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Brownlee, E. Richard II
Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc. (B)
Brownlee, E. Richard II Lynch, Luann J.
C-2434 | Published January 14, 2020 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Alan Philips has just completed his first year as manager of Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc., Unit No. 2. Actual profit for the year was well below budgeted profit. Philips is preparing for a meeting with ... Read More
Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc. (A)
Brownlee, E. Richard II Lynch, Luann J.
C-2433 | Published January 14, 2020 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Carla Thomas, the owner of Boulevard Sandwiches, is preparing to meet with Alan Philips, the new manager of Boulevard Sandwiches, Inc., Unit No. 2, in mid-December 2017. The primary purpose of this me... Read More
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension Plans at Caperton Corporation
Brownlee, E. Richard II Hopkins, Justin J.
C-2375 | Published July 13, 2018 | 2 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This exercise teaches students to account for defined benefit pension plans using a simplified example of Caperton Corporation’s defined benefit plan. The simplification treats all employees as one ho... Read More
Charley's Family Steak House (B) (RUSSIAN)
C-2422 | Published November 08, 2017 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This is a Russian translation of the August 19, 2009, version of UVA-C-2211. In this, the second of a three-case series, Charley's Family Steak House No. 2 manager Alex Pearson prepares to meet with t... Read More
Hamilton’s Electronics Services, Inc.
Lynch, Luann J. Brownlee, E. Richard II
C-2380 | Published September 19, 2016 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
David Hamilton has opened Hamilton's Electronics Services, Inc. During the first year, he was too busy to keep much in the way of accounting records. Early in January of the following year, he hired a... Read More
World Wildlife Fund and The Coca-Cola Company: A Global Partnership for Freshwater Conservation
Brownlee, E. Richard II Elias, Allison
ENT-0204 | Published October 09, 2014 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is used in Darden's "Economics of Water" course elective. Suzanne Apple, senior vice president of private sector engagement at World Wildlife Fund-United States (WWF), was preparing for an i... Read More
Embedding Sustainability: Refreshing First Coffee at Darden
Elias, Allison Davis, Charles Margolis, Ben
ENT-0199 | Published June 18, 2013 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The associate director of the sustainability programs at the Darden School of Business was well aware that much of Darden's solid waste was made up of the disposable cups used for its daily First Coff... Read More
Pensions and Financial Reporting
Allen, Brandt R. Brownlee, E. Richard II
C-2340 | Published February 07, 2013 | 7 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note serves a wide audience. At Darden, it is used in two elective courses: Financial Reporting and Analysis and Financial Statement Analysis and Corporate Valuation, as well as in the open execu... Read More
Better Buy, Inc.
C-2330 | Published October 26, 2011 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case pertains to one of the most important topics in financial accounting and reporting: revenue recognition. It is intended for use in a required MBA financial accounting course or in an MBA ele... Read More
Toddler Treasures, Inc.
C-2306 | Published November 11, 2009 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Students must determine the price (rate) and quantity (efficiency) variance for materials and labor used in manufacturing a new product, along with delivery variances. Does the company product manager... Read More
Global Fabricators, Inc.
C-2296 | Published May 20, 2009 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Ideal for MBA students, this case presents an exercise that tests students' knowledge of financial accounting and reporting and how the tax system affects financial reporting. Students are asked to co... Read More
The F/A-18 F404 Engine: Getting Lean (B)
Brownlee, E. Richard II Cross, Tom Osterhoudt, Robert Jaynes, C. J. Pottinger, Jeff
C-2269 | Published September 25, 2007 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
After the successful implementation of Lean manufacturing concepts at U.S. Navy Aircraft Intermediat Read More
The F/A-18 F404 Engine: Getting Lean (A)
Cross, Tom Osterhoudt, Robert Jaynes, C. J. Pottinger, Jeff
C-2268 | Published September 19, 2007 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The U.S. Navy Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Depot (AIMD) Lemoore Power Plants Division (F404 engine maintenance) was a real mess. Not-Ready-For-Issue parts were everywhere. Division thru-put was p... Read More
Wilmont Chemical Corporation
C-2207 | Published September 06, 2005 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Wilmont Chemical Corporation produces a variety of industrial products, including a specialty chemical called SC. The company uses an actual costing system and the LIFO inventory method. At the be... Read More
Hydrochem, Inc.
C-2208 | Published September 06, 2005 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Hydrochem, Inc. produces only one product ? condutronic plates. The company uses an actual process costing system but is considering changing to a standard costing system. Manufacturing costs consist ... Read More
Gomez Electronics, Inc.
C-2209 | Published September 06, 2005 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Gomez Electronics produces three models of portable compact disc (CD) players. The company uses a full-cost standard-costing system for both internal and external financial reporting. However, the com... Read More
Wendy's Chili: A Costing Conundrum
C-2206 | Published July 27, 2005 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case poses the seemingly simple and straightforward question, "How much does it cost Wendy's to make a bowl of chili?" Because most of the meat used in making chili comes from overcooked hamburge... Read More
Lynchburg Foundry: The Ductile Dilemma
C-2214 | Published July 25, 2005 | 11 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Two castings plants produce ductile iron return as a byproduct of the manufacturing process. The two plants, Lynchburg and Archer Creek, can use all of their byproduct in the production of subsequent ... Read More
Giberson's Glass Studio
C-2205 | Published November 01, 2004 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Edward Englehardt Giberson, the proprietor, is a skilled glassblower whose business is on the verge of bankruptcy. He works in his studio almost every day, and his products sell reasonably well. On av... Read More
Charley's Family Steak House (A)
C-2210 | Published October 21, 2004 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The owner of four Charley's Family Steak Houses is about to meet with the new manager of Charley's Family Steak House No. 2, in mid-December 2007. The primary purpose of this meeting is to finalize th... Read More
Charley's Family Steak House (B)
C-2211 | Published October 21, 2004 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this, the second of a three-case series, Charley's Family Steak House No. 2 manager Alex Pearson prepares to meet with the restaurant's owner to assess Pearson's 2008 performance against the 2008 o... Read More
Charley's Family Steak House (C)
C-2212 | Published September 06, 2004 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this, the third of a three-case series, Alex Pearson, Charley's Family Steak House No. 2 manager, continues to prepare for his upcoming meeting with steak house owner Charley Turner. The purpose of... Read More
Distillers Delight in the U.K.
C-2213 | Published September 06, 2004 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Tony Hamilton, brand manager for Distillers Delight in the United Kingdom, is preparing for his upcoming meeting with his boss, Charlotte Handy, managing director for the United Kingdom for Global Dis... Read More
Bellaire Clinical Labs, Inc. (A)
Brownlee, E. Richard II Lynch, Luann J. Lilly, Kristy
C-2178 | Published July 23, 2004 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case exposes students to the process of creating an operating plan. In addition, it introduces the concept of flexible expense budgeting. It may be used as a stand-alone case on budgeting, or it ... Read More
Bellaire Clinical Labs, Inc. (B)
Brownlee, E. Richard II Lynch, Luann J. Lilly, Kristy
C-2179 | Published March 08, 2004 | 4 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case goes well with "Bellaire Clinical Labs, Inc. (A)" (UVA-C-2178) in a module on budgeting and strategic profitability analysis or flexible expense budgeting. Read More
Maverick Lodging
Lynch, Luann J. Whitney, Karen
C-2160 | Published April 11, 2002 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this case, a hotel-management company assesses the initial effectiveness of its recently implemented balanced scorecard system. The case gives students exposure to (1) determining an appropriate ma... Read More
Dunlap Corporation
C-2159 | Published December 14, 2001 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Dunlap Corporation has just adopted FAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for Pensions." Students are asked to perform a variety of calculations in order to determine the amounts of the pension-related i... Read More
Accounting for Stock Options
Brownlee, E. Richard II Lynch, Luann J. Maddux, Robert
C-2155 | Published August 07, 2001 | 24 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
Technical note discusses accounting for stock options. It includes a discussion of the business considerations in issuing stock options, the evolution of accounting for stock options, accounting for s... Read More
Employee Stock Options at Microsoft Corporation
C-2154 | Published July 10, 2001 | 17 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case requires students to prepare an analysis of Microsoft Corporation's financial statements and footnotes to understand the impact of its use of stock options. In addition to a general analysis... Read More
Bellaire Clinical Labs, Inc.
C-2145 | Published October 02, 2000 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is designed for an introductory MBA management accounting course or an MBA course in management planning and control systems. It provides exposure to (1) the basic assumptions in the creatio... Read More
The Garden Place
Brownlee, E. Richard II Smith, C. Ray Lynch, Luann J.
C-2150 | Published April 12, 2000 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Revised version of UVA-C-0736. This case uses projected transactions for the first day and first year of a start-up business as a basis for preparing journal entries, T-accounts, and projected financ... Read More
Flagstar Companies, Inc.
Eades, Kenneth M. Kostel, David
F-1186 | Published April 17, 1998 | 22 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The CEO of Flagstar Companies faced the task of finding a solution to the company's cash flow problem. A leveraged buyout in 1989 had saddled the company with large principal and interest payments. To... Read More
Classic Tours, Inc.: Strategic and Financial Issues in Starting a Business
C-2141 | Published January 29, 1998 | 3 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
The purpose of this case is to allow students to confront the issues related to starting a new service business, such as evaluation of the business concept, identification of different customer segmen... Read More
Classic Tours, Inc.: Financial Projections for Starting a Business
C-2106 | Published August 23, 1994 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The purpose of this case is to allow students to confront the issues related to starting a new service business, such as evaluation of the business concept, identification of different customer segmen... Read More
Present Value Applications
C-2100 | Published February 01, 1994 | 1 pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
This material consists of three separate exercises designed to illustrate the issues and concepts associated with discounted cash flow analysis (DCF) and basic capital budgeting. It deals with both me... Read More
Managing Foreign Exchange Risks
Conroy, Robert M. Grayson, Leslie E. Reed, William P. Wilson, Brendt
F-0601 | Published March 28, 1991 | 22 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This technical note discusses the three types of foreign exchange risk: transaction exposure, translation exposure, and economic exposure. It addresses the nature of those risks and presents some meth... Read More
The Garden Place—One Year Later
Brownlee, E. Richard II Haskins, Mark E. Smith, C. Ray Lynch, Luann J.
C-2068 | Published March 12, 1990 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case presents a series of financial events for students to record and to use in preparing financial statements. Read More
Philip Morris/Kraft
Brownlee, E. Richard II Garner, Frederick H.
C-2071 | Published March 12, 1990 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case requires students to prepare a pro-forma consolidated income statement and a pro-forma consolidated balance sheet to reflect the acquisition of Kraft by Philip Morris, accounted for as a "pu... Read More
Cantro Corporation
Newton, Derek A. Brownlee, E. Richard II
M-0080 | Published April 01, 1983 | 8 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is designed to illustrate the relationships among product costs, consumer demand, competition and industry structure, and a firm's pricing objectives. The case has a specific decision orient... Read More