Thursday 16 April 2009

The importance of costing......







Paula became the 4th contestent 'fired' from The Apprentice this week after a massive error in costing. Despite proving to be a pretty good team leader and ensuring her team came up with well designed, well marketed and well produced products, her failure to manage the costs of the teams product proved to be her downfall. 

Having nominated Ben and Yasmina to do the costs, she got personally involved with Yasmina in choosing the scent. Both of them failed to spot the huge price difference between Sandalwood and Cedarwood and as a result, they spent £700 on fragrances instead of  the £5 they thought they had. 

After a bitter boardroom battle between Ben and Paula, Sir Alan decided she had to take ultimate responsibility. 

Not my choice.......

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