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Ethical Situation Bernie Madoff is a prime example of an ethical situation involving a salesperson with a real world company. This man founded a Wall Street firm, in his name, and was the chairman of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. His employees surrounding his business included family members such as a brother, niece, daughter and sons. The firm was a well-known marketing business and he was an individual who was trusted among his peer. At the start of his…

“The NPV Profile: A creative way at looking at the NPV” by Frank Lefley and Malcolm Morgan explores the battle between using NPV (net present value) and IRR (internal rate return). NPV is the correct method of investment appraisal, but IRR is still the preferred method. Although this method is preferred, the article simply states that no single investment technique will give all the answers to investment situations. There are some weaknesses to NVP which include; failing to take into account the…

ACT 8-1 - Business Applications Case: Statistic versus flexible budget variances a) Did Atlantic increase unit sales by cutting prices or by using some other strategy? Atlantic did not increase sales by cutting prices for the actual sales price was higher than the budgeted price which is as follows: The budgeted sales price was $33,000,000/150,000 units = $220 per unit (Edmonds, Tsay, & Olds, 2011). Therefore, the actual sales price was $35,520,000/160,000 units = $222 per unit (Edmonds et…

In Sociology is a Martial Art, Bordeieu asserts that the current economy favors increased production and consumption regardless of the social costs. Rather than favoring the happiness of the populace, this economy seeks to maximize gains in any manner possible, so long as it can justify the social costs with increases in production. This creates a paradox of economic benefit and social benefit, and while economic benefit is favored in the current day, the two are not mutually exclusive. The…

products to create music with customers who love Skullcandy’s products. Skullcandy’s products could be more diverse and should use more innovative ways to reach more people worldwide. Global customers should have the same incentives. Target Market Skullcandy’s target market is people between the ages of 14 and 24. They also base their products towards those who love their products and are looking for a way to unlock their potential through music. Product Skullcandy’s products are high quality…

then decide how often to do so. Giant, well-situated companies more commonly pay dividends on a fixed schedule, however generally in addition they declare special dividends. The payment of dividends impacts the belief of a manufacturer in economic markets, and it might also have a direct effect on its stock cost. There are also different types of dividends. Organizations using the residual dividend policy select to rely on internally generated fairness to finance any new projects. Because of…

Dow Industry, S & P 500, and NASDAQ. With these major stocks, the trends of the minor stocks that were bought could be followed. Many factors are incorporated into analyzing these stocks. A heavy amount of money was theoretically spent on The Stock Market, and very little was made back. On February…

current resources. The differences between a planned and market economy The main difference between a planned and a market economy is that a market economy in basic terms lets consumers largely dictate the four economic functions where as in a planned economy the four economic functions are entirely regulated by the government. Market and Planned economies are defined as: Market: Resources are allocated according to a system of markets. They allow property rights, profit motive, and freedom of…

Kiki magazine has a specific target market. It does this by making it clear to competitor that they are targeting young pre-teens ages 9 through 14. Kiki also assures that they are providing a distinguishable magazine, they do this by avoiding redundancy that typical magazines incorporate. For example many magazines targeted at teens tend to be about, fashion, celebrities, relationships and beauty, not to mention all the advertising included within the pages. While, there are other magazines…

26, 2006 (Carlson, 2011). Twitter went public on November 7, 2013 (Geraldino, 2013). More new social media companies are going public following Facebook, money that are being raised through venture capital is always costlier when compared to stock market. IPO will enable the company to raise funds easily at lower cost and can make huge investment in technology improvement…