Subject category:
Finance, Accounting and Control
Originally published in:
2019
Version: 15-May-2019
Revision date: 30-Mar-2023
Abstract
Anticipating huge increase in demand of plastic products, two budding entrepreneurs, Goswami and Sarkar are planning to set up a plastic bottle manufacturing plant at Multi Product SEZ special economic zone (SEZ) adjacent to Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN). They located an existing building on the site which is available on rent. The viability of the operations are judged not only by breakeven point, and margin of safety but also carrying sensitivity analysis with different volumes of production. The case emphasizes that just breaking even is not adequate to start a new venture, the investors should earn adequate return from it.
Teaching and learning
This item is suitable for undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education courses.Time period
The events covered by this case took place in 2016.Geographical setting
Region:
Asia
Country:
India
Location:
Nagpur
Featured company
Nagpur Pet Bottlers
Employees:
11-50
Turnover:
INR 10,000,000.00
Type:
Privately held
Industry:
Plastic & rubber products
Other keywords:
Plastic; Manufacturing; Central India; Special Economic Zone
Featured protagonist
- Rajiv Sarkar (male), Proprietor
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Abstract
Anticipating huge increase in demand of plastic products, two budding entrepreneurs, Goswami and Sarkar are planning to set up a plastic bottle manufacturing plant at Multi Product SEZ special economic zone (SEZ) adjacent to Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN). They located an existing building on the site which is available on rent. The viability of the operations are judged not only by breakeven point, and margin of safety but also carrying sensitivity analysis with different volumes of production. The case emphasizes that just breaking even is not adequate to start a new venture, the investors should earn adequate return from it.
Teaching and learning
This item is suitable for undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education courses.Settings
Time period
The events covered by this case took place in 2016.Geographical setting
Region:
Asia
Country:
India
Location:
Nagpur
Featured company
Nagpur Pet Bottlers
Employees:
11-50
Turnover:
INR 10,000,000.00
Type:
Privately held
Industry:
Plastic & rubber products
Other keywords:
Plastic; Manufacturing; Central India; Special Economic Zone
Featured protagonist
- Rajiv Sarkar (male), Proprietor