Booklet 4 - Apple

Question 1

Where does Research and Desing occur for Apple, and hoiw much did this cost?

Answer 1

Cupertino, California in Silicon Valley. This cost $5 Billion nad land estimated cost is $160 Billion.

Question 2

Where/Who does Manufacturig occur for Apple?

Answer 2

Foxconn, a Taiwanese firm, mainly in Zhengzhou China in the Henan Province.

Others include: pegatron, Wistron, and Compal Electronics.

India - Foxconn has facilities in Tamil Nadu, and a new $2.6 Billion factory is being built in Begaluru. Tata electronics plant in Hosur .

Small factories in Europe, Italy and Germany.

Question 3

Where is Apple’s European Headquarters and Why did they set up there?

Answer 3

Holyhill campus Cork, Ireland.
Only fully Apple-owned manufacturing facility in the World.

in 1980, the government has a 12.5% Corporation tax.

Question 4

How many different products are necessary to make an iPhone?

Answer 4

12

Question 5

What % of Apple’s Headquarters is Green Space?

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

Why were Apple criticised in Cork?

Answer 6

• Didn’t create enough jobs for locals.
• 90 Nationalities work there.
• 700 French and 460 German.

Question 7

Trend in Apple’s Global Brand Value

Answer 7

2006 - $15.98 bn
2021 - $61.2 bn

Question 8

What is Apple 2030?

Answer 8

Apple’s plan to use recyccled and renewable raw materials, clena electricity and low-carbon shipping to bring net emissions to 0.

Question 9

Examples of Apple’s Tax Avoidance

Answer 9

The Apple company calle Apple Operations Internation is officially registered as an unlimited company.
Profit of $30 bn and tax of $0bn.

Question 10

Benefits of Apple locating in Cork, Ireland.

Answer 10

• Attracts other TNCs as there is a highly skilled workforce.
• IMproved ireland’s reputation and helped to contrivbute to the ‘Celtic Tiger Economy’ from 1990-2000.
• Improved Structural Development.
• Provides 6000 Jobs.

Question 11

Pros and Cons of Apple Manufacturing in China

Answer 11

• China has a large, productive workforce.
• Less human rights enforcement.
• Employs up to 350,000 people to work in 2.2 square mile facilities being paid $1.90 an hour.
• Use toxic products such as PVC and brominated flame retardant in their manufacturing process.
• Uses students and U18s.
• 500,000 phones produced a day and the majority of products are not recyclable.
• Criticisms from Grenpeace on Apple’s reliance on non-renwable sources of energy.

Question 12

Cons of a Combined Shenzen and Chengau Factory

Answer 12

• Common for workers to do between 60-80 hoiurs of overtime, which breaches Aple’s code of conduct.
• Last May, 7 young workers producing iPads toook their own lives.