Case Name :      The Garden Place

Authors :           C. Ray Smith, Luann J. Lynch

Source :             Darden School of Business

Case ID :           UV0098

Discipline :        Accounting

Case Length :    02 pages

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

Designed for use during the introductory module of a financial accounting course, this case exposes students to the analysis of business transactions and preparation of financial statements. It analyzes the efforts of Mary Jane Bowers, who has recently moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, and plans to open a retail garden store. It covers her compilation of financial projections for the initial startup of her business and its first year of operation. This case can be used as a stand-alone case or can be followed by “The Garden Place-One Year Later”  which examines the financial effects of what actually occurred during the startup and its first year of operation.