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Reference no. 9-101-038
Authors: Robert S Kaplan
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2000
Version: 9 March 2004
Length: 5 pages
Data source: Generalised experience

Abstract

The president of a small consulting firm has just seen his second-quarter profit and loss statement, showing an increase in revenues but a substantial decline in profits. He asks his chief financial officer to explain the results. The CFO works hard to accumulate information to explain the impact of the quantity of billed hours, billing rates, consultant expenses, operating expenses, and the shifting mix of business between the two principal product lines.
Size:
USD3 million revenues, 113 employees
Other setting(s):
1990-1999

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Abstract

The president of a small consulting firm has just seen his second-quarter profit and loss statement, showing an increase in revenues but a substantial decline in profits. He asks his chief financial officer to explain the results. The CFO works hard to accumulate information to explain the impact of the quantity of billed hours, billing rates, consultant expenses, operating expenses, and the shifting mix of business between the two principal product lines.

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Size:
USD3 million revenues, 113 employees
Other setting(s):
1990-1999

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