Case1: ATH Technologies‚ Inc.:Making the Numbers PartA: Questions: 1. The performance goals of a business set by managers and determined by business strategy‚ which is refer to how a company creates value for customers and differentiate itself from competitors in the marketplace. Here‚ the earn-out structure focus on development of a new product‚ product superior to existing technologies these two are obviously the business strategy foe setting goals‚ and the last point is directly relate to
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ATH Technologies Inc.: making the Numbers The case of ATH is centered on management taking particular strategic paths in order to achieve the desired organization objective(s). Beginning with the strategy of acquiring market share‚ Scepter implemented very attractive (personal) incentives in order to achieve this goal. These “earn out” incentives did indeed push for innovation‚ growth and market segment but it didn’t put any controls on the amount of spending‚ thus ultimately leading to major
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Spring 2007 Prof. Mozaffar Khan MIT Sloan School of Management ATH: Chronological Stages 1986 1989 1990 Founding 15.963 [Spring 2007] 1991 Growth 1992 Push to Profitability 1993 1994 Focus on Process Managerial Accounting & Control 1995 1996 New Management 2 ATH: Chronological Stages 1986 1989 1990 Founding 1991 1992 Push to Profitability Growth 1993 1994 1995 Focus on Process 1996 New Management ATH Achievements - developed new product - capitalized new venture -
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Aspen Technology Inc. 1. What are Aspen Technology´s main Exchange rate exposures? Aspen Technologic Inc‚ is firm specialized in the development of simulation software for customers in process manufacturing industries‚ particularly the chemical industry. Big part of the AspenTech earnings comes for the licenses of their existing products. The 52% of Aspen Tech’s software license revenues came from customers outside de United States. With most‚ but not all‚ of its expenses incurred in the
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Component Technologies‚ Inc 1) Prepare the manufacturing staff’s calculations for the three alternatives (please refer to the attachments): a) In the first set of calculations‚ the staff used a discount rate of 20%‚ a five-year time horizon‚ and ignored taxes and terminal value. What is the relative attractiveness of these three alternatives? During the period of 5 years (from 1994 to 1998)‚ if the discount rate is 20%‚ Waltham plant is the only one that has a positive amount in NPV. The
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Sygate2. Headquarters overhead cost allocation at Korea auto insurance Tasks: a) What would be the net income of the Taejon branch as of 2007 and 2008 if the headquarters’ overhead costs were allocated by the current method? Calculate the amounts of revenue‚ and direct and indirect costs of the Taejon branch for these two years. b) The current overhead cost driver‚ branch revenues‚ is criticized because it lacks any logical relationship to the overhead costs allocated by headquarters. Choose
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Chapter 1 1. The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms‚ which he called "animalcules"‚ was A) Redi B) van Leeuwenhoek C) Pasteur D) Tyndall 2. The idea of Spontaneous Generation postulated that A) organisms could evolve into the next generation of organisms B) organisms could spontaneously combust C) organisms could spontaneously arise from other living organisms D) living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living material 3. The work of Tyndall
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4/16/14 Biology 260 Host Defenses V Outline Self and non-self Play distinct and significant role in detection‚ recognition‚ and cell communication. MAJOR FUNCTIONS: Perceive and attach to nonself or foreign antigens Promote the recognition of self-antigens Receive and transmit chemical messages among other cells of the system Aid in cellular development Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins = Human Leukocyte (HLA) Antigens‚ set of genes that codes for human cell receptors
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QUESTIONS chap12 3. How do the entry and exit of firms in a purely competitive industry affect resource flows and long‐run profits and losses? LO3 Answer: Entry and exit help to improve resource allocation. Firms that exit an industry due to low profits release their resources to be used more profitably in other industries. Firms that enter an industry chasing higher profits bring with them resources that were less profitably used in other industries. Both processes increase allocative efficiency
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Question 1 1. Environmental changes can result in the inactivation of enzymes. Answer True False 1 points Question 2 1. Hydrolases are generally involved in __________ reactions. Answer anabolic catabolic both anabolic and catabolic neither anabolic nor catabolic oxidation-reduction 2 points Question 3 1. Which of the following types of carrier molecules is NOT found in electron transport chains? Answer ubiquinones hemoglobin flavoproteins
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