23 Jun DENTIFY THE LIKELY MAJOR COSTS AS
IDENTIFY THE LIKELY MAJOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF GLOBAL THERAPEUTICS
February 5, 2019Posted by: kajo No Comments
The report is to be 2,000 ? 2,500 words in length and presented in a standard business report format comprising an:
Executive summary
Table of contents
Introduction
Body
Conclusion.
(marks available for academic writing: 10 Marks)
This assignment requires individual research. The links below are provided to get you started on your research. Please note you may be required to register to access the materials.
www.globalreporting.org/network/regional-networks/gri-focal-points/focal-point-australia/Pages/default.aspx
www.globalreporting.org/information/sustainability-reporting/Pages/default.aspx
Part B (20 Marks)
It was recently reported that Blackmores had acquired Byron Bay firm Global Therapeutics for $23 million. This acquisition was part of Blackmores? strategy to increase their share of the Chinese herbal medicine market.
Required:
Identify the likely major costs associated with the ongoing operations of Global Therapeutics (2 Marks).
Estimate the cost behaviour (fixed, variable or otherwise) of each of the major costs identified above in part 1 (2 Marks).
Given your understanding of the cost behaviour of the major costs associated with the ongoing operations of Global Therapeutics, critically evaluate whether the use of break-even analysis would be a useful and reliable screening tool for Blackmores as they assessed the desirability of the Global Therapeutics acquisition (6 Marks).
Develop a balanced scorecard that could be used to evaluate the success of Global Therapeutics. For each perspective, identify two objectives and include a range of financial and non-financial measures and goals. Discuss the key features of your scorecard and the reasons behind your chosen measures (10 Marks).
Part C (10 Marks)
In 2015, Blackmores opened its first flagship Retail Store in Bondi. The following discussion presents information in regards to a hypothetical new concept in which Blackmores will fit-out their new flagship store with a ?Recharge Bar?. Through this bar, customers will be able to purchase protein shakes, power-up vitamin juices and recharge bars. The following table presents sales mix, selling price and cost per unit forecasts for these three product lines.
Protein Shakes
Power-up Vitamin Juices
Recharge Bars
Expected Annual Sales (units)
15,000
15,000
7,000
Selling price
$7.80
$9.50
$5.60
Ingredient cost
$3.10
$3.60
$2.75
Packaging cost
$0.35
$0.35
$0.05
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