Rubatex Corporation‚ which manufactures rubber and foam for a variety of products‚ is having lots of problems‚ particularly at their Bedford plant. Although the sales have increased‚ the net profits have decreased. American Industrial Partners (API)‚ who purchased Rubatex‚ is demanding aggressive action to be taken to reduce the losses incurred. The working conditions at the Bedford plant are abysmal. The plant is hot‚ dirty and not air-conditioned. The equipment is old and outdated. The work in
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ways to produce a specific product do so in abundance and share it through global trade with the world‚ rather than it be extremely difficult and costly for a single state to do it alone. Through foreign direct investment‚ multinational corporations are able to invest in other countries by establishing their own facilities in foreign territories. This is the base of globalization. Through FDI and MNCs companies are locating closer to customers and introducing themselves in the same area as
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Case 5-1 Stern Corporation (a) Individuel Case Study After the controller of Stern Corporation had ascertained the changes in accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts in 1998‚ a similar analysis was made of property‚ plant‚ and equipment and accumulated depreciation accounts. Again the controller examined the December 31‚ 1997‚ balance sheet [see Exhibit 1 of Stern Corporation (A)]. Also reviewed were the following company transactions that were found to be applicable to these
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consulting‚ Inc. has concluded that standard costing is the best costing system for your company when used correctly. We have identified a few problems with your standard costing system that we would like to address. The first problem with ChillOut Corporation is the overall focus of the organization is too centralized around favorable variances. Managers are awarded bonuses for favorable variances and the computer software only notifies departments when there is an unfavorable variance. The department
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Drypers Corporation National Television Advertising Campaign Factual Summary: Current Time Period Late 1997 - Company never used the television advertising in its 10 yrs. Of history. - $ 10 million is the budgeted amount for the television advertising through out the nation. - This increases company’s advertising & promotion budget by 33% - Estimated retail sales per child up to age of 30 months are $ 1012.50 - Disposable diapers & training pants are distributed through grocery stores
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLANNING For LAMOIYAN CORPORATION Bustamante‚ Daries Mae Herando‚ Mari Niko Layugan‚ Monica Manalo‚ Raymart Medina‚ Krizzia Odal‚ Mary Anne Rozul‚ Aileen Gale Silvan‚ Ron Lester 28 January 2012 Lamoiyan Corporation Mission “We exist to improve the quality of life by bringing essential products within the reach of the common people” Vision “We aspire to have a Lamoiyan product in every home”. Corporate Values SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. We make our
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plants. This was then applied retroactively to all assets previously subject to the accelerated depreciation. The cumulative effect of this change increased net income by $11 million. A third accounting change that was made was that because of the new depreciation method being used they changed their estimated useful lives on certain US plants‚ machinery‚ and equipment. They also had to change the residual value on certain machinery and equipment. This also helped to increase their net income in
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Product Gross Margin Calculation vs. Product Contribution Margin Calculation Assigning the overhead costs to the products shows how profitable the products are after deducting all cost. However‚ it is important to find the appropriate method of overhead cost allocation. In Sippican’s case the traditional accounting method is used‚ which does not reflect the real resource usage of the different product lines. The correct method in this case would be to apply the time-driven ABC approach for cost
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Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives Suggestions for complementary cases on measures of investment analysis: “The Investment Detective” (Case 17); corporate resource allocation: “Victoria Chemicals (A) and (B)” (Cases 22 and 23); “Target Corporation” (Case 19). In January 2001‚ the senior management committee of this company has to decide which major projects should be funded for implementation by the company starting in 2001. The board of directors has arbitrarily set a limit of (euros) EUR120
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Quoted in the Harvard Business Review In 1989‚ Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) embarked on an ambitious global expansion with the objective of becoming the world market leader in home appliances. Beginning with the purchase of a majority stake in an appliance company owned by Philips‚ the Dutch electronics firm‚ Whirlpool purchased a majority stake in an Indian firm‚ established four joint ventures in China‚ and made significant new investments in its Latin America operations. However‚ by
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