Walmart Financial Analysis Prepared for Becca Leland BUSN 5600‚ Accounting Theory and Practice Fall 1‚ 2013 Webster University 1 November 2013 Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. operates approximately 11‚047 retail units under 69 banners in 27 countries. It has three segments: The Wal-Mart Stores‚ The Sam’s Club‚ and International. The Wal-Mart Stores segment includes 4‚759 Discount Stores‚ Supercenters‚ and Neighborhood Markets in the United States‚ as well as Walmart.com. It
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Managerial Accounting and Control Decision Making: Relevant Costs and Benefits Case 14-62 Roy Kondoy Shella Faye Sportway Corporation • Sportway is a wholesale distributor supplying a wide range of moderately priced sports equipment to large chain stores • Products: 60% purchased‚ 40% manufactured • The company has a Plastics Department that is currently manufacturing molded fishing tackle boxes • Sportway is able to manufacture and sell 8‚000 tackle boxes annually‚ making full use of its direct-labor
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of 2‚000 hours of welding time are avail-able annually on the machine. Since each drum requires 0.8 hours of welding time‚ annual production is limited to 2‚500 drums. At present‚ the welding machine is used exclusively to make the XSX drums. The accounting department has provided the following financial data concerning the XSX drums: Management believes 3‚000 XSX drums could be sold each year if the company had sufficient manufacturing capacity. As an alternative to adding another welding machine
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HOW MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ADDS VALUE TO ORGANIZATION 1. INTRODUCTION Management accounting provides accounting and related information to support the management of an organization in its internal decision-making. It includes product costing‚ relevant costing‚ cost-volume-profit analysis‚ capital budgeting‚ and operational‚ tactical‚ and strategic planning. A major activity included in the management accounting is the measurement of costs of processes that create value. Management accounting is
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following discussion‚ I will examine how senior management in general and MBA graduates in particular can use the field of Managerial Accounting to make decisions/plan and control employees in order to maximise Profits. For clarity throughout this essay‚ senior managers and MBA graduates should be considered as one in the same. Managerial Accounting Defined Managerial Accounting is the process of using information systems to provide data to senior managers who then use this data for decision-making/planning
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References: Edmonds‚ T.‚ Olds‚ P.‚ McNair‚ F.‚ & Tsay‚ B. (2012). Survey of Accounting (3rd ed.). New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. ISBN: 978-0-07-811085-6 ID #7050926Document URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=7050926&sid=5&Fmt=2&clientId=74379&RQT=309&VName=PQD Ferrara‚ William L.. (1990). The New Cost/Management Accounting - More Questions than Answers. Management Accounting‚ 72(4)‚ 48. Retrieved July 24‚ 2012‚ from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 652920)
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Based on your review and analysis of the annual report‚ prepare a ten to twelve (10-12) page report in which you: In order to understand why Walmart has been so successful in implementing their strategies‚ you have to first understand the man behind the vision. Sam Walton came from humble beginnings. Sam grew up on a farm and because his father learned that there was not enough profit in being a farmer he decided to pursue a career in the mortgage. He grew up during the Great Depression and
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applied to Walmart‚ we can determine that the Buyer Power of their customers is high because patrons have many other choices. However‚ customers expect and demand the lowest prices from Walmart‚ and they are willing to overlook‚ but not ignore‚ other factors like customer service‚ store location‚ and atmosphere Walmart’s Suppliers have little power because of the sheer size of Walmart‚ and because being a Walmart supplier can provide huge sales potential. The suppliers must do what Walmart wants regarding
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compared to these standards (comparing what happened with what should have happened). The differences are called exceptions and are brought up to the management. Variance Analysis Cycle: preparation of standard cost performance reports in the accounting department – highlight variances‚ variances raise questions‚ significant variances are investigated to discover their root causes‚ and finally corrective actions are taken. The cycle repeats with new performance reports. Standard Cost Record:
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| Question : | (TCO 2) Bubba’s Crawfish Processing Company uses a traditional overhead allocation based on direct labor hours. For the current year overhead is estimated at $2‚250‚000 and direct labor hours are budgeted at 415‚000 hours. Actual overhead was $2‚200‚000 and actual direct labor hours worked were 422‚000. (a) Calculate the predetermined overhead rate. (b) Calculate the overhead applied. (c) Determine the amount of overhead that is over/underapplied. | | | Student Answer:
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