INTRODUCTION The Hershey Company is North America’s largest manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionary products. They produce and sell a wide variety of confections from the familiar favorites such as Hershey’s‚ Reese’s‚ and Hershey Kisses to the Ice Breaker line of gums and mints. They have also emerged as the forerunner in the dark and premium chocolate category (http://www.thehersheycompany.com/). This paper will discuss the history of The Hershey Company‚ general facts and
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Hershey’s company mission The Hershey’s company mission is “Bringing sweet moments of Hershey happiness to the world every day.” Hershey’s mission statement is short and sweet. They are able to address the majority of the nine components of the mission Statement with one sentence. Their customers are the world‚ their product is Hershey‚ their market is the world‚ their philosophy is to bring happiness‚ and their self-concept is that they perceive themselves as a company that can bring happy moments
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RELATED LITERATURE Receivables are one of the three primary components of working capital‚ the other being inventory and cash. Receivables occupy second important place after inventories and thereby constitute a substantial portion of current assets in several firms. The capital invested in receivables is almost of the same amount as that invested in cash and inventories. Receivables thus‚ form about one third of current assets in India. Receivables provide protection to sales from competitions
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Topic: RECEIVABLES I. DEFINITION These represent amounts collectible from customers and others‚ most frequently arising from sales of merchandise‚ claims for money lent‚ or the performance of service. They may be interest bearing‚ collateralized‚ or billed. II. COMPOSITION A. Trade 1. Accounts Receivable 2. Notes Receivable B. Non-Trade 1. Advances to Officers and Employees‚ Affiliates and Others 2. Claims against Suppliers and Insurance
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Background of Hershey Company The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey‚ Pa.‚ The Hershey Company has operations throughout the world and approximately 14‚000 employees. With revenues of more than $6.6 billion‚ Hershey offers confectionery products under more than 80 brand names‚ including such iconic brands as Hershey ’s‚ Reese ’s‚ Hershey ’s Kisses‚ Hershey ’s Bliss
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Problem 1 The accounts receivable of FRANCO COMPANY were stated at P1‚467‚000 in a balance sheet submitted to a banker for credit. You are called upon to audit the report and‚ upon analysis‚ the asset was found to consist of the following items: Due from customers on open account P 1‚125‚000 Acknowledged claim for damages 22‚500 Due from consignee at billed price – cost price being P22‚500 30‚000 Investment in and advances to affiliated company 150‚000
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THEME: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE By John W. Day‚ MBA ACCOUNTING TERM: Accounts Payable An account payable is normally an unsecured‚ non-interest bearing current liability‚ owed by the company to a vendor for the purchase of trade goods or services. FEATURE ARTICLE: Accounts Payable Accounting If you are a small business owner or manager and you are having trouble keeping track of all those outstanding bills that have to be paid each month‚ perhaps you need to set up an accounts payable system. Some small
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credit is commonly known as Management of Receivables. Receivables are one of the three primary components of working capital‚ the other being inventory and cash‚ the other being inventory and cash. Receivables occupy second important place after inventories and thereby constitute a substantial portion of current assets in several firms. The capital invested in receivables is almost of the same amount as that invested in cash and inventories. Receivables thus‚ form about one third of current assets
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A STUDY ON RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERECEN TO CALTEX LUBRICANTS INDIA LIMITED CHENNAI BY J. ELANGOVAN REG NO : 35103077 A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT In the FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY In Partial fulfillment of the requirements For the award of the degree Of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SRM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEEMED UNIVERSITY KATTANKULATHUR – 603 302 APRIL – 2005 i BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified
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Accounting and Finance: Managerial Use February 19‚ 2011 Class Project: Ratio Analysis The gross profit percentage is one of several key measurements a company uses in evaluating its financial performance. It helps a company to see what percentage of its earning after costs (for products and/or services) is profit. A higher gross profit percentage is generally preferred as it provides the company with financial resources to pay for research‚ product development‚ and other costs
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