ronGreg Newman ACC 707 Jones Ironworks 1) I agree with Freddie. The payment system would be more effective as a piece rate. This should effectively increase the employees’ incentive to produce efficiently. The piece rate will encourage higher production. It will benefit employees for them to know that if they work harder‚ they will get more money. Under the other system‚ they could work inefficiently and get paid the same amount as someone who was working much more efficiently. This encourages
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Jones Ironworks Inc. Background Frederick Jones was a master blacksmith who emigrated from England to Erindale‚ Ontario where he set up his shop. From this small shop‚ Fred Jones plied his trade‚ shoeing horses and making wonderful wrought iron works‚ using simple forges and hand tools. His works can still be found in the village of historic structures like St. Peter’s Church‚ a masterpiece that sits high above the Credit River. In the true spirit of Frederic Jones‚ all the products are
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Shelly Kapur March 1‚ 2008 Jones-Blair Case Study Jones Blair Company is a privately held‚ regional paint corporation with a market comprised of 50 counties throughout the states of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Oklahoma‚ and Louisiana. Its headquarters are located in Dallas‚ Texas‚ which is also home to the 11 county Dallas-Fortworth greater metropolitan area. These 11 counties represented 50% of total dollar sales for Jones-Blair in 1995 and serve as the business and financial center for the company’s
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Case: Jones Blair Company Question: 1. What share does Jones Blair have of the rural household market segment? Rural professional market? Answer: Rural Household Market Segment 14.6% Rural Professional Market Segment 56.3% Rationale: Household Professional TOTAL DFW (non-rural) $1‚800‚000/$33‚600‚000 = 5.4% $4‚200‚000/$14‚400‚000 = 29.2% $6‚000‚000/$48‚000‚000 = 12.5% Non-DFW (rural) $4‚200‚000/$28‚800‚000 = 14.6% $1‚800‚000/$3‚200‚000 = 56.3% $6‚000‚000/$32‚000‚000
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Jones and Shephard Accountants (Chapter 3‚ pp 138 - 140) This week ’s assignment consists of a case study from the text. Read the case study and prepare answers to the essay questions listed here. If the question is asking your opinion‚ you must provide a rationale or evidence from the case to justify your position. When you are ready‚ Click the Begin Checkpoint button below‚ where you will enter your answers. Please make sure to prepare your answers before you enter the Checkpoint assignment
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institutional structures. The purpose of OEM coatings are for durable goods. Special purpose coatings are employed for special applications‚ environmental conditions‚ highway markings‚ and aerosol paint. In these segments‚ Jones•Blair Company produces and markets architectural paint under the Jones•Blair Company brand name. 2) Architectural paint industry and distributions In 1999‚ U.S. sales for architectural coating account for $5.6 billion ($13B * 43%). Because of growing of substitute products‚ such
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Jones Blair Case Analysis Executive Summary: Jones-Blair needs to increase their sales while keeping their margins consistent with limited resources on advertising and sales promotion. With the four different alternatives present‚ the chosen alternative is to hire another sales representative rather than cut prices by 20%‚ increase advertising to $350‚000‚ or keeping everything the same. WIth the additional sales force‚ JB should set forth their focus on the non-DFW household market. Problem
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Jones Blair Case SWOT Analysis: Strengths High quality products High quality service with Knowledgeable sales representatives that know customers personally Mature market 1-2% sales growth long-term Shelf goods 43% of total industry dollar sales Specialty paint stores & lumberyards most frequently patronized Distributes through 200 independent paint stores Maintaining margins while increasing R&D‚ material‚ & labor costs Market to major business/financial center (DFW)
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Keeping Up With the Jones’s Case Study Directions: Complete Parts 1-6 of this case study. HYPERLINK "http://www.sciencecases.org/jones/jones.asp" http://www.sciencecases.org/jones/jones.asp Submit Answers to the Following Questions: Part I: What two parameters are responsible for creating the movement (filtration and reabsorption) of fluid across the capillary wall? The hydrostatic pressure/blood pressure and osmotic pressure/water pressure. Find a diagram of a capillary – copy/paste
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MBA770 Corporate Finance Case “Jones Electrical Distribution” Description Jones Electrical Distribution (“JED”)‚ which sells electrical components and tools to general contractors and electricians‚ is experiencing rapid growth in a highly-fragmented‚ highly competitive industry and despite profits‚ experiencing a cash shortfall‚ resulting in increased borrowing from Metropolitan Bank (the “Bank”) to $250K‚ the max loan amount the Bank will make to any one client. JED has been able to remain
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