9/16/2012 1. Why was Dakota’s existing pricing system inadequate for its current operating environment? Profit margins varied based upon the size of the order‚ larger orders were more profitable than small orders. Based upon customer order size‚ prices should have been varied and the cost determination of the DOP should have been evaluated as it generated a loss. 2. Develop an ABC system for Dakota based on Year 2000 data. Calculate the activity cost-diver rate for each activity in 2000. a
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Midwest Lighting‚ Inc. Case Company Description * In 2005‚ the profit was approximately ($144‚000 / $5‚500‚000) 2.6% of sales; does this number indicate whether the company is doing well or not? * I like how this company’s strategic position is to offer products‚ lighting fixtures‚ to specifically meet the needs of their customers; they have identified their target consumers and have strategically positioned and marketed themselves accordingly * It’s interesting that Midwest Lighting
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Dhara Rami ACCT 442 Dr. Szendi Date: November 2‚ 2014 Towson University Dakota Office Products Case Analysis Dakota Office Products Case Analysis Introduction Dakota Office Products (DOP) is a reseller and supplier of office products. DOP is a regional entity. It has institutional and commercial businesses as clients. DOP has a good loyalty and customer confidence from its client. In order to increase profitability‚ DOP started “Desk top” delivery for its loyal customers. In this service
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Midwest Company is a major supplier of educational materials‚ and the company is providing books‚ manuals‚ videos‚ software and hardware used in the field of technology. The company’s main objective criteria is determined its focus is on cost reduction‚ quality enhancement and innovation. The headquarters is located in the Kansas City and the total number of staff employed is 416. In the Human Resource department there are four sections and they are 1) Staffing 2) Compensation & Benefits 3) Labor
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NCB OFFICE PRODUCTS INC. Executive Summery NCB is a manufacturer and distributer of a wide range of office products. In Canada‚ NCB uses several distributers in different regions. One of the major distributers is Harrison Stationary and Office Supply LTD. Harrison had distributed NCB’S products for over 50 years and NCB was the largest supplier of Harrison. In January 2003 Harrison was acquired by the president of the company and four senior officers. Most of the acquisition cost was financed
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I. Statement of the Problem(s) With Effective Law Office Solution‚ Inc. growing and becoming bigger and better there is always room for improvement. Even though the ELOS has been growing the last 26 years‚ the rate of growth has slow down and ELOS is seeing more problems. Some of the local competitors have been gaining contracts that ELOS should have been receiving. Another problem is that there have been more complaints from existing clients‚ and each sales personnel is also doing more work than
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HOUSEHOLDS PRODUCTS (INDIA) LIMITED (D) Indore (in % of all toilet soap buyers) Total Penetration Total Buyers New Buyers Repeat Buyers Repeat Rate% 7.1 7.06 7.1 10 5.48 2.9 2.58 36.34 15.3 8.59 5.3 3.29 32.90 16.9 5.18 1.6 3.58 23.40 17.4 3.8 0.5 3.3 19.53 17.4 1.73 0 1.73 9.94 17.8 1.97 0.4 1.57 9.02 18.1 2.11 0.3 1.81 10.17 The above table depicts that the following characteristics in the 2 cities Hyderabad: a) Low penetration
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Dakota Office Products Background • Regional distributor of office supplies to institutions sand commercial businesses • Comprehensive product line • Excellent reputation • Several distribution centers Process • Old: • After customer orders received‚ orders were accumulated within the warehouses and prepared for shipment • Used commercial truckers to deliver • New Option: • “Desk Top Deliveries” • Delivered products directly to locations • Small fleet of trucks • 2% upcharge on products Pricing
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Market Analysis for case of Giant Consumer Products: The Sales Promotion Resource Allocation Decision by Yujun(Monica) Wang‚ ywang29@nd.edu; Ji(Shirley) Yang‚ jyang8@nd.edu Background As a market leader in frozen food industry‚ Frozen Foods Division (FFD) of Giant Consumer Product (GCP) has been proved very successful in the past 30 years‚ with national market share of 43% in the “Italian frozen dinners and entree offerings” subcategory. However in 2008‚ FFD were in sales trouble. The gross
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entry 0.79 910 718.61 2‚500 1‚974.19 Desk top delivery 29.41 - - 26 764.71 Inventory handling 1‚950.00 6‚815.00 Freight - 52 2‚250 156 7‚500 Cost of distribution 10‚434.51 29‚829.21 Cost of product 50‚000 50‚000 Total cost 60‚434.51 79‚829.21 Sales income 79‚320 79‚320 Profit 18‚885.49 -509.21 3. What inference do you draw about the profitability of these two customers? I assume customer A has a much
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