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What costs would the New England Patriots have considered when analyzing the purchase of team planes and when pricing the rental of its team planes?

August 29, 2017 by Dr. Wendy Tietz, CPA, CMA, CSCA, CGMA 2 Comments

The New England Patriots recently became the first National Football League (NFL) franchise to buy its own team aircraft. The Patriots purchased two Boeing 767 planes for a total of about $10 million. Both planes have been painted with the team’s logo and colors. The Patriots will use the planes for the ten round trips […]

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Ch 08 Short-term Decisions, Ch 12 Capital Budgeting, Managerial accounting

capital budgeting, common costs, depreciation, irr, make or buy, managerial accounting;, net present value, NPV, pricing, pricing decisions, relevant costs, special order, teaching accounting

Would the owner of the PNC Arena where the Carolina Hurricanes play hockey be better off financially if the arena were to shut down?

February 16, 2016 by Dr. Wendy Tietz, CPA, CMA, CSCA, CGMA 0 Comments

The Gale Force Holdings Limited Partnership owns both the Carolina Hurricanes (a professional hockey team) and the PNC Arena where the Hurricanes play. A recent news article stated that the Carolina Hurricanes owner lost $1.3 million in operating the PNC Arena for the fiscal year ending June 2015 (Forbes, Mike Ozanian, “Carolina Hurricanes Owner Lost […]

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Ch 10 Performance Evaluation, Managerial accounting

allocated costs, common costs, depreciation, discontinue a segment, managerial accounting;, segment, sunk costs, teaching accounting

What costs would the New England Patriots have considered when analyzing the purchase of team planes and when pricing the rental of its team planes?

Would the owner of the PNC Arena where the Carolina Hurricanes play hockey be better off financially if the arena were to shut down?

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