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The document discusses performance reporting and evaluation for Maddy, a franchise restaurant chain, as it plans for growth. It also addresses benchmarking for Mortich, an optical care service, and performance improvement suggestions for Spiggle, a service business. The board and shareholders seek expert advice on various performance measures and proposals, including a share option scheme.
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‘stn shasta ets ie egenen au hn pone oe pe1. company informationBefore Maddy continues with the next phase of its growth plans, the board has asked you for
advice relating o performance reporting at Maddy.
The board wants you to evaluate whether the current performance report (Appendix 1), which it
uses on a quarterly basis is fit for purpose. The board has instructed that you are not required
to evaluate the performance of any aspect of Maddy’s busines
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In 20X8, the fist Maddy franchise restaurant established ina neighbouring country was opened.
This restaurant is geographically close to Maddy/s warehouse from where it distributes food
items to ils own restaurants and franchises in its home country Food items can move freely
‘between the two countries and there are no tars or administrative barriers to doing this,
Maddy usually negotiates fied prices with food supplors for one year, <0 it is also able to
fx the price it charges franchisees for food items forthe same period. The franchisee in the
‘neighbouring country, while accepting that it must purchase all food items trom Maddy, has
asked that ibe charged for these atthe market price it would pay for the nearest equivalent
‘product in its own county, The Board has asked you to evaluate the franchisee s proposalips DASE 2 = 9/9) x)
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Motch plc a rete based in Teoland. The company ofers a complete optical care service
including eye tests andthe prescapion and supply of contac lenses, spectacles and optical
fds. All prescribed ome are ordered by Marich rom supiying compares.
Motich’s main objecthe Is the maximisation of shareholder returns through providing: “an
fcelent service which renowned for rng te bes ns eld and supplying goods of perfect
Motch has several shops throughout Teland and lhe shops operate othe same processes
and procedures. The Industy Moric operates in is increasingly competive where. brand
Strengi fs becoming an important erical success factor and customer sasfacton is seen as
ex. Other companies are increasing their acvertsina spend to enfance ther brand sienarh
and are also keen fo maximise her intelectual capa by employing knowedgeable employees
because such employees are seen as key in enhancing and developing brand srengtC2 becnning eee a
The chiof exocutive officer (CEO) of Mortich has been concerned recently about the doctine
in Morich’s operating margin. She asked Morich’s management accountant to undertake
benchmarking exercise to try to ascertain if this is an indusiry-wide Issue. He collected th
‘nancial dala presented in Append for both Morich and its main competitor In Teeland, Shia
forthe last financial year but has now left the company. Included wit this data are the measures
‘he management accountant felt he benchmarking exercise should adaress,
‘The CEO has asked you, as a management consuitantin ths area to complete the benchmarking
‘exercise by calculating the suggested performance measures and evaluate whether the:
‘measures are appropriate and sufficient fr ths Industry.
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Suggested performance measures for benchmarking:
‘Operating promt margin growin
(Customer satistaction
Product knowledge training spend per employee
Revenue per employes
‘Appenaix 7
Financial data for year ended 20 June 20xs:
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Revenue 8.40 2184
Cost of sales 1.20 3.60
‘Adversing costs 3.40, 6.20
‘Other operating costs 3.00 6.00
Operating proft 0.80 eos
Financing costs 0.00, 075
tax 0.22 148
Net income ose 381
other key data:
Numosror empioyees 480 950
[customer satistaction 50.00% Unknown
Operating profit margin (year ended 30 June 20X4) 12.00% 16.00%
“Training spend - product knowledge so.som _$2.00m
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Its now 1 Sopember 20%8.
Respond to the CEO of Mortich's request for work on the following areas:
| (@) the benchmarking exercise;
(12 marks)
(©) the current process
(@ marks)
Professional marks will be awardd for the demonstration of skil in analysis and evaluation, scepticism and commercial
(6 marks)
‘acumen in your answer
1+. company informationB)2-batang sock modes
The shareholders have been fold that the use of Fitzgerald and Moon's building block model for
service businesses may help improve Spiggle's performance. The shareholders are not familiar
with the model and nave asked you, as a performance management expert, for your advic
The shareholders wanta specific explanation of each of the four determinants (qualty of service,
flexibly, resource ullisation and innovation) in the dimensions block and wiry measuring them
would help to imprave Spiggie's performance. Then, for each determinant, they would lke you to
recommend a justified performance measure.
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The shareholders also belle that Spiggle’s racent poor performance may be due tots reward
systems. They have asked for your advice on the benefits and problems of a proposed executive
share option scheme (ESOS) for the board of directors. Ta help you, you have been given an
‘extract from a racent press aticle, which includes historical data onthe share prices of Spiggle
‘and the insurance sector average (Appendix 1
Tho shareholders havo boon negatiating the terms of the ESOS with the board for somo time
Subject to your advice, they are about to approve a deal where each director wil be given an
‘option to buy 200,000 shares in two years’ time at today’s market price of $1-70 per share
In two years’ time, each director can’ decide whether or not to exercise their share optons
‘depending upon the prevaling share price. The directors’ basic salary wil not change following
the Introduction of the ESOS,oe bdo Se eon
@ Reureners 5 mats [E]
Ihe now 1 Soptomber 20x6.
Respond to Spigle’s shareholders request for work on the following areas
(2) butang block model
(amare)
(by proposed executive share option scheme (2808)
(mas)
Profesional mais wl be awarded fr he demorstaten of skh ana and evaluation, septs and commercial acumen in your
(mans)