Comparing chipotle mexican grill to panera bread and moe’s southwest grill

purpose

the company featured at the beginning of this chapter, chipotle mexican grill, competes with panera bread and moe’s southwest in hundreds of cities. gaining and sustaining competitive advantage is something that both firms strive to do every day. this exercise gives you practice in identifying competitive advantages that could provide a basis for strategic action.

instructions

step 1 using the online databases mentioned in table 3-8, and an on-site visit, conduct research aimed at comparing chipotle versus panera bread versus moe’s.

step 2 identify four competitive advantages that chipotle has over the other two firms, and four competitive disadvantages. give a rationale and source for each of your identified factors.

step 3 discuss or write up how chipotle can best sustain and promote its competitive advantages in the course room.

The expenditures and receipts below are related to land, land improvements, and buildings acquired for use in a business enterprise. the receipts are enclosed in parentheses. money borrowed to pay building contractor (signed a note) $(276,500 ) (b) payment for construction from note proceeds 276,500 (c) cost of land fill and clearing 11,220 (d) delinquent real estate taxes on property assumed by purchaser 8,340 (e) premium on 6-month insurance policy during construction 12,060 (f) refund of 1-month insurance premium because construction completed early (2,010 ) (g) architect’s fee on building 27,040 (h) cost of real estate purchased as a plant site (land $206,800 and building $55,900) 262,700 (i) commission fee paid to real estate agency 9,620 (j) installation of fences around property 4,030 (k) cost of razing and removing building 10,130 (l) proceeds from salvage of demolished building (4,910 ) (m) interest paid during construction on money borrowed for construction 13,700 (n) cost of parking lots and driveways 17,690 (o) cost of trees and shrubbery planted (permanent in nature) 14,080 (p) excavation costs for new building 2,950 identify each item by letter and list the items in columnar form.