Red Brand Canners – Case Study

The book was written from the author’s ceaseless desire for knowledge and irresistible curiosity; he was astonished at the sight of tomatoes displayed in a garden organized by college students.The variety of tomatoes encouraged the author to explore its origin; most of the tomatoes were cultivated in America and transported to Asian countries.As the author researched the original

Variable and fixed costs per unit (or per 100 brochures) at the current monthly production level of 150,000 brochures can be determined from the data in case Exhibit 1, as follows:

To finance a higher level of output to take advantage of this increased demand, Ripe and Fresh will need approximately $550,000.

The factors we looked at were the yearly yield, the salvage value, and the wholesale unit cost. Through our sensitivity analysis, the profitability of our olive farm is most sensitive to changes in the yield of olives. Out of these three variables, maintenance costs have the least effect on our farm. If, for example, both maintenance costs and wholesale unit sales remain at their expected values, but our annual yield is cut in half, our IRR drops to 9.82% and our NPV is -$6,662.98. This is with a very conservative estimate of a 10% MARR. In this situation, the farm would just about break

The opportunity cost of increasing the annual output of potatoes from 600 to 800 pounds is

Enter the input data and start by entering 0 in units produced of frame1-4 as original data:

| Immediate result. If no merchandising loss, Kingsford obtain $1.87 billion of profit. With merchandising loss there is still a $1.72 billion profit.

In this assignment, you will again examine data from a fruit and vegetable market that supplies fresh produce to supermarket outlets in NSW and Victoria. The market is conducting an evaluation of customers in Sydney and Melbourne. The fruit and vegetable market wants to examine the % of produce damage at each of the

Since those numbers were not available in the case, we chose to compare the prices and consumption of bananas in Germany versus France prior to CMOB taking effect. (move to an end note: Germans, residents of the only free market for bananas in Europe, consumed 16.6 kg of bananas per capita at an average price per ton of 438 of ECU in 1991 while the French, residents of Europe’s most protective market, consumed 8 kg of bananas per capita with average price per ton of 604 ECU. (case p 7). The percentage change in price from France to Germany is (604 ECU-438 ECU)/438 ECU, which equals .379. The percentage change in quantity from France to Germany is (8 kg-16.6 kg)/16.6 Kg, which equals -.518. The absolute value of the percentage change in quantity over the percentage change in price is 1.3.) That calculation showed European demand to be elastic at 1.3, so for every 1% change in price, the quantity demanded will change 1.3%.

Relative importance of fixed costs and variable costs in the retail grocery industry? A key part of knowing how much to produce to be

To reduce the purchase of potato and green beans, so as to meet the conditions of the various constraints to achieve the goal of minimizing the purchase cost.

Cost of Goods           $ 11,500    $ 15,500  $ 19,000   $ 22,500   $ 26,000     $ 27,000    $ 26,000    $ 23,500     $ 30,500   $ 27,500    $ 22,500    $ 25,500     Gross Margin             $ 12,500    $ 16,500  $ 21,000   $ 23,500   $ 27,000     $ 27,000    $ 27,000    $ 24,500     $ 31,500   $ 30,500    $ 25,500    $ 26,500     Gross Margin %         52.08%    51.56%   52.50%   51.09%    50.94%     50.00%     50.94%    51.04%     50.81%    52.59%    53.13%    50.96%

Information: 1. Amount of Tomato: 3,000,000 pounds to be delivered. Tomato quality: 20% (grade A) × 3,000,000 = 600,000 pounds 80% (grade B) × 3,000,000 = 2,400,000 pounds (provided by production manager)

More recently, gardeners have had a choice of plant forms that includes determinate, indeterminate and semi-determinate varieties. Most of the tomatoes we have grown and continue to grow in the garden belong to the indeterminate category. Indeterminate tomatoes have a tip that continues to grow. As it grows, blossoms and fruits develop progressively along the stem, one cluster at a time. In these plants, flowering and fruiting continues as long as the plant is healthy and weather conditions favor flowering and fruiting. The side shoots also continue to grow, producing flowers and fruits along their stem. Gardeners usually grow indeterminates on stakes or tall cages. Plants may reach 6 to 10 feet in length in a single season. Indeterminates may be pruned to grow with a single, double or triple stem. Popular varieties you may recognize include beefmaster, show-me, surprise, better boy, fantastic, lemon boy, sweet 100, red plum and many more, including such old varieties as rutgers, marglobe and ponderosa. Determinate tomatoes are a newer introduction. Some of the miniature cherry varieties, such as tiny tim, are really determinate, as is patio, the popular variety for container growing. Determinate tomato plants develop a main stem, which stops growing when the plant reaches a certain size. When it stops growing, flower buds form on all shoots almost simultaneously, including the side branches. As a result, a large quantity of flowers, and consequently fruits, is produced

As for rising demand for India tomatoes by Pakistan, price of India tomato has also risen to Rs20 per kilogram, which is 10% higher than the previous price.