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Assignment 6 / P9-17 P9-19 P9-26 P10-20 P 10-21 P10-22

Assignment 6

Problem 9-17 – Janus Products, Inc
Problem 9-19 – Cyrdon, Inc
Problem 9-26 – Picanuy Corporation
Problem 10-20 – SecuriDoor Corporation
Problem 10-21 – Verona Pizza
Problem 10-22 – KGV Blood Bank

Examples: P9-20, P9-24, C9-29, P10-23.


1.Problem 9-17 – Janus Products, Inc
Janus Products, Inc. is a merchandising company that sells binders, paper
Cash Budget with Supporting Schedules
Janus Products, Inc. is a merchandising company that sells binders, paper, and other school supplies. The company is planning its cash needs for the third quarter. In the past, Janus Products has had to borrow money during the third quarter to support peak sales of back-to-school materials, which occur during August. The following information has been assembled to assist in preparing a cash budget for the quarter:
a. Budgeted monthly absorption costing income statements for July-October are as follows:
                                                                              July         August       September       October
Sales                                                                   $40,000   $70,000     $50,000             $45,000
Cost of goods sold                                             24,000     42,000        30,000               27,000
Gross margin                                                      16,000     28,000        20,000               18,000             
Selling and administrative expenses:
Selling expenses                                                  7,200      11,700         8,500                 7,300
Administrative expenses                                    5,600       7,200          6,100                 5,900
Total selling and administrative expenses     12,800     18,900        14,600              13,200 
Net operating income                                       $3,200      $9,100       $5,400              $4,800
*Includes $2,000 depreciation each month

b. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit.
c. Credit sales are collected over a three-month period with 10% collected in the month of sale, 70% in the month following sale, and 20% in the second month following sale. May sales totaled $30,000, and June sales totaled $36,000.
d. Inventory purchases are paid for within 15 days. Therefore, 50% of a month’s inventory purchases are paid for in the month of purchase. The remaining 50% is paid in the following month. Accounts payable for inventory purchases at June 30 total $11,700.
e. The company maintains its ending inventory levels at 75% of the cost of the merchandise to be sold in the following month. The merchandise inventory at June 30 is $18,000.
f. Land costing $4,500 will be purchased in July.
g. Dividends of $1,000 will be declared and paid in September.
h. The cash balance on June 30 is $8,000; the company must maintain a cash balance of at least this amount at the end of each month.
i. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows it to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $40,000. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.
 
Required:
1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total.
2. Prepare the following for merchandise inventory:
a. A merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September.
b. A schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total.

3. Prepare a cash budget for July, August, and September and for the quarter in total.

2. Problem 9-19 – Cyrdon, Inc
Crydon, Inc., manufactures an advanced swim fin for scuba divers. Management is now preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter, July through September, and has assembled the following information to assist in preparing the budget:
a. The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year
(in pairs of swim fins):
The selling price of the swim fins is $50 per pair.
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,000
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000
December. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000

b. All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are expected to be collected in the following pattern:
40% in the month of sale
50% in the month following sale
10% uncollectible
The beginning accounts receivable balance (excluding uncollectible amounts) on July 1 will be $130,000.
c. The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 10% of the following month’s sales. The inventory of finished goods on July 1 will be 600 pairs.
d. Each pair of swim fins requires 2 pounds of geico compound. To prevent shortages, the company would like the inventory of geico compound on hand at the end of each month to be equal to 20% of the following month’s production needs. The inventory of geico compound on hand on July 1 will be 2,440 pounds.
e. Geico compound costs $2.50 per pound. Crydon pays for 60% of its purchases in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable balance for geico compound purchases will be $11,400 on July 1.

Required:
1. Prepare a sales budget, by month and in total, for the third quarter. (Show your budget in both pairs of swim fins and dollars.) Also prepare a schedule of expected cash collections, by month and in total, for the third quarter.
2. Prepare a production budget for each of the months July through October.
3. Prepare a direct materials budget for geico compound, by month and in total, for the third quarter. Also prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for geico compound, by month and in total, for the third quarter.


3.Problem 9-26 – Picanuy Corporation
The following data relate to the operations of Picanuy Corporation, a wholesale distributor of consumer goods:
Current assets as of December 31:
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000
Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,000
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800
Buildings and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . $110,885
Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,550
Capital stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,135
a. The gross margin is 30% of sales. (In other words, cost of goods sold is 70% of sales.)
b. Actual and budgeted sales data are as follows:
December (actual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
January. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,000

c. Sales are 40% for cash and 60% on credit. Credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at December 31 are the result of December credit sales.
d. Each month’s ending inventory should equal 20% of the following month’s budgeted cost of goods sold.
e. One-quarter of a month’s inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other three-quarters is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable at December 31 are the result of December purchases of inventory.
f. Monthly expenses are as follows: commissions, $12,000; rent, $1,800; other expenses (excluding depreciation), 8% of sales. Assume that these expenses are paid monthly. Depreciation is $2,400 for the quarter and includes depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter.
g. Equipment will be acquired for cash: $3,000 in January and $8,000 in February.
h. Management would like to maintain a minimum cash balance of $5,000 at the end of each month. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month, up to a total loan balance of $50,000.
The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month, and for simplicity, we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:
Using the data above:
1. Complete the following schedule:
Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
January February March Quarter
Cash sales . . . . . . . . . . $28,000
Credit sales . . . . . . . . . . 36,000
Total collections . . . . . . . $64,000

2. Complete the following:
Merchandise Purchases Budget
January February March Quarter
Budgeted cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . $49,000*
Add desired ending inventory . . . . . . . . . 11,200†
Total needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,200
Less beginning inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,800
Required purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,400
*$70,000 sales × 70% = $49,000.
†$80,000 × 70% × 20% = $11,200.

Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements—Merchandise Purchases
January February March Quarter
December purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,550* $32,550
January purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,600 $37,800 50,400
February purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
March purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,150
*Beginning balance of the accounts payable.

3. Complete the following schedule:
Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements—Selling and Administrative Expenses
January February March Quarter
Commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800
Other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,600
Total disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,400

4. Complete the following cash budget:
Cash Budget
January February March Quarter
Cash balance, beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000
Add cash collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,000
Total cash available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000
Less cash disbursements:
For inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,150
For operating expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,400
For equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000
Total cash disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,550
Excess (defi ciency) of cash . . . . . . . . . . . 2,450
Financing
Etc.
5. Prepare an absorption costing income statement, similar to the one shown in Schedule 9 in the chapter, for the quarter ended March 31.
6. Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.


4. Problem 10-20 – SecuriDoor Corporation
PROBLEM 10–20 Activity and Spending Variances [LO1, LO2, LO3]
You have just been hired by SecuriDoor Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new
garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company’s costing system
and “do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs.” You
find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a
budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control.
After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the
following actual cost data for April:
Actual Cost
Cost Formula                                       in April
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 plus $0.15 per machine-hour                         $21,300
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $38,600 plus $1.80 per machine-hour            $68,400
Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $0.50 per machine-hour                                  $9,800
Indirect labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,300 plus $1.20 per machine-hour                         $119,200
Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . $68,000                                                           $69,700
During April, the company worked 18,000 machine-hours and produced 12,000 units. The company
had originally planned to work 20,000 machine-hours during April.

Required:
1. Prepare a report showing the activity variances for April. Explain what these variances mean.
2. Prepare a report showing the spending variances for April. Explain what these variances mean.


5. Problem 10-21 – Verona Pizza
PROBLEM 10–21 More Than One Cost Driver [LO4, LO5]
Verona Pizza is a small neighborhood pizzeria that has a small area for in-store dining as well
offering takeout and free home delivery services. The pizzeria’s owner has determined that the
shop has two major cost drivers—the number of pizzas sold and the number of deliveries made.
Data concerning the pizzeria’s costs appear below:
                                    Fixed Cost       Cost per                       Cost per
per Month        Pizza                Delivery
Pizza ingredients . . . . . . . . . .              $4.20
Kitchen staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,870
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $590               $0.10
Delivery person . . . . . . . . . . .                                                 $2.90
Delivery vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . $610                                       $1.30
Equipment depreciation . . . . . $384
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,790
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . $710                 $0.05

In October, the pizzeria budgeted for 1,500 pizzas at an average selling price of $13.00 per
pizza and for 200 deliveries.
Data concerning the pizzeria’s operations in October appear below:

Actual Results
Pizzas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,600
Deliveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,340
Pizza ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850
Kitchen staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,810
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875
Delivery person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $522
Delivery vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $982
Equipment depreciation. . . . . . . . $384
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,790
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $778

Required:
1. Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both activity variances and revenue
and spending variances for the pizzeria for October.
2. Explain the activity variances.


6. Problem 10-22 – KGV Blood Bank

ROBLEM 9–22 Performance Report for a Nonprofit Organization [LO1, LO4, LO6]

The KGV Blood Bank, a private charity partly supported by government grants, is located on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The blood bank has just finished its operations for September, which was a particularly busy month due to a powerful hurricane that hit neighboring islands causing many injuries. The hurricane largely bypassed St. Lucia, but residents of St. Lucia willingly donated their blood to help people on other islands. As a consequence, the blood bank collected and processed over 20% more blood than had been originally planned for the month. A report prepared by a government official comparing actual costs to budgeted costs for the blood bank appears on the following page. (The currency on St. Lucia is the East Caribbean dollar.) Continued support from the government depends on the blood bank’s ability to demonstrate control over its costs.
KGV Blood Bank
Cost Control Report
For the Month Ended September 30
                                                Planning                       Actual
                                                Budget             Results                        Variances
Liters of blood collected . . . . . . . . .    600                  780
Medical supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $ 7,110                        $ 9,252                        $2,142 U
Lab tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    8,610               10,782                         2,172 U
Equipment depreciation . . . . . . . . .     1,900               2,100               200 U
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     1,500               1,500               0
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    300                  324                  24 U
Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    14,310                         14,575                         265 U
Total expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $33,730                       $38,533                       $4,803 U

The managing director of the blood bank was very unhappy with this report, claiming that his costs were higher than expected due to the emergency on the neighboring islands. He also pointed out that the additional costs had been fully covered by payments from grateful recipients on the other islands. The government official who prepared the report countered that all of the figures had been submitted by the blood bank to the government; he was just pointing out that actual costs were a lot higher than promised in the budget.
The following cost formulas were used to construct the planning budget:
KGV Blood Bank
Cost Control Report
For the Month Ended September 30
                                                Planning                       Actual
                                                Budget             Results                        Variances
Liters of blood collected . . . . . . . . .    600                  780
Medical supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $ 7,110                        $ 9,252                        $2,142 U
Lab tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    8,610               10,782                         2,172 U
Equipment depreciation . . . . . . . . .     1,900               2,100               200 U
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     1,500               1,500               0
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    300                  324                  24 U
Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    14,310                         14,575                         265 U
Total expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $33,730                       $38,533                       $4,803 U
Medical supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.85q
Lab tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.35q
Equipment depreciation . . . . . . . . . . $1,900
Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300
Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,200 + $1.85q
Required:
1. Prepare a new performance report for September using the flexible budget approach.
2. Do you think any of the variances in the report you prepared should be investigated? Why?


TUTORIAL PREVIEW
Schedule of expected cash disbursements - selling and administrative expenses

January
February
March
Quarter
Commissions  
$12,000
$12,000
$12,000
$36,000
Rent    
1,800
1,800
1,800
5,400


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Assignment 7 P11-11 P11-12 P11-13 P12-15 P12-16

Assignment 7

Problem 11-11 – Barberry, Inc
Problem 11-12 – Landers Company
Problem 11-13 – Topaz Company
Problem 12-15 – Comparative Data
Problem 12-16 – MacIntyre Fabrications
Examples: P11-10, P11-14, P11-15, P11A-12, P12-14, P12-18, P12-20

Problem 11-11 – Barberry, Inc

PROBLEM 11-11 Basic Variance Analysis [LO1, LO2, LO3]
Barberry, Inc., manufactures a product called Fruta. The company uses a standard cost system and
has established the following standards for one unit of Fruta:

Standard Quantity
Standard price or Rate
Standard Cost
Direct materials
1.5 pounds
$6.00 per pound
$9.00
Direct labor
0.6 hours
$12 per hour
7.20
Variable manufacturing overhead
0.6 hours
$2.50 per hour
1.50



$17.70

During June, the company recorded this activity related to production of Fruta:

a. The company produced 3,000 units during June.
b. A total of 8,000 pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $46,000.
c. There was no beginning inventory of materials; however, at the end of the month, 2,000 pounds of material remained in ending inventory.
d. The company employs 10 persons to work on the production of Fruta. During June, they worked an average of 160 hours at an average rate of $12.50 per hour.
e. Variable manufacturing overhead is assigned to Fruta on the basis of direct labor-hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs during June totaled $3,600.
The company’s management is anxious to determine the efficiency of Fruta production activities.

Required:
1. For direct materials:
a. Compute the price and quantity variances.
b. The materials were purchased from a new supplier who is anxious to enter into a long term purchase contract. Would you recommend that the company sign the contract?
Explain.
2. For labor employed in the production of Fruta:
a. Compute the rate and efficiency variances.
b. In the past, the 10 persons employed in the production of Fruta consisted of 4 senior workers and 6 assistants. During June, the company experimented with 5 senior workers and 5 assistants. Would you recommend that the new labor mix be continued? Explain.
3. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. What relation can you see between this efficiency variance and the labor efficiency variance?


Problem 11-12 – Landers Company

PROBLEM 11–12 Basic Variance Analysis; the Impact of Variances on Unit Costs [LO1, LO2, LO3]
Landers Company manufactures a number of products. The standards relating to one of these products are shown below, along with actual cost data for May.

                                                                        Standard          Actual
                                                                        Cost per                       Cost
                                                                        Unit                 per Unit
Direct materials:
Standard: 1.80 feet at $3.00 per foot . . . . . . . . . . . . .             $ 5.40
Actual: 1.75 feet at $3.20 per foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     $ 5.60
Direct labor:
Standard: 0.90 hours at $18.00 per hour . . . . . . . . .    16.20
Actual: 0.95 hours at $17.40 per hour . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     16.53
Variable overhead:
Standard: 0.90 hours at $5.00 per hour . . . . . . . . . .    4.50
Actual: 0.95 hours at $4.60 per hour . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         4.37
Total cost per unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          $26.10                         $26.50
Excess of actual cost over standard cost per unit . . . . .                       $0.40

The production superintendent was pleased when he saw this report and commented: “This $0.40 excess cost is well within the 2 percent limit management has set for acceptable variances.
It’s obvious that there’s not much to worry about with this product.”
Actual production for the month was 12,000 units. Variable overhead cost is assigned to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. There were no beginning or ending inventories of materials.

Required:
1. Compute the following variances for May:
a. Materials price and quantity variances.
b. Labor rate and efficiency variances.
c. Variable overhead rate and efficiency variances.
2. How much of the $0.40 excess unit cost is traceable to each of the variances computed in (1) above.
3. How much of the $0.40 excess unit cost is traceable to apparent inefficient use of labor time?
4. Do you agree that the excess unit cost is not of concern?


Problem 11-13 – Topaz Company

PROBLEM 11–13 Materials and Labor Variances; Computations from Incomplete Data [LO1, LO2]
Topaz Company makes one product and has set the following standards for materials and labor:
                                                            Direct               Direct
Materials          Labor

Standard quantity or hours per unit . . . .          ? pounds          2.5 hours
Standard price or rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           ? per pound     $9.00 per hour
Standard cost per unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          ?                      $22.50

During the past month, the company purchased 6,000 pounds of direct materials at a cost of $16,500. All of this material was used in the production of 1,400 units of product. Direct labor cost totaled $28,500 for the month. The following variances have been computed:

Materials quantity variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 U
Total materials spending variance . . . . . . . . . . $300 F
Labor efficiency variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 F

Required:
1. For direct materials:
a. Compute the standard price per pound for materials.
b. Compute the standard quantity allowed for materials for the month’s production.
c. Compute the standard quantity of materials allowed per unit of product.
2. For direct labor:
a. Compute the actual direct labor cost per hour for the month.
b. Compute the labor rate variance.
(Hint: In completing the problem, it may be helpful to move from known to unknown data either by using the variance formulas or by using the columnar format shown in Exhibits 10–5 and 10–6 .)


Problem 12-15 – Comparative Data

PROBLEM 12–15 Comparison of Performance Using Return on Investment (ROI) [LO1]
Comparative data on three companies in the same service industry are given below:
                                                            Company
                                                            A                     B                      C
Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                $4,000,000      $1,500,000      $ ?
Net operating income . . . . . . . . . . . .               $ 560,000        $ 210,000        $ ?
Average operating assets . . . . . . . . .                $2,000,000      ?                      $3,000,000
Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               ?                      ?                      3.5%
Turnover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              ?                      ?                      2
Return on investment (ROI) . . . . . . .               ?                      7%                   ?

Required:
1. What advantages are there to breaking down the ROI computation into two separate elements, margin and turnover?
2. Fill in the missing information above, and comment on the relative performance of the three companies in as much detail as the data permit. Make specific recommendations about how to improve the ROI.


Problem 12-16 – MacIntyre Fabrications
PROBLEM 12–16 Measures of Internal Business Process Performance [LO3]
MacIntyre Fabrications, Ltd., of Aberdeen, Scotland, has recently begun a continuous improvement
campaign in conjunction with a move toward Lean Production. Management has developed new performance measures as part of this campaign. The following operating data have been gathered over the last four months:
                                                                        Month
                                                            1          2          3          4
Throughput time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?          ?          ?          ?
Manufacturing cycle efficiency . . . . . . . . . . .             ?          ?          ?          ?
Delivery cycle time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?          ?          ?          ?
Percentage of on-time deliveries . . . . . . . . .    72%     73%     78%     85%
Total sales (units) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10,540             10,570             10,550             10,490

Management would like to know the company’s throughput time, manufacturing cycle efficiency, and delivery cycle time. The data to compute these measures have been gathered and appear below:
                                                                        Month
                                                            1          2          3          4
Move time per unit, in days . . . . . . . . . . . .     0.5       0.5       0.4       0.5
Process time per unit, in days . . . . . . . . . .      0.6       0.5       0.5       0.4
Wait time per order before start of
production, in days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          9.6       8.7       5.3       4.7
Queue time per unit, in days . . . . . . . . . . .      3.6       3.6       2.6       1.7
Inspection time per unit, in days . . . . . . . .      0.7       0.7       0.4       0.3

Required:
1. For each month, compute the following:
a. The throughput time.
b. The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE).
c. The delivery cycle time.
2. Using the performance measures given in the problem and those you computed in (1) above, identify whether the trend over the four months is generally favorable, generally unfavorable, or mixed. What areas apparently require improvement and how might they be improved?
3. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4.
a. Assume that in month 5 the move time, process time, and so forth, are the same as for month 4, except that through the implementation of Lean Production, the company is able to completely eliminate the queue time during production. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.

b. Assume that in month 6 the move time, process time, and so forth, are the same as for month 4, except that the company is able to completely eliminate both the queue time during production and the inspection time. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.


TUTORIAL PREVIEW
1.   a., b., and c.

Month

1
2
3
4
Throughput time in days:




Process time
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4

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CP10-2 Finding Financial Information LO10-1, 10-2 / MBA6014 unit6 CP10-2

CP10-2 Finding Financial Information LO10-1, 10-2

CP10-2 Refer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book.

Required:
1. Unlike most companies, Urban Outfitters does not report the amount of interest paid in cash during the most recent reporting year. Explain why you think the company has omitted this information.

2. Explain why the company does not report bonds payable on its balance sheet.

3. Describe the company's established arrangements, if any, that permit it to borrow money if needed.
The notes disclose that the company has established an unsecured line of credit.



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Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $35. At

Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $35. At present, the ball is manufactured in a small plant that relies heavily on direct labor workers. Thus, variable expenses are high, totaling $21.00 per ball, of which 60% is direct labor cost.

Last year, the company sold 41,000 of these balls, with the following results:

  


  Sales (41,000 balls)
$
1,435,000  
  Variable expenses

861,000  



  Contribution margin

574,000  
  Fixed expenses

420,000  



  Net operating income
$
154,000  

Required:
1-a. Compute the CM ratio and the break-even point in balls. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round up your final break even answers to the nearest whole number.)
1-b. Compute the the degree of operating leverage at last year’s sales level. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

2. Due to an increase in labor rates, the company estimates that variable expenses will increase by $2.80 per ball next year. If this change takes place and the selling price per ball remains constant at $35.00, what will be the new CM ratio and break-even point in balls? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round up your final break even answers to the nearest whole number.)


3. Refer to the data in (2) above. If the expected change in variable expenses takes place, how many balls will have to be sold next year to earn the same net operating income, $154,000, as last year?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole unit.)


4.  Refer again to the data in (2) above. The president feels that the company must raise the selling price of its basketballs. If Northwood Company wants to maintain the same CM ratio as last year, what selling price per ball must it charge next year to cover the increased labor costs? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)


5. Refer to the original data. The company is discussing the construction of a new, automated manufacturing plant. The new plant would slash variable expenses per ball by 30%, but it would cause fixed expenses per year to increase by 76%. If the new plant is built, what would be the company’s new CM ratio and new break-even point in balls? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round up your final break even answers to the nearest whole number.)


6. Refer to the data in (5) above.

 If the new plant is built, how many balls will have to be sold next year to earn the same net operating income, $154,000, as last year? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

b-1. Assume the new plant is built and that next year the company manufactures and sells 41,000 balls (the same number as sold last year). Prepare a contribution format income statement. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

b-2. Compute the degree of operating leverage. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)


 TUTORIAL PREVIEW
1. a.
Selling price
$35
100%
Variable expenses
21
 60%
Contribution margin
$14
 40%



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