Birch Paper Company Birch Paper company is a medium-sized‚ partly integrated paper company‚ producing white and kraft papers and paperboard. The company has four producing divisions and a timberland division. The responsibility structure of the Birch Paper Company and all of its divisions is a Profit or Investment Centre‚ which is stated in the case: For several years‚ each division had been judged independently on the basis of its profit and return on investment. Top management had been working
Premium Transfer pricing Price Economics
people divided into sets based on perceived social and economic status. Trading Places takes on the role of displaying a comedic view towards the differences of class in the 1980s. Through the juxtaposition of contrasting classes between the characters Winthorpe and Valentine‚ the movie Trading Places reveals the major differences of class and shows the underlying effects these differences have on people in American society. Trading Places exemplifies class conflict in American society through the reversal
Premium Sociology Social class Working class
Birch Paper Company Relevant Information & Equations 1) Birch Paper Company is a producer of paper‚ paperboard‚ and corrugated boxes. The company is integrated‚ consisting of four separate production divisions. One of its divisions‚ Northern Division‚ asked for bids on a special corrugated box. It requested bids from one of its sister division (Thompson Division) and from two outside companies. The issue at hand is whether Northern should accept a bid from its sister division or from one
Premium
Futures and Options Futures and options represent two of the most common form of “Derivatives”. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive their value from an ‘underlying’. The underlying can be a stock issued by a company‚ a currency‚ Gold etc.‚ The derivative instrument can be traded independently of the underlying asset. The value of the derivative instrument changes according to the changes in the value of the underlying. Derivatives are of two types – exchange traded and Over the Counter
Premium Futures contract
Mendel Paper Company Mendel Paper Company has been doing relatively well with the sales of computer paper‚ napkins‚ place mats‚ and poster board. With more people eating out‚ the demand for napkins and place mats have increased. Computer paper and poster boards have slowly increased in demand as well. However‚ there is concern at the company with the fixed cost of operations. Marlene Herbert‚ the plant superintendent‚ said‚ “As we have automated our operation‚ we have experienced increases in fixed
Premium Costs Variable cost Cost
of goods and services from one profit center to another in companies that have a significant number of these transactions. The objectives of this case is whether the Northern Division of Birch Paper Company should buy corrugated boxes for a new product internally from the Thompson Division at a transfer price higher than the market price‚ or from one of their external suppliers. Also‚ should the vice president of Birch Paper Company take any action on the bidding price or final purchase decision
Premium Transfer pricing Cost Costs
Energy Trading Assignment 1 1).What is Risk? Risk = Uncertainty * Exposure 2).Name the 3 offices within a trading organization and list their functions. Front Offices: Its functions are trading‚ structuring‚ marketing‚ information and analysis‚ scheduling and risk management; Middle Offices: Its functions are risk control‚ control market risks by measuring portfolio price risk and stress testing portfolio‚ also control credit risks by measuring credit exposure. Back Offices: Its functions
Premium Risk Operational risk Market risk
Fair Trading Act 1986 1. The Fair Trading Act exists to promote fair competition and in this way it contributes to the economic wellbeing of all New Zealanders. It prohibits certain conduct in trade‚ provides for the disclosure of consumer information relating to the supply of goods and services and promotes product safety. Protects consumers from being mislead or being treated unfairly by traders or shops. It also sets out when information about certain products must be disclosed to consumers
Premium Sales Marketing Business
venue of block order trades to a high-frequency trading spot of smaller and medium size orders‚ dark pools are now being questioned for their initial purpose and if their presence is lowering the market quality. Dark pool trading occurs when the client is submitting an order or a buy without stating his side‚ nor the size and price of the share. Therefore‚ he makes an anonymous bit or ask. The pre-trade information opacity leads to easier trading with less liquid stock and moderate prices. In general
Premium Financial markets Stock market
Protect your Pokemon trading cards using sleeves to raise their value in the market Trading cards are one of the most popular collectible items in modern history. These cards are mainly a set of cards‚ connected through a common theme or series‚ which are collected‚ traded and sold to other collectors. However‚ when the trading of cards stuck in the mind of people‚ generally they think about the sports cards. These types of cards usually have prints of photos and stats of the famous professional
Premium Video game Game Play