Week Seven Homework

Read:
Chapter 4 Intro (215-250) and Case 4.1 Camp Happy Valley
Do:
Prepare Ken's assignment questions for Camp Happy Valley

The Mid-term Exam next week (Week Eight) is a take-home exam. Hmmm, I wonder if we can confer on the blog, ha ha ha. It will consist of 6 questions regarding the Hibbs' Web case on page 308. No more than 1/2 page per concise, typewritten, double-spaced answer to be returned to Ken on November 10. We will also have to answer an in-class "thinking" question on November 10.

Week Six Homework

Read:
Case 3.2 Gardiner Wholesalers Incorporated (A)
Do:
Ratio Analysis for Elegance Jewellers similar to S.D. Taylor Jewellers on page 132

And remember, for every 10% decrease in price, volume of goods sold has to increase by 25%!

Week Five Homework

Read:
Case 3.1 Dr. Jay Stephenson
Case 3.2 Gardiner Wholesalers Incorporated (A)
Do:
Case Studies for readings
Study for Financial Ratios Quiz

Week Four Homework

Read:
No Reading this week
Do:
Review the section on financial ratios in preparation for the quiz. When I receive the sheet of financial ratios from Ken that we can refer to during the quiz, I'll post it for everyone.

Update: Here is the sheet of financial ratios for quiz from Ken.

Rather than clog up the External Links on the right, some of the "temporary" weblinks are listed here below:
* Cosco's Jim Sinegal in Fast Company;
* Herding Cats advertisement for EDS on YouTube;
* Business Week's columnist Karen E. Klein's Smart Answers;
* Richard Ivey School of Business Case Writing;
* UVic Continuing Studies Business, Management and Technology.