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Crystal Catering
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Goldberg, Rebecca; Jones, Liz IvaniwCase DARDEN-ENT-0209-EEntrepreneurshipWhen Ben Smith’s call-center job is outsourced, he and his wife, Jane, decide to open a catering company to build on Jane’s cottage business selling baked goods. They have an opportunity to cater a holiday party hosted by Ben’s former employer; however, the Smiths are new to the business and are unsure of the price they should put on their labor. An out-of-state friend in the catering business recommends using his rule-of-thumb, which is doubling...Starting at €8.20
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Nate Chooses a Business Entity - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1795TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1795Starting at €0.00
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Nate Chooses a Business Entity
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1795-EFinanceThis case follows Nate Jamison as he determines which business entity to form for his growing City Moving Company (City Moving) in Washington, DC. From the start, Jamison operated City Moving as a sole proprietorship while he bootstrapped the business. Eventually he was able to get his own truck and hire two steady employees, and the three hope to formalize a business partnership to expand City Moving so that all three men can lead their own movi...Starting at €8.20
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LeMar Outdoor Play Products, Ltd.: An Outsourcing Decision to India
Haskins, Mark E.; Simko, Paul J.Case DARDEN-C-2440-EAccounting and ControlThis case, based on general business experience, casts students in the role of analyzing the financial effects of a possible outsourcing decision. Lee and Marcia Mills, owners of LeMar Outdoor Play Products, Ltd. (LOPP), a Canadian company that designs, manufactures, and installs outdoor play equipment, are faced with a decision pertaining to whether LOPP should outsource the company’s back-office information technology enabled services (IT-ES) f...Starting at €8.20
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The "What If" Effects of an Income Tax Rate Change: A Deferred Tax Focus
Haskins, Mark E.; Simko, Paul J.Case DARDEN-C-2448-EAccounting and ControlA change in the corporate US federal income tax rate necessitates an adjustment to a company’s balance sheet deferred tax account. Stephanie Allen has been tasked with determining the projected effects of several “what if” changes in the corporate income tax rate on her employer’s (Software for Seniors, Corp.) and a peer’s DuPont ratios and earnings per share performance measures. This general experience-based case uses data created by the autho...Starting at €8.20
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Henry Spots a Problem at Sunshine O.J. (A) -Teaching note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-OM-1614TN-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product OM-1614Starting at €0.00
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Henry Spots a Problem at Sunshine O.J. (A)
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1614-EService and Operations ManagementHenry Franklin works at Sunshine O.J. (Sunshine), a three-year-old, fast-growing organic orange juice manufacturer near Charleston, South Carolina. Before his employment at Sunshine, Franklin worked for about two decades in his family’s business, FranklinStarting at €8.20
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Sonvilier Pen Company: An Outsourcing Decision
Simko, Paul J.; Haskins, Mark E.Case DARDEN-C-2406-EAccounting and ControlThe COO for Sonvilier Pen, an elite manufacturer of high-quality ballpoint and fountain pens, had gotten a proposal to outsource two pen components to Li Manufacturing, a specialist in the molding and production of intricate metals, located in southeastern China. The proposal was intriguing, but there were a number of factors for the COO to consider before making a decision.Starting at €8.20
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Sonvilier Pen Company: An Outsourcing Decision - Teaching Note
Simko, Paul J.; Haskins, Mark E.Teaching Note DARDEN-C-2406TN-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note of product C-2406Starting at €0.00
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Vincent Buys a Lawn Mower - Teaching note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1794TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1794Starting at €0.00