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Mark Hopper owns Dane Champions, a dog kennel that raises champion Great Danes for showing and breeding. His vision is to be the best-known breeder
Mark Hopper owns Dane Champions, a dog kennel that raises champion Great Danes for showing and breeding. His vision is to be the best-known breeder of Great Danes, globally. His strategy is to breed and sell dogs of outstanding lineage from the standpoint of both physical health and good-natured temperaments. Following is information about operations over the past year:
Number of breedings | 10 | ||||
Number of puppies | 45 | ||||
Number of puppies sold | 40 | ||||
Number of puppies returned | 2 | ||||
Revenue from puppies | $ | 27,840 | |||
Kennel operating costs (not including Marks salary) | $ | 40,600 | |||
Travel expenditures | $ | 63,800 | |||
Number of trips to dog shows | 20 | ||||
Winnings from dog shows | $ | 127,600 | |||
Number of championships | 17 | ||||
Number of dogs shown | 4 | ||||
Puppy owners average satisfaction rating on a scale of 1 to 5, | 4.7 | ||||
with 5 as most satisfied | |||||
Training time to prepare puppies for new homes (total hours) | 14 | ||||
Training time to prepare dogs for shows (hours per week, per dog) | 2 |
Mark Hopper has chosen to monitor the following measures: Financial perspective: Operating margin. Customer perspective: Puppy owners average satisfaction and number of puppies returned. Internal processes: Training time spent to prepare dogs for both homes and shows. Learning and growth perspective: Number of champions compared to number of dogs shown.
Last years results | Targets | |||||
Revenues ($27,840 + $127,600) | $155,440 | $155,440 | +5% | |||
Expenses ($40,600 + $63,800) | 104,400 | $104,400 | +3% | |||
Owners average satisfaction (on a scale of 1 to 5) | 4.7 | 4.95 | ||||
Number of puppies returned | 2 out of 40 | 2.5% | ||||
Training time to prepare dogs for new home | 14 hours in total | 15 hours | ||||
Training time to prepare dogs to show | 2 hours per week | 4 hours per week | ||||
Number of championships | 17 | 25 | ||||
Number of dogs shown | 4 dogs shown | 5 dogs |
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Current results | |||||
Revenues | $167,098 | ||||
Expenses | $108,054 | ||||
Owners average satisfaction (on a scale of 1 to 5) | 5.0 | ||||
Number of puppies returned | 2 out of 60 | ||||
Training time to prepare dogs for new home | 12 hours in total | ||||
Training time to prepare dogs to show | 5 hours per week | ||||
Number of championships | 32 | ||||
Number of dogs shown | 6 dogs shown |
Analyze Dane Champions, most recent results against the balanced scorecard targets presented above. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
Last years results | Targets | Current Results | Evaluation | ||||||||
Revenues | 155,440 | $ | $167,098 | $ | |||||||
Expenses | $104,400 | $ | $108,054 | $ | |||||||
Owners average satisfaction (on a scale of 1 to 5) | 4.7 | 4.95 | 5.0 | ||||||||
Number of puppies returned | 2 out of 40 | 2.5% | 2 out of 60 | % | |||||||
Training time to prepare dogs for new home | 14 hours in total | 15 hours | 12 hours in total | hours in total | |||||||
Training time to prepare dogs to show | 2 hours per week | 4 hours per week | 5 hours per week | hours per week | |||||||
Number of championships | 17 | 25 | 32 | ||||||||
Number of dogs shown | 4 dogs shown | 5 dogs | 6 dogs | dog shown |
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