Benetton’s cost of sales may include some fixed costs, the overwhelming majority of the costs are variable, as one would expect for a merchandising company, thus the cost of sales is included in the calculation of contribution margin. 3. The break-even computations are as follows (see page 33 of annual report): |(in millions; figures are rounded) |2003 |2004 | |Total fixed costs
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First in Show Pet Foods, Inc. Case Summary Key Issues/Background: First in Show Pet Foods, Inc. faces the daunting task of introducing a new brand of dog food to the Boston area, and then the rest of the nation. This is a difficult challenge, not only because the brand, Show Circuit is unknown, but also because this dog food is frozen, unlike nearly all other dog food, which is either bagged as dry or canned. This packaging difference affects First in Show because their food will be stocked
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TERMS Marginal cost: This is the cost of a unit of a product or service, which would be avoided if that unit or service was not produced or provided Break-even point: This is the volume of sales where there is neither profit nor loss. 1 9 6 COST ACCOUNTING S T U D Y T E X T Margin of safety: This is the excess of sales over the break-even volume in sales. It states the extent to which sales can drop before losses begin to be incurred in a firm Contribution: This is the difference between
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CVP And Break-Even Analysis Paper CVP And Break-Even Analysis Paper Looking into opening a small business can be a daunting task but, with various opportunities for buying into a franchise, becoming a small business owner seems to be a reality for some. Each franchise provides various information pieces about their franchise to attract new owners. When someone is looking to invest in a franchise, doing your own analysis to validate the information provided by the franchise is critical in
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The hospital imported latest equipments and had a good success rate. By using sound marketing, they were able to build a brand name very quickly. The successful surgery of Vice-President of India was a major break through for them in brand building. India’s growing middle class were the target segment for Apollo Hospitals. The patients were ready to pay for quality treatment and this segment was growing at more than 8%. Also they had little or no competition in Chennai especially from the poorly managed
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Return on equity =Profit after taxShareholders equity×100 Return on capital employed = PBITCapital Employed×100 Gross profit=Sales-Cost of Goods sold Sales×100 net Margin= NET INCOME(PBIT) SALES×100 Asset turnover=Sales RevenueCapital employed Inventory turnover=Average inventories Cost of sales×365 Working capital ratio= Current AssetsCurrent Liabilities Activity Ratios Inventory Turnover: Cost of goods soldAverage turnover Debtor days:Trade receivablesrevenue×365 Creditor
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[Figure 9.1], [Figure 9.2] -Customer perceptions of value = Price ceiling (No demand above this price) Assess customer needs and value perceptions -> set target price to match customer perceived value -> determine costs that can be incurred -> design product to deliver desired value at target price -Product costs = Price floor (No profits below this price) Design a good product -> determine product costs -> set price based on cost -> convince buyers of product’s value 1. Customer
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ACC 312 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting Midterm Exam 1, Spring 2014 Test Form A SOLUTION Name ______________________________________________________________________ UTEID ____________________________________ Instructor ____________________________________________ Class Days ___________________ Time ______________________ DO NOT OPEN until given instructions to do so. Instructions Pages are numbered sequentially, including this page. Confirm that you have 11 pages. 1. Answers
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Microenvironment Factors).... ● Market-Product Focus……………………………………………………… 10 ○ Growth Strategies ○ Target Markets ● Marketing Program Strategy and Tactics……………………………….. 12 ○ 4 Elements of Marketing Mix Strategy ● Financial Projections……………………………………………………….. 16 ○ Sales,Profits, Market Share, Unit Volume ○ Breakeven Analysis & Return On Investment (ROI) ○ Five Year Projections for Revenue, Costs, Profits ● Implementation Plan………………………………………………………… 18 ○ Time Frame of Objectives, How to Monitor, Resources
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CHAPTER 7: COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS QUESTIONS 7-1 The underlying relationship in cost-volume-profit analysis is that costs, revenues, and profits all change in a predictable way as the volume of activity changes. 7-2 It is more practical to find the breakeven point in sales dollars for companies having thousands of individual items. Finding the breakeven point for each item would be laborious and meaningless. 7-3 The contribution margin ratio is: price - variable costs
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