What Major themes that can be addressed in lectures or class discussions
What will be an ideal response?
? Market characteristics illustrated by the bicycle industry:-
o Drivers of demand characterised into segments based on patterns of usage (applications and
benefits sought)
o Demand life cycles
? Expectations of future global demand for low-volume craft-produced (specialised) bicycles
? An exploration of the availability and characteristics of competing products that serve the
segment(s) of the market also catered for by Strida and Pashley TSR-Moulton bicycles
? Supply-side characteristics illustrated by the bicycle industry:-
o Key issues of cost structures in this industry, including economies of scale, entry and exit
barriers, bargaining power in the value-adding chain etc.
o Application of the 5-forces model
o Reasons why bicycle mass production has migrated to India and China and how western bicycle
producers have adapted
o How the boundaries of the specialised bicycle industry can best be defined (e.g. do mass-
produced and low-volume craft-produced bicycles belong to the same or essentially different
industries?
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Pull & Co reported net income for the current year. Which of the following business transactions would cause cash from operating activities to be higher than the amount of net income?
A) Cash dividends were paid to stockholders during the year. B) Depreciation expense was recorded for the year. C) A bank loan was repaid during the year. D) Equipment was purchased for cash during the year.
An S Corporation cannot have more than ____ shareholders
a. 100 b. 75 c. 50 d. 25
Calculate the current value of Bond M. (See Table 6.2)
What will be an ideal response?
Parents who cosign a contract with a minor have the same option to disaffirm.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)