Essay about Waltham Motors

| Jonathan Archer and Zefrem Cochrane are employees of the Rugged Trucks Company, a light truck division of Gigantic Motors Corporation.

6) The CPA firm accounting system was flawed and this was shown when the CPA firm failed to test the system. This system was sold to district by the CPA firm performing their audit. It

Another problem adopting Roomis is that their ally in US Natex is unreliable as there were often delays and is not very efficient in carrying out the operation. Not being able to supply goods on time affects the goodwill relationship which the company has with its customers which can cause the company its market share. Once the company loses its market share then it will be difficult to regain it back. Also company policy of maintaining low inventory levels to free up capital would require a very efficient supply chain system to maintain the production process flow. So Roomis needs to revamp itself in terms of service levels to meet customer expectation and RMM has to figure out a way to do so.

Q2. Using budget data, what was the total expected cost per unit if all manufacturing and shipping overhead (both variable and fixed) was allocated to planned production? What was the actual per unit cost of production and shipping?

10. If 12,500 units are produced, what is the total amount of fixed manufacturing cost incurred to support this level of production?

Management should note that the level of activity was above what had been planned for the month. This led to an expected increase in profits of $1,100. However, the individual items on the report should not receive much management attention. The favorable variance for revenue and the unfavorable variances for expenses are entirely caused by the increase in activity.

Ford Motor Company is America's one of the largest car manufacturer and seller. In year 1987 it faces an external business environment change in the form of new warranty policy announcement by its major competitors General Motor, which changes the current philosophy of warranty in U.S car market. This policy change may have implications not only on Ford’s sales and market share but also on various departments within organization (such as manufacturing, quality assurance, parts and service, and extended service plans) and their dealer network. In answer, Ford executives have to respond through a best suitable course of action by carefully analyzing the current market variables.

= Unit Selling Price – Unit Variable Cost = $9.00 – ($1.25 + $0.35 + $1.00) = $6.40

3. For each of the individual overhead accounts at Bridgeton, do you believe the given cost is variable, fixed, or something else? Why? (Use information or evidence from the case to support your evaluation, if possible. For most of these costs, there is no single right answer from the case information, so the goal is to come up with a reasonable estimate.)

The capitated managed care agreement with the city allows the hospital to receive $250 per month per family for taking care of the 300 city employees and their families, whether they are sick or not. Utilizing the full cost method, the hospital incurs a profit loss of $51,898,395, meaning that a rate increase of $14,166.22 is required in order to cover the full cost for the year. When applying the differential cost the hospital also incurs a profit loss of $15,119, and a rate increase of $3,949.72 is required in order to cover the differential cost for the year.

“Blake Romney became Chief Executive Officer of Peters Inc. two years ago. At the time, the company was reporting lagging profits, and Blake was brought in to "stir things up." The company has three divisions, electronics, fiber optics, and plumbing supplies. Blake has no interest in plumbing supplies, and one of the first things he did was to put pressure on his accountants to reallocate some of the company’s fixed costs away from the other two divisions to the plumbing division. This had the effect of causing the plumbing division to report losses during the last two years; in the past it had always reported low, but acceptable,

their aim to have a nice house, good job, lots to eat and all the

Chevrolet has a wide range of vehicle models and sizes sold in a variety of countries all over the world. There are several strengths and weaknesses associated with the wide range of product mix produced by the company. Chevrolet has a wide range of innovative products and designs along with strong branding strategies, as well as known product durability. The company’s product mix includes large trucks, delivery vans, full-size, mid-size, compact, and subcompact automobiles, sports cars, and racecars as well (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Chevy has developed a strong and authentic brand known for it’s quality and durability. Chevrolet is known to have a competitive advantage over many other brands, particularly Ford. General Motors uses the the chevrolet brand to promote diversity on a larger scale, compared to any other brand.

This recession hits home with the automobile industry. During this current recession GM is facing the possibility of bankruptcy, but is hoping to be helped out by the government. History

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |75000 | |100000 | |125000 | |150000 | |175000 | |200000 | | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |Direct Labor |4.00 |  |3.90 |  |3.80 |  |3.70 |  |3.80 |  |4.00 | |Material |2.00