If you were the CEO of Toys R Us: - Explain what caused Toys R Us to fail. - What would your strategy and approach be to turn the Company around? Explain. - What would you have done to change the Company’s fate, so that it would be thriving today instead of going out of business?

The target company is First Data, it was acquired by Fiserv. I need to do analysis of the First Data company. Why it was acquired by Fiserv.

The CEO of the company is looking for some expansion opportunities. He/She approaches the corporate finance division within the company for advice. Suppose you are one of the analysts in the corporate finance team. Your job is to identify a potential takeover target for the company and outline the reasons why such an acquisition is deemed to be beneficial. Complete a detailed analysis about the takeover deal. Your report should include but not limited to the brief of the target. Classify the type of the takeover deal ( eg. horizontal or vertical), describe the benefits associated with the deal and identify potential source of synergy.

QUESTION 4                       

Do the following contracts fall under the provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) relating to the four consumer guarantees (Ss 54-57)? For each part:

• Answer Yes or No and
• Explain your answer with reference to the relevant ACL section.

Each part is worth 2 marks

1. International Wheat Corporation (IWC) buys a Rolls Royce for $300,000 from Pure Luxury Autos P/L for its CEO, Kristy

2. Steel Fabricators P/L pays $39,000 for a container of tin and steel shipped from the USA with which it will build house frames for a new housing development

3. Charlotte buys a painting for $42,000 from a top-end art gallery

4. Jane purchases a second hand computer from a fellow student at her university residential college for $4,000

5. Mick buys a large trailer from Trailers R Us P/L for $15,000 to be used for political advertising signage in future election campaigns.

Can you analyze Amazon

. You must write in third person and with the client in mind.

• Brief Company Overview:

Company and Name Location

Brief History and Years in Business o Business Model

Key Markets, Activities and Product Lines o Key Senior Executives (Founder/CEO)

Vision, Mission, and Corporate Values

Stated Company Objectives

Size (Revenue, Profit, # Of Employees, Number Of Facilities

• Resources:

Tangible Resources

Intangible Resources

• Capabilities

• Core Competencies

• Business Model and Value Chain

• Strategic Intent

• Long-Term Objectives

• Current Strategies

• Internal Assessment

3 Years Sales History

3 Year Costs-Profit Margin History

Profitability Ratios

Liquidity Rations

Leverage Rations

1. Boris Company enters into a contract with Bella Company to manufacture, deliver, and install a specially made piece of machinery. The total contract price is $10,000,000. The contract provides that $5,000,000 must be paid to Boris when the machine is delivered and $5,000,000 must be paid when installation is complete. The junior accountant properly concluded that delivery of the manufactured machine and installation of the machine represent two separate performance obligations. The accountant properly allocated $1,000,000 of the contract price to the installation obligation and $9,000,000 to the delivery obligation.

     Boris delivers the machine to Bella’s factory on December 29, 2019 and Boris employees complete the installation of the machine on January 10, 2020. (SHOW ALL WORK)

Required:

Please prepare the appropriate accounting entries for Boris on December 29, 2019 and on January 10, 2020 assuming Bella makes the payments required under the contract.

2. James Company sells college textbooks to State University. Under the terms of the contract, State University may return whatever textbooks it does not sell for a full refund no later than 120 days from the date of delivery. Based on historic sales to State University and other college book stores, 30% of the books delivered are returned for a full refund.

     On August 1, 2019, James delivers books to State University with a sales value of $400,000. The books have a cost to James of $10,000. State University immediately pays the amount owed upon delivery.

Required:

Please prepare the entry to reflect the sale of the books for James on August 1, 2019.

1. Boris Company enters into a contract with Bella Company to manufacture, deliver, and install a specially made piece of machinery. The total contract price is $10,000,000. The contract provides that $5,000,000 must be paid to Boris when the machine is delivered and $5,000,000 must be paid when installation is complete. The junior accountant properly concluded that delivery of the manufactured machine and installation of the machine represent two separate performance obligations. The accountant properly allocated $1,000,000 of the contract price to the installation obligation and $9,000,000 to the delivery obligation.

     Boris delivers the machine to Bella’s factory on December 29, 2019 and Boris employees complete the installation of the machine on January 10, 2020.

Required:

Please prepare the appropriate accounting entries for Boris on December 29, 2019 and on January 10, 2020 assuming Bella makes the payments required under the contract.

2. James Company sells college textbooks to State University. Under the terms of the contract, State University may return whatever textbooks it does not sell for a full refund no later than 120 days from the date of delivery. Based on historic sales to State University and other college book stores, 30% of the books delivered are returned for a full refund.

     On August 1, 2019, James delivers books to State University with a sales value of $400,000. The books have a cost to James of $10,000. State University immediately pays the amount owed upon delivery.

Required:

Please prepare the entry to reflect the sale of the books for James on August 1, 2019.

Assume that 28 years ago, the average tuition for one year in the MBA program at a university was $3.4 thousand and now it is $36.8 thousand for one year. What is the compound annual growth rate in tuition over this period? Round to the nearest 0.01% (e.g., if your answer is 6.832%, record it as 6.83)

Start with the partial model in the file attached. Marvel Pence, CEO of Marvel’s Renovations, a custom building and repair company, is preparing documentation for a line of credit request from his commercial banker. Among the required documents is a detailed sales forecast for parts of 2020 and 2021:

Sales Labor and Raw Materials

May, 2020 $75,000 $80,000

June, 2020 $115,000 $75,000

July, 2020 $145,000 $105,000

August, 2020 $125,000 $85,000

September, 2020 $120,000 $65,000

October, 2020 $95,000 $70,000

November, 2020 $75,000 $30,000

December, 2020 $55,000 $35,000

January, 2021 $45,000 N/A

c. If its customers began to pay late, this would slow down collections and thus increase the required loan amount. Also, if sales dropped off, this would have an effect on the required loan amount. Perform a sensitivity analysis that shows the effects of these two factors on the maximum loan requirement.

Start with the partial model in the file attached. Marvel Pence, CEO of Marvel’s Renovations, a custom building and repair company, is preparing documentation for a line of credit request from his commercial banker. Among the required documents is a detailed sales forecast for parts of 2020 and 2021:

Sales Labor and Raw Materials

May, 2020 $75,000 $80,000

June, 2020 $115,000 $75,000

July, 2020 $145,000 $105,000

August, 2020 $125,000 $85,000

September, 2020 $120,000 $65,000

October, 2020 $95,000 $70,000

November, 2020 $75,000 $30,000

December, 2020 $55,000 $35,000

January, 2021 $45,000 N/A

c. If its customers began to pay late, this would slow down collections and thus increase the required loan amount. Also, if sales dropped off, this would have an effect on the required loan amount. Perform a sensitivity analysis that shows the effects of these two factors on the maximum loan requirement.

The CEO of the company also talks to you on Monday morning as follows:- “How is the cost of equity and cost of debt related? Anyway, the cost of issuing debt is generally lower than the cost of issuing equity. However, I also worry that borrowing too much may lead to higher probability of bankruptcy. What major considerations we should make in the determination of the debt-equity ratio of our company? I have heard about the Modigliani and Miller (M&M) proposition. Would it give us any insight?” said the CEO. Regarding the talks of CEO with you on Monday morning, explain your points to your CEO. Illustrate your explanation with example. (limit your answer to 450 words)