...Running Head: GUILLERMO FURNITURE STORE RECOMMENDATION Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Name: Course; Institution: Instructor: Introduction Guillermo Navallez has for many years operated from Sonara, a city in Mexico making furniture. One of the main reasons for maintaining his operations in this location has been the good supply of quality timber. However, a new competitor entered the market offering the same quality products at a fraction of the price Guillermo was charging. This was possible because of the heavy reliance on high-tech mechanization that the new supplier employed. To further complicate things for Guillermo was the entry into the city of a large retailer, a sudden explosion of workers resulting in a substantial increase in the cost of labor. All things had a negative effect on Guillermo’s bottom line. Discussion: The essence of any business operation is to maximize profits. This is only achieved when the business is able to meet its recurring costs and have a surplus available for reinvestment or payment as dividends to the owners. Guillermo’s case requires a critical investigation into the business operations to determine available to him. Given the current situation, Guillermo has three very viable options to consider. He could either maintain the present business model and continue operations as currently constituted, or adopt a new business model by embracing high technology and thus investing in highly automated machines...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store Concepts Paper FIN 571 Guillermo Furniture Store Concepts Paper Sonora, Mexico was the ideal location for Guillermo’s Furniture Store. An abundant supply of cheap timber and relatively cheap labor costs, Guillermo’s had been producing high quality products, mainly chairs and tables, selling at premium prices. Guillermo’s exclusivity came to an end; competition from overseas using high-tech manufacturing equipment eroded his business market share through lower prices. Sonora, once a sleepy village, has grown. Along with this growth has come is the influx of people, increased labor rates and material costs. Higher costs to produce, lower prices to sell, Guillermo’s Furniture Store faces the recurring problem through the market place, change. Guillermo’s looked at his competition, his operations, his customer base, and the potential for business into the future. Guillermo’s needed to re-establish their competitive advantage; a strategy and methodology to ensure increase in value through economic efficiency. Guillermo’s discovered many smaller companies were consolidating with larger companies through mergers or acquisitions. Large organization offer scale of magnitude and ability to adjust available resources resulting in consolidation of costs and efficiency with manufacturing. Guillermo’s was not interested in purchasing smaller locations or being acquired by another company. Guillermo’s could opt for the advantages of the lower manufacturing costs...
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...Guillermo’s Furniture 1 GUILLERMO’S FURNITURE Guillermo’s Furniture Michelle Pate Sundar Shankar Mani Vannan Osvaldo Perez Niaz Tavakoli FIN571 University of Phoenix November 2009 Guillermo’s Furniture 2 Introduction During the history of furniture, designing trends have correlated to society’s changes. Today, because we have access to different fabrics, textures and technology advancements, people have a variety of furniture to choose from. Historians have a record of the year and technique in which furniture was made. Presently, you can find hand-made furniture at auctions, historic places and museums. They have a higher value and are looked at as a work of art because they are created by an artist’s imagination. Furniture makers often use oak wood in their furniture, since it is stronger and will last longer than other wood. It would be more difficult to create custom hand-made furniture using an automated machine because it takes the art out of the furniture, though it is less expensive. It takes more time and money to create hand-made furniture and get it ready for the selling stages than to create automated furniture or become a distributor. Guillermo’s Furniture Store is going through changes and he needs to adapt new strategies that would help him overcome the market’s competitors and stay in business. Guillermo’s Furniture Store is located in Sonora, Mexico and is one of the biggest companies that manufacture furniture in North America. This area has a...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis Guillermo is properly positioned and ready to compete. The technology-infused manufacturing alternative gives him the ability to maintain a competitive edge. After examining the business with a cash flow and the problems that confronted it, a five member management team determined the best course of action going forward. Some businesses are proactive while others are reactive. The financial management team took a reactive approach because Guillermo previously was lackadaisical with no worries, a booming business and in total control. The chosen alternative will not compromise that control. Although unable to predict the arrival of new competitors, he has decisions to make. The management team evaluated his errors and hereby proposes alternative measures to combat possible loss of business and maximize profit. Reviewing the possible pitfalls, a financial assessment seeks to eliminate those pitfalls and place GFS as a front-runner in the furniture manufacturing industry. The alternatives are for review, modification and consideration to keep this thriving business alive. Alternative one seeks to increase technologically-savvy equipment to save time and reduce labor costs. Labor cost reduction does not necessarily begin with workforce reduction. The management team suggests focusing on working smarter by eliminating waste and improving performance. Alternative two examines a shift from primarily manufacturing...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Team A FIN/571 James Carlin February 21, 2011 Abstract Guillermo founded Guillermo’s furniture company; in Sonora, Mexico, which is gorgeous retreat location. Guillermo has been the leading furniture manufacturing company in the vicinity for numerous years. Before the later part of the 1990’s Guillermo was holding their own, until new competition arrived in the area that also made furniture. The competitors came with the latest new-fangled technology seen at the lowest prices ever for clientele. For that reason, Guillermo’s felt he’s obligated to come up with the best alternative for the company, which is to improve with technology and venture ahead or carry on working as he has for the previous years and uphold the quality product their customers have come accustom to over the years. Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Analysis and Recommend Financial Decision The economy is weak, new competitors’ establishing a presents, Guillermo must tackle a tough decision, which is to become a furniture distributor or stay on the manufacturing side, or possibility do both. Guillermo understands that change is forth coming and he has to venture forward but the dilemma is what the best alternative is. First Guillermo must analysis the financial alternatives and establish which objective is beneficial for the company. The next step is to gather information and formulate a pro forma cash flow budget to analyze the projected earnings...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Guillermo Furniture Store (Guillermo) is a small business that deals in handmade custom furniture that is created by the sole proprietor Guillermo Navallez and his employees. Guillermo is located in Sonora, Mexico, an area that has become both a tourist attraction and a place for some people to call home. Guillermo is facing the liquidation of the store if the decision maker does not analyze all possible alternatives and accept the recommendation of a final decision (University of Phoenix, 2010). This paper will examine a few alternatives that have been suggested for the success of the enterprise. A recommendation of a final decision for Guillermo has been included, in addition to, the justification for the recommendation. A pro forma cash flow budget for the company has been included as a guide for the next five years beginning with year 2012 and ending with year 2016. Alternatives Applying the principles of finance to any situation can result in a more informed decision that is made from a suggested recommendation. Capital Market Efficiency, Time Value of Money, Signaling, Behavioral, and Risk Return Trade-off are financial principles that the decision maker can focus on before accepting a final recommendation about the firm’s capital structure (Emery, Finnerty, & Stowe, 2007). Final recommendation Pro forma cash flow budget 2012-2016 ...
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...Recommendations for Guillermo's Furniture Store Sterling Kroll, Ana De Leon, and Richard Scott FIN/571 February 20, 2012 Dr. Rodney Simmons Recommendations for Guillermo's Furniture Store Guillermo Furniture store faces completion in various formats that threatens the growth of the business. The new competition entering the market forced Guillermo to evaluate his current operation and choose on of three alternatives that best suit him, that would allow him to remain competitive. Guillermo will need to decide if he wants to remain an independent manufacturer of his own furniture and continue his business operation as normal. His other options consist of investing in becoming a hi-tech manufacturer or becoming a broker and distributing furniture for other companies. A detailed analysis on all three of the options will be conducted. This analysis will allow the team to make a decision on which option will be the best for Guillermo’s business. The group will also present a justification for the final decision. Current Course Guillermo Navallez has made furniture for years in his home town of Sonora, Mexico. Sonora has a good supply of raw material and labor is relatively inexpensive. Beginning in the late 1990’s business started to weaken, globalization, mergers, and acquisitions in the worldwide furniture market, businesses, and operations need to change for Guillermo Furniture Company. The market brings together buyers and sellers in many forms (McConnell...
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...Guillermo Furniture Company Guillermo Furniture has just employed you as an accountant. Two significant events affected the company’s financial stability and the owner. Thus, I will distinguish among the different capital budget evaluation techniques and explain how these diverse techniques to assist in providing the best recommendation to the company. I also recommend the present value calculations as part of the recommendation that base on a capital budget evaluation technique. Guillermo Furniture Store has located in a very well-known vacation spot in Sonora, Mexico and an excellent supply of timber. It provides Guillermo Navallez the ability to produce a wide variety of tables and chairs. Guillermo Navallez could price the handcrafted products at a slight premium for the quality because labor was relatively inexpensive. During late 1990’s abroad competitor went into the furniture market of Sonora using a high-tech approach that delivered the furniture to exact clients to determine the low prices. Sonora was also home and headquarters to one of the largest retailers in the nation. During the same period the city began to grow and with an increase in population, development expanded, and jobs raised the costs substantially. These events caused Guillermo to watch his profit margins shrink as the cost rose, and the prices fell. Capital budgeting is a process that managers use when they choose among a strategic investment opportunity (Eldenburg & Wolcott, 2011). It is one...
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...Guillermo Navallez has made furniture for years near his Sonoran home in Mexico as the area had a good supply of timber for the variety of tables and chairs produced by his company; and labor was also relatively inexpensive (University of Phoenix, 2009) Unfortunately for Guillermo, in the 1990s a competitor from overseas entered the furniture market causing a large decrease in business for Guillermo. Luckily, Guillermo has a few tools at his disposal to help make the tough decisions he is now faced with. Accounting budget and performance reports can be used in decision making in a variety of ways such as; estimating the expected revenue and expenditure of a business. These reports would be helpful in Guillermo's decision of which option will be best suited for his business. Guillermo must decide whether to purchase the high tech computer controlled laser lathe, represent and sell for a manufacturer in Norway, or continue selling his hand crafted coated furniture. Budget: With the use of an account budget Guillermo can project required labor hours, product cost, and expected return. This type of income information can provide comparative figures of expected profit for the different business options. In the case of the three business options available to Guillermo, he can assess the net revenue and return on investment to help him decide which option will be more profitable for the business. Performance Report: A performance report can also help Guillermo compare his business...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store and Pro Forma Analysis Guillermo Navellez, once the owner of the largest flourishing furniture store in Sonora, Mexico faces globalization and the emergence of foreign competition. Inexpensive labor and the abundance of timber in Sonora are major factors, which contributed to the manufacturing of the store’s furniture. Guillermo faces new competition that possesses advanced technology with the ability to manufacture faster and at lower costs. With the emergence of this sophisticated technology, the company requires change to cease the decease of revenue and sales (University of Phoenix, 2012). Guillermo hires Jevaloch Consulting Firm, Incorporated to examine his current business forecast and choose strategies in optimal working capital. Additionally, Jevaloch will also provide an efficient pro forma budget and recommend an implementation plan. Guillermo Furniture Forecast Forecasting is an important tool for estimating the future market value for the business. Jevaloch consultants began the examination of Guillermo Furniture by reviewing a six month Figure 1.1 Budget Sales Forecasts. Figure 1.2 Actual Sales Forecasts. projection of sales forecast for units of chairs, the top sales item for the store, sold from January to June 2010. Figures 1.1 and 1.2 are representative of the budget unit sales and actual unit sales for Guillermo Furniture. The average monthly demands for the budget sales is 18,014/6 = 3002.3 and 17,997/6 = 2999.5 for...
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...Capital Budget Recommendation for Guillermo Lynda D. Keller ACC543 June 23, 2014 Richard Collins Capital Budget Recommendation for Guillermo The first and most necessary goal of any organization is to maximize shareholder wealth. Maximizing shareholder wealth includes identifying and analyzing future projects that can provide value. Typically in a risk-return trade off the greater the risk, the higher the return. According to Krenz and Miller, “organizations undertake risky directions when the outcomes are so desirable that the probability of failure makes it worthwhile,” (Krenz & Miller, 2011, p. 18). Guillermo’s Furniture Store is facing increased competition, especially through consolidation of competitors. One option for Guillermo is to upgrade to current technology. This option is costly but can result in a substantial decrease in labor cost. Another option for Guillermo is to change the focus of his business from manufacturing to distribution using his existing distributor network. Keeping in mind that the main goal in capital budgeting is maximizing shareholder wealth managers will need to determine which projects will need to determine which projects will bring the largest return for the least amount of investment. In evaluating projects, there are many capital budgeting tools available to managers. These tools include net present value, weighted average cost of capital, and internal rate of return. According to a Duke University study, “75% of the...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store Analysis FIN 571 May 20, 2012 Guillermo Navallez has had a very successful furniture business in Sonora, Mexico. Lately, however, the retail environment has changed. Competition has moved in to the area, and labor costs have risen. This has caused Guillermo’s profits to decrease significantly. Guillermo now needs to research options for his business, in order to stay competitive in the market. One option would be to purchase automated equipment that would make his furniture precisely as he designed, and significantly reduce his labor costs. The other option would be to become a distributor to a furniture company in Norway, and sell both his own, and the other company’s products. This paper will analyze the different options available to Guillermo, and the financial outcomes of each alternative. It will determine the Weighted Average Cost of Capital, as well as the multiple valuation techniques of the available options, and make a final recommendation as to which alternative Guillermo should explore. While weighing his decision, Guillermo must analyze the income potentials for each alternative at the current production rate, and at another lower rate, to ensure he would be able to stay in business in the demand for his products dropped. It is not realistic to only look at one rate, as business cycles tend to rise and fall, and Guillermo needs to be able to ride the highs and lows of the retail market, and be able to keep his business. ...
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...Guillermo Recommendation In every business’ life there are times where the market adjusts and the business must change to meet that adjustment. As technology advances, populations change, and the economy continually shifts, every business owner must know how to use accounting principles to analyze alternative options and work toward a better future of the company given market demands. Such a shift happened for Guillermo and analysis became necessary to decide on the best course of action. Using financial calculations and principles the best alternative can be decided upon and proven to lead to a positive future for the company. Issues and Alternatives Sonora, Mexico’s high supply of timber assisted Guillermo and other furniture manufacturers to produce high-quality furniture at high prices and run a good business doing so (University of Phoenix, 2010). Two-years ago, two events happened that changed the business market for Guillermo. First, a competitor moved in with high-tech equipment that could mimic Guillermo’s high quality work at a lower cost. Additionally, the popularity of Sonora rose as did their population; this caused labor costs to sky rocket (University of Phoenix, 2010). With a large competitor and huge labor costs, Guillermo has to find a way to survive in this new environment. To remain in business in this new market Guillermo has to decide on new course of action; he has found three options. First, using the behavioral principle, he looked to his competitors...
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...Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Paper University of Phoenix Corporate Finance FIN/571 August 17, 2012 Guillermo Furniture Store Recommendation Paper Guillermo Navallez lives in Sonoara, Mexico, which is a good location for his furniture making business because of the area’s good supply of timber and inexpensive labor. Guillermo’s handcrafted products are priced at a slight premium for the quality that the products represent. During the 1990s, two different events caused a large dip in Guillermo’s furniture business. First was a new competitor from overseas who used a high-tech approach that created the furniture to exact specifications with low prices. The second event was one of the largest retailers in the nation’s headquarters was just a few miles down the road, and its influence had expanded considerably. Sonora’s inexpensive housing, mild weather, beautiful scenery, un-congested roads, new airport, and plenty of development caused an influx of people and jobs raised the cost of labor substantially. This caused Guillermo’s profit margins to shrink as prices fell and costs rose. Guillermo has three alternatives available to him that he could choose to increase the profits of his furniture business. The first solution Guillermo could choose is to emulate the same high-tech solution as Guillermo’s foreign competitor that would allow him to produce his furniture with a computer controlled laser to produce exact cuts in the wood. The technology would...
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