Students explore the variability in earnings due solely to the need to make estimates for several common financial statement asset-related expense items. They consider depreciable asset lives and residual values; estimated uncollectible accounts receivable; and temporary versus permanent losses...

Do not edit content of this case. It must match the Cambridge book version (2009) exactly. Formatting may be updated as necessary. This short but provocative case is a useful vehicle for differentiating the financial statement effects of just a few of the accounting method choices available...

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 press hours a week plus overtime. The case gives budgeted costs, saying which are likely to be...

This 26-minute video consists of excerpts from interviews conducted with 10 partners from the New York law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ). The firm was identified by Coopers & Lybrand as exemplifying an excellent, high-performing partnership. The video is intended to stimulate class...

"Media General and the Balanced Scorecard (A)" (UVA-C-2283) describes the impetus for and the process of implementing a balanced scorecard (BSC) in a large, publicly held, multimedia news organization. The B case (UVA-C-2284) presents a situation where a business-unit manager turns to his...

This case provides students the opportunity to practice variance analysis for an annual operating plan using flexible budgeting skills. First, a static budget is flexed to account for changes in product volume. Then, actual results are compared to the flexed budget and analyzed for product...

This case provides a context for discussing the GM PICOS team approach to supplier-cost reductions from the perspective of a member of the team who realizes his recommendations could displace a lot of supplier employees. Instructors should consider two companion cases, "General Motors (B):...

This case provides a context for discussing a supplier's views regarding a possible GM PICOS team review of its operations. Instructors should consider two companion cases, "General Motors (B): Ignacio Lopez" (UVA-E-0088) and "General Motors (D): The PICOS Team" (UVA-E-0090)