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A firm pursuing a best-cost provider strategy: A. Seeks to be the low-cost provider in the largest and fastest growing (or best) market segment B. Tries to have the best cost (as compared to rivals) for each activity in the industry’s value chain C. Tries
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The Hernandez brothers manufacture trailers that are used by lawn service companies. The company was started in Texas by their father with one production site and four sales and service locations. Since the sons took over, they have expanded in the last 1
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Which of the following statements about intercompany eliminations is true? a. They are not journalized or posted by any of the subsidiaries. b. They do not affect the ledger accounts of any of the subsidiaries. c. Intercompany eliminations are made sol
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Your starting salary at a company is 65000 dollars, and you get a raise of 4000 dollars each year. Let t represent the number of years since you joined the company. a) Express the percentage rate of change of your salary as a function of time. b) At w
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What is the difference between horizontal integration and vertical integration? Give an example of each.
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Why is acquisition management important in business?
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What is date of acquisition in business?
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A seven-foot tall Superhero struts at the rate of 8 ft/sec toward a streetlight that is 34 feet above the ground in Gotham City. At what rate is the length of his shadow changing when he is 16 feet fr
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A company is referred to as a diversified company or a conglomerate if it operates in a. many related industries. b. many unrelated industries. c. many and varied locations throughout the world. d
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Which of the following is not an example of a vertical merger? a) The merger of two computer companies. b) The merger of an automobile company and a tire company. c) The merger of a computer company and a microelectronics chip company. d) The merger of a
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At the beginning of the year, the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of Solutions Corporation reflected the following: Common stock ($12 par value; 65,000 shares authorized, 30,000 shares outstanding) $360,000 Additional paid-in capital 12
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A few years ago, Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines merged together and created one of the largest airlines in the world. The logic was to be more efficient and improve profitability. Briefly expla
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Identify the industry and primary competitors for Fedex. Using Porter’s strategy typology, define the competitive strategy employed by Fedex.
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Pen Corporation sells equipment with a book value of $80,000 to Sir Company, its 75 percent-owned subsidiary, for $100,000 on January 1, 2011. Sir determines that the remaining useful life of the equipment is four years and that straight-line depreciation
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Define the following terms: a. Merger b. Consolidation c. Holding company
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Which one of the following is the least likely reason a company may acquire an ownership interest in another company? a) To exercise an active role in the business’ activities. b) To take advantage of operating and/or cost synergies. c) To benefit from a
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The focus strategy depends on creating value for the customer either by being the low-cost producer or differentiating the product or service in a unique fashion but doing it in a narrow target segment. a. True b. False
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The motives for Mergers & Acquisitions are either strategic, financial, or managerial. Using case examples, elaborate on the different motives for Mergers & Acquisitions. Investigate the factors for failure of Mergers & Acquisitions using case examples ar
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Which of the following is not one of the four perspectives of the balanced scorecard? a) Learning and growth perspective. b) External control perspective. c) Internal business process perspective. d) Financial perspective. e) Customer perspective.
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The banking market in Athens, Ohio, currently has four banks with market shares of 60 percent, 20 percent, 15 percent, and 5 percent. The two smallest banks have proposed merging. Under the standard merger guidelines of the Federal Reserve and the Justice
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The boards of 2 major telecommunications companies recently agreed to a $16 billion merger that would create the world’s largest telecommunications company in the world. Although some agree that the s
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Which region has the largest Mergers and Acquisitions activity and has the longest history of this type of business activity?
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Mergers fail to produce value for shareholders of acquirers in many cases. Describe and explain some reasons for mergers’ failure. Illustrate your point.
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A small metal bar, whose initial temperature was 10 degree C, is dropped into a large container of boiling water. How long will it take the bar to reach 80 degree C if it is known that its temperature
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Which of the five generic competitive strategies do you think each of the following companies is employing? Fully justify your reasoning for each. a. GameStop b. Airbnb c. Wayfair d. ULTA Beauty e.
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Describe the basic differences between mergers, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, divestitures, and spin-offs.
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During the 1980s, Hallmark acquired Binney & Smith (manufacturers of Crayola Crayons and Magic Markers) and Univision (a Spanish-language TV network) to expand its line of products in different segments and protect against the seasonal nature of its core
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What are the three types of mergers that firms can do?
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Joyful Sound Music Company purchased the net assets (i.e., assets minus liabilities) of Metrodome Company for $845,000. Metrodome is a retailer of music, instruments, and related items. Its net assets have been carried on its own books at a total of $530,
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In the preparation of consolidated financial statements, intercompany items for which eliminations will not be made are: a. Purchases and sales where the parent employs the equity method. b. Receivables and payables where the parent employs the cost metho
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Would it be a good idea for Ford to actively pursue any specific mergers, acquisitions, or strategic alliances? Why or why not?
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Amazon’s start of rapid delivery services in some U.S. cities is an example of which type of strategy? A) Forward integration B) Backward integration C) Horizontal integration D) Related diversification E) Unrelated diversification
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At the Children’s Hospital in Seattle, there are, on average, 30 births per week. Mother and child stay, on average, two days before they leave the hospital. At the Swedish Hospital (also in Seattle), the average number of births per week is 150.
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Which of the following is NOT given as a reason for merger activity in the U.S. a. Synergistic benefits arising from mergers. b. Increased market power and a reduction in competition resulting from
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Why did Amazon consider international expansion?
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Supermajority voting rules are an example of a A) poison pill. B) white knight. C) golden parachute. D) shark repellent.
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What is the difference between an alliance and a merger strategy?
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Are the following hypothetical mergers horizontal, vertical, or conglomerate? a) IBM acquires Dell Computer. b) Dell Computer acquires Kroger. c) Kroger acquires H. J. Heinz. d) H. J. Heinz acquires IBM.
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What is the best technique for revealing the different market or competitive positions that rival firms occupy in the industry? A. Strategic group mapping B. PESTEL Analysis C. Five forces framework D. The value net framework E. Competitor analysis
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Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines merged in 2008. This merger is an example of: A. a vertical merger B. a horizontal merger C. a conglomerate merger D. more information is needed to answer this question E. none of the above
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