President Birch Paper Company Although the current financial implications for Birch Paper Company are not substantial‚ as the contract in question is less than 5% of the volume in any division‚ it is imperative that Birch Company establishes and addresses its transfer price policies and procedures with each division. This will ensure that the divisions are not putting their objectives ahead of the Company’s and as a result‚ not maximizing the overall revenues and profits of Birch Paper Company. This
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Birch Paper Company Individual Case Strategy & Key Success Factors: Birch Paper (BP) company is structured in such a way that it is decentralized‚ and each division acts as a profit centre. Furthermore‚ it uses vertical integration with examples such as Timberland division supplying pulp‚ and the Thompson Division (TD) providing printing and colouring. This strategy‚ which composes of decentralization along with the design of profit centres indicates a profit
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Case 6-2 Birch Paper Company 1 Case 6-2 Birch Paper Company "If I were to price these boxes any lower than $480 a thousand‚" said James Brunner‚ manager of Birch Paper Company’sThompsonDivision‚ "I’d becountermanding my order of last month for our salesmento stop shaving their bids and to bid full-cost quotations. I’ve been trying for weeksto improve the quality of our business‚and if I turn around now and acceptthis job at $430or $450 or somethingless than $480‚I’ll be tearing down this
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Group Case Analysis Project: “Birch Paper Company” ------------------------------------------------- Question1 Mr. Kenton should accept Bid #2 – West Paper Company at $430 as it was the lowest bid and thus will give Northern Division the highest return. Under the current company policy each division is judged independently based on profit and return‚ thus Mr. Kenton would only be interested in his own division’s success and not the overall success of the company. -------------------------------------------------
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30% of out of pocket costs 120(30%*400) Total 288 West Papers Costs Total 430 Eire Papers Costs Outside linear(Southern div) 54(60%*90) Printing(Thompson div) 25 Own Supplies 312(432-5-36) Total 391 As shown in the calculations above‚ Northern should accept the bid from Thompson division as it has the lowest cost if all transfer prices within the company were calculated at costs. Incurring the lowest costs would also enable Birch Paper Company to earn the highest profits possible. 2. As alternatives
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CMA 302 – Tutorial Case Study: Final Draft Birch Paper Company 1. Background Birch Paper Company is a medium sized partly integrated company that produces Kraft papers and paperboard. There are four producing divisions and one timberland division which supplies part of the company’s pulp requirements. The divisions are - Northern Division - Southern Division - Thompson Division - Division 4 - Timberland Each
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BELIEFS AND BOUNDARY SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS INTERACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS INFORMATION FLOWS CONCLUSION REFERENCES 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 11 Introduction Is it possible for an organization to optimize shareholder value by setting their stakeholders first? If so‚ how can this process be controlled? This empirical case study examines the Tax Department (KPMG
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Birch Paper 1 How would you resolve the transfer pricing conflict? Present calculations to support your arguments. The three bids (per thousand boxes) are as follows: Thompson division: $480 West Paper Company: $430 Eire Papers: $432 West Paper Company is the cheapest of the three although it is an outsider (as is Eire Papers). The manager of the Northern Division‚ William Kenton‚ should be allowed to buy from outside if the quoted price from the inside source is 10% over the
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Case Study 1: Nucor Corporationand New jersey Insurance co: Notes Case Study 2: Xerox Corporation: Xerox Corporation Question No.1 Outline the management control system at XEROX. What Are the elements that makes the system work ? Management Control System at XEROX Conditions prior to 1970. * Rigid System * Emphasis on Accuracy * Setting Unrealistic targets * Inadequate data analysis * Reporting & planning process was very long and bureaucratic
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Course : Strategic Finance and Control Growth Group # 3 Student numbers: SRFHR0912037;SRFHR1013006; SRFHR1013010; SRFHR1013014; SRFHR1013023 Contents Birch Paper Company 1 Background: 1 Problem Statement 2 Problem Analysis 3 Recommendations 6 Birch Paper Company Background: Birch Paper Company was a medium sized vertically integrated Paper Company that manufactures three products that were white and Kraft papers and paperboard. This company had four departments that produced the output
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