6&7 – Variance analysis Variance analysis: Reason for variance: 1.Price/rate/spending variances: Standard is out of date; Standard set without due care; Efficient or inefficient buying (e.g., discounts); Buying different quality material from standard; Buying materials from a non-usual source due to urgency; Utilising different labour from standard; Price changes due to economic conditions; scarcity of supplies; Choosing to incur additional discretionary fixed costs; More (or less) overtime hours
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Texas; Dell computer was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell who was then an undergraduate student at the University of Texas. From very inception the company is providing superior value to its target market by providing latest technology at competitive prices around the world. Dell is cited as the largest player of the personal computer market. The company follows unique selling policy that is known as Dell Model—selling computers and other equipments directly to customer and build-to-order strategy thereby
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Irvine, Irvine, California, USA Keywords The exceptional performance of Dell Computer in recent years illustratesan innovative response to a fundamental competitive factor in the personal computer industry—the value of time. This article shows how Dell’s strategies of direct sales and build-to-order production have proven successful in minimizing inventory and bringing new products to market quickly, enabling it to increase market share and achieve high returns on investment. The Dell case illustrates
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Financial Performance and sustainability efforts Name Institutional Affiliation Financial Performance and sustainability efforts Business are usually in business to make profits. The management takes a lot of time to evaluate the market and also the potential of the firm. The goals and objectives of most businesses are aimed at maximizing the profits they are currently getting. Some of the ways that have been used in the maximization of profits are increasing the products prices, getting cheaper
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Semester 1, 2012 Week 9: Innovation II Product Innovation Dr Gary Buttriss 9.1 What is a product-service system? What may be the impact on its own sustainability of a corporation currently providing products moving towards a product-service system? (See especially reading 9.1.) Answer • What is a product-service system • “A marketable set of products and services capable of jointly fulfilling a user‟s need. The product/service ratio in this set can vary, either in terms of function fulfillment
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1-2013 1 “Midterm Review” By: cherriie.cherry* :) Chapter 1 defining mkting Marketing – set of activities that create value in order to satisfy customer & make profit to co. Demand states 1. Negative – Find other ways to change cus. attitude (design, price, more promotion) i.e. insurance 2. Nonexistent- donno, never thought about it i.e. health checkup - find way to connect benefits with personal’s natural needs 3. Latent – product can’t satisfy cus need i.e. cars- more efficient / food- low calories
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variable Price=-10*8000 = -.6107 Inelastic 131,000 Advertising= 1500*8000=91.603 Elastic 131,000 PX= Price of leading competitors product 5*8000= .3053 Inelastic 131,000 I=Per Capita Income 10*8000=.6107 131,000 Determine the Implications for each of the computed elasticities for the business in terms of short term and long term pricing strategies. Provide rationale in which you cite your results. The practice of price strategies
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Financial Performance and sustainability efforts Name Institutional Affiliation Financial Performance and sustainability efforts Businesses are usually in business to make profits. The management takes a lot of time to evaluate the market and also the potential of the firm. The goals and objectives of most businesses are aimed at maximizing the profits they are currently getting. Some of the ways that have been used in the maximization of profits are increasing the products prices, getting
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activities between different subsidies? - How to not hampering the sales of Ariel and resisting from the competitors to copy? -How to respond to the competitor’s imitations and Henkel’s counterattack after the launch? - Should P&G authorize a national launch on the basis of four months of test results? Or should they reconsider it based on the final test-market results of the entire HDL product strategy? 3. INDUSTRY/ MARKET ANALYSIS The liquid detergent has only l% market share in Europe
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Comparative Financial Analysis for the financial year 2012 for DAVID JONES Word Count: words Members of the Group (surname underlined): LIM EWE LEE 30109302 WONG MEI LIN 30109335 TEH KONG CHENG 30111788 Executive Summary David Jones, an Australia base company with its core business of operate departmental store in Australia, the company focus are beauty and cosmetic products, women’s wear, women’s accessories and footwear, menswear and accessories, food products, toys,
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