Rusted from the Rain, Inc. is a producer of specialized anti-rust automotive equipment. Currently, overhead costs are allocated at a rate of $50 per machine hour produced and the company used 2,000 machine hours last year. Rusted’s CEO, William Talent, has heard about ABC, and would like to see if it makes any difference in the costs allocated to jobs at the company.

The accounting staff has provided the following information about manufacturing overhead:

                                                            Amount                      Cost Driver

Setups                                                 $30,000                       Number of setups

Equipment                                           20,000                        Number of machine hours

Inspection                                           50,000                        Number of inspections

The company estimates that it will perform 150 setups and 1,000 inspections each year and will use 2,000 machine hours. Job CRT will require 18 setups, 85 machine hours, and 60 inspections.

Required:

1. Calculate the activity rates to be used under ABC costing.
2. Using ABC, what amount of manufacturing overhead will be allocated to Job CRT?
3. What amount would be allocated to job CRT using their current, traditional system? (1 mark)
4. Explain why and how the two overhead allocation methods yield such different answers.

1. Your company designs and makes electronic counting and control devices for manufacturers. It employs 300 people in the Midwest and has been in business on a privately owned basis for nine years. The industry is competitive, and your company must preserve an edge in getting new products to market faster than others, maintaining a high-quality product, offering good and sustained service to its customers, and selling at a competitive price. The company offers a privately insured health care plan, among other benefits and rewards, for all employees and their dependents. It is a traditional indemnity plan design and the cost as a percentage of total employee compensation has increased from 16 percent to 25 percent over the last two years. There is no cost to the employees for their health care. Your competitors are sponsoring much less expensive plans. Your CEO has asked you for a complete review of the health care plan and to create a design that is in line with the business strategy, is cost-effective, provides employees with choice and quality, and helps recruit and retain employees.

Can you link your health care plan to a potential increase in productivity? How? How would you measure?

Case Analysis 3: You are the General Manager at the Bicker, Slaughter, and Lynch Law Firm. There is an opportunity to buy out a small law firm that was just started by a young MBA/JD, and you believe the firm can be grown and become a lucrative part of your Firm. With help from your finance leader, you have estimated the following benefit streams for this new division:

Before Tax Cash Flow From Operations

Year 1 $(149,000)

Year 2 $0

Year 3 $51,380

Year 4 $88,760

Year 5 $114,100

Year 6 $129,780

Year 7 $143,640

Year 8 $167,300

After Tax Net Income From Operations

Year 1 $(103,500)

Year 2 $(50,500)

Year 3 $36,700

Year 4 $63,400

Year 5 $81,500

Year 6 $92,700

Year 7 $102,600

Year 8 $119,500

After Tax Cash Flow From Operations

Year 1 $(85,600)

Year 2 $15,000

Year 3 $48,600

Year 4 $72,200

Year 5 $95,550

Year 6 $101,300

Year 7 $125,200

Year 8 $140,200

You estimate that the purchase price for this firm would be $200,000 and that additional net working capital would be needed in the amount of $60,000 in year 0, an additional $15,000 in year 2 and then $15,000 in year 5.

• BSL usually spend about $275,000 per year in advertising. If you make this acquisition, you would ask that advertising spending be increased by an incremental one-time amount of $45,000 in year 0 to publicize the firm’s expansion.

• Your finance leader has indicated that the firm has access to a credit line and could borrow the funds at a rate of 6%. He also mentions that when he runs project economics for capital budgeting (such as a new copier or a company car), he recommends a standard 10% rate discount, but the one other time they looked at an acquisition of a smaller firm, he used a 13% rate discount. Obviously you will want to select the most appropriate discount rate for this type of project.

• At the end of 8 years, the plan is to sell this division. The estimated terminal value (the sale and the return of working capital) is conservatively estimated to be $350,000 of after-tax cash flow help.

Using the data that you need (and ignoring the extraneous information), for this potential acquisition, calculate each of the following items: the Nominal Payback, the Discounted Payback, the Net Present Value, the IRR.

In an MS Word document, in paragraph form, respond to the following questions:

1) From a purely financial (numbers) perspective, would you recommend this purchase to management? Why?

2) What are some of the non-financial elements that need to be considered for this proposal?

3) Assumptions in project economics can have a huge impact on the result. Identify 3 financial elements/assumptions in your analysis that would make this project financially unattractive? In other words, what would have to be true for this to be a bad investment?

4) If you were the CEO, would you approve this proposal? Why or why not?

Flounder Inc. acquired 20% of the outstanding common stock of Theresa Kulikowski Inc. on December 31, 2020. The purchase price was $1,031,800 for 46,900 shares. Kulikowski Inc. declared and paid an $0.80 per share cash dividend on June 30 and on December 31, 2021. Kulikowski reported net income of $714,000 for 2021. The fair value of Kulikowski’s stock was $25 per share at December 31, 2021. Assume that the security is a trading security.

Prepare the journal entries for Flounder Inc. for 2020 and 2021, assuming that Flounder cannot exercise significant influence over Kulikowski. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

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Prepare the journal entries for Flounder Inc. for 2020 and 2021, assuming that Flounder can exercise significant influence over Kulikowski. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

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At what amount is the investment in securities reported on the balance sheet under each of these methods at December 31, 2021? What is the total net income reported in 2021 under each of these methods?

Metlock Inc. acquired 20% of the outstanding common stock of Theresa Kulikowski Inc. on December 31, 2020. The purchase price was $1,310,000 for 52,400 shares. Kulikowski Inc. declared and paid an $0.75 per share cash dividend on June 30 and on December 31, 2021. Kulikowski reported net income of $667,000 for 2021. The fair value of Kulikowski’s stock was $28 per share at December 31, 2021. Assume that the security is a trading security.

Prepare the journal entries for Metlock Inc. for 2020 and 2021, assuming that Metlock cannot exercise significant influence over Kulikowski.

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Prepare the journal entries for Metlock Inc. for 2020 and 2021, assuming that Metlock can exercise significant influence over Kulikowski.

At what amount is the investment in securities reported on the balance sheet under each of these methods at December 31, 2021? What is the total net income reported in 2021 under each of these methods?

1. Navarro Company began operations on 1/1/20 and produces tumbling mats and rebound mats for cheerleading. Both types of mats are manufactured from a joint process. During January 2020, the company incurred joint production costs of $89,500 and produced 2,000 tumbling mats and 500 rebound mats. Navarro believes the tumbling mats will require separate costs past the split-off point of $14.00 per unit, and the company believes it will be able to sell the tumbling mats for $150.00 per unit. Navarro believes the rebound mats will require separate costs past the split-off point of $10.00 per unit, and the company believes it will be able to sell the rebound mats for $100.00 per unit.

What amount of joint costs should be allocated to each product using the constant gross margin percentage method?

This assignment is an individual-specific assessment of the industry in which you currently work or of the industry in which you intend to work after completing your MBA. You should discussion the sources of the value created within your particular industry.  Your brief document should address the following issues:

1. Brief description of your current or intended industry
2. Evaluation of the unique value created by your firm (for its customers) relative to all of its competition.  In other words, what makes your firm special for its customers.  The value may be derived from the quality of the product (relative to others on the market), customer service, overall purchase experience, or a combination of these and other factors.
3. Concluding discussion that addresses how the factors that influence value created in this industry may change over the next five years.

Problem 10-12 Acquisition costs; lump-sum acquisition; noninterest-bearing note; interest capitalization [LO10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-7]

Early in its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, San Antonio Outfitters finalized plans to expand operations. The first stage was completed on March 28 with the purchase of a tract of land on the outskirts of the city. The land and existing building were purchased for $1,160,000. San Antonio paid $380,000 and signed a noninterest-bearing note requiring the company to pay the remaining $780,000 on March 28, 2020. An interest rate of 10% properly reflects the time value of money for this type of loan agreement. Title search, insurance, and other closing costs totaling $38,000 were paid at closing.
   
During April, the old building was demolished at a cost of $88,000, and an additional $68,000 was paid to clear and grade the land. Construction of a new building began on May 1 and was completed on October 29. Construction expenditures were as follows: (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

San Antonio borrowed $6,300,000 at 10% on May 1 to help finance construction. This loan, plus interest, will be paid in 2019. The company also had the following debt outstanding throughout 2018:

In November, the company purchased 10 identical pieces of equipment and office furniture and fixtures for a lump-sum price of $780,000. The fair values of the equipment and the furniture and fixtures were $572,000 and $308,000, respectively. In December, San Antonio paid a contractor $375,000 for the construction of parking lots and for landscaping.
  
Required:
1. Determine the initial values of the various assets that San Antonio acquired or constructed during 2018. The company uses the specific interest method to determine the amount of interest capitalized on the building construction.
2. How much interest expense will San Antonio report in its 2018 income statement?

Question 5

Alto Imports ending inventory was assigned a cost of $14,600 as a result of a physical stock-take on 30 June 2020.

A review of the company’s records revealed the following information:

• Alto Imports had recorded a $2,900 invoice (excluding GST) from a supplier for goods shipped ExW on 26 June 2020. The goods were not included in the physical inventory count because they had not yet arrived at the warehouse of Alto Imports by 30 June.
• Alto Imports had recorded a $1,900 invoice (excluding GST) from a supplier for goods shipped DPP on 28 June 2020. The goods were not included in the physical inventory count because they had not yet arrived at the warehouse of Alto Imports by 30 June.
• Alto Imports had goods valued at $3,600 (excluding GST) out on consignment on 30 June 2020 that were included in the physical inventory count.

Required:

1. For each of the above, determine the effects on Alto Imports 30 June inventory account balances.

2. What is correct value of inventory on hand at 30 June 2020?

Select information from Patel Sales and Services financial statements are listed below:

Part A                                                                                                                                     

Calculate the following ratios in the table below for 2020.  Show your calculations to receive full marks).  Results should be rounded to 2 decimal places.

The 2019 results for those ratios are shown in the table below.  In the Conclusion column, indicate whether Patel has improved or deteriorated in 2020 as compared to 2019.

Part B                                                                                                                                      Marks

Discuss Patel’s overall financial position in 2020 compared to 2019 using your results from above.