{"id":17612,"date":"2023-04-27T19:46:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T19:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/accounting-excel-to-show-work-with-calculations-multiple-choice-based-off-case-submission-danshui-plant-no-2\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T19:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T19:46:07","slug":"accounting-excel-to-show-work-with-calculations-multiple-choice-based-off-case-submission-danshui-plant-no-2","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/accounting-excel-to-show-work-with-calculations-multiple-choice-based-off-case-submission-danshui-plant-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting, Excel to show work with Calculations (multiple choice) based off Case Submission &#8211; Danshui Plant No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin: 11.25pt 0in; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 30pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Case Instructions: Case #3-<br \/>\nDanshui Plant No. 2<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 4.5pt 0in; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructions<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please<br \/>\nread these instructions (including format and deliverable and submission<br \/>\nsections) completely before starting the case. Note that the format of the<br \/>\ndeliverable and method of submission is different from prior cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To<br \/>\naccess the case for this module &#8211; Danshui Plant No. 2 &#8211; please see the<br \/>\nfollowing link:&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\">https:\/\/hbsp.harvard.edu\/import\/1018422<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"padding: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links<br \/>\nto an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">There<br \/>\nare three exhibits in the case; here is an excel spreadsheet containing all<br \/>\nthree exhibits as well as two templates with step-by-step guidance:&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/canvas.illinois.edu\/api\/v1\/courses\/34069\/files\/7426394\" data-canvas-previewable=\"true\">Danshui Case Excel<br \/>\nTemplate for Students.xlsx<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"padding: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Download<br \/>\nDanshui Case Excel Template for Students.xlsx<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Read<br \/>\nthe case a couple of times to understand the basic situation. Ignore the<br \/>\nrequired questions on page 3 of the case. Instead, go to the Danshui quiz in<br \/>\nthis Module and work on the questions contained in the quiz. You have unlimited<br \/>\ntry to answer these questions. First four quiz questions are related to<br \/>\ncomputing the breakeven units. The remaining questions have to do with preparing<br \/>\na flexible budget and computing material and labor variances. Detailed<br \/>\ninstructions are provided in the quiz itself and in the spreadsheet above.<br \/>\nFinally, there is one qualitative discussion question based on your variance<br \/>\nanalysis. Please watch the live session recording where I gave you an overview<br \/>\nof the requirements for this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 4.5pt 0in; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Format<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The<br \/>\nformat of this case is different from previous cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You<br \/>\nwill submit (1) a single spreadsheet file containing all of your calculations,<br \/>\n(2) numerical answers to specific questions about breakeven units, specific<br \/>\nvariances and their classifications as favorable or unfavorable, and (3)<br \/>\nqualitative discussions based on your variance analysis. Regarding your<br \/>\nsubmission of specific answers to your questions, you will not receive<br \/>\nreal-time feedback as to whether your calculations are correct, as this is a<br \/>\ncase analysis in the same category of Asante and Gibson, as opposed to a<br \/>\npreparatory assignment (i.e., like those assignments that you saw for Seligram<br \/>\nand Bill French).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">However,<br \/>\nyou are free to submit as many times as you would like. The last submission<br \/>\nsubmitted before the deadline is what will be assessed and scored.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 4.5pt 0in; cursor: auto;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Deliverable and Submission<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Each individual<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;is required to submit a deliverable on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">However,<br \/>\nyou are free to work with others on this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This<br \/>\ncan include your assigned group, a subset of your assigned group, or any other<br \/>\ngroup of your choosing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Thus,<br \/>\nit is fine if you submit the same &#8220;answers&#8221; as others do (i.e., a<br \/>\ncopy that you all submit individually).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 9pt 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">However, each individual must submit their own deliverable.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case Instructions: Case #3- Danshui Plant No. 2 Instructions Please read these instructions (including format and deliverable and submission sections) completely before starting the case. Note that the format of the deliverable and method of submission is different from prior cases. 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