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化学灯公司(Chemalite, Inc.)

2002年年底,化学顾问工程师贝内特·亚历山大(Bennett Alexander)为他的一项发明 ——化学灯(Chemalite)——申请并获得了专利。将一只装着某种化学原料的易碎的小玻 璃瓶插进一个半透明的塑料圆柱体内,然后注入另一种化学原料并封口。将圆柱体倾斜使 得里面的小玻璃瓶破碎,让两种化学原料混合。这两种化学原料混合后,会释放出明亮的 黄绿色光芒。 亚历山大预测化学灯会很有市场。它的魅力在于一旦出现紧急情况就会发光,而不需 要以任何方式点燃。他推测武装部队、信号灯和其它安全设备制造商对这种商品会有相当 大的需求。 2003年1月2日,亚历山大和他的一些亲戚、朋友共同创建了化学灯公司。他们总共发 行了500,000股股票,其中亚历山大凭他的专利占有125,000股,剩余的股票以每股1美元的 价格卖给了其他投资者。从2003年1月2日到2003年6月30日,化学灯公司发生了以下开支: 1月15日,支付7,500美元的律师费、注册手续费以及与公司成立相关的印刷费。 6月15日,花费62,500美元购置了一台设备,用来生产第一批化学灯样品。 6月24日,购买了价值75,000美元的塑料和化学原料,用于生产上市销售的化学灯。 6月底, 在化学灯公司主要负责管理的亚历山大和公司其他股东会面, 提交了一份报告, 并讨论了公司今后的营销战略。他希望公司能在8月底开始生产化学灯。亚历山大的一个朋 友苏姗·彼得森(Susan Peterson)在公司投入了可观的资金。她在会上提出,她已经接到 一个汽车配件分销商的订货要求及其希望得到的价格。那个分销商想购买大量的化学灯, 以配合他高速公路安全的推广活动,而且他有兴趣创建自己的私人品牌。 会议至此,一位几乎没有任何商业经验,甚至也不太懂财务报表的股东——拉森 (Larson)先生插话说:“我们将要讨论的这个议题很好,但是,我所看到的事实是:6个 月以前我们有375,000美元, 而现在只有230,000美元。 据我估算, 6个月来, 我们失去了145,000
本案例由访问教授 David A. Wilson 完成,并经 Charles Christensen 教授修订。 本案例仅用于课堂讨论, 而不作为正式文件、基本数据来源以及管理活动是否有效的证明。 本案例中文翻译经哈佛商学院授权,由清华大学经济管理学院组织完成。 1976 年哈佛大学版权所有。如需订购或请求复制许可,请致电话 1-800-545-7685,或致信 Harvard Business School Publishing,Boston,MA02163,或访问网址 http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu。未经哈佛商学院 的许可,禁止将本案例复制,在检索系统中储存,在表格中引用,或以任何形式或方法传播——包括电子 版,印刷,复印,录音等等。

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美元,却没有取得显著的成效。” 一些股东表示同意拉森的观点。事实上,从1月2日到6月30日,公司的银行存款余额从 375,000美元下降到了230,000美元。另一名股东得克鲁斯(D’Cruz)女士指出,因为公司的 经营尚未进入成熟阶段,所以这些前期开支可能更应该被视作是对公司的投资,而不是亏 损。 经过大量深入讨论, 股东们决定于2004年1月初再召开一次会议, 共同探讨公司的状况。 大家普遍认为,到那时公司的运营应该已经全面展开,现在所讨论的试运营阶段所出现的 问题在年底将会得到解决。 2003年下半年,化学灯公司确实进入了达产阶段。为了准备2004年1月初的股东大会, 公司新雇用的会计比尔·默雷(Bill Murray)列出了下列资料: 1、 2003年7月初, 一名顾问工程师交来了改进型化学灯原型, 公司共付给他23,750美元。 2、 从2003年7月到12月的6个月中,公司化学灯的销售额为754,500美元。最大的客户, 也就是那个与彼得森谈判的汽车配件经销商还欠公司69,500美元。其他客户的账款 在年底均已付清。 3、 购买了价值175,000美元的化学原料和塑料,进货均以现金付款。 4、 化学灯公司花费22,500美元在电视和行业杂志上刊登广告,介绍自己的产品。 公司在人工生产成本及生产相关费用 (租金、 水电费和监工) 5、 截至2003年12月31日,

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