David Shim Case Study #2 A) What is the break-even point in passengers and revenues per month? Unit CM = $160 – $70= $90 Unit of Sales = 3‚150‚000 / $90= 35‚000 passengers Unit of Sales = 35‚000 x $160= $5‚600‚000 revenue B) What is the break-even point in number of passenger train cars per month? Unit of Sales = 35‚000/63= 555.5= 556 passenger cars C) If Springfield Express raises its average passenger fare
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MINI CASE: MEXICO’S BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROBLEM Recently‚ Mexico experienced large-scale trade deficits‚ depletion of foreign reserve holdings and a major currency devaluation in December 1994‚ followed by the decision to freely float the peso. These events also brought about a severe recession and higher unemployment in Mexico. Since the devaluation‚ however‚ the trade balance has improved. Investigate the Mexican experiences in detail and write a report on the subject. In the report‚ you may:
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Mini-Case 1. How can you create theme areas that will also promote future sales for the hotel (such as food and beverages‚ rooms‚ conventions‚ etc)? According to the case‚ this hotel adopted some Hollywood theme areas such as the Wizard of Oz and Gone with the wind. Therefore the food and beverages should match these types of theme. For example‚ manager could names food and beverage related to the theme or use some fantasy tableware cater for the customers. The reason is the customer want enjoy
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Topic 5 Homework Questions – Solution 1. Resources that are used in operations for more than one year with no physical substance are called: a. current assets b. intangible assets c. non-current assets d. property‚ plant and equipment 2. Able Company purchased land and incurred the following costs: Purchase price $1 000 000 Excavation costs 100 000 Removing old building 25 000 Broker fees 20 000 Cost of a parking lot 50 000 What is the cost of the
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Accounting (Managerial) 530 Portfolio Case Study Imagine you are applying to become a trainee in a management consulting company‚ Solutions Inc.‚ which claims to deliver innovative solutions. They are looking for innovative employees who engage with their work. The selection process will be rigorous. You know you will be asked to submit reports based on questions regarding your knowledge of management accounting practice and strategic management accounting. To provide a context for the reports
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Cost Accounting‚ 14e‚ Global Edition (Horngren/Datar/Rajan) Chapter 12 Pricing Decisions and Cost Management Objective 12.1 1) Companies should only produce and sell units as long as: A) there is customer demand for the product B) the competition allows it C) the revenue from an additional unit exceeds the cost of producing it D) there is a generous supply of low-cost direct materials Answer: C Diff: 2 Terms: target price Objective: 1 AACSB: Ethical reasoning 2) Too high a price may: A)
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Textbook case: Managerial Accounting for Managers‚ 2nd edition Noreen‚ Brewer and Garrison (McGraw-Hill/Irwin‚ 2008). Case 4-33 Cost Structure; Target profit and Break-Even Analysis Contribution Income Statement for all three scenarios: 15% commission 20% commission Own sales force Sales $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 Variable manuf. cost $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 Commissions $2‚400‚000 $3‚200‚000 $1‚200‚000 -Tot. variable cost ($9‚600‚000)
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and for this reason one would expect that it would have a greater amount of residual income. Residual income can’t be used to compare the performance of divisions of different sizes. Larger divisions will almost always look better. In fact‚ in the case above‚ Darwin does not appear to be as well managed as Perth. Note from Part (1) that Darwin has only an 18% ROI as compared to 21% for Perth. Exercise 11-11 (45 minutes)
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Birzeit University MBA Program Managerial Accounting BUSA 631 Spring 2013 Case 3 The Rohr Company’s old equipment for making subassemblies is worn out. The company is considering two courses of action: (a) Completely replacing the old equipment with new equipment or (b) Buying subassemblies from a reliable outside supplier‚ who has quoted a unit price of $1 on a 7-year contract for a minimum of 50‚000 units per year. Production was 60‚000 units in each of the past 2 years. Future
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Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use As we shall see in later chapters‚ the ability to predict how costs respond to changes in activity is critical for making decisions‚ controlling operations‚ and evaluating performance. Three major classifications of costs were discussed in this chapter—variable‚ fixed‚ and mixed. Mixed costs consist of variable and fixed elements and can be expressed in equation form as Y = a + bX‚ where X is the activity‚ Y is the cost‚ a is the fixed cost element‚ and
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