Residual Income and Investment Decisions Allard, Inc., presented two years of data for its Frozen Foods Division and its Canned Foods Division. Frozen Foods Division:         Year 1 Year 2 Sales $35,300,000 $37,800,000 Operating income 1,440,000 1,590,000 Average operating assets 4,890,000 4,890,000   Canned Division:         Year 1 Year 2 Sales $11,900,000 $12,600,000 Operating income 640,000 510,000 Average operating assets 5,800,000 5,800,000 At the end of Year 2, the manager of the Canned Division is concerned about the division's performance. As a result, he is considering the opportunity to invest in two independent projects. The first is juice boxes for elementary school children. The second is fruit and veggie pouches for kids on the go. Without the investments, the division expects that Year 2 data will remain unchanged. The expected operating incomes and the outlay required for each investment are as follows:   Juice Box Fruit Pouch Operating income $28,000 $15,200 Outlay 170,000 120,000 Allard's corporate headquarters has made available up to $520,000 of capital for this division. Any funds not invested by the division will be retained by headquarters and invested to earn the company's minimum required rate of return, 7 percent. Required: 1. Compute the residual income for each of the opportunities. (Round to the nearest dollar.) Juice Box residual income $ fill in the blank 1 Fruit Pouch residual income $ fill in the blank 2 2. Compute the divisional residual income for each of the following four alternatives: (Round to the nearest dollar.) a. The juice box is added. $ fill in the blank 3 b. The fruit pouch is added. $ fill in the blank 4 c. Both investments are added. $ fill in the blank 5 d. Neither investment is made; the status quo is maintained. $ fill in the blank 6 Assuming that divisional managers are evaluated and rewarded on the basis of residual income, which alternative do you think the divisional manager will choose?     3. Assuming that management acts as you recommend in requirement 2, compute the change in profit (loss) from the divisional manager's investment decision.       $ fill in the blank 9 Was the correct decision made?

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Residual Income and Investment Decisions

Allard, Inc., presented two years of data for its Frozen Foods Division and its Canned Foods Division.

Frozen Foods Division:
        Year 1 Year 2
Sales $35,300,000 $37,800,000
Operating income 1,440,000 1,590,000
Average operating assets 4,890,000 4,890,000

 

Canned Division:
        Year 1 Year 2
Sales $11,900,000 $12,600,000
Operating income 640,000 510,000
Average operating assets 5,800,000 5,800,000

At the end of Year 2, the manager of the Canned Division is concerned about the division's performance. As a result, he is considering the opportunity to invest in two independent projects. The first is juice boxes for elementary school children. The second is fruit and veggie pouches for kids on the go. Without the investments, the division expects that Year 2 data will remain unchanged. The expected operating incomes and the outlay required for each investment are as follows:

  Juice Box Fruit Pouch
Operating income $28,000 $15,200
Outlay 170,000 120,000

Allard's corporate headquarters has made available up to $520,000 of capital for this division. Any funds not invested by the division will be retained by headquarters and invested to earn the company's minimum required rate of return, 7 percent.

Required:

1. Compute the residual income for each of the opportunities. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

Juice Box residual income $ fill in the blank 1
Fruit Pouch residual income $ fill in the blank 2

2. Compute the divisional residual income for each of the following four alternatives: (Round to the nearest dollar.)

a. The juice box is added.
$ fill in the blank 3

b. The fruit pouch is added.
$ fill in the blank 4

c. Both investments are added.
$ fill in the blank 5

d. Neither investment is made; the status quo is maintained.
$ fill in the blank 6

Assuming that divisional managers are evaluated and rewarded on the basis of residual income, which alternative do you think the divisional manager will choose?

 

 

3. Assuming that management acts as you recommend in requirement 2, compute the change in profit (loss) from the divisional manager's investment decision.

 

 

  $ fill in the blank 9

Was the correct decision made?

 
 
 

Flexible Budget

In an attempt to improve budgeting, the controller for Engersol, Inc., has developed a flexible budget for overhead costs. Engersol, Inc., makes two types of products, commercial floor cleaners and household floor cleaners. The company expects to produce 300,000 units of the commercial cleaner and 120,000 units of the household cleaner during the coming year. The commercial cleaner requires 0.04 direct labor hour per unit, and the household cleaner requires 0.06. The controller has developed the following cost formulas for each of the four overhead items:

  Cost Formula          
Maintenance $34,300 + $1.25 DLH
Power $0.50 DLH
Indirect labor $68,500 + $2.30 DLH
Rent $31,700

At the end of the year, Engersol, Inc., actually produced 310,000 units of the commercial cleaner and 115,000 of the deluxe model. The actual overhead costs incurred were:

Maintenance $ 57,200
Power 9,730
Indirect labor 117,140
Rent 31,700

Required:

Prepare a performance report for the period. If there is no variance, enter "0" for the amount and select "NA" in the last column.

Engersol, Inc.Performance ReportFor the Year Ended December 31

blank Actual Budget Variance blank
DLH for units produced - Select - - Select - - Select -
 
Production costs: blank blank blank blank
 
$- Select - $- Select - $- Select -
 
 
- Select - - Select - - Select -
 
 
- Select - - Select - - Select -
 
 
- Select - - Select - - Select -
 
Total $- Select - $- Select - $- Select -
 

 

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