...Pam and Susan’s is a chain of discount department stores.* The original store was opened in the South in the mid-1950s by Pam and Susan’s father. About 10 years ago, Pam and Susan took over operational control of the stores, working together under a joint power sharing arrangement. The unusual management arrangement and consensus decision making by the two women, for which they have received a great deal of publicity, have contributed in part to sales growth and to the recent upsurge in new store openings. Fundamentally, however, their success is based on an uncanny ability to appropriately stock stores and underprice competitors. State-of-the-art business processes are at the core of their low price structure. There are currently 250 Pam and Susan’s stores, mostly located throughout the South. Expansion has been incremental, growing from its Southern base into the Border States and increasingly into the Southwest. Identification of the most appropriate sites for new stores is becoming an issue of increasing strategic importance. Store location decisions are based upon estimates of sales potential. The traditional process leading to estimates of sales potential starts with demographic analyses, site visits, and studies by the company’s real estate experts (augmented by input from local experts). The demographic data judged relevant for a given store location is that for people within a store’s estimated “trading zone,” usually operationalized as consisting of those census...
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...Pam and Susan’s: Locating New Stores Situation Pam and Susan’s is a chain of discount department stores.* The original store was opened in the South in the mid-1950s by Pam and Susan’s father. About 10 years ago, Pam and Susan took over operational control of the stores, working together under a joint power sharing arrangement. The unusual management arrangement and consensus decision making by the two women, for which they have received a great deal of publicity, have contributed in part to sales growth and to the recent upsurge in new store openings. Fundamentally, however, their success is based on an uncanny ability to appropriately stock stores and underprice competitors. State-of-the-art business processes are at the core of their low price structure. There are currently 250 Pam and Susan’s stores, mostly located throughout the South. Expansion has been incremental, growing from its Southern base into the Border States and increasingly into the Southwest. Identification of the most appropriate sites for new stores is becoming an issue of increasing strategic importance. Store location decisions are based upon estimates of sales potential. The traditional process leading to estimates of sales potential starts with demographic analyses, site visits, and studies by the company’s real estate experts (augmented by input from local experts). The demographic data judged relevant for a given store location is that for people within a store’s estimated “trading zone...
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...Multiple Regression Project: Forecasting Sales for Proposed New Sites of Pam and Susan’s Stores I. Introduction Pam and Susan’s is a discount department store that currently has 250 stores, most of which are located throughout the southern United States. As the company has grown, it has become increasingly more important to identify profitable locations. Using census and existing store data, a multiple regression equation will be used to forecast potential sales, and therefore which proposed new site location will be more profitable. II. Data The data set has 37 independent variables. This includes 7 categorical variables for competitive type and 30 numerical categories. There are 250 stores, meaning the sample size is 250. As the sales are given in $1,000’s of dollars it is best to remember that a unit change in x will correspond to that coefficient of x multiplied by 1,000. III. Results and Discussion Building a multiple regression model requires a step-by-step approach. Failure to follow such methodology could ultimately lead to incorrect and inaccurate forecasting for the dependent variable of interest. Below I will outline the process and findings used to obtain a multiple regression equation to forecast potential sales at newly proposed site of Pam and Susan’s discount department stores. The initial step in building a multiple regression model is to look for outliers and non-linear relationships between your dependent (predicated sales) and independent...
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...Case Study: Locating New Pam and Susan‘s Stores Professor Demetra Paparounas Lisa Chan MGSC 6200- Information Analysis July 3, 2014 Introduction The purpose of this study to is to determine a new store location for Pam and Susan Stores. This discount department store chain has 250 stores that are primarily in the South. Expansion is important to their strategic success. A multiple regression model will be used to determine which location has the highest sales potential and projections. It will also be used to help see how strong of a relationship sales has to the other independent variables. Data For this model, the wealth of census data that was used to compute this model contained 250 observations, 33 variables and 7 additional dummy variables were created from the main comtype variable, taking values of zero or one depending on level of competitiveness for a particular store. This data set contained economic and demographical data, population type, sales numbers, store size and the competitive types. The amount of sales and selling square feet variables are given in thousands of dollars. Results and Discussions In analyzing the data on the 250 Pam and Susan’s stores, we first created a scatter plot of the competitive types in the horizontal axis against sales (in thousands) on the vertical axis. The competitive types were identified as follows: * Type 1- Densely populated area with relatively little direct competition. * Type 2 –High income areas with little competition...
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...Project Locating New Pam and Susan’s Stores Introduction Pam and Susan’s department stores are in the process of opening a new business unit. There are two locations that are being considered for the new store and decision is based upon estimates of sales for both of them. My job is to use data gathered from each store as well census data in store’s trading zones to predict sales at both of the sites that are being consider for their newest store. Data We have data out of 250 stores. The data include demographics, economics, sales of the stores, compositions of those sales as well as sales behavior per households. There are 31 variables being consider for each store and those variables range from sales, Spanish speaking households, % of households that are homeowners, % of people with air conditioning, % of people with washer, % of dishwasher, and many more. The data will help us understand how each one of those variables is more correlated with sales and with that we are able to analyze and predict sales based on those specific variables. Besides the variables, each one of the stores has a competitive type category range from 1 to 7. Those categories were assigned by the planning department based on stores sales and are as follow: 1. Densely populated areas with relatively little direct competition 2. High income areas with little direct competition 3. Location near major shopping centers 4. Stores in downtown areas of suburbs 5. Stores with competition...
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...Directed Independent Adult Learning COURSE SYLLABUS FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION ACC-421-GS Course Syllabus FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION ACC-421-GS ©Thomas Edison State College January 2008 Course Essentials Federal Income Taxation is a one-semester course designed to help you learn the basics of federal income taxation of individuals. The course covers the basic tax calculations, filing status, gross income inclusions and exclusions, gain and loss recognition, business and personal deductions, tax credits, and filing requirements. It also looks briefly at the taxation of partnerships, as well as that of corporations and special “S corporations.” Objectives By successfully completing the learning activities of the course, including careful study of the textbook, use of chapter self-tests, and problem solving, you should be able to: 1. Apply all steps in preparing individual taxable income and tax. 2. Indicate which items are included in income and which items are excluded. 3. Recognize deductible business expenses and nonbusiness deductions. 4. Calculate depreciation, bad debts, and losses. 5. Apply the rules for capital and ordinary gain and loss recognition. 6. Demonstrate conversance with available individual tax credits. 7. Articulate the fundamentals of the taxation of corporations and partnerships. Course Syllabus—Course Essentials S-3 Required Textbook In addition to the Course Syllabus, which consists of “Course Essentials,” “Course Calendar,” “Written...
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...CPA QUESTIONS CHAPTER 3 1. For “qualifying widow(er)” filing status, which of the following requirements must be met? I. The surviving spouse does not remarry before the end of the current year II. The surviving spouse was eligible to file a joint tax return in the year of the spouse’s death III. The surviving spouse maintains the cost of the principal residence for six months. A. I, II, and III B. I and II, but not III C. I and III, but not II D. I only A. Incorrect. A taxpayer may file a tax return as a qualifying widow or widower for 2 tax years after the year in which a spouse dies provided the couple qualified to file a joint return for the year of death; that the taxpayer provided over 50% of the cost of maintaining the principal residence of a dependent child or stepchild; and that the taxpayer has not remarried as of the end of the current year. Maintaining the cost of the taxpayer’s principal residence for six months is not sufficient. B. Correct! A taxpayer may file a tax return as a qualifying widow or widower for 2 tax years after the year in which a spouse dies provided the couple qualified to file a joint return for the year of death; that the taxpayer provided over 50% of the cost of maintaining the principal residence of a dependent child or stepchild; and that the taxpayer has not remarried as of the end of the current year. Maintaining the cost of the taxpayer’s principal residence for six months...
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...Longman English Grammar L G.Alexander Consultant- R A. Close, CBE Pearson Education Limited, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world www longman com © Longman Group UK Limited 1988 All rights reserved, no part of the publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers Distributed in the United States of America by Longman publishing, New York First published 1988 Twentieth impression 2003 BRITISH LIBRARY CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Alexander L G Longman English Grammar 1 English language - Text-books for foreign speakers 1 Title 428 2'4 PE1128 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Alexander, L G Longman English Grammar/L G Alexander, consultant, R A Close p cm Includes index ISBN 0-582-55892-1 1 English language - Grammar - 1950- 2 English language Text-books for foreign speakers 1 Close, R A II Title PE1112A43 1988 428 2'4-dc19 87-22519 CIP Set in 8 on 9 1/2pt Linotron 202 Helvetica Printed in China SWTC/20 Louis Alexander was born in London in 1932 He was educated at Godalming Grammar School and London University He taught English in Germany (1954-56) and Greece (1956-65), where he was Head of the English Department of the Protypon Lykeion, Athens He was adviser to the Deutscher Volkshochschulverband...
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...Advanced Language Practice with key Michael Vince with Peter Sunderland English Grammar and Vocabulary MACMILLAN Macmillan Education Between Towns Road, Oxford OX4 3PP A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 1 405 00762 1 with key ISBN 1 405 00761 3 without key Text © Michael Vince 2003 Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003 First published 1994 This edition published 2003 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. Designed by Mike Brain Graphic Design Limited Layout and composition by Newton Harris Design Partnership Cover design by Oliver Design Illustrated by: Ed McLachlan pp 109; Julian Mosedale pp 12, 39, 110, 123, 153, 176, 195, 217, 225, 257; David Parkins pp 3, 42, 73; Martin Shovel pp 10, 16, 56, 70, 117, 147, 235, 285; Bill Stott pp 122; Kingsley Wiggin pp 24, 27, 57, 191, 220. Photographs by: Eyewire, Photodisc and Andrew Oliver. The author would like to thank the many schools and teachers who have commented on these materials. Also special thanks to Peter Sunderland and Sarah Curtis. Printed and bound in Italy by G. Canale and C. S.p. A Borgaro T.se, Turin 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1 09 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Introduction Vlll Grammar 1 Present...
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...Fourth Edition Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership LEE G. BOLMAN TERRENCE E. DEAL B est- se l l i n g a u t h o rs of LEADING WITH SOUL FOURTH EDITION Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership Lee G. Bolman • Terrence E. Deal Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741—www.josseybass.com No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-6468600, or on the Web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-7486011, fax 201-748-6008, or online at www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Credits are on page 528. Readers should be aware that Internet Web sites offered as citations and/or sources for further information may have changed or disappeared between the time this was written and when it is read. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer...
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...___________________________ LIVING HISTORY Hillary Rodham Clinton Simon & Schuster New York • London • Toronto • Sydney • Singapore To my parents, my husband, my daughter and all the good souls around the world whose inspiration, prayers, support and love blessed my heart and sustained me in the years of living history. AUTHOR’S NOTE In 1959, I wrote my autobiography for an assignment in sixth grade. In twenty-nine pages, most half-filled with earnest scrawl, I described my parents, brothers, pets, house, hobbies, school, sports and plans for the future. Forty-two years later, I began writing another memoir, this one about the eight years I spent in the White House living history with Bill Clinton. I quickly realized that I couldn’t explain my life as First Lady without going back to the beginning―how I became the woman I was that first day I walked into the White House on January 20, 1993, to take on a new role and experiences that would test and transform me in unexpected ways. By the time I crossed the threshold of the White House, I had been shaped by my family upbringing, education, religious faith and all that I had learned before―as the daughter of a staunch conservative father and a more liberal mother, a student activist, an advocate for children, a lawyer, Bill’s wife and Chelsea’s mom. For each chapter, there were more ideas I wanted to discuss than space allowed; more people to include than could be named; more places visited than could be described...
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...Taxation Finance Act 2009 Alan Melville S IT IN TH W EEN ON NO IFT ITI F ED ● ● 15th Annual Edition ● ● Class Tested Over 250 Worked Examples ● Over 250 Exercises and Questions On ACCA, CIPFA, AIA and IFA Reading Lists Taxation Supporting resources For instructors Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/melville to find valuable online resources • Complete, downloadable Instructor’s Manual For more information please contact your local Pearson Education sales representative or visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/melville We work with leading authors to develop the strongest educational materials in accounting, bringing cutting-edge thinking and best learning practice to a global market. Under a range of well-known imprints, including Financial Times Prentice Hall, we craft high quality print and electronic publications which help readers to understand and apply their content, whether studying or at work. To find out more about the complete range of our publishing please visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk Taxation Finance Act 2009 Fifteenth edition Alan Melville FCA, BSc, Cert. Ed. Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk First published 1995 Fifteenth edition published 2010 © Pearson Professional Limited 1995, 1996 © Financial Times Professional Limited 1997, 1998 © Pearson Education Limited 1999...
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...Taxation Finance Act 2009 Alan Melville S IT IN TH W EEN ON NO IFT ITI F ED ● ● 15th Annual Edition ● ● Class Tested Over 250 Worked Examples ● Over 250 Exercises and Questions On ACCA, CIPFA, AIA and IFA Reading Lists Taxation Supporting resources For instructors Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/melville to find valuable online resources • Complete, downloadable Instructor’s Manual For more information please contact your local Pearson Education sales representative or visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/melville We work with leading authors to develop the strongest educational materials in accounting, bringing cutting-edge thinking and best learning practice to a global market. Under a range of well-known imprints, including Financial Times Prentice Hall, we craft high quality print and electronic publications which help readers to understand and apply their content, whether studying or at work. To find out more about the complete range of our publishing please visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk Taxation Finance Act 2009 Fifteenth edition Alan Melville FCA, BSc, Cert. Ed. Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk First published 1995 Fifteenth edition published 2010 © Pearson Professional Limited 1995, 1996 © Financial Times Professional Limited 1997, 1998 © Pearson Education Limited 1999...
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