Case Study Report 6 Prestige Telephone Company GROUP 4 : LECTURER : Dr. Ahmed Razman HAND IN DATE : 26 March 2014 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 Prestige Data Services is a subsidiary of Prestige Telephone Company‚ designed to perform data processing for the telephone company and selling computer services to other organizations. The subsidiary started operations in 1995 and has yet to experience a profitable month. Worse‚ its income was low enough to necessitate a report
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1. Prestige Data Services apparently has not lived up to its parent company’s expectation. However‚ based on the numbers‚ the Prestige Data Services appears to be rather potential after just two years of performance. Its revenue hours sold to outside firms have being growing‚ and the majority of Prestige Data Services’ costs are fixed costs‚ e.g.‚ rent‚ custodial services‚ computer lease‚ maintenance‚ etc. In order to determine whether or not the subsidiary is indeed “too good to give up‚” two
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Prestige Telephone Company Scott Johnson‚ Nicole Phillips‚ Ashton Shuler‚ & Brandy Watts February 25th‚ 2014 Group Contributions Responded to all texts‚ discussion boards‚ and emails Participated in online chat and conference call Answered question 3 Provided the framework of how the case would be set up Suggested new ideas for later projects on how to discuss our topic Responded to all texts‚ discussion boards‚ and emails Participated in online chat and conference call Answered
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The Prestige Telephone Company 2- Assume that the total expenses are around the average of $ 231‚000. (By observing first three months’ results) If the total expenses are $ 231‚000 than the total revenue should be $ 231‚000 at the Break-Even Point. On the other hand if the company demand for service will be 205 hours ‚ which means company sales revenue will be $ 82‚000 (as the Public Service Commission’s restrictions says)‚ and the other revenues in the commercial sales assume that around
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manager of the company his duties are to manage the day to day affairs of the company.He can make plans‚ decisions and policy to implement these plans. AT&T Company This is the Company in America known as American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Ithas a good market over US. This was the company who sent the shock waves throughout theindustry by its price scheme which affected Tri-State very badly. Customers and Elderly People They are the King of the company. They use the service provided the
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1. Prestige Data Services apparently has not lived up to its parent company’s expectation. However‚ based on the numbers‚ the Prestige Data Services appears to be rather potential after just two years of performance. Its revenue hours sold to outside firms have being growing‚ and the majority of Prestige Data Services’ costs are fixed costs‚ e.g.‚ rent‚ custodial services‚ computer lease‚ maintenance‚ etc. In order to determine whether or not the subsidiary is indeed “too good to give up
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Qualities of a good telephone operator Punctuality – it is extremely important that an operator reports for duty at least five minutes before his/her shift. Personal hygiene and deportment – operators must be particularly careful that their mouths are free from odour. Hair should be properly groomed and finger nails well maintained. Accuracy – errors are usually caused by carelessness or misunderstanding. All this can be avoided by the exercise of reasonable care‚ particularly in putting
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1.) "Revenue hours" represent the key activity that drives costs at Salem Data Services. Which expenses in Exhibit 2 are variable with respect to revenue hours? Which expenses are fixed with respect to revenue hours? Variable: Wages of hourly personnel‚ Power Fixed: Rent‚ custodial services‚ computer leases‚ maintenance‚ depreciation‚ salaried staff wages‚ administration‚ sales‚ systems development‚ sales promotion‚ corporate services 2.) For each expense that is variable with respect to
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Turkesa Bullock BUS 5431 Managerial Accounting January 31‚ 2013 Salem Telephone Company Harvard Case Study Recommendation: The two suggestions by Flores: 1. Use pricing strategy to increase commercial revenue hours * This method will not add extra costs. However‚ according to our estimation above‚ changing price to either $1000 (97 hours) or $600 (180 hours) cannot prevent a net loss. 2. Increase sales promotion cost to win more business but the price unchanged *
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moving in those inverse headings from An pole. They would moving during those speeds for 2 km/hr and 3 km/hr individually. After 4 hours what will make the separation between them?. An. 12 km b. 20 km. C. 24 km d. 4 km. Answer: b). 76. An train abandons Mumabai toward 9 am during An pace from claiming 40 kmph. Following you quit offering on that one hour‚ an alternate train abandons mumbai in the same heading Similarly as that of the principal prepare In An velocity from claiming 50 kmph. At Also toward
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