Prepare a contribution format income statement that shows the expected net operating income each year from the franchiseoutlet.The Yogurt Place, Inc.,Contribution Format Income StatementVariable expenses:Fixed expenses:Compute the simple rate of return promised by the outlet. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)Simple rate of return%If Mr. Swanson requires a simple rate of return of at least 15%, should he acquire the franchise?OYesONoCompute the payback period on the outlet. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)Payback periodyearsIf Mr. Swanson wants a payback of three years or less, will he acquire the franchise?YesONo Paul Swanson has an opportunity to acquire a franchise from The Yogurt Place, Ic., to dispense frozen yogurt products under TheYogurt Place name. Mr. Swanson has assembled the following information relating to the franchise:a. A suitable location in a large shopping mall can be rented for $2,800 per month.b. Remodeling and necessary equipment would cost $276,000. The equipment would have a 20-year life and a $13,800 salvagevalue. Straight-line depreciation would be used, and the salvage value would be considered in computing depreciation.c. Based on similar outlets elsewhere, Mr. Swanson estimates that sales would total $310,000 per year. Ingredients would cost 20% ofsales.d. Operating costs would include $71,000 per year for salaries, $3,600 per year for insurance, and $28,000 per year for utilities. Inaddition, Mr. Swanson would have to pay a commission to The Yogurt Place, Inc., of 13.0% of sales.

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Prepare a contribution format income statement that shows the expected net operating income each year from the franchise outlet. The Yogurt Place, Inc., Contribution Format Income Statement Wariable expenses: Fixed expenses:

Prepare a contribution format income statement that shows the expected net operating income each year from the franchise outlet. The Yogurt Place, Inc., Contribution Format Income Statement Wariable expenses: Fixed expenses:

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Keith Golding has decided to purchase a personal computer. He has narrowed his choices to two: Brand A and Brand B. Both brands have the same processing speed, hard disk capacity, RAM, graphics card memory, and basic software support package. Both come from companies with good reputations. The selling price for each is identical. After some review, Keith discovers that the cost of operating and maintaining Brand A over a three-year period is estimated to be 200. For Brand B, the operating and maintenance cost is 600. The sales agent for Brand A emphasized the lower operating and maintenance cost. She claimed that it was lower than any other PC brand. The sales agent for Brand B, however, emphasized the service reputation of the product. She provided Keith with a copy of an article appearing in a PC magazine that rated service performance of various PC brands. Brand B was rated number one. Based on all the information, Keith decided to buy Brand B. Required: 1. What is the total product purchased by Keith? 2. Is the Brand A company pursuing a cost leadership or differentiation strategy? The Brand B company? Explain. 3. When asked why he purchased Brand B, Keith replied, I think Brand B offered more value than Brand A. What are the possible sources of this greater value? If Keiths reaction represents the majority opinion, what suggestions could you offer to help improve the strategic position of Brand A?
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Global Reach, Inc., is considering opening a new warehouse to serve the Southwest region. Darnell Moore, controller for Global Reach, has been reading about the advantages of foreign trade zones. He wonders if locating in one would be of benefit to his company, which imports about 90 percent of its merchandise (e.g., chess sets from the Philippines, jewelry from Thailand, pottery from Mexico, etc.). Darnell estimates that the new warehouse will store imported merchandise costing about 16.78 million per year. Inventory shrinkage at the warehouse (due to breakage and mishandling) is about 8 percent of the total. The average tariff rate on these imports is 5.5 percent. Required: 1. If Global Reach locates the warehouse in a foreign trade zone, how much will be saved in tariffs? Why? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) 2. Suppose that, on average, the merchandise stays in a Global Reach warehouse for nine months before shipment to retailers. Carrying cost for Global Reach is 6 percent per year. If Global Reach locates the warehouse in a foreign trade zone, how much will be saved in carrying costs? What will the total tariff-related savings be? (Round your answers to the nearest dollar.) 3. Suppose that the shifting economic situation leads to a new tariff rate of 13 percent, and a new carrying cost of 6.5 percent per year. To combat these increases, Global Reach has instituted a total quality program emphasizing reducing shrinkage. The new shrinkage rate is 7 percent. Given this new information, if Global Reach locates the warehouse in a foreign trade zone, how much will be saved in carrying costs? What will the total tariff-related savings be? (Round your answers to the nearest dollar.)
Paul Swanson has an opportunity to acquire a franchise from The Yogurt Place, Inc., to dispense frozenyogurt products under The Yogurt Place name. Mr. Swanson has assembled the following informationrelating to the franchise:a. A suitable location in a large shopping mall can be rented for $3,500 per month.b. Remodeling and necessary equipment would cost $270,000. The equipment would have a 15-yearlife and an $18,000 salvage value. Straight-line depreciation would be used, and the salvage valuewould be considered in computing depreciation.c. Based on similar outlets elsewhere, Mr. Swanson estimates that sales would total $300,000 per year.Ingredients would cost 20% of sales.d. Operating costs would include $70,000 per year for salaries, $3,500 per year for insurance, and$27,000 per year for utilities. In addition, Mr. Swanson would have to pay a commission to TheYogurt Place, Inc., of 12.5% of sales.Required:(Ignore income taxes.)1. Prepare a contribution format income statement that…
Paul Swanson has an opportunity to acquire a franchise from The Yogurt Place, Inc., to dispense frozen yogurt products under The Yogurt Place name. Mr. Swanson has assembled the following information relating to the franchise: a. A suitable location in a large shopping mall can be rented for $3,400 per month. b. Remodeling and necessary equipment would cost $312,000. The equipment would have a 20-year life and a $15,600 salvage value. Straight-line depreciation would be used, and the salvage value would be considered in computing depreciation. c. Based on similar outlets elsewhere, Mr. Swanson estimates that sales would total $370,000 per year. Ingredients would cost 20% of sales. d. Operating costs would include $77,000 per year for salaries, $4,200 per year for insurance, and $34,000 per year for utilities. In addition, Mr. Swanson would have to pay a commission to The Yogurt Place, Inc., of 11.0% of sales. Required: 1. Prepare a contribution format income statement that shows the…
Paul Swanson has an opportunity to acquire a franchise from The Yogurt Place, Incorporated, to dispense frozen yogurt products under The Yogurt Place name. Mr. Swanson has assembled the following information relating to the franchise: A suitable location in a large shopping mall can be rented for $3,200 per month. Remodeling and necessary equipment would cost $300,000. The equipment would have a 20-year life and a $15,000 salvage value. Straight-line depreciation would be used, and the salvage value would be considered in computing depreciation. Based on similar outlets elsewhere, Mr. Swanson estimates that sales would total $350,000 per year. Ingredients would cost 20% of sales. Operating costs would include $75,000 per year for salaries, $4,000 per year for insurance, and $32,000 per year for utilities. In addition, Mr. Swanson would have to pay a commission to The Yogurt Place, Incorporated, of 15.0% of sales. Required: 1. Prepare a contribution format income statement that…
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