The price range for the material is not exact due to the fact that most of the components are coming from wide ranges of stores. The nails are going to cost about $8 for a big bulk and the screws are $9 for 150-pack. The wood going to range from $10 to $30 for a four by eight feet piece of plywood coming from Lowes, Home Depot, and Construction
Lorman Lumber is a publicly traded company with widely held shares. Its Yamica location in rural Oregon is one of the company’s largest. The purpose of the plant is to process and treat wood, which it does through a number of facilities. The Sawmill began producing lumber products in 1947, which it does by peeling, milling, and chipping raw wood. Lorman has a known record of producing good profits, and will often pay out generous performance-based bonuses to executives. Although the Yamica plant is somewhat outdated, it is still considered to be efficient and profitable. Starting in 1968, the company began using new methods to condition and pressure-treat wood products through the
Finally, our net book value in 2010 will be $122,050.10, which is the difference between the new 2010 leasehold improvement and the accumulated depreciation of leasehold improvements:
Gene Denning, an employee of Welco Lumber Company, decided to run a study by videotaping a sample size of 365 logs being processed. However, actual data provided proved that it was a true sample size of only 362 logs, as data for logs # 30, 123, and 127 are missing from his report. He videotaped 3 operators, April, Sid, and Jim, marking the logs, how each log was broken down and the degree to which the cants were properly centered. Gene then did a comparison of what the cost was of the log in its current condition (actual value), to what would have been the correct value of the log if the cut had been
1. Productivity of the crew would be below standard. I believe for the productivity to be below standard because they were sent to this crew because of their lack of work. Just because they have been assigned to another crew, does not mean that they will begin to work well right away. When compared to the Equity Theory, I believe there to be positive inequity for the three men assigned to the new group. For being assigned to the group due to lack of work, it is unfair to have a higher pay grade than those who have been in the company for a longer period of time and who are doing their job correctly. This may cause issues with subprofessionals being motivated to work to their full
Thompson Division tota Costs to Birch Paper = $288, being $400 made up of $280 for materials (linerboard and corrugating medium) and $120 for other costs. However because Thompson sources its materials from Southern division who make a $112 profit on materials, the total Cost to Birch Paper Company is materials $168 + other cost $120 = $288
This then translates to a 50% chance of not having inventory available during job opportunities. Therefore, opportunity costs might occur. The indifference of the production managers' in these aspects of inventory control is alarming and should be acted upon.
1. Identify the key problem in the case and explaining why it is the key problem.
The softwood lumber dispute is one of the longest and largest trade disputes between the United States and Canada. The dispute is actually the result of a number of disagreements about Canadian lumber production and import between the two nations. The disagreement began in the early 1980s, when US lumber producers complained to the Commerce about unfair production of Canadian lumber and it is still a talking point in today’s negotiations and a solution for this problem doesn’t seem to be imminent and practical. At the heart of this long-lasting softwood lumber dispute is United States' claim that the Canadian government is unfairly subsidizing Canadian lumber industry and helping them become more competitive and seize a larger
Buyers remain cautious, trying to assess the real value of SPF lumber. The countervailing duty and anti-dumping penalties, along with rumors concerning reduction in Canadian annual allowable cuts have had more influence on the market than “supply-demand”. We’ve seen weekly reported prices for 2x4 #2 range from $306 - $420 for the first 5 months of the year, with the most outrageous “ask” level hitting $480, all based on mills attempting to build in anticipated import penalties into their prices. Now that some of the dust has settled, what is a comfortable price range for buyers? Wholesalers jumped in at $404 mill, with no support. Then they tried $374, with similar results. The current cash market is reported at $378 (mill sales), with
Because they have faced cash shortage trouble. Their profitability has grown for 1993 ~ 1995 period, as we can see from their I/S (e.g. Sales and Net Income, etc.). However, as its business size grows, their A/R increased, which means that it is getting difficult to collect cash. On the other hand, A/P decreased for the same period, which means that the company paid cash for A/P, resulting in critical cash shortage. Furthermore, the A/P payment period is shorter than A/R collection periods, the company’s cash problem happens to be accelerated.
Two-year decrease of liquidity measures including current ratio and quick ratio reveals the problems concerning company’s short-term solvency and liquidity. Butler Lumber Company’s current ratio decreased to 145.05% in 1990 from the level of 180.00% in 1988. The same decrease happened to quick ratio (decreased from 88.08% in 1988 to 66.92% in 1990). As the short-term lender, Northrop National Bank should have noticed that Butler Lumber Company’s ability to pay its bills over the short run without undue press needs to be carefully examined. The decrease of current ratio also implies the decreasing level of company’s net working capital, which is another sign of lower level of liquidity.
Options: The Butler Lumber Company (BLC) could obtain from Suburban National Bank maximum loan of $250,000 in which his property would be used to secure the loan. Northrop National Bank is considering BLC a line of credit (LOC) of up to $465,000. BLC would have to sever ties with Suburban National if they were to have this LOC extended to them.
DO YOU AGREE WITH MR. WILSON 'S ESTIMATE OF THE COMPANY 'S LOAN REQUIREMENTS? HOW MUCH WILL HE NEED TO FINANCE THE EXPECTED EXPANSION IN SALES TO $ 5.5 MILLION IN 2006 AND TO TAKE ALL TRADE DISCOUNTS?
At first glance, Clarkson Lumber appears to be a healthy company. However, despite rapid growth and increasing sales Clarkson Lumber finds itself searching for additional funding to compensate for a shortage in cash to fund its expanding business. Clarkson Lumber is in this situation for a number of reasons.