Appendix B: Financial aspects of marketing. Basic concepts from accounting and finance provide valuable tools for marketing executives. This appendix describes an actual company’s use of accounting and financial concepts and illustrates how they assist the owner in making marketing decisions.
Copyright © 2015 McGrawHill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGrawHill Education THE CAPLOW COMPANY THE OPERATING STATEMENT Picture Frame Retail Store Understand How Accounting, Finance, and Marketing Relate to Each Other AppB2 FIGURE B-1 The Caplow Company operating statement AppB3 THE CAPLOW COMPANY THE OPERATING STATEMENT Operating Statement (Income Statement or Profit-and-Loss Statement Sales Elements • Gross Sales • Allowances • Returns • Net Sales AppB4 THE CAPLOW COMPANY THE OPERATING STATEMENT Cost Elements • Cost of Goods Sold Inventory Purchase Discounts Direct Labor Gross Margin (Gross Profit) AppB5 THE CAPLOW COMPANY THE OPERATING STATEMENT Cost Elements • Selling Expenses • Administrative Expenses • General Expenses Profit Element AppB6 THE CAPLOW COMPANY GENERAL OPERATING RATIOS Expense-to-Sales Ratios AppB7 FIGURE B-2 How to calculate various ratios useful in setting a price AppB8 THE CAPLOW COMPANY PRICING RATIOS Markup Markup $44 = × 100 = 122.2% Cost of Goods Sold $36 • Markup on Cost (%) = • Markup on Selling Price (%) = Markup $44 × 100 = ì 100 = 55% Selling Price $80 Markdown Markdown (%) = Markdowns $700 × 100 = × 100 = 0.875% Net Sales $80,000 AppB9 THE CAPLOW COMPANY PRICING RATIOS Stockturn Rate (Stockturns) • Stockturn Rate = = = Cost of Goods Sold Average Inventory at Cost ( Cost of goods sold Beginning inventory + Ending inventory ( $36,000 $6,000 + $5,000 ) ) = 6.5 Stockturns per Year AppB10 THE CAPLOW COMPANY PRICING RATIOS Return on Investment (ROI) • Return on Investment (ROI) = = Net Income × 100 Investment $5,400 × 100 $20,000 = 27% • Return on Investment (ROI) = Net Sales Net Income × Investment Net Sales = Investment Turnover × Profit Margin AppB11 ... Retail Store Understand How Accounting, Finance, and Marketing Relate to Each Other AppB2 FIGURE B- 1 The Caplow Company operating statement AppB3 THE CAPLOW COMPANY THE OPERATING STATEMENT Operating... Profit Element AppB6 THE CAPLOW COMPANY GENERAL OPERATING RATIOS Expense-to-Sales Ratios AppB7 FIGURE B- 2 How to calculate various ratios useful in setting a price AppB8 THE CAPLOW COMPANY... Net Sales AppB4 THE CAPLOW COMPANY THE OPERATING STATEMENT Cost Elements • Cost of Goods Sold Inventory Purchase Discounts Direct Labor Gross Margin (Gross Profit) AppB5 THE CAPLOW