Profit Corp. manufactures telecommunication equipment and has been profitable each year for the past ten years. During 2005 the company saw its core market decline sharply when a competitor introduced a significant new product technology. In response to the decline in business Profit Corp. announced a major restructuring of its operations. The restructuring plan which would be implemented in 2005 would involve the following changes (all of the charges are material):
Profit Corp. has never previously restructured its operations and believes that it can return to profitability within two years based on its current research and development activity.
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Profit Corp. manufactures telecommunication equipment and has been profitable each year for the past ten years. During 2005 the company saw its core market decline sharply when a competitor introduced a significant new product technology. In response to the decline in business Profit Corp. announced a major restructuring of its operations. The restructuring plan which would be implemented in 2005 would involve the following changes (all of the charges are material):
  Profit Corp. has never previously restructured its operations and believes that it can return to profitability within two years based on its current research and development activity.
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The Answer of Profit Corp. manufactures telecommunication equipment and has been profitable each year for the past ten years. During 2005 the company saw its core market decline sharply when a competitor introduced a significant new product technology. In response to the decline in business Profit Corp. announced a major restructuring of its operations. The restructuring plan which would be implemented in 2005 would involve the following changes (all of the charges are material):
  Profit Corp. has never previously restructured its operations and believes that it can return to profitability within two years based on its current research and development activity.
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