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A Note on Budgeting and Strategic Profitability Analysis
Lynch, Luann J.Technical Note DARDEN-C-2405-EAccounting and ControlA budget is a tool that allows an organization to put its strategy into financial terms. It can be described as the financial plan for the organization. The organization as a whole will prepare a profit plan, and it will also be concerned with investment in assets needed to achieve that plan and with cash flow being sufficient to support that plan. So it will typically have a profit plan, a capital budget, and a cash budget, which together will e...Starting at €8.20
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PerkinElmer Acquires EUROIMMUN
Lynch, Luann J.; Sless, LaurenCase DARDEN-C-2441-EAccounting and ControlOn June 16, 2017, PerkinElmer, Inc., announced that it would acquire EUROIMMUN Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG (EUROIMMUN), thus making EUROIMMUN an official subsidiary of PerkinElmer. Students are expected to consider strategic motivations behind the acquisition, from the perspectives of both parties, as well as the risks associated with such an acquisition. In addition, they should be able to prepare a pro forma post-acquisition consolidated b...Starting at €8.20
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Waterloo Regional Police Services: The CIMS Project (C)
Jane Gravill; Deborah CompeauCase IVEY-9B07E009-EInformation TechnologiesThe chief of the Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) found himself preparing for an important board meeting to discuss the fate of the CIMS project. Earlier that year he had recommended that the contract with ITG be cancelled and negotiations toward this end were proceeding. Now the chief was faced with the task of recommending an alternative vendor and approach for completing this important project. WRPS needed to install a suitable compute...Starting at €5.74
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epost: Evolving an Online Business
Deborah Compeau; Jane GravillCase IVEY-9B07E001-EInformation TechnologiesThe chief executive officer (CEO) of epost is preparing for a meeting with his successor. Epost, a division of Canada Post, is in a transition and many decisions will need to be made by the successor. With the introduction of the Internet, people are using regular postal services less frequently. Epost was created to generate revenue and to provide customers the ease of paying bills electronically. In 2004, epost acquired its competitor, Webdoxs....Starting at €8.20
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JW Sports Supplies (B)
Lynch, Luann J.Case DARDEN-C-2403-EAccounting and ControlIn this case, James Jones and William West's company, JW Sports Supplies, has begun to offer a second product line-a customized gym bag. The owners consider the topic of overhead allocation in determining the cost of its basic gym bag and the new customized gym bag. The company currently uses a traditional overhead allocation system, with one cost pool being allocated based on units. Noticing that the custom gym bags tend to be ordered in small b...Starting at €5.74
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A Note on Responsibility Centers
Lynch, Luann J.Technical Note DARDEN-C-2400-EAccounting and ControlOrganizational design is one of the basic building blocks of control, because it reflects the division of resources and the assignment of responsibility throughout the firm. In particular, each organizational unit headed by a manager can be considered a responsibility center.Starting at €8.20
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Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc. (A)
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Lynch, Luann J.Case DARDEN-C-2433Accounting and ControlCarla Thomas, the owner of Boulevard Sandwiches, is preparing to meet with Alan Philips, the new manager of Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc., Unit No. 2, in mid-December 2017. The primary purpose of this meeting is to finalize the 2018 operating plan for the location, as well as to conduct sensitivity analysis related to the assumptions included in the budget. Thomas has decided that, due to the growth of her business, she can no longer continue to man...Starting at €8.20
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Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc. (A)
Brownlee, E. Richard II; Lynch, Luann J.Case DARDEN-C-2433-EAccounting and ControlCarla Thomas, the owner of Boulevard Sandwiches, is preparing to meet with Alan Philips, the new manager of Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc., Unit No. 2, in mid-December 2017. The primary purpose of this meeting is to finalize the 2018 operating plan for the location, as well as to conduct sensitivity analysis related to the assumptions included in the budget. Thomas has decided that, due to the growth of her business, she can no longer continue to man...Starting at €8.20
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Taiwan Taxi's iCall System: Realizing the Value of GPS-Dispatch Systems
Deborah Compeau; Rueylin Hsiao; Sheng-Tsung HouCase IVEY-9B09E021-EInformation TechnologiesThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Taiwan Taxi must assess the adoption of iCall by the firm's taxi drivers. When originally conceived, iCall was supposed to be the basis for substantial growth in the number of taxi drivers signing up with Taiwan Taxi. But even after many years, adoption still lags behind the plan. The CEO must assess the reasons for the slower adoption of iCall and make recommendations on whether to revise the goal or improve ...Starting at €8.20
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.- Intercorporate Investments (B)
Lynch, Luann J.; Burke, JoshCase DARDEN-C-2276-EAccounting and ControlThis case can be used as a supplement to "Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-Intercorporate Investments (A)" (UVA-C-2240). Students are presented with hypothetical data related to one of Berkshire Hathaway's investments and asked to compare the financial statement impacts of the investment if it is classified as an available-for-sale security with the impacts if classified as a trading security.Starting at €5.74