Parker & Stone, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in South Park to produce garden tools. The company bought some land six years ago for $5.8 million in anticipation of using it as a warehouse and distribution site, but the company has since decided to rent these facilities from a competitor instead. If the land were sold today, the company would net $6.1 million. The company wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant will cost $13.3 million to build, and the site requires $850,000 worth of grading before it is suitable for construction.

What is the proper cash flow amount to use as the initial investment in fixed assets when evaluating this project?

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Paddock pools constructed a swimming pool and deck for the jensens' home. paddock installed the wrong trim on the pool. it would cost $2800 to change the trim-one-fifth of the total cost of the pool. the jensens refuse to pay anything for the pool. the paddock's best defense is: (a) duress (b) substanial performance (c)mistake (d) failure of conditions

Which of the following is a characteristic that can be used to guide the design of service systems? a. services cannot be inventoried. b. services are all similar. c. quality work means quality service. d. services businesses are inherently entrepreneurial. e. even service businesses have internal services.