evaluating the performance of two divisions organized as investment centers. Invested assets and condensed income statement data for the past year for each division are as follows Category Road Bike Division Mountain Bike Division Sales $1,750,000 $1,810,000 Cost of goods sold Operating expenses 1,300,000 1,440,000 202,000 236,800 Invested assets 1,400,000 800,000 Instructions a. Prepare condensed divisional income statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, assuming that there were no service department charges. b. Using the DuPont formula for return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for each division. (Round percentage and the investment turnover to one decimal place.) c. If management's minimum acceptable return on investmer

evaluating the performance of two divisions organized as investment centers. Invested assets and condensed income statement data for the past year for each division are as follows Category Road Bike Division Mountain Bike Division Sales $1,750,000 $1,810,000 Cost of goods sold Operating expenses 1,300,000 1,440,000 202,000 236,800 Invested assets 1,400,000 800,000 Instructions a. Prepare condensed divisional income statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, assuming that there were no service department charges. b. Using the DuPont formula for return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for each division. (Round percentage and the investment turnover to one decimal place.) c. If management's minimum acceptable return on investmer

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Chapter10: Evaluating Decentralized Operations

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Divisional performance analysis and evaluation The vice president of operations of Free Ride Bike Company is evaluating the performance of two divisions organized as investment centers. Invested assets and condensed income statement data for the past year for each division are as follows: Instructions 1. Prepare condensed divisional income statements for the year ended December 31, 20Y7, assuming that there were no support department allocations. 2. Using the DuPont formula for return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for each division. Round percentages and the investment turnover to one decimal place. 3. If managements minimum acceptable return on investment is 10%, determine the residual income for each division. 4. Discuss the evaluation of the two divisions, using the performance measures determined in parts (1), (2), and (3).
Communication The Norse Division of Gridiron Concepts Inc. experienced significant revenue and profit growth from 20Y4 to 20Y6 as shown in the following divisional income statements: There are no support department allocations, and the division operates as an investment center that must maintain a 15% return on invested assets. Determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for the Norse Division for 20Y420Y6. Based on your computations, write a brief memo to the president of Gridiron Concepts Inc., Knute Holz, evaluating the divisions performance.
Profit center responsibility reporting for a service company Red Line Railroad Inc. has three regional divisions organized as profit centers. The chief executive officer (CEO) evaluates divisional performance, using operating income as a percent of revenues. The following quarterly income and expense accounts were provided from the trial balance as of December 31: The company operates three support departments: Shareholder Relations, Customer Support, and Legal. The Shareholder Relations Department conducts a variety of services for shareholders of the company. The Customer Support Department is the companys point of contact for new service, complaints, and requests for repair. The department believes that the number of customer contacts is a cost driver for this work. The Legal Department provides legal services for division management. The department believes that the number of hours billed is a cost driver for this work. The following additional information has been gathered: Instructions 1. Prepare quarterly income statements showing operating income for the three divisions. Use three column headings: East, West, and Central. 2. Identify the most successful division according to the profit margin. Round to the nearest whole percent. 3. Provide a recommendation to the CEO for a better method for evaluating the performance of the divisions. In your recommendation, identify the major weakness of the present method.
Profit center responsibility reporting On-Demand Sports Co. operates two divisions—the Action Sports Division and the Team Sports Division. The following income and expense accounts were provided as of November 30. 20Y1, the end of the current fiscal year, after all adjustments, including those for inventories, were recorded The bases to be used in allocating expenses, together with other essential information, are as follows a.Advertising expense—incurred al headquarters, charged back to divisions on the basis of usage: Action Sports Division. $1,200,000; Team Sports Division, $1,800,000. b. Transportation expense—charged hack lo divisions at a charge rale of $18.50 per bill of lading: Action Sports Division, 14.000 bills of lading; Team Sports Division. 21.400 bills of lading. C. Accounts receivable collection expense—incurred al headquarters, charged back to divisions at a charge rate of $9-00 per invoice: Action Sports Division. 32.000 sales invoices; Team Sports Division, 12.500 sales invoices. d. Warehouse expense—charged back to divisions on the basis of floor space used in storing division products: Action Sports Division. 120.000 square feet; Team Sports Division. 80.000 square feet. Prepare divisional income statements with two column headings: Action Sports Division and Team Sports Division. Provide supporting schedules for determining service department charges.
Dantrell Palmer has just been appointed manager of Kirchner Glass Products Division. He has two years to make the division profitable. If the division is still showing a loss after two years, it will be eliminated, and Dantrell will be reassigned as an assistant divisional manager in another division. The divisional income statement for the most recent year is as follows: Upon arriving at the division, Dantrell requested the following data on the divisions three products: He also gathered data on a proposed new product (Product D). If this product is added, it would displace one of the current products; the quantity that could be produced and sold would equal the quantity sold of the product it displaces, although demand limits the maximum quantity that could be sold to 20,000 units. Because of specialized production equipment, it is not possible for the new product to displace part of the production of a second product. The information on Product D is as follows: Required: 1. Prepare segmented income statements for Products A, B, and C. 2. Determine the products that Dantrell should produce for the coming year. Prepare segmented income statements that prove your combination is the best for the division. By how much will profits improve given the combination that you selected? (Hint: Your combination may include one, two, or three products.)
The three divisions of Yummy Foods are Snack Goods, Cereal, and Frozen Foods. The divisions are structured as investment centers. The following responsibility reports were prepared for the three divisions for the prior year: a. Which division is making the best use of invested assets and should be given priority for future capital investments? b. b. Assuming that the minimum acceptable return on new projects is 19%, would all investments that produce a return in excess of 19% be accepted by the divisions? Explain. c. c. Identify opportunities for improving the companys financial performance.
Service department charges In divisional income statements prepared for Demopolis Company, the Payroll Department costs are charged back to user divisions on the basis of the number of payroll distributions, and the Purchasing Department costs are charged back on the basis of the number of purchase requisitions. The Payroll Department had expenses of 64,560, and the Purchasing Department had expenses of 40,000 for the year. The following annual data for Residential, Commercial, and Government Contract divisions were obtained from corporate records: A. Determine the total amount of payroll checks and purchase requisitions processed per year by the company and each division. B. Using the cost driver information in (A), determine the annual amount of payroll and purchasing costs allocated to the Residential, Commercial, and Government Contract divisions from payroll and purchasing services. C. Why does the Residential Division have a larger support department allocation than the other two divisions, even though its sales are lower?
Championship Sports Inc. operates two divisionsthe Winter Sports Division and the Summer Sports Division. The following income and expense accounts were provided from the trial balance as of December 31, 20Y9, the end of the fiscal year, after all adjustments, including those for inventories, were recorded and posted: The bases to be used in allocating expenses, together with other information, are as follows: a. Advertising expenseincurred at headquarters, allocated to divisions on the basis of usage: Winter Sports Division, 375,000; Summer Sports Division, 715,000. b. Transportation expenseallocated to divisions at a rate of 4.00 per bill of lading: Winter Sports Division, 17,500 bills of lading; Summer Sports Division, 30,500 bills of lading. c. Accounts receivable collection expenseincurred at headquarters, allocated to divisions at a rate of 1.00 per invoice: Winter Sports Division, 25,000 sales invoices; Summer Sports Division, 43,000 sales invoices. d. Warehouse expenseallocated to divisions on the basis of floor space used in storing division products: Winter Sports Division, 60,000 square feet; Summer Sports Division, 90,000 square feet. Prepare a divisional income statement with two column headings: Winter Sports Division and Summer Sports Division. Provide supporting computations for support department allocations.
Kanye Achebe just became the operations manager of Weston Transportation. Weston transports large crates for online companies and transports containers overseas. Kanye would like to evaluate each divisional manager on a basis similar to segmental reporting required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) financial statements contained in annual reports. These data include a presentation of net sales, operating profit and loss before and after taxes, total identifiable assets, and depreciation for segment reported. Kanye thinks that evaluating business division managers by the same criteria as the total company is appropriate. A. Explain why you think the chief financial officer (CFO) disagrees and tells Kanye that publicly reporting information might demotivate managers. B. For better evaluation of the managers, what type of information should Kanye propose that the CFO might accept?
Use the following information for Exercises 11-31 and 11-32: Washington Company has two divisions: the Adams Division and the Jefferson Division. The following information pertains to last years results: Washingtons actual cost of capital was 12%. Exercise 11-31 Economic Value Added Refer to the information for Washington Company above. Required: 1. Calculate the EVA for the Adams Division. 2. Calculate the EVA for the Jefferson Division. 3. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Is each division creating or destroying wealth? 4. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Describe generally the types of actions that Washingtons management team could take to increase Jefferson Divisions EVA?
Corrections to service department charges Panda Airlines Inc. has two divisions organized as profit centers, the Passenger Division and the Cargo Division. The following divisional income statements were prepared The service department charge rate for the service department costs was based on revenues. The following additional information is available a.Does the operating income for the two divisions accurately measure performance? b.Using service charge rates for service department charges, correct the divisional income statements.