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Domino’s Pizza L.L.C. operates pizza delivery and carry-out restaurants. The annual report describes its business as follows:
We offer a focused menu of high-quality, value-priced pizza with three types of crust (Hand- Tossed. Thin Crust, and Deep Dish), along with buffalo wings, bread sticks, cheesy bread. CinnaStix®, and Coca-Cola® products. Our band-tossed pizza is made from fresh dough produced in our regional distribution centers. We prepare every pizza using real cheese, pizza sauce made from fresh tomatoes, and a choice of high-quality meat and vegetable toppings in generous portions. Our focused menu and use of premium ingredients enable us to consistently and efficiently produce the highest-quality pizza.
Over the 41 years since our founding, we have developed a simple. cost-efficient model. We offer a limited menu, our stores are designed for delivery and carry-out, and we do not generally offer dine-in service. As a result, our stores require relatively small, lower-rent locations and limited capital expenditures.
How would a master budget support planning, directing, and control for Domino's?
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- Objectives of the master budget Domino's Pizza LLC operates pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. The annual report describes its business as follows: We offer a focused menu of high-quality, value priced pizza with three types of crust (Hand-Tossed, Thin Crust, and Deep Dish), along with buffalo wings, bread sticks, cheesy bread, CinnaStix*, and Coca Cola* products. Our hand-tossed pizza is made from fresh dough produced in our regional distribution centers. We prepare every pizza using real cheese, pizza sauce made from fresh tomatoes, and a choice of high-quality meat and vegetable toppings in generous portions. Our focused menu and use of premium ingredients enable us to consistently and efficiently produce the highest-quality pizza. Over the 41 years since our founding, we have developed a simple, cost-efficient model. We offer a limited menu, our stores are designed for delivery and carry-out, and we do not generally offer dine-in service. As a result, our stores require relatively small, lower-rent locations and limited capital expenditures. How would a master budget support planning, directing, and control for Domino's?arrow_forwardUse the following information for Problems 9-67 through 9-69: Ladan Suriman, controller for Healthy Pet Company, has been instructed to develop a flexible budget for overhead costs. The company produces two types of dog food. BasicDiet is a standard mixture for healthy dogs. SpecialDiet is a reduced protein formulation for older dogs with health problems. The two dog foods use common raw materials in different proportions. The company expects to produce 80,000 bags of each product during the coming year. BasicDiet requires 0.20 direct labor hour per bag, and SpecialDiet requires 0.30 direct labor hour per bag. Ladan has developed the following fixed and variable costs for each of the four overhead items: Problem 9-68 Flexible Budget for Various Production Levels Refer to the information for Healthy Pet Company on the previous page. Required: 1. Calculate the direct labor hours required for production that is 10% higher than expected. Calculate the direct labor hours required for production that is 20% lower than expected. 2. Prepare an overhead budget that reflects production that is 10% higher than expected and for production that is 20% lower than expected. (Hint: Use total direct labor hours calculated in Requirement 1.)arrow_forwardUse the following information for Problems 9-67 through 9-69: Ladan Suriman, controller for Healthy Pet Company, has been instructed to develop a flexible budget for overhead costs. The company produces two types of dog food. BasicDiet is a standard mixture for healthy dogs. SpecialDiet is a reduced protein formulation for older dogs with health problems. The two dog foods use common raw materials in different proportions. The company expects to produce 80,000 bags of each product during the coming year. BasicDiet requires 0.20 direct labor hour per bag, and SpecialDiet requires 0.30 direct labor hour per bag. Ladan has developed the following fixed and variable costs for each of the four overhead items: Problem 9-67 Overhead Budget for a Particular Level of Activity Refer to the information for Healthy Pet Company above. Required: 1. Calculate the total direct labor hours required for the production of 80,000 bags of BasicDiet and 80,000 bags of SpecialDiet. 2. Prepare an overhead budget for the expected activity level (calculated in Requirement 1) for the coming year.arrow_forward
- Use the following information for Problems 9-67 through 9-69: Ladan Suriman, controller for Healthy Pet Company, has been instructed to develop a flexible budget for overhead costs. The company produces two types of dog food. BasicDiet is a standard mixture for healthy dogs. SpecialDiet is a reduced protein formulation for older dogs with health problems. The two dog foods use common raw materials in different proportions. The company expects to produce 80,000 bags of each product during the coming year. BasicDiet requires 0.20 direct labor hour per bag, and SpecialDiet requires 0.30 direct labor hour per bag. Ladan has developed the following fixed and variable costs for each of the four overhead items: Problem 9-69 Performance Report Based on Actual Production Refer to the information for Healthy Pet Company on the previous page. Assume that Healthy Pet actually produced 100,000 bags of BasicDiet and 90,000 bags of SpecialDiet. The actual overhead costs incurred were as follows: Required: 1. Calculate the number of direct labor hours budgeted for actual production of the two products. 2. Prepare a performance report for the period based on actual production. 3. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Based on the report, would you judge any of the variances to be significant? Can you think of some possible reasons for the variances?arrow_forwardThe restaurant at the Hotel Galaxy offers two choices for breakfast: an all-you-can-eat buffet and an a la carte option, where diners can order from the menu. The buffet option has a budgeted meal price of $37. The a la carte option has a budgeted average price of $26 for a meal. The restaurant manager expects that 40 percent of its diners will order the buffet option. The buffet option has a budgeted variable cost of $17 and the a la carte option averages $12 per meal in budgeted variable cost. The manager estimates that 2,100 people will order a meal in any month. For July, the restaurant served a total of 1,900 meals, including 640 buffet options. Total revenues were $25,600 for buffet meals and $34,020 for the a la carte meals. Required: a. Compute the activity variance for the restaurant for July. b. Compute the mix and quantity variances for July. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for…arrow_forwardThe restaurant at the Hotel Galaxy offers two choices for breakfast: an all-you-can-eat buffet and an a la carte option, where diners can order from the menu. The buffet option has a budgeted meal price of $52. The a la carte option has a budgeted average price of $41 for a meal. The restaurant manager expects that 40 percent of its diners will order the buffet option. The buffet option has a budgeted variable cost of $32 and the a la carte option averages $25 per meal in budgeted variable cost. The manager estimates that 2,600 people will order a meal in any month. For July, the restaurant served a total of 2,400 meals, including 940 buffet options. Total revenues were $49,820 for buffet meals and $62,780 for the a la carte meals. Required: a. Compute the activity variance for the restaurant for July.arrow_forward
- The restaurant at the Hotel Galaxy offers two choices for breakfast: an all-you-can-eat buffet and an a la carte option, where diners can order from the menu. The buffet option has a budgeted meal price of $52. The a la carte option has a budgeted average price of $41 for a meal. The restaurant manager expects that 40 percent of its diners will order the buffet option. The buffet option has a budgeted variable cost of $32 and the a la carte option averages $25 per meal in budgeted variable cost. The manager estimates that 2,600 people will order a meal in any month. For July, the restaurant served a total of 2,400 meals, including 940 buffet options. Total revenues were $49,820 for buffet meals and $62,780 for the a la carte meals. Required: b. Compute the mix and quantity variances for July.arrow_forwardResource Usage Model, Special Order Ehrling, Inc., manufactures metal racks for hanging clothing in retail stores. Ehrling was approached by the CEO of Carly’s Corner, a regional nonprofit food bank, with an offer to buy 350 heavy-duty metal racks for storing canned goods and dry food products. While racks normally sell for $245 each, Carly’s Corner offered $75 per rack. The CEO explained that the number of families they served had grown significantly over the past two years, and that the charity needed additional storage for the donated food items. Since Ehrling is operating at 80 percent of capacity, and Ehrling employees have “adopted” Carly’s Corner as their annual charity, the company wants to make the special order work. Ehrling’s controller looked into the cost of the storage racks using the following information from the activity-based accounting system: Activity Rate** Activity Driver UnusedCapacity QuantityDemanded* Fixed Variable Direct materials Number of racks 0…arrow_forwardThe restaurant at the Hotel Galaxy offers two choices for breakfast: an all-you-can-eat buffet and an a la carte option, where diners can order from the menu. The buffet option has a budgeted meal price of $48. The a la carte option has a budgeted average price of $37 for a meal. The restaurant manager expects that 40 percent of its diners will order the buffet option. The buffet option has a budgeted variable cost of $28 and the a la carte option averages $23 per meal in budgeted variable cost. The manager estimates that 2,000 people will order a meal in any month. For July, the restaurant served a total of 1,800 meals, including 700 buffet options. Total revenues were $34,300 for buffet meals and $41,800 for the a la carte meals. Required: a. Compute the activity variance for the restaurant for July. b. Compute the mix and quantity variances for July.arrow_forward
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