Break Even Analysis in Sesuki Mfg. Ltd: A Case Analysis Author: Monika Arora Abstract "What-if" or sensitivity analysis is one of the most important and valuable concepts in management science (MS). To emphasize its practical relevance in a business environment‚ we teach students in our introductory MS course to analyze "goal seek" with Excel’s built-in Goal seek. This case demonstrates the application of the goal seek tool with several examples. 1. Introduction Sesuki Mfg.‚ Ltd. is a manufacturer
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FIN 200 RE: Break Even Analysis A. What is the break-even point in bags? Formula: FC/P – VC $80‚000/$10-5 (0.10 x 50 lbs = $5.00) $80‚000/$5 Break-Even Point would be $16‚000 B. Calculate the profit or loss on 12‚000 bags and on 25‚000 bags 12‚000 bags 12‚000 x $10 = 120‚000 80‚000/$5 x 12‚000 = $80‚000 + $60‚000 = $140‚000 120‚000 – 140‚000 = -20‚000 loss 25‚000 bags 25‚000 x $10 = 250‚000 80‚000/$5 x 25‚000= 80‚000 + 125‚000 = 205‚000 250‚000 – 205‚000 = 45‚000
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per patient per day = $300 x 0.333 = $100 Break Even Analysis for Question a To calculate the minimum number of patient-days for pediatrics to break even‚ for the year ending June 30‚ 2012‚ we know that no additional beds will be rented. We also know that patient demand is unknown and that other factors remain the same as for the year ending in June 30‚ 2011. Based on what we know so far‚ we use the pX = a + bX formula to get the break-even point‚ in which X = Minimum Number of Patient-Days
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Home Depot in Chile: Case study * Constanza Bianchi<img alt="Corresponding author contact information" src="http://origin-cdn.els-cdn.com/sd/entities/REcor.gif">‚ <img src="http://origin-cdn.els-cdn.com/sd/entities/REemail.gif" alt="E-mail the corresponding author"> * Escuela de Negocios‚ Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez‚ Presidente Errazuriz‚ 3485‚ Las Condes‚ Santiago‚ Chile * http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2005.09.013‚ How to Cite or Link Using DOI * Permissions
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Home Depot Questions for Case Discussion 1. Look at page 16 of the case (Selected Financial Data). Note that fiscal 1985 ends on February 2‚ 1986 (there is a typo on this page; the far left numbers column should be February 2‚ 1986 instead of February 2‚ 1985). Evaluate Home Depot ’s performance in the following areas: • Growth in Sales • Growth in Total Assets • Change in Net Income • Growth in Long-term Debt 2. Look at page 17 of the case (Management Discussion). Compare 1985 to 1983
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SWOT analysis Strength: 1. Being the industry leader ‚ it has enough capital and resources to spread its business 2. Improving the core stores by diversifying services‚ new channels and move upstream and to international markets. 3. Developing a wholesale builder supply business and home service business 4. Cutting labor costs by doubling the number of part-time workers Weakness: 1. The large number of part-time workers can decrease the quality of products. Workers won’t work
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trouble changing successfully (in that he is needing to replace a large number of people‚ etc. to accomplish the changes). For each‚ please name the “S” and in 2-3 sentences explain why you say that he has or has not changed the “S” successfully. Home Depot had an enormous growth of achieving $40 billion in revenue in 20 years. However its sales started to stagnate‚ unable to cope up with the fast growth. Mr Nardelli identified some of the problems‚ key being appropriate structure and systems to support
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leaders‚ Home Depot and Lowe’s. In an effort to increase their top and bottom-lines‚ Home Depot and Lowe’s have implemented strategies like improving customer service‚ attracting professional customers‚ and introducing a more favorable merchandise mix. Combined sales from the two companies accounted for more than a third of the industry’s sales. In the mean time‚ smaller hardware stores struggled to remain in the game. Galeotafiore reports shows confidence in the methods Home Depot deployed
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of 2007 has not looked to well for Home Depot. The company has seen a 3% decline in revenues and that resulted in a 21% decrease in earning as compared to the last half of 2006. The prudence concept is the accounting concept that best describes the situation that Home Depot is currently facing. The prudence concept is an approach that does not report revenues until they have been realized or very certain to be realized (Edmonds‚ Tsay‚ & Olds‚ 2011). Home depot 3% decline in revenues in the first
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1. On the basis of Home Depot’s response to environmentalist issues‚ describe the attributes (power‚ legitimacy‚ urgency) of this stakeholder. Using the Reactive Defensive-Accommodative-Proactive Scale in Chapter 2‚ assess the company’s strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. In 1990 Home Depot began to work off a basis of environmental principles. People in the community pushed for the company to become more eco-friendly. These principles help to guide a number of
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