Homework Help for Business

Compare the characteristics and risks of vertical and horizontal growth to analyse the implications of the two different types of growth. Make a decision which type of growth you think poses the greater risk to businesses

What do you think your needs and wants mean for you as a person? Consumer?

What impact do the political systems of each country have on their efforts toward globalization?

How do IP rights differ between India and China? What distinctive competencies in IP exist for India and China?

Describe how India and China are market economies.

What factors occurred to change the growth in both China and India between 2009 and 2013?

Does India have an opportunity to overtake China? Why or why not?

A. Mini-case: Workden
Founded in 2018 by Steven Roulac, Workden is a co-working organization. What separates it from its
competitors is its approach to co-working. Unlike its competitors, it does not simply rent out unused office
space. Instead, it finds and curates productive workspace communities by partnering with local business
owners who have unique spaces that are empty during the day. Workden sells to both individual customers
and large organizations. Individual customers can select one of three options: a day pass, a 5-day bundle, or
an unlimited monthly pass. Prices range from $9.99/day to $99.99/month. With each option, they have access
to all spaces. These customers can use their passes at their own discretion. Large organizations can contact
Workden directly for a more customized service offering. Workden will work on a specific solution for
businesses regarding the number of seats, pricing, amenities, etc.
A Coworking Spaces Global Market Report 2020 shows that the global coworking spaces market is expected
to decline from $9.27 billion in 2019 to $8.24 billion in 2020. Workden’s partners have faced many hurdles.
First, the fear of contagion has led to fewer people visiting their locations, resulting in a loss of revenue.
Moreover, capacity restrictions provide less opportunity for both Workden and its partners to maximize their
available space. Socially distanced workstations are mandatory. While this may change moving forward, it
should be considered in the short-term. There are many opportunities for Workden to not only improve its
current service offering, but also to expand into new locations but still the COVID situation renders their task
highly difficult due to their lack of knowledge of how this virus will impact the usage of coworking spaces..
Steven wants a scalable option that Workden can use across its entire network. Specifically, he wants to
maintain the uniqueness of each location, but have the same Workden branding and “feel”.
Case Questions
1. Explain how Workden generates profit using your knowledge and the discussion in the case. (5 points)
2. Identify and describe two distinct market segments that Workden can serve and provide the
Segmentation variables. (5 points)
3. Explain the idea of uncertainty in business and illustrate it using details from the case above. (3 points)
Suppose you are the owner of Workden.
4. What is the novel idea you would introduce to overcome COVID-19 effect? (Any option would be
acceptable) (2 points)

Imagine that you are working for a Durban based company that is evaluating whether it should move its manufacturing to India or China. You have been asked to present the pros and cons of this investment. Based on what you have learned in your studies thus far, what political, legal, economic, social, and business factors would you need to assess for each country? 

Case Study - 5

Breaking The Bargaining Pattern

Gilson steel is a local fabricating and supply firm. Situated in open country, far from the large steel making centers. The firm has been in business many years. About the third of employees have worked in the organization for more than ten years. Top management would like to get away from the current practice in which negotiations on wage matters and fringes follow the pattern. The firm’s president feels that industry – wide bargaining tends to divorce employees from the firm. He thinks they feel that their employer is a combination of U.S steel and bethlem steel instead of Gilson. He argues that the local firm which has prospered can do better by employees than is possible in national pattern. He says that the local conditions should be considered. His basic objection to current practice, however, is his conviction that it tends to divorce its employees from local employer. The labor relations manager has been urged to try negotiating terms at variance with the national pattern.

 Answer the following questions: ·

1. What theory and policy do you read into the president’s suggestion? ·
2. How will his ideas fit into the existing pattern of public union policy? ·
3. Can you suggest a promising innovative approach?

Describe why you have chosen 3 main attributes in the advertisement for an OL&D specialist for Virgin. How are they related to the future of work and Ol&D? Are any particular skills necessary? Is it essential to have experience and understanding of the Aviation industry or is being an OL&D specialist enough? The group must have a shared understanding of this element and of the characteristics of the industry sector and how they relate to stakeholders both internal and external and this needs to evident in your written work. You may use current and social media and internet sources for this section of the assessment given its currency and the fact that things change on a daily basis with the acquisition of Virgin by Bain. 

1. produces a hard disk drive that sells for $140 per unit. The cost of producing 20,000 drives in the prior year was:

Direct Material

$ 500,000

Direct Labor

$ 300,000

Variable Overhead

$ 100,000

Fixed Cost

$ 1,200,000

Total Cost

$ 2,100,000

At the start of the current year, the company received an order of 2,000 drives from a computer company in china. Management of GK, Inc. has mixed felling about the order. On one hand they welcome the order because they currently have excess capacity. Also, this is company’s first international order. On the other hand, the company in China is only willing to pay $100 per unit.

How does one see an opportunity to create an entrepreneurial venture?

While using a datasheet to track shoe orders, Gustav wants to see a picture of the shoes and read details about the shoes’ materials. Which steps should he follow?

⭕ Double-click on the record in the Customer ID field, then double-click on the customer dialogue box.

⭕ Create a new field, select images of the shoes from the Internet, and embed images into OLE type.

⭕ Create a new shoo identification field by clicking on "Click to Add," and type notes using "memo" type.

⭕ Double-click on the record in the Attachment field, then double-click on the attachment in the dialog box. 

How make money in 14 years plise?

QUESTION 1

1. A term and reversion scenario is one which:

The freehold property is let at full market rent

The freehold property is subject to an existing lease at a rent other than the current full market rent

The freehold property is subject to annual renewal lease

QUESTION 2

1. Your house is worth $750,000 today. Past records show that price increases at an average annual rate of 8%.

What will be the value of your house after 10 years?

$1,836,259, Say, $1.84 million

$1,542,888, say, $1.54 million

$1,782,350, say, $1.78 million

$1,619,193, say, $1.62 million

QUESTION 3

1. Which of the following is the Years Purchase formula for a time limited income valuation?

i/[(1+i)n – 1]

[1 – (1/(1+i)n )]/i

i/[1 – (1/(1+i)-n)]

1/(1+i)n

QUESTION 4

1. A property valuation is:

An exact price determination of a property

An estimate of the market value of a property

The mortgage value of a property

A guaranteed price of a property

QUESTION 5

1. Market value is assessed on the basis of:

The existing use value of the property

The value of the property on the transaction date

The amount that a bank will lend to a borrower

The highest and best value of the property

QUESTION 6

1. For the valuation of a freehold property, you have gathered the following information.

Gross rental $95/m²

Outgoings $20/m²

Capitalisation rate 8%

Area of the property 2000m²

What is its market value?

$1.665 million

$2.875 million

$1.875 million

$1.345 million

QUESTION 7

1. After analysing the market evidence, the market value of the subject property equals

to the average value all sales evidence.

True

False

1 points

QUESTION 8

1. For an ordinary valuation, the date of valuation is:

The date of inspection of the property

The commencement date of the financial year

The date specified in a legislation

The date of receiving client’s instruction

QUESTION 9

1. Valuation of industrial properties is based on:

$/m² net lettable area (NLA)

$/m² gross building area (GBA)

$/m² usable area

QUESTION 10

1. Analyse the following property information:

Sale price $200,000

Land value $120,000

Replacment cost (new) $145,000

Age of property 12 years

What is the annual percent depreciation of the property?

3.74%

3.83%

4.25%

2.78%

QUESTION 11

1. Which of the following is not an office grading in Australia?

Grade D

Grade B

Premium

Grade E

Grade A

Grade C

QUESTION 12

1. Which of the following is not a consideration for the choice of valuation method?

The interest to be valued

The date of valuation

The purpose of the valuation

Availability of market evidence

QUESTION 13

1. Your client is entitled to take over a freehold property after 5 years. The full market

rent of the property is estimated to be $80,000 net and yield of similar property is

8%. Opportunity cost rate is 5%

What is the value of the interest?

$783,526, say, $784,000

$754,835, say, $755,000

$942,870, say, $943,000

$825,573, say, $826,000

QUESTION 14

1. A motel with the following average annual figures in the accounts was recently sold for

$2.6 million.

Gross earning $2,250,000

Wages, etc. 400,000

Food, drinks, etc. 600,000

Advertising, etc. 250,000

Electricity, gas, phone, etc. 150,000

Insurance, repairs, etc. 100,000

Tenant's share 350,000

What is the capitalisation rate of this property?

13.36%

15.38%

14.45%

12.38%