Flexible Benefits: its effects on employee and organisational outcomes Abstract The primary purpose of the present study was to examine organisational and individual outcomes of implementing flexible benefits. The current study has presented evidence on some of the main reasons why firms have (or have not) adopted flex benefit plans. The use of the benefits model has made links to the external and internal environmental drivers of benefit preferences and has stated that these drivers play a vital
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* 1. Analysis By: Group 2 HILTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY * 2. Answer 1 Total Actual Cost = 21224 Variable Costs for 103= Compensation Insurance+ Direct Labour+ Power+ Materials + Supplies + Repairs – Other Income Total Cost (after dropping 103)= 18712 Total Revenue (after dropping 103) = 16179 Loss= 16179-18712 = 2533 $2.533 million Loss * 3. Answer 2 Old Variable Cost = 148+2321+40+1372+94+32 = 4007 k New Variable Cost = 148+2321+40+(1372+94)*1.05 +32 = 4080.3 k Old Contribution = 9.41*750-4007
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Bmw overview and industry trends and issues BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke Group) is a one of the leading luxury carmakers European automobile industry. BMW was founded on March 7th 1916 by Franz Popp and Max Friz. BMW started out by making airplane engines for German army up until the end of WWI in 1918. BMW in this report will look at BMW’s position in the European automobile industry and it will also analyse the marketing mix‚ Trends and issues in the industry. BMW based in the German state of
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Lilly is among the top 15 competitors in the $191 billion worldwide ethical pharmaceutical market and must decide on the type of manufacturing strategy for their new pharmaceuticals to remain competitive. Their objectives include increasing new product speed to market by 50% and reducing the cost of manufacturing by 25%. The issues facing the company’s manufacturing strategy decision are numerous. The pharmaceutical industry’s average annual growth rate in 1982 through 1992 was 18%; however‚ this
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Managing Innovation and Technology Course Homework: The Honda Case - Chapter 3 The Honda Case 1. Are hybrid electrical vehicles a radical innovation or an incremental innovation? Are they competence enhancing or competence destroying‚ and from whose perspective? How would you answer these questions for fuel cell vehicles? Hybrid electrical vehicles are an incremental innovation. In the perspective of customers and some companies who support the concept of hybrid vehicles‚ they are competence
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| | | Year | 31/03/2008 | 31/03/2009 | 31/03/2010 | Company | | | | Toyota | | ¥ 140.00 | ¥ 100.00 | ¥ 45.00 | Honda | | ¥ 86.00 | ¥ 63.00 | ¥ 38.00 | | | | | | | | | | | Estimated dividend yield* % | | | | Year | 31/03/2008 | 31/03/2009 | 31/03/2010 | Toyota | | 2.82% | 3.18% | 1.20% | Honda | | 3.02% | 2.74% | 1.15% | | | | | | * A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative
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18. Curtis Toy Manufacturing Company is evaluating the extension of credit to a new group of customers. Although these customers will provide $240‚000 in additional credit sales‚ 12 percent are likely to be uncollectible. The company will also incur $21‚000 in additional collection expense. Production and marketing costs represent 72 percent of sales. The company is in a 30 percent tax bracket and has a receivables turnover of six times. No other asset buildup will be required to service the new
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on the most significant variances in performance. True False 14. Variable budget is another name for a flexible budget. True False 15. Fixed budget performance reports compare actual results with the expected amounts in the fixed budget. True False 16. Another name for a static budget is a variable budget. True False 17. Fixed budgets are also known as flexible budgets. True False 18. The amounts
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1) Profit Compensation Insurance Direct Labor Power Materials Supplies Repairs 158 Product 103 Total Standard 88 1341 59 946 68 20 Other Income Actual Sales 67.05 10 Remove? - Yes OK to remove 5202 Effect on 2004 Margin if Product 103 dropped -2532 A drastic net loss -2543 2) They should lower the price due to the increase in Contribution Margin shown below: Year 2005 Price Unit Sales Total Sales Compensation Insurance Direct Labor Power Materials Supplies Repairs Total Variable Costs Contribution
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Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer and industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding with locations in Georgia‚ Michigan‚ California‚ and their most current expansion in 2000 to Hangzhou‚ China. The company manufactures plastic bottles‚ fans in all sizes‚ medical devices‚ and custom plastic parts. The market for plastic bottles‚ fans‚ and custom plastic parts is affected by economic conditions (University of Phoenix‚ 2010). Understanding
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