1. Why was Dakota’s existing pricing system inadequate for its current operating environment? Profits only when clients placed large orders for cartons Real drop of profits if many clients place small orders Wrong cost determination for individual customers Wrong cost determination for new services provided by DOP (to small charges for the desktop delivery‚ then the actual cost of it) 2. Develop an activity-bases cost system for Dakota Office Products (DOP) based on Year 2000 data. Calculate
Premium Consultative selling Profit Management accounting
have you ever been to a garage sale? did you find something you loved or couldn’t live with out? or were you just out for a fun day of "treasure" hunting? For what ever reason garage sales are a most interesting way to spend time searching for treasures on a Saturday morning. "others junk is another persons treasure." is the quote my mother told me when i was little. every weekend during the summer she would wake me up bright and early and we would head off on our treasure hunt. I find that quote
Premium Toy
that earnings had declined in the fourth quarter of the previous year‚ and lowered its estimates for its earnings for 2010. The firm claimed that the weaker results could be attributed to the depressed economy and to a string of product recalls. Sales figures do indicate that Johnson and Johnson has clearly been hurt by 17 recalls since September 2009‚ covering several over-the-counter medicines‚ a batch of contact lenses and some hip replacements. The most serious problems have surfaced at
Premium Johnson & Johnson
Answer all questions. Extract 1: Coffee prices on the rise Coffee prices hit a record 14-year high this month‚ and it’s only a matter of time before coffee lovers will have to pay more in stores and coffee shops. A series of bad news has affected the market for coffee – bad weather in South America is threatening crops; Brazil and Vietnam are talking about hoarding their stocks; and US stockpiles are reportedly at 10-year lows. Moreover‚ the current behavior of prices reflects uncertainties concerning
Premium Coffee Starbucks Supply and demand
Part 2 Case 4 Question 4 – What are some other opportunities for partnerships between retailers and their suppliers in China? Chinese companies can easily transition into multiple channels by creating partnerships with their suppliers. They can advertise and sell products on their supplier’s website and through their other distribution channels. A partnership would also enable the company to sell their products at a cheaper price because they are getting things from their supplier for less and
Premium Corporation Marketing Distribution
Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council A case study of the Future of Work programme‚ approach and analysis Steven Wooding‚ Edward Nason‚ Lisa Klautzer‚ Jennifer Rubin‚ Stephen Hanney‚ Jonathan Grant Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council A case study of the Future of Work programme‚ approach and analysis Steven Wooding‚ Edward Nason‚ Lisa Klautzer‚ Jennifer Rubin‚ Stephen Hanney‚ Jonathan
Premium Research Scientific method Policy
premiums by getting Wal-Mart to contribute more. For labor‚ it is an enduring embarrassment not to have a presence at a company that is widely viewed as the epitome of American business success. Many labor leaders see this organizing effort as a test case of whether unions can succeed in the 21st century. Wal-Mart officials‚ like many companies‚ have strategies to keep out unions as a way of holding down costs. But labor leaders assert that Wal-Mart often crosses the line and violates federal laws
Premium Trade union Employment
DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THIS PRESENTS: That I‚ SUSAN EREDIANO‚ widow‚ legal age‚ Filipino and resident of ward IV‚ Minglanilla Cebu for an in consideration of the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (P30‚000)‚ Philippine currency‚ receipt of which amount is hereby SELL‚ CEDE‚ CONVEY‚ and TRANSFER unto the said Spouses DIOSDADO GEONZON and ESTELITA GEONZON‚ their heirs and successors assign a parcel of land more particularly bounded as follows;
Premium Philippines Cities of the Philippines Cebu City
Sales Maximization A reasonable‚ and often pursued objective of firms is to maximize sales‚ that is‚ to sell as much output as possible. Clearly sales lead to revenue‚ meaning that maximizing sales is also bound to maximize revenue. But as the analysis of short-run production indicates‚ maximizing sales does NOT necessarily maximize profit. So why do firms do it? Are firms unreasonable? Are they irrational? Do they NOT understand the basic economic principles of short-run production? For some firms
Premium Profit maximization Economics
International Business - Foreign Trade M/S Taneja Exports‚ Mumbai Introduction Mr. Gurmeet Taneja and Mr. Rahul Khatri are partners of M/S Taneja exports‚ Mumbai. Both of them qualified from IIFT‚ New Delhi in the year 2002. They declined lucrative corporate job offers‚ since they have decided to plunge into the world of international business. M/S Taneja Exports is registered as a partnership firm‚ with Mr. Gurmeet Taneja and Mr.Rahul Khatri sharing the profits in the ratio of
Premium International trade Export Cheque