Running Header: CASE STUDY 1 The McGee Cake Company: A Case Study Submitter Instructor BUS Course 2012 CASE STUDY 2 Introduction The McGee Cake Company‚ owned by Doc
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The McGee Cake Company In early 2001‚ Doc and Lyn McGee formed the McGee Cake Company. The company produced a full line of cakes‚ and its specialties included chess cake‚ lemon pound cake‚ and double-iced‚ double-chocolate cake. The couple formed the company as an outside interest‚ and both continued to work at their current jobs. Doc did all the baking‚ and Lyn handled the marketing and distribution. With good product quality and a sound marketing plan‚ the company grew rapidly. In early 2006‚ the
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Introduction The McGee Cake Company has been in business since early 2005. The company is a sole proprietorship. They produce a variety of full line cakes and other cake including cheesecake‚ lemon pound cake‚ and double-iced‚ double-chocolate cake. In the past several years‚ the company has experienced sales increases due to features in magazines and this led to the company receiving orders from all over the world. Doc and Lyn McGee both had regular jobs and formed the company mainly due to outside
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liability for owners‚ thus a combination of partnership and corporation. If changing the company organization from a sole proprietorship to an LLC‚ the advantages are as follows. Since an LLC is functioned as a partnership‚ the funds raised from other partners will enlarge the scale of the company and relieve the cash flow and capacity problems and enrich its asset‚ thus further meet the demand for its cakes. Single Taxation. The owners of LLC are still taxed once for their personal incomes‚ avoiding
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Minicase – The McGee Cake Company 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of changing the company organization from a sole proprietorship to a LLC? The McGee Cake Company‚ currently operating as a sole proprietorship‚ may benefit from forming a limited liability company (LLC). An LLC is a comparatively new type of business entity. With an LLC there are reduced legal formalities in comparison to setting up a corporation. In addition‚ unlike a corporation‚ the McGees could set up an LLC yet
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CHAPTER 1 THE McGee CAKE COMPANY 1. The advantages to a LLC are: 1) Reduction of personal liability. A sole proprietor has unlimited liability‚ which can include the potential loss of all personal assets. 2) Taxes. Forming an LLC may mean that more expenses can be considered business expenses and be deducted from the company’s income. 3) Improved credibility. The business may have increased credibility in the business world compared to a sole proprietorship. 4) Ability to attract investment. Corporations
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has been on a great track and has made quite a few business acquisitions. Calphalon and Rubbermaid were two businesses that Newell Co. and are by far the largest acquisitions due to the potential growth the company has with them. These businesses are relatively smaller companies for Newell Co. to gain‚ yet it presents the large value from the product differentiation and access they now have to new markets. Newell’s market value could potentially reach $10 billion in addition to a potential
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emerald-library.com IJOPM 19‚11 Continuous improvement and the mini-company concept Jan de Leede and Jan Kees Looise University of Twente‚ The Netherlands Keywords Continuous improvement‚ Teamwork‚ Organizational design‚ Case studies‚ Kaizen Abstract The key issue of continuous improvement (CI) seems to be the problem of combining extensive employee involvement with market orientation and continuation of CI
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Mini Case Chapter 1 a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Corporate Finance is the specific area of finance dealing with the financial decisions corporations make‚ and the tools and analysis used to make the decisions. Corporate finance is important to all managers because managers must make very important decisions that will direct the future of their businesses. Most of these decisions will be made‚ based on the analysis of its financial status. Corporate finance provides
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Mini Mini Case‚ page 145: 1. How does Ben´s age affect his decision to get an MBA ? Ben’s age has a big impact on his decision to get an MBA. He already worked about 5 years at Dewey and Leweys and he earns the complete salary as an employee. Now it is up to him whether to invest in a higher degree in order to earn more money in the future or to keep his current job and invest his money in other things. It can be a hard decision for a person who already worked 5 years because in these one
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