CUSTOM COST ACCOUNTING 15E
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781269831338
Author: Horngren
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.30E
Operating leverage. Cover Rugs is holding a 2-week carpet sale at Josh’s Club, a local warehouse store. Cover Rugs plans to sell carpets for $950 each. The company will purchase the carpets from a local distributor for $760 each, with the privilege of returning any unsold units for a full refund. Josh’s Club has offered Cover Rugs two payment alternatives for the use of space.
- Option 1 : A fixed payment of $7,410 for the sale period
- Option 2: 10% of total revenues earned during the sale period
Assume Cover Rugs will incur no other costs.
- 1. Calculate the breakeven point in units for (a) Option 1 and (b) Option 2.
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- 2. At what level of revenues will Cover Rugs earn the same operating income under either option?
- a. For what range of unit sales will Cover Rugs prefer Option 1?
- b. For what range of unit sales will Cover Rugs prefer Option 2?
- 3. Calculate the degree of operating leverage at sales of 65 units for the two rental options.
- 4. Briefly explain and interpret your answer to requirement 3.
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Cover Rugs is holding a 2-week carpet sale at Josh’s Club, a local warehouse store. Cover Rugs plans to sell carpets for $950 each. The company will purchase the carpets from a local distributor for $760 each, with the privilege of returning any unsold units for a full refund. Josh’s Club has offered Cover Rugs two payment alternatives for the use of space.
■ Option 1: A fixed payment of $7,410 for the sale period
■ Option 2: 10% of total revenues earned during the sale period
Assume Cover Rugs will incur no other costs.
Q1. Calculate the breakeven point in units for (a) Option 1 and (b) Option 2.
Q2. At what level of revenues will Cover Rugs earn the same operating income under either option? a. For what range of unit sales will Cover Rugs prefer Option 1? b. For what range of unit sales will Cover Rugs prefer Option 2?
Q3. Calculate the degree of operating leverage at sales of 65 units for the two rental options. 4. Briefly explain and interpret your answer to requirement 3.
Leo Consulting enters into a contract with Highgate University to restructure Highgate’s processes for purchasing goods from suppliers. The contract states that Leo will earn a fixed fee of $25,000 and earn an additional $10,000 if Highgate achieves $100,000 of cost savings. Leo estimates a 50% chance that Highgate will achieve $100,000 of cost savings. Assuming that Leo determines the transaction price as the expected value of expected consideration, what transaction price will Leo estimate for this contract?
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CUSTOM COST ACCOUNTING 15E
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