During Year 1 and Year 2, Agatha Corp. completed the following transactions relating to its bond issue. The corporation’s fiscal year is the calendar year.
Year 1
Jan. 1 Issued $310,000 of 10-year, 6 percent bonds for $298,000. The annual cash payment for interest is due on December 31.
Dec. 31 Recognized interest expense, including the straight-line amortization of the discount, and made the cash payment for interest.
Dec. 31 Closed the interest expense account.
Year 2
Dec. 31 Recognized interest expense, including the straight-line amortization of the discount, and made the cash payment for interest.
Dec. 31 Closed the interest expense account.
Required
a-1. When the bonds were issued, was the market rate of interest more or less than the stated rate of interest?
a-2. If Agatha had sold the bonds at their face amount, what amount of cash would Agatha have received?
b. Prepare the liabilities section of the balance sheet at December 31, Year 1 and Year 2.
c. Determine the amount of interest expense that will be reported on the income statements for Year 1 and Year 2.
d. Determine the amount of interest that will be paid in cash to the bondholders in Year 1 and Year 2.
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. Lang Co. manufacturers its products in a continuous process involving two departments, Machining and Assembly. Present entries to record the following selected transactions related to production during June:
(a) Materials purchased on account, $225,000
(b) Materials requisitioned by; Machining, $73,000 direct and $9,000 indirect materials; Assembly, $4,900 indirect materials.
(c) Direct labor used by Machining, $23,000, Assembly $47,000.
(D) Depreciation expenses: Machining $2,000, Assembly $8,000
(e) Factory overhead applied: Machining $9,700, Assembly $11,300
(f) Machining Department transferred $98,300 to Assembly Department; Assembly Department transferred $83,400 to finished goods.
(g) Cost of goods sold $72,000
In: Accounting
The accounting for investments in another entity's equity instruments depends mainly on
the quality of earnings of the investee. |
whether the investee pays dividends. |
the level of influence the investor is able to exert. |
the level of influence the investor actually exerts. |
The fair value loss impairment model
calculates the impairment loss as the difference between the asset’s original cost and its current carrying amount. |
requires a separate impairment test. |
calculates the impairment loss as the difference between the asset’s fair value and its current carrying amount. |
is used for all investments that are not accounted for as FV–NI. |
Accumulated other comprehensive income includes
current year's net income. |
all previous debits and credits to other comprehensive income. |
all previous debits to other comprehensive income. |
all previous credits to other comprehensive income. |
Regarding the reporting of investment income under the FV–NI method, for companies reporting in accordance with ASPE, which of the following statements is true?
Holding gains and losses are always tracked separately from interest and dividend income. |
None of these are true. |
Interest income must be separated from net gains or losses recognized on financial instruments. |
Interest income must be separated from dividends recognized on financial instruments. |
In: Accounting
Cost Department Allocations
In divisional income statements prepared for Demopolis Company, the Payroll Department costs are charged back to user divisions on the basis of the number of payroll distributions, and the Purchasing Department costs are charged back on the basis of the number of purchase requisitions. The Payroll Department had expenses of $64,560, and the Purchasing Department had expenses of $40,000 for the year. The following annual data for Residential, Commercial, and Government Contract divisions were obtained from corporate records:
Residential | Commercial | Government Contract | |||||
Sales | $2,000,000 | $3,250,000 | $2,900,000 | ||||
Number of employees: | |||||||
Weekly payroll (52 weeks per year) | 400 | 250 | 150 | ||||
Monthly payroll | 80 | 30 | 10 | ||||
Number of purchase requisitions per year | 7,500 | 3,000 | 2,000 |
Required:
a. Determine the total amount of payroll checks and purchase requisitions processed per year by the company and each division.
Residential | Commercial | Government Contract | Total | |
Number of payroll checks: | ||||
Weekly payroll × 52 | fill in the blank 1 | fill in the blank 2 | fill in the blank 3 | |
Monthly payroll × 12 | fill in the blank 4 | fill in the blank 5 | fill in the blank 6 | |
Total | fill in the blank 7 | fill in the blank 8 | fill in the blank 9 | fill in the blank 10 |
Number of purchase requisitions per year | fill in the blank 11 | fill in the blank 12 | fill in the blank 13 | fill in the blank 14 |
b. Using the cost driver information in (a), determine the annual amount of payroll and purchasing costs allocated to the Residential, Commercial, and Government Contract divisions from payroll and purchasing services. Do not round interim calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.
Support department allocation rates: | |
Payroll Department | $fill in the blank 15 per distribution |
Purchasing Department | $fill in the blank 16 per requisition |
Residential | Commercial | Government Contract | Total | |||||
Support department allocations: | ||||||||
Payroll Department | $fill in the blank 17 | $fill in the blank 18 | $fill in the blank 19 | $fill in the blank 20 | ||||
Purchasing Department | fill in the blank 21 | fill in the blank 22 | fill in the blank 23 | fill in the blank 24 | ||||
Total | $fill in the blank 25 | $fill in the blank 26 | $fill in the blank 27 |
c. Residential's support department allocations are than the other two divisions because Residential is a user of support department services. Residential has many employees on a weekly payroll, which translates into a number of payroll transactions.
In: Accounting
Sager Company manufactures variations of its product, a technopress, in response to custom orders from its customers. On May 1, the company had no inventories of work in process or finished goods but held the following raw materials.
Material M | 200 | units | @ | $ | 250 | = | $ | 50,000 | |||||
Material R | 95 | units | @ | 180 | = | 17,100 | |||||||
Paint | 55 | units | @ | 75 | = | 4,125 | |||||||
Total cost | $ | 71,225 | |||||||||||
On May 4, the company began working on two technopresses: Job 102
for Worldwide Company and Job 103 for Reuben Company.
Receiving Report No. 426, Material M, 250 units at $250 each.
Receiving Report No. 427, Material R, 90 units at $180 each.
Record these purchases with a single journal entry. Enter the
receiving report information on the materials ledger cards.
Requisition No. 35, for Job 102, 135 units of Material M.
Requisition No. 36, for Job 102, 72 units of Material R.
Requisition No. 37, for Job 103, 70 units of Material M.
Requisition No. 38, for Job 103, 38 units of Material R.
Requisition No. 39, for 15 units of paint.
Enter amounts for direct materials requisitions on the materials
ledger cards and the job cost sheets. Enter the indirect materials
amount on the materials ledger card.
Time tickets Nos. 1 to 10 for direct labor on Job 102,
$90,000.
Time tickets Nos. 11 to 30 for direct labor on Job 103,
$65,000.
Time tickets Nos. 31 to 36 for equipment repairs, $19,250.
Record direct labor from the time tickets on the job cost
sheets.
Enter the allocated overhead on the cost sheet for Job 102, fill in
the cost summary section of the cost sheets.
Required:
Complete the materials ledger cards for Material M, Material R, and
paint using the information given in part a and b. Complete the job
cost sheets for Jobs 102 and 103 using the information given in
part a, b, c and e. Prepare journal entries for part a through
g.
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Complete the job cost sheets for Jobs 102 and 103 using the information given in part a, b, c and e.
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In: Accounting
Chesterfield County had the following transactions.
Prepare the entries first for fund financial statements and then for government-wide financial statements.
In: Accounting
Office Works has an order to manufacture several specialty products. The beginning cash and equity balances were $105,000. All other beginning balances were $0. Use your T-Account worksheet to record the following transactions:
Now, CHOOSE 6 CORRECT STATEMENTS from the choices below. You should have 6 check marks indicating your answer choices. Each answer choice is worth 4 points:
1. The predetermined overhead rate is?
2. The direct labor that is debited to labor expense is?
3. How much are the total current manufacturing costs?
4. How much revenue did the company earn?
5. By how much was MOH over/under applied?
6. How much are the costs of goods manufactured?
Group of answer choices
The cost of goods manufactured is $40,000
The amount of sales revenue earned was $50,000
The amount of over/under applied MOH is $0
The predetermined MOH rate is $1.25
The amount of sales revenue earned was $50,700
The direct labor that will be debited to direct labor expense is $160,137
The direct labor that will be debited to direct labor expense is $40,960
The predetermined MOH rate is $.80
The amount of over/under applied MOH is $960
The direct labor that will be debited to direct labor expense is $0
The cost of goods manufactured is $50,000
The total current manufacturing costs are $137,160
The direct labor that will be debited to direct labor expense is $160,200
The cost of goods manufactured is $39,000
The direct labor that will be debited to direct labor expense is $51,200
The predetermined MOH rate is $..75
The amount of over/under applied MOH is $1,000
The amount of sales revenue earned was $39,000
In: Accounting
EXHIBIT 5.15
Internal Control Questionnaire Payroll Processing
Yes/No Comments
Control Environment
Are all employees paid by check or direct deposit?
Is a special payroll bank account used?
Are payroll checks signed by persons who do not prepare checks or keep cash funds or accounting records?
If a check-signing machine is used, are the signature plates controlled?
Is the payroll bank account reconciled by someone who does not prepare, sign, or deliver paychecks?
Are payroll department personnel rotated in their duties? Required to take vacations? Bonded?
Is there a timekeeping department (function) independent of the payroll department?
Are authorizations for deductions signed by the employees on file?
Occurrence
Are time cards or piecework reports prepared by the employee approved by her or his supervisor?
Is a time clock or other electromechanical or computerized system used?
Is the payroll register sheet signed by the employee preparing it and approved prior to payment? Are names of terminated employees reported in writing to the payroll department?
Is the payroll periodically compared to personnel files?
Are checks distributed by someone other than the employee’s immediate supervisor?
Are unclaimed wages deposited in a special bank account or otherwise controlled by a responsible officer?
Do internal auditors conduct occasional surprise distributions of paychecks?
Completeness
Are names of newly hired employees reported in writing to the payroll department?
Are blank payroll checks prenumbered and the numerical sequence checked for missing documents?
Accuracy
Are all wage rates determined by contract or approved by a personnel officer? Are timekeeping and cost accounting records (such as hours, dollars) reconciled with payroll department calculations of hours and wages? Are payrolls audited periodically by internal auditors? Are individual payroll records reconciled with quarterly tax reports?
Classification
Do payroll accounting personnel have instructions for classifying payroll debit entries?
Cutoff
Are monthly, quarterly, and annual wage accruals reviewed by an accounting officer?
5.65
Internal Control Questionnaire Items: Assertions, Tests of Controls, and Possible Errors or Frauds. Following is a selection of items from the payroll processing internal control questionnaire in Exhibit 5.15.
Required:
For each of the four preceding questions:
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BSF Co., which produces and sells skiing equipment, is financed as follows:
Bonds payable, 10% (issued at face amount) $2,200,000
Preferred 1% stock, $10 par 2,200,000
Common stock, $25 par 2,200,000
Income tax is estimated at 60% of income. Round your answers to the nearest cent.
a. Determine the earnings per share of common stock, assuming that the income before bond interest and income tax is $814,000. ? per share
b. Determine the earnings per share of common stock, assuming that the income before bond interest and income tax is $1,034,000. ? per share
c. Determine the earnings per share of common stock, assuming that the income before bond interest and income tax is $1,254,000. ? per share
In: Accounting
this week we are studying Flowcharting and the different ways in
which they can be useful for accounting information systems.
Present in your words an overview of the benefits and uses of
Flowcharts. If you were a new employee of a company, how could the
use of Flowcharts help you understand the systems of the
organization?
Note:Could you please don't use your handwriting to answer this question to be easy for me to solve...Thanks
In: Accounting
I JUST WANT TO FIND OUT HOW TO CALCULATE THE 189,540 MONEY AMOUNT OF COMMON STOCK IN PART C?
THANK YOU!
In 2013, Elizabeth and some of her friends invested money to start a company named LADIEZ Corporation. The following transactions occurred during 2013:
Jan 1 | The corporate charter authorized 72,000, $4 cumulative preferred stock and unlimited common stock up to a maximum amount of $21,000,000 to be issued. |
Jan 6 | Issued 178,000 common shares at $18 per share. Shares were issued to Elizabeth and other investors. |
Jan 7 | Issued another 540 common shares to Elizabeth in exchange for her legal services in setting up the corporation. The Stockholders agreed that the legal services were worth $9,180. |
Jan 12 | Issued 4,200 preferred shares for $303,000. |
Jan 14 | Issued 11,000 common shares in exchange for a building acquired. For this purpose shares were valued at $19. |
Nov 15 | The first annual dividend on preferred stock was declared. |
Dec 20 | Paid the dividends declared on preferred stock. |
LADIEZ Corporation generated a $145,000 net income during the
year.
a) Prepare the journal entries to record the above
transactions.
Do not enter dollar signs or commas in the input boxes.
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit | Credit |
Jan 6 | AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | |
AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | ||
Issued common stock for cash | |||
Jan 7 | AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | |
AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | ||
Issued common stock in exchange for services | |||
Jan 12 | AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | |
AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | ||
Issue of preferred stock for cash | |||
Jan 14 | AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | |
AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | ||
Issued common stock for building | |||
Nov 15 | AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | |
AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | ||
Dividend declared on preferred stock | |||
Dec 20 | AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | |
AnswerAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableAdvertising ExpenseBuildingCashCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributableCost of Goods SoldDividends Payable - CommonDividends Payable - PreferredIncome SummaryInterest ExpenseInterest PayableInterest ReceivableInterest RevenueInventoryLandLegal ExpenseNotes PayablePreferred StockPrepaid RentRent ExpenseRetained EarningsSalaries ExpenseSales RevenueSupplies ExpenseTelephone ExpenseTravel ExpenseUtilities Expense | Answer | ||
Recording payment of dividend |
b) Prepare the statement of retained earnings for the year ended
December 31, 2013.
LADIEZ Corporation | |
Statement of Retained Earnings | |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 | |
Opening Balance | Answer |
Add: Net Income | Answer |
Less: Dividends Paid | Answer |
Balance – December 31, 2013 | Answer |
c) Prepare the Stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet as
at December 31, 2013.
LADIEZ Corporation | |
Stockholders' Equity | |
December 31, 2013 | |
Stock Capital | |
Authorized: 72,000 $4 cumulative preferred stock and unlimited common stock | |
Issued: | |
189,540 Common Stock | Answer |
4,200, $4 Preferred Stock | Answer |
Total Stock Capital | Answer |
Retained Earnings | Answer |
Total Stockholders’ Equity | Answer |
In: Accounting
Steve Murningham, manager of an electronics division, was considering an offer by Pat Sellers, manager of a sister division. Pat's division was operating below capacity and had just been given an opportunity to produce 8,000 units of one of its products for a customer in a market not normally served. The opportunity involves a product that uses an electrical component produced by Steve's division. Each unit that Pat's division produces requires two of the components. However, the price that the customer is willing to pay is well below the price that is usually charged; to make a reasonable profit on the order, Pat needs a price concession from Steve's division. Pat had offered to pay full manufacturing cost for the parts. So Steve would know that everything was above board, Pat supplied the following unit cost and price information concerning the special order, excluding the cost of the electrical component:
Selling price $32
Less costs:
Direct materials 17
Direct labour 7
Variable overhead 2
Fixed overhead 3
Operating profit $3
The normal selling price of the electrical component is $2.30 per unit. Its full manufacturing cost is $1.85 ($1.05 variable and $0.80 fixed). Pat argued that paying $2.30 per component would wipe out the operating profit and result in her division showing a loss. Steve was interested in the offer because his division was also operating below capacity (the order would not use all the excess capacity).
Required:
In: Accounting
Sealing Company manufactures three types of DVD storage units. Each of the three types requires the use of a special machine that has a total operating capacity of 15,000 hours per year. Information on the three types of storage units is as follows:
Basic Standard Deluxe
Selling price $9.00 $30.00 $35.00
Variable cost $6.00 $20.00 $10.00
Machine hours required 0.10 0.50 0.75
Sealing Company's marketing director has assessed demand for the three types of storage units and believes that the firm can sell as many units as it can produce.
Required:
In: Accounting
McCormick & Company is considering a project that requires an initial investment of $24 million to build a new plant and purchase equipment. The investment will be depreciated as a modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) seven-year class asset. The new plant will be built on some of the company's land, which has a current, after-tax market value of $4.3 million. The company will produce bulk units at a cost of $130 each and will sell them for $420 each. There are annual fixed costs of $500,000. Unit sales are expected to be $150,000 each year for the next six years, at which time the project will be abandoned. At that time, the plant and equipment is expected to be worth $8 million (before tax) and the land is expected to be worth $5.4 million (after tax).To supplement the production process, the company will need to purchase $1 million worth of inventory. That inventory will be depleted during the final year of the project. The company has $100 million of debt outstanding with a yield to maturity of 8 percent, and has $150 million of equity outstanding with a beta of 0.9. The expected market return is 13 percent, and the risk-free rate is 5 percent. The company's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.
Year | |
1 | 14.29% |
2 | 24.49% |
3 | 17.49% |
4 | 12.49% |
5 | 8.93% |
6 | 8.92% |
7 | 8.93% |
8 | 4.46% |
Questions Below
5. What is the total operating cash flows, given the following operating cash flows:
Sales = 150,000 x $420 = $63,000,000
Costs = 150,000 x $130 + $500,000 = $20,000,000
6. Create an after-tax cash flow timeline.
7. What are the total expected cash flows at the end of
year six? The $4.3 million is an opportunity cost and must be
included at date zero as a cash outflow. If the project is
accepted, however, the land can be sold in six years for $5.4
million.
In: Accounting
Superior Markets, Inc., operates three stores in a large metropolitan area. A segmented absorption costing income statement for the company for the last quarter is given below:
Superior Markets, Inc. Income Statement For the Quarter Ended September 30 |
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Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
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Sales | $ | 3,100,000 | $ | 700,000 | $ | 1,240,000 | $ | 1,160,000 | ||||
Cost of goods sold | 1,705,000 | 380,000 | 687,000 | 638,000 | ||||||||
Gross margin | 1,395,000 | 320,000 | 553,000 | 522,000 | ||||||||
Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
Selling expenses | 819,000 | 232,400 | 315,500 | 271,100 | ||||||||
Administrative expenses | 388,000 | 107,000 | 152,400 | 128,600 | ||||||||
Total expenses | 1,207,000 | 339,400 | 467,900 | 399,700 | ||||||||
Net operating income (loss) | $ | 188,000 | $ | (19,400 | ) | $ | 85,100 | $ | 122,300 | |||
The North Store has consistently shown losses over the past two years. For this reason, management is giving consideration to closing the store. The company has asked you to make a recommendation as to whether the store should be closed or kept open. The following additional information is available for your use:
The breakdown of the selling and administrative expenses that are shown above is as follows:
Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
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Selling expenses: | ||||||||
Sales salaries | $ | 240,400 | $ | 69,000 | $ | 86,600 | $ | 84,800 |
Direct advertising | 180,000 | 52,000 | 73,000 | 55,000 | ||||
General advertising* | 46,500 | 10,500 | 18,600 | 17,400 | ||||
Store rent | 305,000 | 86,000 | 121,000 | 98,000 | ||||
Depreciation of store fixtures | 16,500 | 4,700 | 6,100 | 5,700 | ||||
Delivery salaries | 21,300 | 7,100 | 7,100 | 7,100 | ||||
Depreciation of delivery equipment |
9,300 | 3,100 | 3,100 | 3,100 | ||||
Total selling expenses | $ | 819,000 | $ | 232,400 | $ | 315,500 | $ | 271,100 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
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Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
Store managers' salaries | $ | 71,500 | $ | 21,500 | $ | 30,500 | $ | 19,500 |
General office salaries* | 46,500 | 11,000 | 18,600 | 16,900 | ||||
Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 26,000 | 7,800 | 9,500 | 8,700 | ||||
Utilities | 109,545 | 32,910 | 41,380 | 35,255 | ||||
Employment taxes | 56,955 | 16,290 | 21,420 | 19,245 | ||||
General office—other* | 77,500 | 17,500 | 31,000 | 29,000 | ||||
Total administrative expenses | $ | 388,000 | $ | 107,000 | $ | 152,400 | $ | 128,600 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
The lease on the building housing the North Store can be broken with no penalty.
The fixtures being used in the North Store would be transferred to the other two stores if the North Store were closed.
The general manager of the North Store would be retained and transferred to another position in the company if the North Store were closed. She would be filling a position that would otherwise be filled by hiring a new employee at a salary of $10,000 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $11,000 per quarter. All other managers and employees in the North store would be discharged.
The company has one delivery crew that serves all three stores. One delivery person could be discharged if the North Store were closed. This person’s salary is $4,100 per quarter. The delivery equipment would be distributed to the other stores. The equipment does not wear out through use, but does eventually become obsolete.
The company pays employment taxes equal to 15% of their employees' salaries.
One-third of the insurance in the North Store is on the store’s fixtures.
The “General office salaries” and “General office—other” relate to the overall management of Superior Markets, Inc. If the North Store were closed, one person in the general office could be discharged because of the decrease in overall workload. This person’s compensation is $5,500 per quarter.
Required:
1. How much employee salaries will the company avoid if it closes the North Store?
2. How much employment taxes will the company avoid if it closes the North Store?
3. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of closing the North Store?
4. Assuming that the North Store's floor space can’t be subleased, would you recommend closing the North Store?
5. Assume that the North Store's floor space can’t be subleased. However, let's introduce three more assumptions. First, assume that if the North Store were closed, one-fourth of its sales would transfer to the East Store, due to strong customer loyalty to Superior Markets. Second, assume that the East Store has enough capacity to handle the increased sales that would arise from closing the North Store. Third, assume that the increased sales in the East Store would yield the same gross margin as a percentage of sales as present sales in the East store. Given these new assumptions, what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of closing the North Store?
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