it is a External analysis

i need 3-4 pages 

First I want you to read the case then I want to do the following

You should identify the key success factors (KSF) for the industry. What are the critical factors that determine whether a firm will be successful in this industry?  What must a firm deliver to be successful? You should identify 3-5 factors that are unique to being successful in this industry and give examples of companies that illustrate each key success factor. Be specific on how you know these factors are important to be successful.

Don’t try to cover everything a company needs to do to be successful (i.e. make a good product, make money, have good employees….) but try to focus on what is unique to being successful in this industry. What differentiates the successful and not so successful companies?

Key Factors: Expanded Strategic Group Map, list all factors that is important and then put the companies on that map. Can create map or just list the factors. Key factors are customers perspective or stakeholders perspective. What they want from the industry as a whole. If you are sending your daughter to girls scout what are you expecting.

Here are what family want form the company and you can use it as key success factors: time management, communication skills, responsibility. 

 

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13. Spontaneous sources of funds refer to all of the below EXCEPT:

a. accounts payable

b. accruals

c. common stock

d. a bank loan

14. Selection of a source of short-term financing should include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. the effect of the use of credit from a particular source on the cost and availability of other

sources of credit

b. the floatation costs for debentures

c. the effective cost of credit

d. the availability of financing in the amount and for the time needed

15. The terminal warehouse agreement differs from the field warehouse agreement in that:

a. the cost of the terminal warehouse agreement is lower due to the lower degree of risk

b. the warehouse procedure differs for both agreements

c. the terminal agreement transports the collateral to a public warehouse

d. the borrower of the field warehouse agreement can sell the collateral without the consent

of the lender

16. Your company buys supplies on credit terms of 2/10 net 45. Suppose the company makes a

purchase of $20,000 today. Which of the following payment options makes the most sense as

a general rule?

a. pay the bill as soon as possible to keep the supplier happy

b. pay the bill on day 10 to get the discount

c. either pay the bill on day 10 to get the discount, or wait until day 45

d. pay the bill on day 45 due to the time value of money

17. Which of the following statements about financial leverage is true?

a. Financial leverage is the responsiveness of the firm’s EBIT to fluctuations in sales.

b. Financial leverage is the responsiveness of the firm’s EPS to fluctuations in EBIT.

c. Financial leverage involves the incurrence of fixed operating costs in the firm’s income

stream.

d. Financial leverage reduces a firm’s risk.

18. Which of the following statements about combined (operating & financial) leverage is true?

a. Usage of both operating and financial leverage reduces a firm’s risk.

b. If a firm employs both operating and financial leverage, any percent change in sales will

produce a larger percent change in earnings per share.

c. High operating leverage and high financial leverage offset one another, meaning that if

sales increase by 10%, then EPS will also increase by 10%.

d. A firm that is in a capital-intensive industry should use a higher level of financial leverage

than a firm that employs low levels of operating leverage.

19. The “bird-in-the-hand dividend theory” supports which view of the effect of dividend policy on

company value?

a. constant dividends increase stock values

b. high dividends increase stock values

c. a firm’s dividend policy is irrelevant

d. low dividends increase stock values

20. All of the following will increase the discretionary financing needed EXCEPT:

a. decrease the dividend payout ratio

b. decrease the spontaneous financing

c. decrease the sales growth rate

d. decrease the net profit margin

21. If a firm relies on short-term debt or current liabilities in financing its asset investments, and

all other things remain the same, what can be said about the firm’s liquidity?

a. The liquidity of the firm will be unchanged.

b. The firm will be relatively more liquid.

c. The firm will be relatively less liquid.

d. The firm will be more liquid only if interest rates are below the company’s weighted

average cost of capital.

22. Dakota Oil, Inc. reported that its sales and EBIT increased by 10%, but its EPS increased by

30%. The much larger change in earnings per share could be the result of:

a. high operating leverage

b. high financial leverage

c. high fixed costs of production

d. a high percentage of credit sale collections from prior years

23. Which of the following statements would be consistent with the bird-in-the-hand dividend

theory?

a. Dividends are less certain than capital gains.

b. Investors are indifferent whether stock returns come from dividend income or capital gains

income.

c. Wealthy investors prefer corporations to defer dividend payments because capital gains

produce greater after-tax income.

d. Dividends are more certain than capital gains income.

24. The term “lumpy asset” means:

a. assets that have economies of scale but not economies of scope

b. assets that must be purchased in discrete quantities

c. the same thing as assets that exhibit scale economies

d. assets that can be purchased in incremental units

25. All of the following are potential advantages of commercial paper EXCEPT:

a. ability to borrow very large amounts

b. flexible repayment terms

c. no compensating balance requirements

d. lower interest rates than comparable sources of short-term financing

 

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See below for question. (I check for plagiarism)

View the attached Proctor & Gamble Annual Reporting. Refer to the most recent of P&G’s financial statements and the accompanying notes to address the following questions and topics:

1. Using the notes to the consolidated financial statements, determine P&G’s revenue recognition policies. Discuss the impact of trade promotions on P&G’s financial statements.
2. Give two examples in which historical cost information is reported in P&G’s financial statements and related notes. Give two examples of the use of fair value information reported in either the financial statements or related notes.
3. How can we determine that the accounting principles used by P&G are prepared on a basis consistent with those of last year?
4. What is P&G’s accounting policy related to advertising? What accounting principle does P&G follow regarding accounting for advertising? Where are advertising expenses reported in the financial statements?

Your well-written paper must be two to three pages in length, in addition to the title and reference pages, and be formatted according to APA Guidelines. Cite at least three peer-reviewed sources, in addition to the required readings for this module.

 

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Discuss the criteria determining whether a company should source its materials and move its products via Air Freight versus via Sea Freight.

To be considered substantive, your reply should add significantly to the discussion by building on others’ comments, pointing out similarities or differences in your backgrounds or course expectations, etc.  One or two sentence responses such as “Hi, welcome to the course!” or “I feel the same way” are not acceptable. 

This week’s Topics:
Air Freight versus Sea Freight

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. 

 

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MINICASE: Digital Age Games

Digital Age Games is a video game publisher that took gaming to a new level in the early 1990s with its well-known “Sack Attack—Extreme Football” game. Unfortunately, it has not had a popular game title since that time and is attempting to make a comeback with its new game “Drop-Kick—Extreme Wrestling.” However, Digital Age has found that there is “extreme” competition for space on retailer shelves, as the top three game publishers (Digital Age is not one of them) have a 90 percent share of the market and a corresponding share of shelf space. Therefore, Digital Age’s sales group is an area of key concern.

To address this concern, Digital Age’s management has hired Shirley Hill, job analysis consultant, to conduct a job analysis of the company’s sales positions and give overall advice on how to improve the recruitment process for those positions.

Shirley began her analysis by doing research on the gaming industry as a whole, reviewing the sales structure and job descriptions of Digital Age’s major competitors and determining goals and objectives of Digital Age’s management. Management told her that it wants to focus on customer prospecting and product demonstration by increasing in-person salesperson attention (and therefore, salesperson travel). It also wants employees with gaming knowledge who will better understand product detail and be able to communicate it to customers.

She spoke at length with the sales managers to determine what the salespeople actually do, as well as which are high performers and which are low performers. On her office visits with management, she perceived the tension her presence brought to the sales representatives, who were concerned that their jobs may be at stake, so she spared them and herself by not talking with them directly.

Because the job descriptions had not been updated since 1997, her next order of business was to create a new description for the sales representative position. Her draft job description is as follows:

Sales Representative

The Digital Age Games North American sales organization drives the placement, retail marketing, and retail advertising support for consumer goods in its established retail and distribution channels.

The sales representative must:

·  Manage U.S. video game distributors and other regional accounts for both video game and PC game products.

·  Achieve quarterly sell-in objectives and revenue targets.

·  Maintain established accounts through regular customer contact in pursuit of follow-on sales.

·  Provide crisp and consistent feedback/communication to managers and others as required.

Selection criteria:

·  2–3 years of experience in sales of entertainment products.

·  Bachelor’s degree.

·   Team player who can deal with ambiguity.

·  Customer service–oriented.

·  Strong presentation and communication skills.

·  Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Finally, Shirley made recommendations as to sources for new sales recruits. Because knowledge of gaming and the product is central to the position, she recommended that the company primarily look to applicants who are existing employees in the company. Similarly, Shirley reasoned, by advertising positions on the Internet, both on Digital Age’s website and other third-party job sites, Digital Age would attract tech-savvy applicants. Shirley insisted that these two sources would provide more than enough quality applicants.

Shirley was quite satisfied with her analysis and recommendations, but management has some concerns and has scheduled a feedback meeting with her (Johnston & Marshall, 2013). 

Questions:

1.  From the facts given, did Shirley do a proper job analysis? What else could she have done to evaluate the current positions? Explain.

2.  Evaluate the job description. Is there anything you would have added, deleted, or changed?

3.  Besides those recommended by Shirley, what other source(s) of applicants might Digital Age use for recruiting new salespeople? Why?

 

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