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Support Department Allocations And Cost Drivers
Varney Corporation, a manufacturer of electronics and communications systems, allocates Computing and Communications Services Department (CCS) costs to profit centers. The following table lists the types of services and cost drivers for each service. The table also includes the budgeted cost and quantity for each service for August.
CCS Services | Cost Drivers |
Budgeted Cost |
Budgeted Quantity of Services |
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Help desk | Number of calls | $90,000 | 3,600 | ||
Network center | Number of devices | 120,000 | 1,500 | ||
Electronic mail | Number of user accounts | 160,000 | 5,000 | ||
Smartphone support | Number of smartphones issued | 72,000 | 4,000 |
One of the profit centers for Varney Corporation is the Communication Systems (COMM) division. Assume the following information for COMM:
a. Compute the service allocation rate for each of CCS’s services for August.
b. Compute the allocation of CCS’s services to COMM for August.
August charges to the COMM sector | |
Help desk charge | $ |
Network center charge | $ |
Electronic mail charge | $ |
Smartphone support charge | $ |
2. Analyze McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) operates company-owned and franchised restaurants in over 100 countries. The company operates primarily as a franchisor with approximately 85% of its current restaurants operated by franchisees. McDonald’s goal is to franchise approximately 95% of its restaurants in the long term.
McDonald’s operations are divided into the following segments:
McDonald’s believes that the High Growth segment has significant potential for rapid growth and expansion. Recent data (in millions) for the first three primary segments are as follows:
United States | International Lead | High Growth | ||||
Sales | $8,253 | $7,223 | $6,161 | |||
Operating income | 3,769 | 2,838 | 1,049 | |||
Invested assets | 11,961 | 9,113 | 5,209 |
a. Determine the profit margin for each of the three segments. Round to one decimal place.
Profit margin | ||
United States | % | |
International Lead | % | |
High Growth | % |
b. Determine the investment turnover for the three segments. Round to two decimal places.
Investment Turnover |
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United States | ||
International Lead | ||
High Growth |
c. Use the DuPont formula to determine the return on investment for the three segments. Round to one decimal place.
Return on Investment |
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United States | % | |
International Lead | % | |
High Growth | % |
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1).2).
Hence
1). Total Cost Allocation $99,425/-
2). A) Profit Margin 45.70%,39.30% & 17.0%
B) Investment Turnover 0.69, 0.79 & 1.18
C) Return on Investment 31.50%, 31.10% & 20.00%