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Rotch, William
Breeden Security, Inc. (A)
Allen, Brandt R. Rotch, William Lynch, Luann J.
C-2307 | Published October 27, 2009 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Breeden Electronics USA is a start-up division of a German company. It plans to produce two products, both electronic signaling devices. Herman Klein, the division president, has asked his controller,... Read More
Oriole Furniture, Inc. (A)
Haskins, Mark E. Rotch, William
C-2191 | Published April 04, 2005 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case first describes, in general terms, a fairly typical annual budgeting process for a division of a company. It then depicts, as of the end of May, the division's actual performance compared wi... Read More
Graphics, Inc.
Haskins, Mark E. Rotch, William
C-2190 | Published February 06, 2004 | 14 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This competitive bidding game consists of four teams, which can be two to four students. (Several games can be played simultaneously.) Each team runs a printing company that has a capacity of forty pr... Read More
Shun Electronics Company
Haskins, Mark E. Rotch, William
C-2189 | Published February 02, 2004 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Shun Electronics KL Radio division wants to expand its three departmental cost centers to eight, each with its own overhead cost allocation rate. As a result, it appears that the total costs for f... Read More
G. Wilson & Co., Inc.
Smith, C. Ray Rotch, William Coleman, Almand R.
C-0893 | Published March 08, 2001 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The setting of this case is the Recession of 1980. G. Wilson & Co. is a job shop that gets business by submitting the low bid. Robert Monroe, the controller, has been doing a trial run of direct costi... Read More
Performance Measurement at Thomas J. Lipton
Allen, Brandt R. Rotch, William Roberts, Evan
C-2125 | Published April 09, 1997 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Lipton has about 50 branded product lines, each of which has a product-line income statement. For many years, the company had used trading profit as a key measure of performance. In recent years, howe... Read More
Clean Sweep, Inc.
C-2131 | Published June 16, 1996 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case describes a vacuum cleaner manufacturer whose program for operational improvement includes the development of performance measures. Management decides to start with the service department. S... Read More
Bremen Electronics (C)
C-2123 | Published January 09, 1995 | 6 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the C case (also see the A case [UVA-C-2121] and the B case [UVA-C-2122]), the controller estimates the results for 1994 and recognizes that profit will be below expectations. Further analysis show... Read More
Bremen Electronics (A)
C-2121 | Published January 04, 1995 | 3 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is the first of a three-case series (also see the B case [UVA-C-2122] and the C case [UVA-C-2123]). Bremen has two products that are quite similar. One is sold to a large manufacturer of gar... Read More
Bremen Electronics (B)
C-2122 | Published January 04, 1995 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In the B case (also see the A case [UVA-C-2121] and the C case [UVA-C-2123]), the controller begins to ascertain more-accurate costs for Bremen's two products. She develops a simple activity-based cos... Read More
Whale Printing Company
C-2107 | Published September 08, 1994 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Whale Printing Company's president has the opportunity to take on a job at $700, whereas the full production cost is $750. The discussion issues presented by the case are when and whether contribution... Read More
Bay Industries
Rotch, William Lynch, Luann J.
C-2059 | Published March 12, 1991 | 9 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Jim Quick, president of Bay Industries, is considering how much bonus he should pay to each of his three division managers. One part of their bonus is already determined by formula, and he has to deci... Read More
Narnia, Inc.
C-2013 | Published March 11, 1991 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case is about a new company launching three new products and distributing its total costs to products in the traditional way. When sales reach capacity, three other companies enter the market wit... Read More
Liquid Chemical Company—Revised
C-0880 | Published March 08, 1991 Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
The Liquid Chemical Company manufactured and sold a range of high-grade products throughout the United States. Many of these products required careful packing, and the company had always featured the ... Read More
Casewriting
Frey, Sherwood C. Jr. Sihler, William W. Bruner, Robert F. Rotch, William Vandell, Robert Opitz, Casey S. Newton, Derek A.
G-0364 | Published April 01, 1989 | 14 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note contains suggestions on casewriting under the following headings: Objectives of the Case Method; Case Development; An Overview; Preparing To Write A Case; Sources of Case Information; The C... Read More
The Student in the Case Method Environment
G-0295 | Published April 01, 1987 | 2 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note describes some of the characteristics of the case method and what is expected of the student for a successful experience. Read More
Breezy Boat Company
C-0440 | Published March 08, 1971 | 1 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case describes a small boat manufacturing company that is preparing to produce two models. The case asks students to consider what management accounting information they would like to have to hel... Read More