US Inc. uses the calendar year for its fiscal year. It is January and your Board of Directors (BOD) has called a special meeting to discuss the plan for this year. Shareholders are demanding company become profitable in this year! Competition sells same product for $60 per unit, customers and independent testing says their product quality is superior to US Inc. Competition's gross margin is 55% Positions CFO - Cut operating costs enough to make a profit.

US Inc. uses the calendar year for its fiscal year. It is January and your Board of Directors (BOD) has called a special meeting to discuss the plan for this year. Shareholders are demanding company become profitable in this year! Competition sells same product for $60 per unit, customers and independent testing says their product quality is superior to US Inc. Competition's gross margin is 55% Positions CFO - Cut operating costs enough to make a profit.

Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781305627734

Author:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Publisher:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

Chapter15: Decision Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5P: Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data warehouse: continuing with its...

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calculate the change in the net profit if sales increase by R600 000 (using the contribution ratio and assuming that the cost behaviour relationship remains the same) management believes that they could increase sales by 30%, if they improve the quality of the product. To increase the quality of the end product, they would increase the variable cost by R4.50 and they would also have to employ an additional quality inspector who is paid R60 000 for the year. Draft a marginal costing statement for next year taking the changes into account. Your statement must include all information in rand totals, per unit as well as percentage. calculate the new breakeven point in units and rands( using the formulae method) advise the company as to whether or not the changes should be implemented Rand total Per unit Percentage Sales(22 500) 1 800 000 80 100% Less total variable cost 1 350 000 60 contribution 450 000 Less; Total fixed cost 360 000 Net profit 90 000
The profit function for two products is: Profit3x12+42x13x22+48x2+700, where x1 represents units of production of product 1, and x2 represents units of production of product 2. Producing one unit of product 1 requires 4 labor-hours, and producing one unit of product 2 requires 6 labor-hours. Currently, 24 labor-hours are available. The cost of labor-hours is already factored into the profit function, but it is possible to schedule overtime at a premium of 5 per hour. a. Formulate an optimization problem that can be used to find the optimal production quantity of products 1 and 2 and the optimal number of overtime hours to schedule. b. Solve the optimization model you formulated in part (a). How much should be produced and how many overtime hours should be scheduled?
Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data warehouse: continuing with its own staff, hiring an outside vendor to do the managing, or using a combination of its own staff and an outside vendor. The cost of the operation depends on future demand. The annual cost of each option (in thousands of dollars) depends on demand as follows: If the demand probabilities are 0.2, 0.5, and 0.3, which decision alternative will minimize the expected cost of the data warehouse? What is the expected annual cost associated with that recommendation? Construct a risk profile for the optimal decision in part (a). What is the probability of the cost exceeding $700,000?
Using your answer to Requirement 1, assume that Reshier Company is considering dropping any model with a negative product margin. What are the alternatives? Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much? (Assume that any traceable fixed costs can be avoided.) Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar. will add $fill in the blank 8723bbfe4004028_3 to operating income 3. What if Reshier Company can only avoid 182 hours of engineering time and 4,800 hours of setup time that are attributable to Model 1? How does that affect the alternatives presented in Requirement 2? Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much? Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar. will add $fill in the blank 8723bbfe4004028_5 to operating income
there are still these to answer Draw up a marginal cost statement on the basis that 12,000 units will be sold and calculate the net profit or loss c. Briefly explain what is meant by breakeven points d. Calculate the breakeven units in value and explain what it means to the director e. Calculate the sales activity to reach a target profit of £20,000.
APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Effect of Changes to Sales Price, Variable Costs and Fixed Costs Now consider each of the following scenarios for Gordon Products. Calculate the contribution margin (CM) per unit, rounded to nearest dollar, and the new break-even point in units, rounded to the nearest whole unit, for each scenario separately. Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Gordon will dispose of a machine in the factory. The depreciation on that equipment is $500 per month. After some extensive market research, Gordon has determined that a sales price increase of $2 per unit will not affect the sales volume and will be effective immediately. Gordon has been experiencing quality problems with a materials supplier. Changing suppliers will improve the quality of the product but will cause direct materials costs to increase by $1 per unit. CM per unit: $fill in the blank e2f800fbc041002_1 CM per unit: $fill in the blank e2f800fbc041002_2 CM per unit: $fill in the blank e2f800fbc041002_3…
Tell what life-cycle cost management is and how it can be usedto maximize profits over a product's life cycle.Nico Parts, Inc., produces electronic products with short life cycles (of lessthan two years). Development has to be rapid, and the profitability of theproducts is tied strongly to the ability to find designs that will keep production and logistics costs low. Recently, management has also decided that postpurchase costs are important in design decisions. Last month, a proposal for a new product was presented to management. The total market was projected at 200,000 units (for the two-year period). The proposed selling price was $130 per unit. At this price, market share was expected to be 25 percent. The manufacturing and logistics costs were estimated to be $120 per unit. Upon reviewing the projected figures, Brian Metcalf, president of Nico, called in his chief design engineer, Mark Williams, and his marketing manager, CathyMcCourt. The following conversation was recorded:…
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Under absorption costing, how is it possible to increase net operating income without increasing sales? Post 150 word minimum discussion question answer.
how can the changes below affect Mirabel’s overall cost structure. For those changes that are controllable, make a recommendation considering the uncontrollable cost changes. Be certain to consider not only the company’s break-even point, but also the desired margin of safety. If Mirabel purchases the new equipment for $1,200,000, it will increase fixed costs by 10% but will decrease the variable cost per unit for all 3 models by 5%. If Mirabel invests the additional $650,000 in fixed marketing expenses, sales of the Model 301 are expected to increase by 8%. If the projection is that sales will increase by 10% in the coming year. The sales volume remains fixed but there is a 5% increase in variable expenses (materials cost) for the Model 101 and 301, and a 10% increase in variable expenses for Model 201.
A company is negotiating with a potential supplier for the purchase of 100,000 widgets. The company estimates that the supplier’s variable costs are $5 per unit andthat the fixed costs, depreciation, overhead, and so on, are $50,000. The supplierquotes a price of $10 per unit. Calculate the estimated average cost per unit. do youthink $10 is too much to pay? Could the purchasing department negotiate a betterprice? How?
a) Using incremental analysis, determine if the component should be purchased from the outside supplier? Would your decision in part a) change if the company has the opportunity to rent out its facilities that it currently uses to manufacture the component for $5,500 ? Show full computations Why “Opportunity Costs” are not recorded in the financial books but are considered a relevant cost.