exercise 4e

Construct an IFE Matrix for Your University

Purpose

this exercise gives you the opportunity to evaluate your online university’s major strengths and weaknesses.

As will become clearer in the next chapter, an organization’s strategies are largely based on striving to

take advantage of strengths and improving on weaknesses.

Instructions

Step 1 Join with two other individuals to form a three-person team. Develop a team IFE Matrix for

your online university. You may use the strengths and weaknesses determined in Exercise 1D on

page 36.

Step 2 What was your team’s total weighted score?

Step 3 Compare your team’s IFE Matrix to other teams’ IFE matrices. Discuss any major

differences.

Step 4 What strategies do you think would allow your university to capitalize on its major strengths?

What strategies would allow your university to improve on its major weaknesses?

4. The Athletic Department at State University has created numerous logos and designs foruse in their merchandising program. For each logo and design, State University Athletics has sought and received federal trademark registration. The athletic department has recently hired you as a new assistant athletic director to oversee the merchandising program and to develop a licensing program for State University Athletics marks and logos. Upon your arrival, the new merchandising and licensing athletic director discovers that dozens of local businesses, charitable organizations, and schools are using the mark and logos throughout the state. First, assuming such use is unauthorized, what must State University show in order to prevail if it decided to pursue trademark infringement actions against these users, and how would such showing be made? Second, assuming your boss would want to file a lawsuit only as a last resort, what steps would you recommend to curb this unauthorized use?

Laura, a recent graduate from a human resources diploma program from a local community college, has just landed her first role as a human resources coordinator at a small bottling company. Upper management has made it clear that they want Laura to make the updating of the current human resources manual her first priority. During her second week on the job, Laura was strolling down the hallway toward the break room to get herself a cup of coffee when she passed the director of marketing’s office. As she passed, she noticed an inappropriate picture of a woman visible on his computer. Shocked at what she had just seen, Laura continued down the hall, not sure what to do next. Upon returning to her office, Laura decided the best way to start revising the manual was to introduce a policy on appropriate computer use. She felt this would address the problem as she didn’t want to start her new job on a negative note by reporting the director of marketing to the CEO without a clear policy in place.

1. Do you agree with how Laura handled this situation? If so, why? If not, what would you have done differently?

2. Is it important for this company to have such a policy in place? If so, how can the employment (labour) standards act in your province/territory help in drafting a policy on appropriate computer use?

Singapore Clouds Ltd.’s (Microphone manufacturing and selling company), CFO, Mr. Michael has been asked by CEO, Mr. Ken, to assist with an investment appraisal.  They have recently completed a three-year feasibility study on whether, or not, to expand their market offerings and offer specially designed high-quality microphone for customers and invest in capital infrastructure for the production line.  The market research indicates no other competitors have ever sold this specially designed product before. It might open a completely new market for Clouds Ltd. In addition, it was revealed that this specially designed high-quality microphone could be sold via (e-trade) on-line trading system.

Clouds Ltd. is considering a proposal to acquire new machineries (which has an expected useful life of 6 years). If the company decides to purchase the new machineries, it will receive $ 74,000 for the existing machines in year 1. The existing machineries had been fully depreciated and the net book value of the assets is zero. The new equipment will be placed in service on 1 January 2021. The details regarding the proposal are as follows:

• Expected cost of the new machineries: $ 2,965,000.
• Expected installation costs of the new equipment: $ 35,000.
• Expected increase in working capital at the beginning of operations $ 72,000 and expected working capital at the end of the project $ 58,000.
• Expected investment allowance (tax free due to Covid-19 crisis) received from the government to support manufactures (at the end of year 1) is 10% of the total amount of capital invested (excluding working capital investment).
• Expected salvage value at the end of year 6 is nil.
• Expected repairs to maintain production efficiency (end of year 3): $ 127,000.
• Working capital will be released at the end of year 6.
• Expected increase in annual cash revenue: $760,000.
• Expected increase in annual cash operating expenses: $ 74,000.
• It is assumed that all cash flows occur at the end of each year.
• The taxation depreciation on the equipment would be 20% straight line.
• The company is subject to a 30% tax rate and has an after-tax required rate of return of 12%.

Required:

1. What type of investment is Clouds Ltd making?  Provide details as to why you came to this conclusion and other considerations in making the investment decision.
   
2. Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) of the proposed investment after tax.
   
3. Advise Clouds Ltd management whether they should proceed with the project.

From 2010-2020 discuss the market performance in that 10 year period. What were some of the major drivers of performance during that decade?

Hello,

Please assist with the following:

Identify 2 indicators from the Healthy People 2020 Goals. Are these measures improving or getting worse, and why?  

Identify 1 Leading Health Indicator from Healthy people 2020 that is relevant to the disease process(MEASLES) and describe the relevance.

DISEASE- MEASLES

Assume a debtor has issued a statutory demand to Mask R Us Pty Ltd for the non-payment of a $10,000 debt.

Explain, with reference to the Corporations Act, the legal options available to the company in responding to the statutory demand and the legal consequences of ignoring the statutory demand?

if our company can purchase new technology for 650,000 and that technology will save us 330,000 for three years at which time the new technology will be outdated and our tax rate is 35% should we buy the technology when our cost of capital is 9%