Compagnie du Froid S A Case Solution

Case Solution

Who is the owner of a frozen goodies company must measure the performance of three regional companies. To accomplish case study, students must flex your financial allowance by periodic temperature calculate revenue, volume, cost, and efficiency variances assess the outcomes of transfer prices and calculate return-on-investment. Furthermore, the master sights the best way to set proper restrictions and the way to pay for his managers.

Excel Calculations

Italian Region, French Region, Spanish Region 2009 Results

Profit Plan, Actual, Variance

Sales Data

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost specialties

Contribution Margin

Operating Margin

Profit before Interest and Taxes

Questions Covered

1. How would you explain the difference between the Italian region’s expected and actual profit?

a) What was the impact of the change in sales volume?

b) What was the impact of the change in the prices charged for ice-cream and specialties?

c) What was the impact of the changes in the cost of raw materials, labor, and fixed costs?

d) How much of the changes in the cost of raw material and labor are due to changes in the prices of the raw materials and wages of labor, and how much are due to manufacturing efficiencies?

2. How would you evaluate the performance of the manager of the Italian Region?

3. How would you evaluate the performance of the French and Spanish managers? How would you account for the ice-cream transfer from France to Spain?

4. What problems is Jacques Trumen facing?

5. What would you recommend to him?