Survey Of Accounting
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259631122
Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Textbook Question
Chapter 13, Problem 26P
Problem 6-28A Eliminating a segment
Western Boot Co. sells men’s, women’s, and children’s boots. For each type of boot sold, it operates a separate department that has its own manager. The manager of the men’s department has a sales staff of nine employees, the manager of the women’s department has six employees, and the manager of the children’s department has three employees. All departments are housed in a single store. In recent years, the children’s department has operated at a net loss and is expected to continue to do so. Last year’s income statements follow:
Men’s Department | Women’s Department | Children’s Department | |
Sales | $ 250,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 60,000 |
Cost of goods sold | (105,000) | (125,000) | (35,000) |
Gross margin | 145,000 | 175,000 | 25,000 |
Department manager’s salary | (26,000) | (30,000) | (12,000) |
Sales commissions | (43,000) | (49,000) | (9,000) |
Rent on store lease | (10,500) | (10,500) | (10,500) |
Store utilities | (2,000) | (2,000) | (2,000) |
Net income (loss) | $ 63,500 | $ 83,500 | $ (8,500) |
Required
- a. Determine whether to eliminate the children’s department.
- b. Confirm the conclusion you reached in Requirement a by preparing income statements for the company as a whole with and without the children’s department.
- c. Eliminating the children’s department would increase space available to display men’s and women’s boots. Suppose management estimates that a wider selection of adult boots would increase the store’s net earnings by $10,000. Would this information affect the decision that you made in Requirement a? Explain your answer.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionStudents have asked these similar questions
Exercise 4-44 (Algo) Dropping Product Lines (LO 4-4)
Lamothe Kitchen and Bath makes products for the home, which it sells through major retailers and remodeling (do-it-yourself, or DIY) outlets. One product that has had varying success is a ceiling fan for the kitchen. The fan comes in three sizes (36-Inch, 44-Inch, and 54-Inch), which are designed for various kitchen sizes and cooling requirements. The chief financial officer (CFO) at Lamothe has been looking at the segmented income statement for the fan and is concerned about the results for the 36-inch model.
36 Inch
44 Inch
54 Inch
Revenues
$ 374,100
$ 576,500
$ 354,300
Variable costs
232,600
286,680
164,500
Fixed costs allocated to products
148,230
226,464
139,806
Operating profit (loss)
$ (6,730)
$ 63,356
$ 49,994
If the 36-Inch model is dropped, the revenue associated with it would be lost and the related variable costs saved. In addition, the company’s total fixed costs would be reduced by 25 percent.…
Required information
Exercise 10-36 & 10-37 (Algo) (LO 10-3, 4)
Skip to question
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Hult Games buys electronic components for manufacturing from two suppliers, Milan Components and Dundee Parts. If the components are delivered late, the shipment to the customer is delayed. Delayed shipments lead to contractual penalties that call for Hult to reimburse a portion of the purchase price to the customer.
During the past quarter, the purchasing and delivery data for the two suppliers showed the following.
Milan
Dundee
Total
Total purchases (cartons)
98,000
42,000
140,000
Average purchase price (per carton)
$
20.00
$
22
$
20.60
Number of deliveries
80
20
100
Percentage of late deliveries
25
%
10
%
22
%
The Accounting Department recorded $602,700 as the cost of late deliveries to customers.
Exercise 10-36 (Algo) Activity-Based Costing of Suppliers (LO…
Problem 22-4A Departmental contribution to income LO P3
Vortex Company operates a retail store with two departments. Information about those departments follows.
Department A
Department B
Sales
$
800,000
$
450,000
Cost of goods sold
497,000
291,000
Direct expenses:
Salaries
125,000
88,000
Insurance
20,000
10,000
Utilities
24,000
14,000
Depreciation
21,000
12,000
Maintenance
7,000
5,000
The company also incurred the following indirect costs.
Salaries
$36,000
Insurance
6,000
Depreciation
15,000
Office expenses
50,000
Indirect costs are allocated as follows: salaries on the basis of sales; insurance and depreciation on the basis of square footage; and office expenses on the basis of number of employees. Additional information about the departments follows.
Department
Square footage
Number of employees
A
28,000
75
B
12,000
50
Required:1.…
Chapter 13 Solutions
Survey Of Accounting
Ch. 13 - Prob. 1QCh. 13 - Prob. 2QCh. 13 - Prob. 3QCh. 13 - Prob. 4QCh. 13 - Prob. 5QCh. 13 - Prob. 6QCh. 13 - Prob. 7QCh. 13 - Prob. 8QCh. 13 - Prob. 9QCh. 13 - Prob. 10Q
Ch. 13 - Prob. 11QCh. 13 - Prob. 12QCh. 13 - Prob. 13QCh. 13 - Prob. 14QCh. 13 - Prob. 15QCh. 13 - Prob. 16QCh. 13 - Prob. 17QCh. 13 - Prob. 18QCh. 13 - Prob. 19QCh. 13 - Prob. 1ECh. 13 - Prob. 2ECh. 13 - Prob. 3ECh. 13 - Prob. 4ECh. 13 - Exercise 6-5AOpportunity costs Norman Dowd owns...Ch. 13 - Prob. 6ECh. 13 - Prob. 7ECh. 13 - Prob. 8ECh. 13 - Prob. 9ECh. 13 - Prob. 10ECh. 13 - Exercise 6-11AEstablishing price for an...Ch. 13 - Exercise 6-12AOutsourcing decision with...Ch. 13 - Exercise 6-13AOutsourcing decision affected by...Ch. 13 - Prob. 14ECh. 13 - Exercise 6-15ASegment elimination decision Dudley...Ch. 13 - Prob. 16ECh. 13 - Exercise 6-17AAsset replacementopportunity cost...Ch. 13 - Prob. 18ECh. 13 - Exercise 6-19A Asset replacement decision Mead...Ch. 13 - Exercise 6-20A Asset replacement decision Kahn...Ch. 13 - Exercise 6-21A Annual versus cumulative data for...Ch. 13 - Problem 6-23A Context-sensitive relevance Required...Ch. 13 - Problem 6-24A Context-sensitive relevance...Ch. 13 - Problem 6-25A Effect of order quantity on special...Ch. 13 - Problem 6-26A Effects of the level of production...Ch. 13 - Problem 6-28A Eliminating a segment Western Boot...Ch. 13 - Effect of activity level and opportunity cost on...Ch. 13 - Problem 6-30A Comprehensive problem including...Ch. 13 - Prob. 29PCh. 13 - ATC 6-1 Business Application Case Analyzing...Ch. 13 - ATC 6-2 Group Assignment Relevance and cost...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3ATCCh. 13 - Prob. 4ATCCh. 13 - Prob. 5ATC
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Refer to Exercise 8.29. Suppose Gene determines that next years Sales Division activities include the following: Researchresearching current and future conditions in the industry Shippingarranging for shipping of mattresses and handling calls from purchasing agents at retail stores to trace shipments and correct errors Jobberscoordinating the efforts of the independent jobbers who sell the mattresses Basic adsplacing print and television ads for the Sleepeze and Plushette lines Ultima adschoosing and working with the advertising agency on the Ultima account Office managementoperating the Sales Division office The percentage of time spent by each employee of the Sales Division on each of the above activities is given in the following table: Additional information is as follows: a. Depreciation on the office equipment belongs to the office management activity. b. Of the 21,000 for office supplies and other expenses, 5,000 can be assigned to telephone costs which can be split evenly between the shipping and jobbers activities. An additional 2,400 per year is attributable to Internet connections and fees, and the bulk of these costs (80 percent) are assignable to research. The remainder is a cost of office management. All other office supplies and costs are assigned to the office management activity. Required: 1. Prepare an activity-based budget for next year by activity. Use the expected level of sales activity. 2. On the basis of the budget prepared in Requirement 1, advise Gene regarding actions that might be taken to reduce expenses. Olympus, Inc., manufactures three models of mattresses: the Sleepeze, the Plushette, and the Ultima. Forecast sales for next year are 15,000 for the Sleepeze, 12,000 for the Plushette, and 5,000 for the Ultima. Gene Dixon, vice president of sales, has provided the following information: a. Salaries for his office (including himself at 65,000, a marketing research assistant at 40,000, and an administrative assistant at 25,000) are budgeted for 130,000 next year. b. Depreciation on the offices and equipment is 20,000 per year. c. Office supplies and other expenses total 21,000 per year. d. Advertising has been steady at 20,000 per year. However, the Ultima is a new product and will require extensive advertising to educate consumers on the unique features of this high-end mattress. Gene believes the company should spend 15 percent of first-year Ultima sales for a print and television campaign. e. Commissions on the Sleepeze and Plushette lines are 5 percent of sales. These commissions are paid to independent jobbers who sell the mattresses to retail stores. f. Last year, shipping for the Sleepeze and Plushette lines averaged 50 per unit sold. Gene expects the Ultima line to ship for 75 per unit sold since this model features a larger mattress. Required: 1. Suppose that Gene is considering three sales scenarios as follows: Prepare a revenue budget for the Sales Division for the coming year for each scenario. 2. Prepare a flexible expense budget for the Sales Division for the three scenarios above.arrow_forwardVariable costs and activity bases in decision making Sales volume has been dropping at Pinnacle Publishing Company. During this time, however, the Shipping Department manager has been under severe financial constraints. The manager knows that most of the Shipping Department's effort is related to pulling inventory from the warehouse for each order and performing the paperwork. The paperwork involves preparing shipping documents for each order. Thus, the pulling and paperwork effort associated with each sales order is essentially the same, regardless of the size of the order. The Shipping Department manager has discussed the financial situation with senior management. Senior management has responded by pointing out that sales volume has been dropping, so that the amount of work in the Shipping Department should be dropping. Thus, senior management told the Shipping Department manager that costs should be decreasing in the department. The Shipping Department manager prepared the following information: Given this information, how would you respond to senior management?arrow_forwardAnalyze and compare Monster Beverage and Brown-Forman Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) develops, markets, and sells energy and other alternative beverage brands. Brown-Forman Corporation (BF.B) manufactures and sells a wide variety of spirit and wine beverages, such as Jack Daniels . The cost of goods sold and inventory were obtained from a recent annual report for both companies as follows (in millions): Monster Beverage Brown-Forman Cost of goods sold 1,090 945 Inventories: Beginning of year 175 953 End of year 156 1,054 a. Determine the inventory turnover for bath companies. Round all calculations to one decimal place. b. Determine the number of days sales in inventory for both companies. Use 365 days and round all calculations to one decimal place. c. Interpret the difference in inventory efficiency based on the companies respective product types.arrow_forward
- Exercise 9-28 (Algo) Plantwide versus Department Allocation (LO 9-2, 3) Edlie Accessories (EA) makes travel bags, both for sale under their own label ("Branded") and for other resellers to put their label on the bags ("Private-Label"). The bags sold through the two channels are similar, but they differ slightly in the quality of materials and detail in the manufacturing process. The manufacturing plant at EA has two departments. Department A-101 was the original manufacturing facility and many of the machines are original. Department A-102 is new, with state-of-the-art equipment. The new equipment facilitates the additional care taken with the Branded product. The following information presents financial results for the two models from last year: Private Label Branded Total Sales revenue $ 780,000 $ 528,000 $ 1,308,000 Direct material 228,000 166,800 394,800 Direct labor 156,000 106,800 262,800 Manufacturing overhead Department A-101 $ 213,600 Department…arrow_forwardCh. 8 Homework 4(a) Please solve and provide method to solve the following problem: Shadee Corp. expects to sell 600 sun visors in May and 800 in June. Each visor sells for $18. Shadee’s beginning and ending finished goods inventories for May are 75 and 50 units, respectively. Ending finished goods inventory for June will be 60 units. Each visor requires a total of $4.00 in direct materials that includes an adjustable closure that the company purchases from a supplier at a cost of $1.50 each. Shadee wants to have 30 closures on hand on May 1, 20 closures on May 31, and 25 closures on June 30. Additionally, Shadee’s fixed manufacturing overhead is $1,000 per month, and variable manufacturing overhead is $1.25 per unit produced. Required:1. Determine Shadee's budgeted cost of closures purchased for May and June. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 2. Determine Shadee's budget manufacturing overhead for May and June. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answers…arrow_forwardTASK SIX Merchandising. Pharma help, Inc., a distributor of special pharmaceutical products, operates at capacity and has three main market segments: a. General supermarket chains b. Drugstore chains c. Mom-and-pop single-store pharmacies Rick Flair, the new controller of Pharma help, reported the following data for 2020 General Supermarket Chains Drug store Chains Mom and Pop Single Stores Total Phrmahelp Revenues $3,708,000 3,150,000 1,980,000 8,838,000 Cost of Goods Sold 3,600,000 3,000,000 1,800,000 8,400,000 Gross Margin 108,000 150,000 180,000 438,000 Other Operating exp (301,080) Operating Income 136,920 For many years, Pharmahelp has used gross margin percentage [(Revenue - Cost of goods sold)/ Revenue] to evaluate the relative profitability of its market segments. But Flair recently attended a seminar on activity-based costing and is considering using it at Pharmahelp to analyze and…arrow_forward
- PROBLEM 7-20 Evaluating the Profitability of Services LO7-2, LO7-3, L07-4, L07-5 Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services, the company has always charged a flat fee per hundred square feet of carpet cleaned. The current fee is $28 per hundred square feet. However, there is some question about whether the company is actually making any money on jobs for some customers-particularly those located on remote ranches that require considerable travel time. The owner's daughter, home for the summer from college, has suggested investigating this question using activity-based costing. After some discussion, she designed a simple system consisting of four activity cost pools. The activity cost pools and their activity measures appear in the pictures below: Job support consists of receiving calls from potential customers at the home office, schedulingjobs, billing, resolving issues, and so on.Required: 4. The revenue from the…arrow_forwardPROBLEM 7-20 Evaluating the Profitability of Services LO7-2, LO7-3, L07-4, L07-5 Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services, the company has always charged a flat fee per hundred square feet of carpet cleaned. The current fee is $28 per hundred square feet. However, there is some question about whether the company is actually making any money on jobs for some customers-particularly those located on remote ranches that require considerable travel time. The owner's daughter, home for the summer from college, has suggested investigating this question using activity-based costing. After some discussion, she designed a simple system consisting of four activity cost pools. The activity cost pools and their activity measures appear in the pictures below: Job support consists of receiving calls from potential customers at the home office, schedulingjobs, billing, resolving issues, and so on.Required:1.Using Exhibit 7-6 as a…arrow_forwardExercise 22-3 Service department expenses allocated to operating departments LO P2 Advertising department expenses of $24,000 and purchasing department expenses of $34,000 of Cozy Bookstore are allocated to operating departments on the basis of dollar sales and purchase orders, respectively. Information about the allocation bases for the three operating departments follows. Department Sales Purchase Orders Books $ 495,000 516 Magazines 198,000 360 Newspapers 207,000 324 Total $ 900,000 1,200 Complete the following table by allocating the expenses of the two service departments (advertising and purchasing) to the three operating departments.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)AccountingISBN:9781305961883Author:Carl WarrenPublisher:Cengage LearningCorporate Financial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337398169Author:Carl Warren, Jeff JonesPublisher:Cengage LearningAccounting (Text Only)AccountingISBN:9781285743615Author:Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan DuchacPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Financial & Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781285866307Author:Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan DuchacPublisher:Cengage LearningCornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser...AccountingISBN:9781305970663Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. MowenPublisher:Cengage Learning
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Accounting
ISBN:9781305961883
Author:Carl Warren
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Corporate Financial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337398169
Author:Carl Warren, Jeff Jones
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Accounting (Text Only)
Accounting
ISBN:9781285743615
Author:Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Financial & Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781285866307
Author:Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser...
Accounting
ISBN:9781305970663
Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
Publisher:Cengage Learning
How To Analyze an Income Statement; Author: Daniel Pronk;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVHGgSXtQmE;License: Standard Youtube License