Submitted by Yellow Team Eunice King Ronda Klassen Joshua Krupnick Larry McCraw Ronald Mills BUS 5431 Managerial Accounting Professor Nancy Shoemake April 18‚ 2010 1.0 Summary Hallstead Jewelers was one of the largest jewelry and gift stores in the United States for 83 years. Customers came from throughout the region to buy from extensive collections in each department. Any gift from Hallstead’s had an extra cache attached to it as they were known for having the best. Even
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Sales - Breakeven Point in Dollars)/ Budgeted Sales = ($8583000-$7287745) / $8583000 = 15.09% 2004 = ($8102000-$7620000) / $8102000 = 5.95% 2006 = ($10711000-$11655265) / $10711000 = -8.82% From the calculations‚ the breakeven point in units of Hallstead Jewelers is increasing from 2003 to 2004; started from 4558360 to 7505070; while the breakeven point in sale dollars also increased from 7325284.5 to 11655373. The biggest possibility of the increase may be the moving and renovation of the store. The
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Hallstead Jewelers Case Study Class: Managerial Accounting Instructor: Robert O’Haver 1. The break even point in units and sales have increased form 2003 to 2004 to 2006 due to the greater increase in fixed costs especially from expanding the business as well as insufficient average sales and unit sales to compensate these changes. The margin of safety has decreased over the years due to the increase in expenses and the lack of gross profit to compensate
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Background description Hallstead Jewelers is a large retailer specializing in jewelry and gift. It was started up as a family business and has gained reputation through their 83 years history. Hallstead provides customers with extensive collections of products‚ including jewelry‚ gems‚ watches‚ tabletop and artistic gifts‚ by its four sales departments. However‚ the market place of Hallstead was challenged as the emergence of nearby modernized shopping center which has impacted customers’ consumption
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1.0 ABOUT THE CASE Hallstead Jewelers was one of the largest jewellery and gift stores in the United States for 83 years. Customers came from throughout the region to buy from extensive collections in each department. Any gift from Hallstead’s had an extra cache attached to it as they were known for having the best. Even though the principal retail shopping areas shifted two blocks west‚ Hallstead’s reputation and selection still brought in customers. In 1999 however‚ sales became stagnate and
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Hallstead Jewelers Managerial Accounting ACCT 2301 – Case Analysis 1 September 29‚ 2010 Melissa Ng Variable costs are made up of cost of goods sold plus sales commissions. Fixed costs are made up of salaries‚ advertising‚ administrative expenses‚ rent‚ depreciation‚ and miscellaneous expenses. Assuming all questions are answered independently: 1. Income statement using the contribution approach: | 2004 | 2005 | 2007 | Sales | $8‚583‚000 | $8‚102‚000 | $10‚711‚000 | Less:
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Description In 2002‚ Gretchen Reeves and Michaela Hurd sisters took over the management of Hallstead Jewelers‚ which was established 83 years earlier by their grandfather and has become one of the largest jewelry and gift stores in the United States for its product diversity strategy‚ comprehensive range of commodities and brand name recognition among the same industries and customers. After sales became stagnant and profits started to slip since 1999‚ the sisters decided to change the location
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Hallstead Jewelers (Case Study1) Accounting 2301 Managerial Accounting Professor May Spring 2013 By: Madhur Mittal‚ Ishaq Rehman‚ Ying Wang and Bohan Li Question 1 Breakeven is a point at which a company covers all its costs and its profit is zero. After reviewing Hallstead Jewelers Income Statement‚ operational statistics‚ and table 2 and 3‚ for fiscal years 2003‚ 2004‚ and 2006‚ we can see a slight change in the breakeven unit and dollar amounts between the fiscal year
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Hallstead Case 1.) The breakeven point in number of sales has risen along with the breakeven point in sales dollars from 2003 to 2006. The margin of safety has decreased as well. Every year they have to increase the number of sales tickets then the previous year to meet their breakeven point. After 2004 when expansion of the store begun‚ Hallstead’s fixed cost have grown each year. The decrease from 2004 to 2006 is far less substantial than from 2003 to 2004. This damage is cause by the stores
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Outline: I. Introduction: + Born into and brought up in a noble family‚ Virginia Woolf has a deep knowledge about her aristocratic society. Therefore‚ almost all her works revolve around this. + One of example is “The Duchess and The Jeweler” + Buying ten pearls from the duchess while knowing they are counterfeits is a big mistake?? II. Body: + From the point point of view of a business man + As an ordinary person and a man in love with the girl III. Conclusion:
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