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Hop‐portunity Lost? Spetz Brewery Considers a Pale Future

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  • Heather Steeves
  • Joanne Laplante
  • Robert A. MacDonald

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This case seeks to have students operationalize the managerial accounting concepts of relevance and cost allocation within a retail context. Spetz Brewery is a division of an on‐premises wine and beer‐making business in Moncton, NB. Manager Nancy Wheeler is examining company financial performance to determine the veracity of her belief that the on‐premises brewing segment of the business is unprofitable. Product information is provided to allow contribution margin calculations. In addition, students must determine whether the deteriorating results detailed in the company's financial statements are the result of the problem identified by the manager or whether there are in fact additional issues that need to be addressed. Occasion perdue? Ternes perspectives pour Spetz Brewery Résumé Les auteurs cherchent à amener les étudiants à opérationnaliser les notions de comptabilité de gestion que sont la pertinence et l'imputation des coûts dans un contexte de vente au détail. Spetz Brewery est une division d'une entreprise dont les activités, qu'elle exerce à Moncton (Nouveau‐Brunswick), consistent à fabriquer sur place du vin et de la bière. La gestionnaire de cette division, Nancy Wheeler, se penche sur la performance financière de l'entreprise afin de déterminer s'il est vrai que, comme elle le croit, le segment des activités brassicoles de l'entreprise n'est pas rentable. Les informations relatives aux produits sont fournies, ce qui permet le calcul de la marge sur coûts variables (MCV). Les étudiants doivent, en outre, déterminer si la détérioration des résultats qu'affichent dans le détail les états financiers de l'entreprise découle du problème diagnostiqué par la gestionnaire ou s'il s'agit, en réalité, de questions additionnelles à traiter.

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  • Heather Steeves & Joanne Laplante & Robert A. MacDonald, 2019. "Hop‐portunity Lost? Spetz Brewery Considers a Pale Future," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(2), pages 105-115, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:18:y:2019:i:2:p:105-115
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3838.12199
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