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Internet Exercise #1

The websites of selected companies appear below: Review the information about the operations of each company that is provided on the company's website. Write a brief summary (one paragraph) for each of the four companies that includes a:
  • A brief description of the operations of the company and

  • Two specific examples of possible:
  • Fixed costs,

  • Variable costs, and

  • Mixed costs.

Internet Exercise #2

Most retailers have a high proportion of variable costs (cost of goods sold) in their cost structures. Search the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR corporate filings data base at http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm for the annual report of Form 10-K of a major retail merchant. Using information from each of the three years included in the company's most recent Form 10-K, perform the following:
  • Calculate how the corporation's costs have changed as sales have changed over the time period covered by the Form 10-K. (In particular, restate cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales.)

  • Calculate the other major cost categories as a percentage of sales over the time period covered by the Form 10-K.

Report the name of the company selected, summarize the financial results and calculations made related to sales and cost of goods sold for the three most recent years, and comment on any trends noted. Show your work.

Internet Exercise #3

Perform an Internet search using the term, contribution margin, and locate an article (less than one year old) from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor's lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) After reading the article, write a brief paper (3 – 5 paragraphs) that summarizes and comments on the article. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation(s). If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)

Internet Exercise #4

Perform an Internet search using the term, opportunity costs, and locate an article (less than one year old) from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor's lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) After reading the article, write a brief paper (3 – 5 paragraphs) that summarizes and comments on the article. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation(s). If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)

Internet Exercise #5 (Appendix 2B)

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program maintains a website at http://www.quality.nist.gov that provides information about the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige award. Review the information provided on this website. Then, write a brief paper (3 - 5 paragraphs) that:
  • Describes the Malcolm Baldrige award.

  • Identifies recent winners of this award (including their industries).

  • Discusses whether winners are any more successful than other organizations (Hint: Consider exploring the "Why Take the Baldridge Journey" link on home page.)

Internet Exercise #6 (Appendix 2B)

The Total Quality Engineering Company (TQEC) maintains a website at http://www.tqe.com. Click on the White Papers link to access a set of papers on various quality subjects written by TQEC President, Pete Babich. Choose one of the quality management papers. After reading it, write a brief paper (3 – 5 paragraphs) that summarizes it. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation(s). If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)





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