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Daimler Taps the Chinese Panda Bond Market
Lynch, Luann J.; Haskins, Mark E.Case DARDEN-C-2417-EAccounting and ControlPreparing for a potential interview, an MBA graduate reads extensively about Daimler AG. She learns about company’s longtime presence in China manufacturing luxury automobiles and its continued investment in manufacturing and R&D capacity in that country. She also learns that the company financed part of its operations and growth in China by issuing bonds in both China and Hong Kong and wonders whether the company would return to those bond marke...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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Johnson Beverage, Inc.
Lynch, Luann J.Case DARDEN-C-2292-EAccounting and ControlJack Johnson, owner of Johnson Beverage, has just received notice that one of his largest and most loyal customers may want to negotiate a lower price for its product purchases. Information compiled by Johnson’s accountant, where customer service costs are allocated to customers as a percentage of revenue, suggests that profit margin on the customer is too low to withstand a price decrease. Students are asked to design an activity-based system fo...Starting at €8.20
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American International Group, Inc.-The Financial Crisis
Lynch, Luann J.; Hawkins, JohnCase DARDEN-C-2322-EAccounting and ControlThe case details the history of AIG, its organizational structure, and involvement in the market for credit default swaps and the financial crisis. Edward Liddy has been appointed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as CEO and chairman of AIG during the government’s bailout of the insurance giant. He is preparing to address the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored E...Starting at €8.20
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Johansen's: The New Scorecard System
Lynch, Luann J.; Forman, Jennifer; Gillam, GrahamCase DARDEN-C-2371-EAccounting and ControlJohansen's has just completed its first year under a new scorecard system for evaluation of manager performance. The manager of Store 51 has traditionally been one of the company's top-performing managers from a financial standpoint, but his overall performance rating has declined due to performance along nonfinancial dimensions. The managers at the performance summit must discuss his performance in the context of a new performance evaluation sys...Starting at €8.20
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Hamilton’s Electronics Services, Inc.
Lynch, Luann J.; Brownlee, E. Richard IICase DARDEN-C-2380-EAccounting and ControlDavid Hamilton has opened Hamilton’s Electronics Services, Inc. During the first year, he was too busy to keep much in the way of accounting records. Early in January of the following year, he hired a local CPA to reconstruct, in summary form, all the transactions that had occurred in his business during the previous year.Starting at €8.20
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Hamilton’s Electronics Services, Inc.: The Second Year
Lynch, Luann J.; Frank, Mary MargaretCase DARDEN-C-2396-EAccounting and ControlThe owner of Hamilton´s has provided his CPA with all the company’s invoices, bank statements, and a lot of other miscellaneous business-related information for the company´s second year. He has asked the CPA to reconstruct, in summary form, all the company’s second-year transactions and to create an income statement for its second year of operations and a balance sheet at the end of that year.Starting at €8.20
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United Technologies Corporation Buys Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Lynch, Luann J.Case DARDEN-C-2415-EAccounting and ControlA senior industry analyst focused on aviation and aerospace at an investment advisory firm in Northern Virginia, pondered the potential implications of the acquisition by United Technologies Corporation of Rockwell Collins for aviation around the world. It was certain that the deal would impact not only the two companies involved, but it would also have a substantial impact on their customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, and others.Starting at €8.20
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Equity Investments at Berkshire Hathaway
Haskins, Mark E.; Lynch, Luann J.Case DARDEN-C-2416-EAs Berkshire Hathaway had reported in its 2018, first quarter, 10-Q, it was “engage[d] in a number of diverse business activities.” Maria knew that Berkshire Hathaway bought the stock of numerous other companies. She assumed that the company’s holdings in the common stock of other companies represented various ownership percentages, and she wanted to explore that possibility more extensively.Starting at €8.20
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The KLM Approach to Alliances
Mitchell, Jordan; Ariño, Africa; Ozcan, PinarCase SM-1530-EStrategyWhen it teamed up with Northwest Airlines of the US in 1989, KLM became Europe¿s first airline to begin a major cross-border airline alliance. What followed was a series of pan-continental alliances resulting in the formation of Star Alliance, oneworld and Skyteam. This case study highlights the main milestones in the development of KLM¿s major alliances focusing primarily on Northwest with additional details on relationships with Kenya Airways, ...Starting at €8.20