from their choice of suppliers. In this instance, Eire Paper would be the ideal choice as its price per thousand boxes is lowest at $430. Managers are graded on division profits, not company wide. The incentive scheme needs to be set up as to benefit the Thompson Division, since their profits will be lower. The bid from the Thompson division is in the best interest of Birch Paper Co. Since the Thompson division is a part of the Birch Paper Co., buying from them leads to less money coming from
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Homework – Birch Paper Company 1) Fill in the missing prices and costs on the “Diagram of the alternatives” and “Costs of the alternatives” which are attached. On the “Diagram of the alternatives”, fill in the amounts indicated in the nine dotted ovals. Some amounts may be easy to find in the case, some will need to be computed from case information, and some you will not be able to ascertain from case data; for the latter, write “don’t know”. On the “Costs of the alternatives”, complete
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The Birch Paper Case This case was about the decision that Mr. William Kenton, the manager of the Northern division of the Birch Company had to make regarding the purchase of specialty boxes. Mr. Kenton had received three bids. The first was from the Thompson division of the Birch Company for the amount of $512 per thousand boxes, the second was from West Paper Company in the amount of $460 per thousand boxes, and the last was from Eire Paper Company in the amount of $442 per thousand boxes. Now
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Birch Case--summary Background: Birch Paper Company is a large and vertically integrated paper company. It has three products: white paper, Kraft paper and paperboard. The company has four producing divisions and a timberland division (supplies pulp). Each division is operated by its manager independently, and each of them is assessed based on its profit and return on investment. A decentralizing policy has been applied by top management, which has increase corporate profits and competitive position
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Birch Paper Company Relevant Information & Equations 1) Birch Paper Company is a producer of paper, paperboard, and corrugated boxes. The company is integrated, consisting of four separate production divisions. One of its divisions, Northern Division, asked for bids on a special corrugated box. It requested bids from one of its sister division (Thompson Division) and from two outside companies. The issue at hand is whether Northern should accept a bid from its sister division or from one
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CASE STUDY Chapter SIX CASE 6-1 Case Study on “Transfer Pricing Problems” Case SUMMARY Division A of Lambda Company manufactures product X, which is sold to Division B as a component of product Y. Product Y is sold to Division C, which uses it as a component of Product Z. Product Z is also sold to customers outside of the Company. The intracompany pricing rule is that
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GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT Birch Paper Company Submitted by, Chandra Mouli Kavi Section C Roll no. 2010132 1. What is the immediate economic impact to the company of sourcing the product to either WEST PAPER or EIRE? Mr. William Kenton, manager of the Northern Division, should be permitted to choose the alternative that is in Northern division's own interests. The transfer price policy gives him the right to deal with either insiders or outsiders at his discretion. If he is unable to
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Birch Paper Company Question 1 Which bid should Northern Division on accept that is in the best interests of Birch paper company? Answer: Thompson division even through the bid from west paper seems at first to be the best choice. In you calculate out the cost you find that Thompson actually has the lowest costs associated with them. Cost involved: ✓ Costs for Thompson are a:Linearboard and corrugating medium: cost $ 400x 70% * 60% - $168 plus out of pocket: $400x 30% = 120,
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Birch Paper Company - ( Pg. No. 254 ) ( Transfer Pricing ) Basics: Quotes per 1000 boxes: Thompson - $480/- West Paper - $432/- Eire Papers - $430/- So prima facie Eire’s quote is the lowest Details of Thompson’s Quote: Thompson’s Outof Pocket Exp.: $400.00 (Less) Supply from Southern Div, @70%: $280.00 Hence, Cost of Thompson: $120.00 Add: 20% OH + Profit: $80.00 Total Quote $480.00 However taking Birch Paper Company as a whole, the costing will be: Supply from Southern @ cost
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control system of Birch Paper Company particularly on the decentralized operations of its divisions with respect to its overall performance. PROBLEM : What effective management control system or systems should the Company adopt to attain maximum profitability not only of its divisions’ respective operations but that of the Company as a whole? AREAS OF CONSIDERATION 1. Company Background Birch Paper Company is a medium-sized, vertically integrated paper company, producing white and
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