INTRODUCTION For this medium-risk mutual fund, the inclusion of Canadian Tire would be a wise choice, as it is a company that has the capability to maintain steady returns, while pursuing initiatives for growth with much success. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Canadian Tire is identified as one of Canada’s most recognized general merchandise retail banners. The company was founded in 1922, and has 95 years of history in business. The company began with auto repairs and “do it yourself” maintenance,…
Music’s Influence on Emotions Every day everyone is exposed to a variety of sounds. One sound that is very common and often enjoyed is the sound of music. Scientifically speaking music is just a very specific pattern of sound waves traveling through the air and are mechanically very similar to other sounds. If this is true, why is it that music can make people feel many different emotions so powerfully? This is hypothesized to be for several reasons, but there is no doubt that music can make…
better. One of these technology advancements was cars, but more specifically race cars. Race cars are now able to accelerate quicker, have better materials for racing, but are even safe than before. This is because of many advances in technology, tires, and materials used. One advance in technology is making hybrid cars. Toyota, for example, at the Le Mans race, used a hybrid car in the race entering the class LMP1-Hybrid, which is the fastest class at the race. The hybrid cars not only…
wonder think that Michelin is one of the world’s third largest manufacturing tire companies? Additionally, who would guess that one of its headquarters alone has 22,600 employees and operates 19 manufacturing plants in 17 locations? This ad in fact, is very rich just like the company’s facts are but more tire-wise. It is a bold and contented looking ad which sharply portrays that no other tire is as good as Michelin’s. The tire itself tries to appeal to your desires since it has all the features…
1. Discuss the Cultural Humility (1. Lifelong learning and critical self-reflection, 2. Recognize and mitigate power imbalances, 3. institutional accountability) needed to serve this client? Lifelong learning and critical self-reflection: I think enacting cultural humility’s goal of lifelong learning and critical self-reflection requires a significant amount personal work before, during, and after every interaction with Reverend Joseph Dantica. To be able to learn from Rev. Dantica and engage…
relations between a married man and a woman ought to look like. Since these women have more than just a one-dimensional criticism of their societies, then, their intellectual foundation allows them to argue for a new value system of an aesthetic of balance within their society. Therefore, it is the value system that they present that is united, even if their…
Deborah Tannen in her Essay, the “the Power of Talk” dissects how communication tells not only ideas, but the power structure of a conversation. Tannen looks at the fundamental differences within people to show how power can change in a conversation. Looking specifically at gender, culture, and job standings - Tannen can understand how those anthropological aspects affect conversation. Within individual speech patterns, communication can be used to pinpoint the imbalance of power in a group…
Virginia, with two beautiful grown daughters. I made the same bet about starting a company–just see if I could start one and last for two years. Now we’re celebrating 20 years in business. Work/life balance was a struggle in the beginning until I stopped trying to live by other people’s definition of balance and created my own, with my husband, our daughters and my company. It’s not perfect, but it works for…
Tire City Inc. is a retail automotive distributor in northwestern United States. The company was rapidly growing with 10 different shops, throughout the U.S. Jack Martin, Chief Financial Officer of Tire City, was preparing for a meeting with the bank, he is requesting a bank grant for a five year loan for an expansion of the companies warehouse. At the end of 1995 had $23,505,000 in sales and had $1,190,000 in net income. During the past three years sales have grown 20% compounded annually. This…
borrowed funds that must be repaid. Per the financial statement of Canadian Tire, specifically the balance sheet Canadian Tire’s total liabilities equaled $8922.4 in 2015 and increased in 2016 with $9198.1. On the flip side, Canadian Tire’s owner equity equaled to $5630.8 in 2015, and increased to $5789.7 in 2016. To calculate, we take the total liabilities and divide it by the owner’s equity.…