The automotive component & Fabrication Plant‚ ACF‚ was the original plant site for Bridgeton Industries‚ a major supplier of components for the domestic automotive industry. All of the ACF’s production was sold to the Big-Three domestic automobile manufactures. Its main competitors were local suppliers and other Bridgeton plants. This company did very well but recently it became less effective when foreign competition and scarce‚ expensive gasoline caused domestic loss of market share. For boost
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Bridgeton Industries 1. Describe the competitive environment for Bridgeton as well as the cost accounting system currently in use. When foreign competition and scarce‚ expensive gasoline began to play an important role in the market‚ Bridgeton began to lose domestic market share. The ACF Bridgeton plant faced new challenges in their production that led them to serious cutbacks like the closing of the ACF plant for manufacture of fuel-efficient diesel engines. By 1987‚ they classified
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Bridgeton Industries Automotive Component and Fabrication Plant The union has worked with us and has even led in cost reduction programs. Now corporate is talking about outsourcing additional products. What more can we do to keep the business? mike lewis‚ plant manager The Automotive Component and Fabrication Plant (ACF) was the original plant site for Bridgeton Industries‚ a major supplier of components for the domestic automotive industry. The history of the
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hour‚ and a commission of $ 6.00 for each haircut. In this case Andre wants to know how much is going to be the new contribution margin per haircut‚ the annual break-even point in number of haircuts. On our evaluation‚ Andre requested to find the following information. 1. Find the contribution margin per haircut. Contribution Margins Definition "Contribution margin (or margins) refers to the amount of revenue per product that is available to "contribute" towards the fixed costs and the profit
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1. a.) Contribution per CD unit: Unit Selling Variable Costs $9.00 1.25 - .35 1.00 = $6.40 $6.40 b.) Break-even volume in CD units and dollars: ($275‚000 + 250‚000) / 6.40 = 82‚032 units 82‚032 * $9.00 = $738‚288 to break even c.) Net profit if 1 million CD’s sold: 1‚000‚000 * 6.40 = 6‚400‚000 6‚400‚000 525‚000 = $5‚875‚000 d.) Necessary
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OH/DM (%) | OH/SALES (%) | 1987 | 437 | 88 | 33 | 1988 | 434 | 86 | 31 | 1989 | 577 | 117 | 36 | 1990 | 563 | 114 | 35 | 3. Gross Margin % = Gross Profit (Price-DL-DM-OH)/Price The gross margin went down a lot because the overhead cost in 1989 went up significantly. | Price $ | DM $ | DL $ | OH $ | Gross Profit $ | Gross Margin % | 1988 Product1 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 26.04 | 13.96 | 22.5 | 1988 Product2 | 54 | 27 | 3 | 13.02 | 10.98 | 20.3 | 1989 Product1 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 34
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Bridgeton Case a) What is the competitive environment Bridgeton faces? What was Bridgeton’s response? Bridgeton is facing stiff competitive pressure due to a shrinking market demand. Bridgeton sells primarily to the big three domestic automakers and starting in 1985 the Automotive Component & Fabrication plant (ACF) started to feel the loss of domestic market share. Bridgeton’s management inaccurately anticipated a continued growth in the fuel-efficient diesel engines market in the mid-1970s
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statement is set using a contribution format. The contribution format centers on the idea that each unit sold provides a certain amount of contribution margin that goes to covering fixed costs. In 2004 expenses like distribution and transport (29‚988) and the sales commissions (73‚573) have been reclassified (contribution format) as variable selling costs on page 33 ([104]). 2. Why do you think cost of sales is included in the computation of contribution margin on page 33? Benetton’s
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Calculating the Contribution Margin Constance Hall Lindemann HCA 311 Health Care Financing & Information Systems July 1‚ 2012 Instructor: Heather Ables Contribution margin is nothing more than a way to see if an organizations operation is profitable. The costs for any business will fall into two broad categories: fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costs are those whose amounts hardly ever change which means they are fixed‚ steady and unchangeable. Variable by contrast‚ are costs
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competition in a market formerly dominated by US auto manufacturers and the oil shock of the 70s. The expensive gasoline has started a trend in the auto industry for fuel efficiency resulting in ever increasing emission standards. With the resulting loss of domestic market share‚ ACF is facing intense competition from not only other suppliers but other Bridgeton plants as well. The task of remaining cost competitive is daunting as outsourcing seems to be catching on as a way to cut costs. Overhead Burden
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