Beacon lumber analysis Current ratio can measure the ability of the company to paid its short-term debt with their currently resources. The rule of thumb indicated that a company should have the ratio between 1.0 and 2.0. The current ratios of Beacon Lumber during November 2009 to January 2010 are 40.06886782‚ 4.384552725 and 4.551608547 respectively. The current ratios of Beacon Lumber are too high during these three months‚ which means Beacon Lumber is inefficiently using its resource. These
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Butler Lumber Company Case Butler Lumber Company Case Summary of facts: In 1981 by Mark Butler and his brother-in-law Henry Stark founded the Butler Lumber Company. In 1988 Mr. Butler bought Mr. Stark’s share for $105‚000 to be paid of in 1989 out of which $70‚000 was raised by a loan carrying an interest rate of 11% and repayable at the rate of $7‚000 over the next 10 years. Over the past five years‚ Butler Lumber Company has experienced rapid growth in its business. It derives its business
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The Butler Lumber company is facing cash difficulties due to the buyout of Henry Stark’s share and because it is operating a high growth rate. Thus‚ it is imperative to analyze the various options available to Mark Butler in order to meet the cash needs of the Butler Lumber Company. In order to support the reasoning for our recommendation‚ we constructed a ratio analysis (Appendix I; Exhibit 1). Even though the firm has realized increasing sales and decreased its operating and cash cycle‚ other
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Nicholas Cappucci Cost Management Systems Professor Wall Butler Lumber 1.Mark Butler has to borrow so much money to support his business because of his plans to expand his business and to consolidate his debt. Receiving the loan will allow Butler to make sure his inventory is ready for the projected sales increase in the coming year. Cash flexibility is also an issue with this company because they have so many outstanding debts‚ getting the loan will improve the cash flexibility. 2.I do
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Case Study: Capital Budgeting Butler Lumber Company Abstract Butler Lumber Company‚ a lumber retailer with a rapid growth rate‚ is faced with the problem of cash flow shortage. In order to support this profitable business‚ BLC needs a great amount of cash. The loan of $250‚000 from Suburban National and a line of credit of up to $465‚000 from Northrop National Bank are the two choices provided. After a brief review of the operation and financial conditions of BLC‚ we first make analysis of
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One of the most glaring issues from the inside looking out at Toucan Productions is their methods‚ or lack thereof‚ of social media marketing. Now more than ever‚ producing content on social media and sharing exciting‚ relevant information is incredibly important to building a customer base and a database. Granted that Toucan Productions provides mostly visual products‚ I feel that they could be doing more to show consumers what the company is capable of providing‚ no matter how big or small. In
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Case Study 2 What “Wood” You Do? Background/Summary: Lorman Lumber is a publicly traded company with widely held shares. Its Yamica location in rural Oregon is one of the company’s largest. The purpose of the plant is to process and treat wood‚ which it does through a number of facilities. The Sawmill began producing lumber products in 1947‚ which it does by peeling‚ milling‚ and chipping raw wood. Lorman has a known record of producing good profits‚ and will often pay out generous performance-based
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RECOMMENDATION I recommend that Cartwright Lumber should extend a line of credit up to maximum amount of $465‚000 by Northrop National Bank. However‚ it should be taken some additional measures. In addition‚ Cartwright should develop a sustainable business strategy. These strategies based on extended and ongoing retail distribution‚ hiring sales representatives for telephone ordering and restructuring of sales department. As a result of this will be expected an improvement in enter and the target
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Kilkenny Lumber Case Study Assignment Part I 1. Productivity of the crew would be below standard. I believe for the productivity to be below standard because they were sent to this crew because of their lack of work. Just because they have been assigned to another crew‚ does not mean that they will begin to work well right away. When compared to the Equity Theory‚ I believe there to be positive inequity for the three men assigned to the new group. For being assigned to the group due
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business: Cartwright Lumber Company Nature of the business: Retail distribution of lumber products Overview The Cartwright Lumber Company had been found in 1994 as a partnership by Mark Cartwright and his brother-in-law Henry Stark. Later in 2001‚ Mr. Cartwright bought out Stark’s shares and incorporated the business. Now‚ Mr. Cartwright is a sole owner and president of the company. The business is located in the Pacific Northwest region and does the retail distribution of lumber products in the
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