Sub issue: Other than having fraud conducting of revenue recognition‚ Biovail Corporation also has overestimated the amount of Wellbutrin XL on the truck. The company estimated that revenue associated with this shipment was in the range of $10 million and $20 million and confirmed that the manufacturing cost value of this shipment had been fully insured. The trooper estimated that the truck was about one-quarter full. After the investigation done‚ the analyst stated if there had been $20 million
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Biovail Case‚ Question 1 1. How many truckloads of product are actually required to carry $10 million of product? Show your calculations. Given: a. 1 Wellbutrin XL tablet is estimated to be 1.5 cm3 (this includes the packing space) b. A 18-wheeler trailer dimensions are: 17m x 4.5m x 2.5m Since the tablet and the trailer are using different units of measurements we need to convert the trailer dimensions to centimeters before we can calculate the volumes. To convert meters into centimeters
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Table of Contents 1.0 Abstract Biovail Corporation‚ a large pharmaceutical company and had applied advanced drug-delivery technologies to improve the clinical effectiveness of medicines. It is recently had its stock downgraded by a well-known pharmaceutical analyst and a number of other analysts were also scrutinizing the company. The outcome was not favorable‚ as Biovail ’s acquisition methods were labeled as unethical and their accounting practices were questioned
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Biovail Corporation Issues : 1) The company has the problem with their recognition of the profit Whether they should realize or not the revenue for the third quarter. 2) Issues on the concepts of revenue recognition that have been apply in the company to show their financial results. Whether Biovail Corporation recognize its revenue using FOB shipping point or FOB destination. Suggested Solution 1) FOB Destination shipping term The truck accident had no impact on company’s third quarter
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Biovail Case Part 1: Assumptions: 1. The mark-up is from the Distributor to the Wholesaler‚ and the margin is from the Wholesaler to the Retailer Biovail Distributor purchase price Wholesaler purchase price = Distributor purchase price + 400% mark-up Retailer price = Wholesaler price + 35% margin 2. We don’t know the excess space needed in the truck for the 64 gallon drums so we assumed that the 1.00 cm3 accounts for the excess space
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revenues for Biovail. The title of goods shifted to the distributor at the point of shipment‚ so Biovail has completed the required work per the contract‚ and can recognize revenue. This is assuming that the agreed upon amount was shipped‚ which can be proven by a packing slip or any other shipping documentation. In a circumstance like this‚ Biovail will likely undergo an audit with extreme scrutiny to ensure all terms of the contract were fully carried out. However‚ if Mr. Crombie (Biovail CFO) was
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Table of Contents Executive Summary Biovail Corporation‚ a major Canadian pharmaceutical company listed on the New York Stock Exchange‚ announces that it will miss its quarterly earnings target by $25 to $45 million‚ blaming $10 to $15 million of the shortfall on a truck accident involving a shipment that left its facility on the last day of the quarter. The case was ultimately prosecuted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The case is centered on the question
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rectangular prism = a x b x c Volume= 1‚700 x 450 x 250 Volume = 191‚250‚000 cm3 c. To find out how many Wellbutrin XL tablets fit into a trailer 1.5x=191‚250‚000 X=127‚500‚000 d. How much revenue does Biovail get from a single pill ? 400% 35% $2.83 Biovail → Distributor → Wholesaler → Retailer 0.52 ← 2.10 / 400% ← 2.83/1.35%=2.10 127‚500‚000 x 0.52= $6‚630‚000 One truck can definately carry $10 million worth of Wellbutrin XL tablet product. 2. How should the
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Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION Biovail Corporation was one of the Canada’s largest pharmaceutical publicly traded companies which expert in the development and large scale of manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. Biovail Company engaged activities on enhance formulate of the existing drugs‚ clinical testing‚ manufacture and commercial pharmaceutical products and utilized advanced drug delivery technologies. In the case‚ on September 30‚ 2003 there was a truck carrying a shipment
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clear that there is an ongoing relationship between Biovail and the distributor and that certainly there was a bill‚ purchase order and/or invoice in order to support this sale. Second condition is the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable. We can see clearly that the case provides clear evidence in this aspect. Third condition is where the collection is reasonably assured. It was showing the ongoing relationship between Biovail and the distributor‚ it appears evident that this aspect
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