관리회계 다이아몬드 쇼핑몰 블루나일(Blue Nile) 비용구조 분석(영문)

관리회계 다이아몬드 쇼핑몰 블루나일(Blue Nile) 비용구조 분석(영문) [관리회계] 다이아몬드 쇼핑몰 블루나일(Blue Nile) 비용구조 분석(영문).hwp 목차 I. Introduction II. The Key Concept Of Chap.5 1. Variable cost 2. Fixed cost 3. Mixed Costs 4. High-low method III. Problem solving 1. What is Blue Niles strategy for success in the marketplace? Does the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy, operational excellence, or product leadership customer value proposition? What evidence from the 10-K supports your conclusion? 2. What business risks does Blue Nile face that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? What are some examples of control activities that the company could use to reduce these risks? Are some of the risks faced by Blue Nile difficult to reduce through control activities? Explain. 3. Is Blue Nile a merchandiser or a manufacturer? What information contained in the 10-K supports your answer? 4. (a) Using account analysis, would you label cost of sales and selling, general, andadministration expenses as variable, fixed, or mixed costs? Why? 5. Fill in the blanks in the table above based on information contained in the 10-K. Using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of thequarterly selling, general, and administrative expenses. Express Blue Nile’s variable andfixed selling, general, and administrative expenses in the form Y=a+bX, where X is netsales. 6. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the third quarter of 2005assuming that Blue Nile’s net sales were $45500 and its cost of sales as apercentage of net sales remained unchanged from the prior quarter. 7. How would you describe Blue Niles cost structure? Is blue Niles cost of sales as a percentage of sales higher or lower than competitors with bricks and mortar jewelry stores? IV. Conclusion 본문 2. What business risks does Blue Nile face that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? What are some examples of control activities that the company could use to reduce these risks? Are some of the risks faced by Blue Nile difficult to reduce through control activities? Explain. There are so many risk factors for Blue Nile, but main risk factors are below. Company Customer Competitor ETC 1. Supply of diamonds 2. Online distribution 3. Supply chain management 4. Demand of diamonds 5. ExcessiveCompetition 6. Changing rule (Accounting & Law) (1) Supply of diamonds - Risk : A majority of the world’s supply of rough diamonds is controlled by a small number of diamond mining firms. As a result, any decisions made to restrict the supply of rough diamonds by these firms to BlueNile’s suppliers could substantially impair the ability to acquire diamonds at commercially reasonable prices. If BlueNile is unable to acquire diamonds at commercially reasonable prices, costs may exceed forecasts, gross margins and operating results may suffer and competitive position could be damaged. - Controlling activities: Difficult to reduce by controlling activities. Blue Nile can make a contract that promises stable supply of diamonds and fine jewelry, but it will be difficult. (2) Online distribution - Risk : Purchasers of diamonds and fine jewelry may not choose to shop online because online distribution channel has a lot of inconvenience itself. For example, consumers want to physically handle and examine products, especially when they buy luxury products such as diamonds. Also, they concern about the security of online transactions and the privacy of personal information. They have to wait until the product is delivered and if the product is unsatisfying their expectation or has a defect itself, consumers have to return or exchange items, which will cause huge inconvenience for them - Controlling activities: In order to provide a high quality customer experience, Blue Nile has to continue to invest substantial amounts of resources in our web site development 본문내용 c. is a leading online retailer of high quality diamonds and fine jewelry. They have built a well respected consumer brand by employing an informative sales process that empowers our customers while offering a broad selection of high quality jewelry at competitive prices. Blue Nile specializes in the customization of diamond jewelry with “Build Your Own” feature that offers customers the ability t