Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability: Activity Cost Driver Total Cost Sales visits Sales visit days $ 491,000 Product modifications Number of modifications 275,000 Phone calls Number of minutes 93,500 E-mail/electronic communications Number of communications 177,000 $ 1,036,500 Customer Revenue Gross Profit Visit Days Modifications Phone Minutes Electronic Communications A $ 405,000 $ 155,000 15 15 1,180 625 B 505,000 205,000 25 15 1,270 875 C 605,000 235,000 40 40 1,520 1,150 D 1,150,000 425,000 90 60 1,870 2,150 E 1,550,000 595,000 100 70 2,270 2,400 Totals $ 4,215,000 $ 1,615,000 270 200 8,110 7,200 Required: 1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers. 2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
In: Accounting
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability:
|
Activity |
Cost Driver |
Total Cost |
||
|
Sales visits |
Sales visit days |
$ |
482,000 |
|
|
Product modifications |
Number of modifications |
264,000 |
||
|
Phone calls |
Number of minutes |
92,400 |
||
|
E-mail/electronic communications |
Number of communications |
166,000 |
||
|
$ |
1,004,400 |
|||
|
Customer |
Revenue |
Gross Profit |
Visit Days |
Modifications |
Phone Minutes |
Electronic Communications |
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|
A |
$ |
396,000 |
$ |
146,000 |
15 |
15 |
1,070 |
625 |
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|
B |
496,000 |
196,000 |
25 |
15 |
1,160 |
875 |
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|
C |
596,000 |
226,000 |
40 |
40 |
1,410 |
1,040 |
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|
D |
1,040,000 |
416,000 |
90 |
60 |
1,760 |
2,040 |
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|
E |
1,460,000 |
586,000 |
100 |
70 |
2,160 |
2,290 |
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|
Totals |
$ |
3,988,000 |
$ |
1,570,000 |
270 |
200 |
7,560 |
6,870 |
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Required:
1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers.
2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
In: Accounting
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability:
| Activity | Cost Driver | Total Cost | ||
| Sales visits | Sales visit days | $ | 489,000 | |
| Product modifications | Number of modifications | 273,000 | ||
| Phone calls | Number of minutes | 93,300 | ||
| E-mail/electronic communications | Number of communications | 175,000 | ||
| $ | 1,030,300 | |||
| Customer | Revenue | Gross Profit | Visit Days | Modifications | Phone Minutes | Electronic Communications | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | $ | 403,000 | $ | 153,000 | 15 | 15 | 1,160 | 625 | ||||||||||||||||
| B | 503,000 | 203,000 | 25 | 15 | 1,250 | 875 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | 603,000 | 233,000 | 40 | 40 | 1,500 | 1,130 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | 1,130,000 | 423,000 | 90 | 60 | 1,850 | 2,130 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | 1,530,000 | 593,000 | 100 | 70 | 2,250 | 2,380 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 4,169,000 | $ | 1,605,000 | 270 | 200 | 8,010 | 7,140 | ||||||||||||||||
Required:
1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers.
2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
In: Accounting
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability: Activity Cost Driver Total Cost Sales visits Sales visit days $ 485,000 Product modifications Number of modifications 261,000 Phone calls Number of minutes 92,100 E-mail/electronic communications Number of communications 163,000 $ 1,001,100 Customer Revenue Gross Profit Visit Days Modifications Phone Minutes Electronic Communications A $ 399,000 $ 149,000 15 15 1,040 625 B 499,000 199,000 25 15 1,130 875 C 599,000 229,000 40 40 1,380 1,010 D 1,010,000 419,000 90 60 1,730 2,010 E 1,490,000 589,000 100 70 2,130 2,260 Totals $ 3,997,000 $ 1,585,000 270 200 7,410 6,780 Required: 1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers. 2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
In: Accounting
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability:
| Activity | Cost Driver | Total Cost | ||
| Sales visits | Sales visit days | $ | 488,000 | |
| Product modifications | Number of modifications | 272,000 | ||
| Phone calls | Number of minutes | 93,200 | ||
| E-mail/electronic communications | Number of communications | 174,000 | ||
| $ | 1,027,200 | |||
| Customer | Revenue | Gross Profit | Visit Days | Modifications | Phone Minutes | Electronic Communications | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | $ | 402,000 | $ | 152,000 | 15 | 15 | 1,150 | 625 | ||||||||||||||||
| B | 502,000 | 202,000 | 25 | 15 | 1,240 | 875 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | 602,000 | 232,000 | 40 | 40 | 1,490 | 1,120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | 1,120,000 | 422,000 | 90 | 60 | 1,840 | 2,120 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | 1,520,000 | 592,000 | 100 | 70 | 2,240 | 2,370 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 4,146,000 | $ | 1,600,000 | 270 | 200 | 7,960 | 7,110 | ||||||||||||||||
Required:
1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers.
2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
In: Accounting
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability: Activity Cost Driver Total Cost Sales visits Sales visit days $ 478,000 Product modifications Number of modifications 268,000 Phone calls Number of minutes 92,800 E-mail/electronic communications Number of communications 170,000 $ 1,008,800 Customer Revenue Gross Profit Visit Days Modifications Phone Minutes Electronic Communications A $ 392,000 $ 142,000 15 15 1,110 625 B 492,000 192,000 25 15 1,200 875 C 592,000 222,000 40 40 1,450 1,080 D 1,080,000 412,000 90 60 1,800 2,080 E 1,420,000 582,000 100 70 2,200 2,330 Totals $ 3,976,000 $ 1,550,000 270 200 7,760 6,990 Required: 1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers. 2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
In: Accounting
In: Accounting
Problem 5-49 Customer Profitability Analysis [LO 5-1, 5-6]
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability:
| Activity | Cost Driver | Total Cost | ||
| Sales visits | Sales visit days | $ | 487,000 | |
| Product modifications | Number of modifications | 271,000 | ||
| Phone calls | Number of minutes | 93,100 | ||
| E-mail/electronic communications | Number of communications | 173,000 | ||
| $ | 1,024,100 | |||
| Customer | Revenue | Gross Profit | Visit Days | Modifications | Phone Minutes | Electronic Communications | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | $ | 401,000 | $ | 151,000 | 15 | 15 | 1,140 | 625 | ||||||||||||||||
| B | 501,000 | 201,000 | 25 | 15 | 1,230 | 875 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | 601,000 | 231,000 | 40 | 40 | 1,480 | 1,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | 1,110,000 | 421,000 | 90 | 60 | 1,830 | 2,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | 1,510,000 | 591,000 | 100 | 70 | 2,230 | 2,360 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 4,123,000 | $ | 1,595,000 | 270 | 200 | 7,910 | 7,080 | ||||||||||||||||
Required:
1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers.
2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
Problem 5-49 Customer Profitability Analysis [LO 5-1, 5-6]
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability:
| Activity | Cost Driver | Total Cost | ||
| Sales visits | Sales visit days | $ | 487,000 | |
| Product modifications | Number of modifications | 271,000 | ||
| Phone calls | Number of minutes | 93,100 | ||
| E-mail/electronic communications | Number of communications | 173,000 | ||
| $ | 1,024,100 | |||
| Customer | Revenue | Gross Profit | Visit Days | Modifications | Phone Minutes | Electronic Communications | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | $ | 401,000 | $ | 151,000 | 15 | 15 | 1,140 | 625 | ||||||||||||||||
| B | 501,000 | 201,000 | 25 | 15 | 1,230 | 875 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | 601,000 | 231,000 | 40 | 40 | 1,480 | 1,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | 1,110,000 | 421,000 | 90 | 60 | 1,830 | 2,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | 1,510,000 | 591,000 | 100 | 70 | 2,230 | 2,360 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 4,123,000 | $ | 1,595,000 | 270 | 200 | 7,910 | 7,080 | ||||||||||||||||
Required:
1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers.
2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
Problem 5-49 Customer Profitability Analysis [LO 5-1, 5-6]
Ellie Mosk, CEO of X-Space Industries, decided to expand the company’s product offering beyond the core model rocket business. After investigation, she decided to set up a separate division to design and manufacture products for the drone market. Several companies were interested in having X-Space develop these drones, and financial results, to date, have been encouraging. Revenue was $4 million, gross margins have been running about 40%, and the customer sales and support costs were $1 million. However, there is a growing concern that some customers require a disproportionate share of the sales and support resources, and the true profitability of the customers is unknown. Data were collected to support an analysis of customer profitability:
| Activity | Cost Driver | Total Cost | ||
| Sales visits | Sales visit days | $ | 487,000 | |
| Product modifications | Number of modifications | 271,000 | ||
| Phone calls | Number of minutes | 93,100 | ||
| E-mail/electronic communications | Number of communications | 173,000 | ||
| $ | 1,024,100 | |||
| Customer | Revenue | Gross Profit | Visit Days | Modifications | Phone Minutes | Electronic Communications | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | $ | 401,000 | $ | 151,000 | 15 | 15 | 1,140 | 625 | ||||||||||||||||
| B | 501,000 | 201,000 | 25 | 15 | 1,230 | 875 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C | 601,000 | 231,000 | 40 | 40 | 1,480 | 1,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D | 1,110,000 | 421,000 | 90 | 60 | 1,830 | 2,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | 1,510,000 | 591,000 | 100 | 70 | 2,230 | 2,360 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 4,123,000 | $ | 1,595,000 | 270 | 200 | 7,910 | 7,080 | ||||||||||||||||
Required:
1. Management felt the easiest way to allocate the sales and support costs was based on the total revenue. Using total revenue as the allocation base, determine the profitability of each of the five customers.
2. Management felt that because the data revealed some customers require a disproportionate share of sales and support resources, activity-based costing should be used to determine customer profitability. Use ABC to prepare a customer profitability analysis.
In: Accounting
JJ Industries will pay a regular dividend of $2.4 per share for each of the next four years. At the end of the four years, the company will also pay out a liquidating dividend of $74 per share, and the company will cease operations. If the discount rate is 13 percent, what is the current value of the company’s stock?
(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
In: Finance
A growing concern of employers is time spent in activities like surfing the Internet and e-mailing friends during work hours. The San Luis Obispo Tribune summarized the fundings from a survey of a large sample of workers in an article that ran under the headline "Who Goofs Off 2 Hours a Day? Most Workers, Survey Says" (August 3, 2006). Suppose that the CEO of a large company wants to determine whether the average amount of wasted time during an 8-hour work day for employees of her company is less than the reported 120 minutes. Each person in a random sample of 12 employees was contacted and asked about daily wasted time at work. The resulting data are the following:
108 112 117 128 130 111 131 116 113 113 105 128
Is the following statement "These data provide evidence that the mean wasted time for this company is less than 120 minutes with significance level alpha equals 0.05" true or false?
In: Statistics and Probability