Biovail Business Memo In 2003 Biovail Corporation announced that it will miss its 3rd quarter earnings target by $25-$45 million‚ attributing $10-$15 million to a recent shipment loss. Being one of Canada’s largest publicly traded pharmaceutical companies with stock listed on both the Toronto and New York stock exchanges‚ the news raised concerns in the financial circles over the company’s accounting practices. Even Biovail’s claim that the shipment loss presented a revenue value of over $10 million
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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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truckloads of product are actually required to carry $10 million of product? Show your calculations. A) Find the volume of the truck: Interior dimensions of the truck = Interior volume of the truck = = B) Find the manufacturer price (Biovail) for one tablet: Wholesale price for one tablet = $2.83 Distributor price for one tablet = Producer price for one tablet = [Since Wholesale margin is 35%] [Since Distributor mark-up is 400%] = $0.3679 C) Find no. of tablets
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Ateneo Graduate School of Business MBA Standard Financial Accounting TEAM DAVAO Group Members: Martha Herrera‚ Katrina Ortega‚ Chris Almeda‚ Gil Fernandez Presentation for Case 4-1 CASE PC Depot was a small retail store for personal computers and hand-held calculators‚ selling several national brands in each product line. The store was opened in early September by Barbara Thompson‚ a young woman previously employed in direct computer sales for a national firm specializing in business computers
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should the company recognize revenue based upon the two possible FOB structures mentioned in the case? In order to recognize revenue‚ there are four conditions must be met as according to GAAP. First‚ there must have persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. Although the case does not provide extra information in this aspect. It seems 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
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Fair value or false accounting 1. How are assets and liabilities measured under IAS 39? Answer: According to IAS 39‚ Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement‚ financial instrument are to be stated at their ‘fair value’- defined as ‘the amount for which an asset could be exchanged‚ or a liability settled‚ between knowledgeable‚ willing parties in an arm’s length transaction’. ‘If the market for a financial instrument is not active‚ an entity establishes a fair value
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Introduction Accounting for leases is regulated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in United States .Standards for accounting leases have been effective since 1977 (Accounting Standard Board‚ 2004). The primary standard for lease accounting is Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 (FAS 13). According to FASB (1976)‚ a lease is an agreement conveying the right to use property‚ plant‚ and equipment (PPE) usually for a stated period of time. Examples of assets that can
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Estimated cash sales: | | October ($1248‚961 × 58%) | 724‚397.38 | September ($1‚300‚000 × 40%) | 520‚000.00 | Total estimated cash sales | $1‚306‚397.38 | Payments: | | Estimated cash payments: | | Direct Material (75‚467 ×$4) | 301‚868.00 | Direct Labor (22‚489 × $14) | 314‚846.00 | Variable indirect cost (22‚489 × $3) | 67‚467.00 | Fixed indirect cost ($199‚769 – $90‚000) | 109‚769.00 | Selling & Administration costs | 300‚000.00 | Dividends | 130‚000.00 | Total
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Textbook case: Managerial Accounting for Managers‚ 2nd edition Noreen‚ Brewer and Garrison (McGraw-Hill/Irwin‚ 2008). Case 4-33 Cost Structure; Target profit and Break-Even Analysis Contribution Income Statement for all three scenarios: 15% commission 20% commission Own sales force Sales $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 Variable manuf. cost $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 Commissions $2‚400‚000 $3‚200‚000 $1‚200‚000 -Tot. variable cost ($9‚600‚000)
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MEMO TO: Mr. David Maris DATE: September 9‚ 2010 SUBJECT: Biovail Concerns This report discusses the concerns regarding the Biovail pharmaceutical company and the causes‚ implication and ramifications of its recently released quarterly earnings guidance. Specifically‚ this report covers Biovail’s reasons for missing previous expectations for quarterly earnings and an analysis of the validity of these reasons. The focus will be on the assertion that a recent truck accident containing
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