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Calculate the budgeted profit for May and reconcile it to the actual profit through variances, going into as much detail as is possible .
What is the point in flexing the budget in the context of variance analysis?
Brittany Ferries launches an investment In the spring of 2004, Brittany Ferries, the cross-Channel ferry operator, launched a new ship.
However, the average lifetime of a satellite is fifteen years during which time it is generating revenues.
The Group continues to subject all investments to rigorous examination of risks and future cash flows to ensure that they create shareholder value.
Librarians have long complained about the price rises of academic journals and Derek Haan chairman and chief executive of Elsevier Science.
The directors are concerned that the return on capital employed (ROCE) had decreased from 14 per cent last year to 12 per cent for the current year.
Describe what this information indicates about the differences in approach between the two businesses.
Nearly all of its costs are fixed in that they do not vary with the number of subscribers that it has or the value of its advertising revenues.
The sale comes as Ford is considering which other brands it should sell to fund restructuring and reduce losses at Premier Automotive Group.
By 2005, the break even number had increased to 270, but by late 2006 the costs of development had increased to the point where it was estimated.
Calculate the margin of safety for next year, expressed both in quantity of radios and sales value.
The Group generated net cash of £165m during the year, benefiting from strong cash flow from operating activities of £3.4bn and the net proceeds of £346m.
Perhaps the most well-known case of concealment of losses and liabilities concerned the Enron Corporation.
When Waterford Wedgwood reports its annual results today, brokers will be focused not just on the income statement of the crystal and porcelain manufacturer.
The ROCE ratio is widely used by businesses when establishing targets for profitability.
Achieving profitability UK businesses reported an average ROCE of 14.4 percent for the first quarter of 2006, equalling the 2005 rate.
In recent years the price of the company's ordinary shares has risen to the point where they are now one of the most highly priced ordinary shares compared .
The shares of many companies can be bought and sold on the Stock Exchange, and shareholders selling their shares can represent a useful source of new capital .
Determine an ethical issue that is involved in this case if any. Identify if the financial vice president acting improperly or immorally.
Were you surprised by anything when you created the budget? Do you think you will use it and follow it?
The amount of intercompany transactions should be evaluated in identifying an entity's functional currency.
The financial statements for the business, prepared by an accountant, for the last accounting period revealed an increase in profit of £50,000.
Analyze the performance of the business for the year to 31 December 2006 in so far as the information allows.
It was unable to do so because the shareholders could not be held legally liable for the amounts owing.