Prepare a projected 2020 Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet (general categories are fine). 3) Calculate: 2020’s projected RETURN ON EQUITY (use the DuPont model) 2020’s projected RETURN ON ASSETS 2020’s projected NET PROFIT MARGIN 2020’s projected EQUITY MULTIPLIER 2020’s projected TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER 4) In addition to the above, determine the increase in sales necessary to also provide for dividends to be paid at the rate of 30% of 2020’s after-tax profits.

Target ROE problem

You are given the following information regarding KTC for 2019:

RETURN ON ASSETS = 7.5% NET PROFIT MARGIN = 6.0% DEBT EQUITY RATIO = 1.5x SALES = $550,000.00 GROSS PROFIT RATE = 50.0% TAX RATE = 34.0%

1) What must KTC project as its 2020's sales in order to generate an additional 5% Return on Equity above last year’s levels (2019’s ROE + 5%, not 2019’s ROE x 105%)

2) Prepare a projected 2020 Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet (general categories are fine).

3) Calculate: 2020’s

projected RETURN ON EQUITY (use the DuPont model)

2020’s projected RETURN ON ASSETS

2020’s projected NET PROFIT MARGIN

2020’s projected EQUITY MULTIPLIER

2020’s projected TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER

4) In addition to the above, determine the increase in sales necessary to also provide for dividends to be paid at the rate of 30% of 2020’s after-tax profits.

Joe Reeka is a senior sales representative for Power Flour, LLC, a supplier of flour to private-label brands in supermarkets as well as to bakeries across Europe. Power Flour has developed a new white flour with a non-traditional bleaching agent, which will allow for the baking of bread products with lower carbohydrates but without a change in taste. Joe feels this new flour product would be ideal to sell to Rising Action Bakery and has sent information on the new flour to its purchasing department.

Rising Action Bakery is a small but growing chain of bakeries in Germany, specializing in “home-baked” premium bread products. Its products are baked at a central bakery and shipped to its retail stores. The management team is quite ethnically diverse including talent recruited from multiple global regions. CEO is Ana Paula Gutierrez, and she has a small senior management team consisting of a production and operations manager, Dawn Chiles; a sales and marketing manager, Nimesh Patel; a purchasing manager, Joan Wells; a finance and accounting manager, Matt Simon; and a store coordination manager, Dan Levy. Each manager leads an assistant manager/coordinator and an executive assistant. Rising Action also has a store manager and staff for each of its 24 retail stores.

Ana Paula and her five managers are meeting to discuss the results of the sales and marketing department’s recent market research study on the future of low-carbohydrate diet. The results indicated that the trend may not continue, but that low-carb bread products would be in high demand for at least the next two to three years. Sales numbers have been down since the rise in popularity of low-carbohydrate diets, and Nimesh is concerned with maintaining, or hopefully increasing, Rising Action’s market share by adding low-carbo products to the marketing mix. Dawn’s main concern is to produce the low-carb bread efficiently and without having to purchase new equipment. Dawn’s assistant manager handles determination of quantities for ordering and would be involved with developing the new bread product and determining the type and amount of flour to be used. Matt is concerned that this will be a large investment in a possibly short-lived product and that the forecasted budgets did not anticipate such as outlay for inventory expense.

Joan is worried about purchasing the right amount of flour for the production needs but also keeping within the budgets determined by finance. Further, Joan is bound by Rising Action’s policy of getting three bids on supply purchases. Dan is excited at the prospect of new low-carb products for the retail stores but must make the store manager aware of the changes. The stores would be instrumental in collecting feedback form their customers to determine the success of the new products. Ana Paula trusts the decision making of her management team, but ultimately she is responsible for the new products and especially has a hand in developing recipes that are up to Rising Action’s taste standards.

Joan’s purchasing assistant, Janice, received the written sales information from Joe Reeka of Power Flour about the new low-carb flour and has called him back for further information.

1 What stage of the sales process is the sales opportunity? Explain your reason.

2 What should Joe’s sales objective be for this initial meeting with Janice, the purchasing assistant?

3 Which individuals at Rising Action Bakery will it be important for Joe to establish a relationship with to advance this opportunity through the sales process? Why?

4 What is the business problem that Rising Action Bakery is facing?

5 Which of the individuals at Rising Action Bakery would benefit the most (i.e. who is feeling the most pain within the company regarding their current challenges) from working with Joe? Why

6 Which individuals at Rising Action Bakery might try to stop Joe/Power Flour (i.e. anti-sponsors) from succeeding in making a sale if Joe doesn’t overcome their concerns / objectives? Explain.

7 Who do you think the decision maker at Rising Action Bakery will be? Explain

7 What could you envision the steps in the decision making process for Rising Action Bakery to add a new flour ingredient / product….. i.e. what could the next steps be for the two sides after an initial meeting. Think about the steps involved in a new product launch…inhouse testing in a pilot, test marketing in stores, etc.

8 Who will Joe want to makes sure he engages in the interview process?

9. For a product like a low carb flour what format would you envison the demonstration / presentation stage to take?

10. What are 5 good introductory questions (i.e. approach questions) Joe should ask Janice in the first meeting?

11. What are 5 good interview questions Joe should ask in the follow up meeting he will succeed in securing?

12 Summarize why Power Flour could provide a good solution for Rising Action Bakery, given the concerns an constraints of the various managers who could influence the decision?

please answer all questions