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Subject Name:Multinational Management 1)Suppose that Company A has few types of customers, and faces a stable...

Subject Name:Multinational Management

1)Suppose that Company A has few types of customers, and faces a stable environment. Generally, what is the most suitable organizational structure for Company A?
A.Basic Geographic Structure B.Basic Functional Structure

C.Basic Product Structure

D.Each of the 3 choices above is OK

2)Suppose that company B has five products, managers find that in recent years, the market performance of two products: printer and surveillance camera is very good, which brings more and more profits to company B, and has established a strong competitive advantage in the industry. Therefore, in this situation, which organizational structure is the most suitable for company B?
A.Basic Functional Structure
B.Basic Geographic Structure
C.Basic Product Structure
D.Each of the 3 choices above is OK

3)Companies choose a functional structure primarily for   .................... (a single word).

4)Thanks to the great progress in management science and organizational design in recent years, scholars have developed an organizational structure suitable for all multinational companies across the world.
A.True
B.False

5)Few companies adopt purely organizational structures.
A.True
B.False

In: Operations Management

Please find an emerging mobile app and analyze the app according to the following requirements. The...

Please find an emerging mobile app and analyze the app according to the following requirements. The app you group chooses to analyze must be published in the app market after January 1, 2020. If an app was published before January 1, 2020, but was updated after this date, you should not choose the app for analysis. For example, YouTube app was published in early 2010, and had a newer version after January 1, 2020. Then, you should not choose YouTube for analysis, because a version update is not considered emerging. The main purpose of this project is to discover an emerging app with potentials instead of analyzing an established app like YouTube, Facebook, etc.

In your analysis, please answer the following questions:

(a) The name, functions, and latest number of downloads of the app;

(b) The reason you choose this app. In other word, why you thinks this app is important;

(c) The strengths of this app, and why users like this app;

(d) The weaknesses of this app, and how you plan to improve it if you were the app manager;

(e) Excluding figures, data tables, and references, a minimum of 2 page analyses are required.

In: Operations Management

Task Scenario A new financial product developmentcross-functional team was launched by a global investment group....

Task Scenario A new financial product development cross-functional team was launched by a global investment group. Team members were selected from around the world. As team members began to feel more confident and their work together accelerated, the newly appointed chief financial officer (CFO), who had no previous involvement with the process, added new expectations, challenged the established set of priorities, and made negative comments publicly about the team’s interactions with senior functional managers. The team’s work suddenly slowed down, morale dropped and expectations of success disappeared. Team members’ inability to meet face-to-face at this critical time to work through the changes added to their frustration.

Tips:

a Identify the problems caused by the CFO’s approach to the financial product development team.

b Brainstorm and develop strategies you could use to reinvigorate the team.

c Prepare a list of guidelines about how the CFO could interact with any cross-functional team in the future.

Your Task Prepare a written report that discusses teamwork and work group communication, together with your findings and recommendations to be presented to the Board of Directors. The total word length should be 1500 words


In: Finance

Imagine you are working for Drexel Morgan Bank, and you are assigned with the task of...

Imagine you are working for Drexel Morgan Bank, and you are assigned with the task of evaluating Earl Grey, Inc. Consider the following financial information of this company.

Consider the following information about Earl Grey, Inc.

  • Total assets $250 million
  • Total debt $110 million
  • Preferred stock $ 35 million
  • Common stockholders' equity $105 million
  • Net profits after taxes $25.5 million
  • Number of preferred stock outstanding 1.5 million shares
  • Number of common stock outstanding 9 million shares
  • Preferred dividends paid $2.5 per share
  • Common dividends paid $0.70 per share
  • Market price of the preferred stock $32.55 per share
  • Market price of the common stock $26.00 per share

Use the information above to find the following.

  1. The company's book value
  2. Its book value per share
  3. The stock's earnings per share (EPS)
  4. The dividend payout ratio
  5. The dividend yield on the common stock
  6. The dividend yield on the preferred stock

Directions:

  1. You will report the ratios and your analysis in a Word document.
  2. Your analysis should include a discussion of the strengths or weaknesses revealed in each ratio.
  3. All six ratios should be discussed.

In: Accounting

The policies of the federal government influence the outcomes of the various activities in that economy....

The policies of the federal government influence the outcomes of the various activities in that economy. When government policies change or unplanned events occur, the resulting economic events or activity will usually change. Listed below are several policies or events that affect the performance of the economy:

  • The federal government employs a budget plan over several fiscal years that results in significant increases in the national debt, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem.
  • The federal government enacts new tariffs and quotas on all imports.
  • The general public loses confidence in their leadership, in terms of their ability to manage the economy, especially in the area of job creation.
  • The federal government, in an effort to stimulate the economy, decreases taxes on all individuals except those earning over $250,000 per year.
  • The level of investment decreases because of a lack of confidence in the economy.
  • Interest rates are kept artificially low by the Federal Reserve for several years.

For each of the items above, describe what would be the likely outcomes in the economy. Use the appropriate tools of analysis, such as aggregate demand and aggregate supply where appropriate, to justify and explain your answer.

Submission Details:

  • Prepare a 5-6 page Microsoft Word document that addresses the above-noted concerns and meets APA standards.

In: Economics

Australia is a great place to live, but it is also a land of high taxes....

Australia is a great place to live, but it is also a land of high taxes. In 2002, individual citizens and residents of Australia paid the following income taxes:Taxable Income (in A%)Tax on This Income$0 -$6,000Nil.$6,001 -$20,00017ȼfor each $1 over $6,000$20,001 -$50,000$2,380 plus 30ȼfor each $1 over $20,000$50,001 -$60,000$11,380 plus 42ȼfor each $1 over $50,000Over $60,000$15,580 plus 47ȼfor each $1over $60,000In addition, a flat 1.5% Medicare Levy is charged to income. Write a program to calculate how much income tax a person will owe based on this information. The program should accept a total income figure from the user, and calculate the income tax, Medicare Levy, and total tax payable by the individual.Use total income $7000 and $70000 as examples, calculate the medicare levy, income tax, and total tax. Save the output in the word or pdf file.Requirements: 1.You must use an if-elseif-...-else-endconstruct.2.When the program is run the following should appear:This program calculates the taxes for Australia.Enter the person’s total income:(calling the input function)3.Output should be as follows:For an income of $#.## the taxes are:---------------------------------------Medicare Levy => $#.##Income Tax => $#.##---------------------------------------Total Tax => $#.##

In: Accounting

15. When we say that income is a flow variable, we mean that: 1. income is...

15. When we say that income is a flow variable, we mean that: 1. income is measured at a given point in time 2. income is very liquid 3. income is measured over a period of time 4. income is another word for money

25. Which of the following statements is true? 1. Wealth increases when C exceeds income 2. Wealth is a flow variable

3. Wealth increases when income exceeds C 4. A and B are both true

26. The initial seller of a bond is considered to be the: 1. lender 2. lender or the borrower, depending on how the funds are used 3. borrower 4. lender or the borrower, depending whether interest rates are rising or falling

29. When you borrow from a bank to buy a new car, you are participating in the process of: 1. Direct finance 2. Indirect finance 3. primary finance 4. principal finance

30. Which of the following statements is true? 1. inflation makes everyone worse off since they have to pay higher prices 2. deflation makes everyone worse off since incomes are falling 3. inflation redistributes income 4. deflation harms people who are on fixed income

In: Finance

Scenario # 2 : Chicken International Group You are the CEO of a chicken-processing company. The...

Scenario # 2 : Chicken International Group

You are the CEO of a chicken-processing company. The Vice President of marketing informs you that if you label your chicken as “free range” you can charge 20% more and greatly improve profit margins.

You find out that all that needs to be done to legally use the term “free range” is to open the door to the hen house for 5 minutes a day. This provides the chickens with access to the outdoors when, in fact, very few chickens will wander out when the door is open for 5 minutes. Moreover, the term “free range” may be used regardless of space per chicken, number of chickens, or amount of time spent outside.

700 word minimum

1. What is the ethical dilemma or issue?

2. Identify and discuss at least 3 alternatives (options) that the company could consider. For each option
indicate if it is legal and ethical, probably legal, but unethical, or illegal, and unethical.


3 What are your recommendations? In other words, of the several alternatives you identified, what do you think the company should do?


4 What is your rationale for your recommendations? In other words, why do you recommend this course of action?

In: Economics

Company B is a retailer of mobile phones in Australia that works 250 days in a...

Company B is a retailer of mobile phones in Australia that works 250 days in a year. The
manager is determining a minimum-cost inventory plan for an upcoming phone to be
launched in the market. She has collected the following information:


• Annual demand: 900 phones
• Phone cost: $1,079 each
• Phone RRP: $1,199 each
• Net weight: 163 g each
• Tare weight: 277 g each
• Annual inventory holding cost: 15%
• Cost per order to replenish inventory: $75
• Annual in-transit holding cost: 10%
• Freight rate: $7.50 per kg
• Time to process order for freight: 1 days
• Freight transit time: 3 days


Solve this problem using a non-linear programming (NLP) model to determine the followings:


a. Economic order quantity for the phone in units and in kg
b. The total cost for purchasing the phones
c. The total cost for ordering
d. The total cost for holding the inventory
e. The total cost for transportation
f. The total cost for holding the phones during transit
g. The total cost for this inventory plan
h. The number of orders
i. Ordering point
j. The profit from this inventory plan

Please explain word and excel calculation

In: Accounting

Company B is a retailer of mobile phones in Australia that works 250 days in a...

Company B is a retailer of mobile phones in Australia that works 250 days in a year. The
manager is determining a minimum-cost inventory plan for an upcoming phone to be
launched in the market. She has collected the following information:


• Annual demand: 900 phones
• Phone cost: $1,079 each
• Phone RRP: $1,199 each
• Net weight: 163 g each
• Tare weight: 277 g each
• Annual inventory holding cost: 15%
• Cost per order to replenish inventory: $75
• Annual in-transit holding cost: 10%
• Freight rate: $7.50 per kg
• Time to process order for freight: 1 days
• Freight transit time: 3 days


Solve this problem using a non-linear programming (NLP) model to determine the followings:


a. Economic order quantity for the phone in units and in kg
b. The total cost for purchasing the phones
c. The total cost for ordering
d. The total cost for holding the inventory
e. The total cost for transportation
f. The total cost for holding the phones during transit
g. The total cost for this inventory plan
h. The number of orders
i. Ordering point
j. The profit from this inventory plan

Please explain word and excel calculation

In: Accounting