1. Forest Hill Paper Company Ladarrius Cook Lawrence Comardelle Sydney Stover 2. Classification of Forest Hill According to a recent IBIS World Report, U.S. revenue for businesses in the paper manufacturing industry is $49 billion. As of August 2013, average growth within this sector is -2.7%, employment is 67,325, and total number of businesses equal 152. On average, that equals 442 employees per firm, and $322 million dollars per firm (+/-). According to the case and information obtained on
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Date: February 11, 2013 Subject: Forest Hill Paper Company From the case, we can figure out the Forest Hill Paper Company is a small, closely hold paperboard manufacturer that produces a board line of paperboard in large reels. FHPC competes in a cyclical economic environment, with upswings every three to four years. The current market is mature and declining with a recent trend towards plastic and a more environmentally friendly grade of recycled paperboard. FHPC produced 20 kinds of paperboard
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The current costing strategy implemented in your company is not maximizing your ability to determine profitability of each product due to the incorrect cost allocation. You are currently using the strategy of “peanut butter” costing to assign costs to your current product line. Peanut butter costing is when you take the total costs of your products, in this case overhead, and spread them across your entire product line evenly. When you use this strategy, you can end up over allocating costs to
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History Of Forest Hill Community Prepared by George Cottle, Sr. Location Forest Hill Community is situated on the waters of Bradshaw and Spruce Run. Starting at A. L. Campbell's, on Greenbrier River, three miles from Forest Hill and running to J. T. Campbell's, on a line from there including P. M. Garrison's; thence South West to and including W. L. Redmond's; thence North to and including C. G. Ramsey's; and thence Northeast by J. S. Canterberry's and including him to the starting point; it
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Self-managed work team - a type of work team that operates without a manager and is responsible for a complete work process or segment. Forming stage-people join the group and group defines purpose, structure, and leadership. Storming –intragroup conflict, who will control the group and what needs to be doing. Norming-close relationship develops and the group becomes cohesive. Human/R-conflict is a natural and inevitable outcome in any group and need not be negative, but has potential to be positive
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Case Analysis of Forest Hill Paper Company Background Forest Hill Paper Company (FHPC) is a small company manufacturing a line of paperboard products in answer to a cyclical economic environment. FHPC is trying to provide greater customer service and satisfaction by providing a full product line. Paperboard products are sold in large reels/rolls which are offered with 20 different grades of thickness, with an option for surface smoothing coating and one for the option of having slits/cuts
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From: Date: September 23, 2013 Subject: Forest Hill Analysis Forest Hill Paper Company is currently using a cost system that has proven its lack in accuracy. Their product line ranges in a number of ways from width and thickness to coating. The biggest problem facing Forest Hill and their costing system is the allocation of indirect material costs to each type of paper that they produce. Forest Hill produces 20 different types of paper with production cycles ranging from a few hours
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Forest Hill Case 1. How would you classify Forest Hill Paper Company in terms of size and ownership? Forest Hill Paper Company is a small, closely hold paperboard manufacturer that produces a board line of paperboard in large reels. 2. What is the nature of the industry in which Forest Hill competes? FHPC competes in a cyclical economic environment, with upswings every three to four years. The current market is mature and declining with a recent trend towards plastic and a more environmentally
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Accounting 3411 Case Study #1: Forest Hill Paper Company By Thomas L. Albright Forest Hill Paper Company (FHPC) is a closely-held paperboard manufacturer that has been struggling with a number of strategic issues facing a capital-intensive, mature industry. Their product costing system was inadequate to provide management with relevant information for decision making. Therefore, the board of directors has approved your consulting company’s proposal to conduct a cost system pilot study. Besides
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