Case Study # 1: South Delaware Coors‚ Inc. Analysis Summary Main Problems Two issues are present in the case. The first is a decision on what research should be conducted by Manson and Associates to allow Larry Brownlow to estimate the feasibility of a Coors beer distributorship for a two-county area in Delaware. This issue is evident‚ even stressed‚ throughout the case. The second issue is a decision on whether or not the distributorship is feasible or‚ in other words‚ a go/no-go decision
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in Cost Control . (Exercise 1-9) Zoya Arbiser‚ regional manager of Gold Medal Sports Shops‚ is reviewing the results of 15 stores in her region. Store managers are moved annually. Each store manager’s income is very dependent on the direct contribution margin of that store. For the past year‚ Store 9 has been managed by a person who has operated several other profitable stores in recent years and is about to be promoted to a larger store. Zoya notices several items that bother her. Store 9 has
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Cumberland Metal Industries – Decision Sheet Objective: To devise a pricing strategy which would allow Cumberland to extract maximum value in the first year and later operate at expected margin Estimation of Market Size Number of feet of driven piles* | 290000000 | 390000000 | Amount of feet per set (1) | 10000 | 10000 | Amount of feet per set (2) | 20000 | 20000 | Number of pads per set | 5 | 5 | Market size (1) | 145000 | 195000 | Market size (2) | 72500 | 97500 | Value provided
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(2) Break-even: $300‚000 Problem 4-20 (2) Break-even: B864‚000 Problem 4-21 (1) Break-even: 12‚500 pairs of shoes; (3) $6‚000 loss Problem 4-22 (3) Net loss: $6‚000; (5a) Break-even: 21‚000 units Problem 4-23 (1b) Break-even: $732‚000; (2b) Margin of safety percentage: 22% Problem 4-24 No check figure Problem 4-25 (1) April net operating income: $21‚800 Problem 4-26 (2)
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Colin Drury‚ Management and Cost Accounting – Boston Creamery Boston Creamery Professor John Shank‚ The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration Dartmouth College This case is reprinted from Cases in Cost Management‚ Shank‚ J. K. 1996‚ South Western Publishing Company. The case was prepared by Professor John Shank from an earlier version he wrote at Harvard Business School with the assistance of William J. Rauwerdink‚ Research Assistant. This case deals with the design and use of formal
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Managerial Accounting Overview BA 115 Management Accounting Measures‚ analyzes‚ and reports financial and non financial information non-financial that helps managers make decisions to fulfill the goals of an organization organization. Activity IFRS/IAS-based Financial Reports Generally‚ cannot be used for the day-to-day d t d goals of the managers. Financial vs Managerial Acctg MANAGERIAL Primary users Focus and emphasis Rules of measurement and reporting Level of detail Managers
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Chapter 4 Problems 1. Growth and financing (LO4) Philip Morris is excited because sales for his clothing company are expected to double from $500‚000 to $1‚000‚000 next year. Philip notes that net assets (Assets Liabilities) will remain at 50 percent of Sales. His clothing firm will enjoy a 9 percent return on total sales. He will start the year with $100‚000 in the bank and is already bragging about the two Mercedes he will buy and the European vacation he will take. Does his optimistic outlook
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that can be clearly solved when the situation it faces is broken down to the core and certain fundamentals are clearly understood. To make the analysis more palatable‚ it is important that two key elements are understood. The first is that the contribution margin must equal the difference between the selling price and the variable cost price not including the cost of tomato’s‚ and secondly the cost of the tomato crop is a sunk cost regardless of whether the cost is an average or a ratio based on quality
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At this level of output‚ the total costs are RM22‚000 of which RM10‚000 are fixed. Required: a) Calculate the followings: • contribution margin per unit and ratio • breakeven in sales units and in sales value • Sales value in RM required to achieve $18‚000 profit. b) In achieving the $18000 profit‚ what is the margin of safety in RM value and ratio. c) If Tycoon were to operate at full capacity‚ calculate the followings: i) number of units produced
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ACCG330 STUDENTS’ TEMPLATE FOR KINKEAD CASE MARKET SIZE‚ SHARE‚ PRICE AND VARIABLE COST FOR EACH PRODUCT AND IN TOTAL Key causal factors Total market Market share Selling price Variable costs Electric meters Sales Variable costs Contribution Plan Expected Expected Expected Expected Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Expected Expected Expected Actual Actual Expected Expected Actual Actual Actual Expected $ 2‚400‚000 $ 1‚280‚000 $ 1‚120‚000 Market size 210‚000 $ 1‚950‚000 $ 1
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