Undertake a strategic audit and critically evaluate DeBeers’s current position in the marketplace concentrating on its external operating environment and its internal core competencies. You will need to utilise relevant management models from the course materials and provide supporting evidence from a range of external sources to support your academic argument. (Minimum 2000 words)
In: Economics
The price in a perfectly competitive market is $8. At that
price, a firm is willing to supply 250 of a good. The firm's
average total cost (ATC) to supply this quantity will be $6.5 and
its average variable cost (AVC) will be $5.
What is the firm's Total Cost?
In: Economics
A neighborhood fuel cell power plant is to be designed for an electric power output of 2000 kW with liquid– water product. Estimate the flow rates of hydrogen and oxygen during peak power production, assuming an 80% efficient power conditioner is used to convert DC to AC power and the fuel cell efficiency is 55%. What is the plant heat rate?
In: Mechanical Engineering
Borjas (2003) argues that immigration into the U.S. increased the supply of unskilled workers by 11% between 1980 and 2000, and reduced the wage of locally-born unskilled workers by 3.2%. Does this information allow us to make any inferences about the elasticity of supply or demand? Which curve (or curves) changed, and why? Illustrate with a supply and demand diagram.
In: Economics
A company had net income of $210000. Depreciation expense is
$27000. During the year, Accounts Receivable and Inventory
increased $17000 and $42000, respectively. Prepaid Expenses and
Accounts Payable decreased $5000 and $6000, respectively. There was
also a loss on the sale of equipment of $2000. How much cash was
provided by operating activities?
| $179000 |
| $241000 |
| $271000 |
| $175000 |
In: Accounting
You are an engineering and you have 2 alternatives with the following cash flow. if MARR is 5% , which alternative you will select A or B . Hint Assume PW cost = PW benefits
| Year | A | B | Differences between A snd B |
| 0 | -2000 | -2800 | ? |
| 1 | +800 | +1100 | ? |
| 2 | +800 | +1100 | ? |
| 3 | +800 | +1100 | ? |
In: Economics
5) Assume an installment note payable with a $240,000 face value, a 6% contractual interest rate, and requiring monthly fixed principal payments of $2000. Create an installment payment schedule with headings for Interest Period, Cash Payment, Interest Expense, Reduction of Principal, and Principal Balance and complete the first four rows. Try to use a spreadsheet for this exercise.
In: Accounting
1. Based on the following numbers what was the maximum growth rate in sales without external financing
Net Income 150 Dividends 40. Total Assets 2055
2. You are saving 2000 per month to accumulate 10000. If the interest is 6% per year compounded monthly how long have to save to achieve your goal?
In: Finance
Projects A and B have the following cash flows:
|
year |
A |
B |
|
0 |
-5000 |
-5000 |
|
1 |
2000 |
5000 |
|
2 |
0 |
1500 |
|
3 |
3000 |
1500 |
|
4 |
5000 |
1500 |
What is the IRR of the project A?
Please write an answer in decimals. For example, 12.34% would be 0.1234.
Also, round your answer to the fourth decimal.
In: Finance
2. Suppose one in every four new personal computers is defective. The defective ones, however, cannot be identified except by those who own them. Consumers are risk neutral and value nondefective at $2000 each. Computers do not depreciated physically with use. If used computers sell for $600, how much do new ones sell for?
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