You are a manager for a pet supplies manufacturer. This responsibility requires you to create budgets, make pricing decisions, and analyze the results of operations to determine if changes need to be made to make the company more efficient.

Write a Report in which you need to address the following:

a) Discuss the initial budget process, the variances, and potential reasons for the variances.

b) Determine changes you think the company should make based on the variance analysis. What will the changes accomplish?

c) What are the ethical considerations of the changes you have selected? Why are you recommending these particular changes?

d) Decide whether you continue buying a particular component of one of your products or making the product in-house. Develop a recommendation on the “make” or “buy” decision for the given component. What factors did you consider?

e) What are the ethical considerations of your decision? What implications could this decision have?

f) Describe how your decision was reached. How will this impact the efficiencies of your operation?

g) What suggestions would you make for nonfinancial performance measures that the company should adopt? What are the pros and cons of each?

h) What are the ethical considerations of your suggestions? Explain the significance of each.