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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surpassed by new market and Ericsson and Motorola. Nokia quickly enough became one of the leading players in the global telecommunications market‚ as well as one of the richest European companies. But first things first ... Out of the woods History of the company decided to run from the Nokia 1865. May 12‚ 1865 Finnish mining engineer Fredrik Idestam received permission to build a factory for the production of pulp from the river Nokia. It was the beginning of the future Nokia Corporation. It is in
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Mengxiong Li English 205OL The Google Corporation Google has developed into the biggest search engine on the Internet‚ and it has already become the most familiar name to everyone nowadays. Most of us must have experienced its impeccable search engine in today’s Internet world. But how much do we know about Google? Google was founded in 1998 by Stanford computer science graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin who named the search engine they built “Google‚” which is a variation on
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Cendant Corporation 1a. An auditor conducting an audit obtains reasonable assurance that the financial statements taken as a whole are free from material misstatement‚ whether caused by fraud or error. When obtaining reasonable assurance‚ an auditor maintains an attitude of professional skepticism throughout the audit considers the potential for management override of controls and recognizes the fact that audit procedures that are effective for detecting error may not be appropriate in the context
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Written Analysis of the Case –WAC Benguet Corporation 1. Statement of the problem The Benguet Corporation refused to submit concentrate samples to the Philippine Associated Smelters and Refining Corporation (PASAR). The Benguet Corporation faces shortage in producing their products and complying its contract to Mitsubishi Metal Corporation and complying the LOI. 2. Analysis of the case Strengths The Benguet Corporation is the major producer of copper concentrates. It was the oldest
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Cannondale Corporation a Case-Study In 1971 Joseph Montgomery set out to build a company that would be a leader in the cycling community. Not only did the Cannondale Corporation become a leader‚ but the dominating manufacturer of performance mountain bikes. As any business student graduating from Cal State Hayward would know‚ the following questions must be raised; How did Cannondale reach the top? Can they sustain their position? What are the key strategic issues‚ both the internal and the external
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ACF: CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt
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