Red Line Railroad Inc. has three regional divisions organized as profit centers. The chief executive officer (CEO) evaluates divisional performance, using income from operations as a percent of revenues. The following quarterly income and expense accounts were provided from the trial balance as of December 31:
| Revenues—East | $ 862,000 |
| Revenues—West | 1,036,000 |
| Revenues—Central | 1,890,000 |
| Operating Expenses—East | 563,600 |
| Operating Expenses—West | 621,840 |
| Operating Expenses—Central | 1,167,900 |
| Corporate Expenses—Shareholder Relations | 150,000 |
| Corporate Expenses—Customer Support | 360,000 |
| Corporate Expenses—Legal | 252,000 |
| General Corporate Officers’ Salaries | 274,500 |
The company operates three service departments: Shareholder Relations, Customer Support, and Legal. The Shareholder Relations Department conducts a variety of services for shareholders of the company. The Customer Support Department is the company’s point of contact for new service, complaints, and requests for repair. The department believes that the number of customer contacts is an activity base for this work. The Legal Department provides legal services for division management. The department believes that the number of hours billed is an activity base for this work. The following additional information has been gathered:
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East |
West |
Central |
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| Number of customer contacts | 5,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 |
| Number of hours billed | 1,400 | 2,000 | 2,200 |
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| 1. | Prepare quarterly income statements showing income from operations for the three divisions. Use three column headings: East, West, and Central. |
| 2. | Identify the most successful division according to the profit margin. Enter percentage rounded two decimal places (e.g. 0.22547 is 22.55%). |
| 3. | What would you include in a recommendation to the CEO for a better method for evaluating the performance of the divisions? What is a major weakness of the present method? |
Quarterly Income Statements
1. Prepare quarterly income statements showing income from operations for the three divisions. Use three column headings: East, West, and Central.
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Red Line Railroad Inc. |
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Divisional Income Statements |
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For the Quarter Ended December 31 |
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West |
Central |
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Revenues |
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Operating expenses |
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Income from operations before service department charges |
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Service department charges: |
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Customer Support |
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Legal |
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Total service department charges |
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Income from operations |
2. Compute the profit margin for each division. Enter percentage rounded two decimal places (e.g. .22547 is 22.55%).
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Division |
Profit Margin |
| East Division | % |
| West Division | % |
| Central Division | % |
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During the 2ndquarter of 2016 (June 2016 – August 2016) Ping-Pong Industries (located at 535 Main Street, Brentwood, NY 11717; Sales Tax ID# 44455566677) had total sales of $126,000. Of this amount, $21,000 were non-taxable. All of the sales were made in Suffolk County, and the company does not report gross credit card and debit card sales. This is not the final sales tax return for the company, and the company pays the sales tax amount that is due when filing the form. The company does not use a third-party designee, and prepares the sales tax forms on its own. The forms are signed by Alton Thompson, the CEO of the company (phone number: 631-555-8476, no e-mail address), and are filed on the due date for the form.
Based on the instructions that have been provided for Form ST-100, complete Form ST-100 of Ping-Pong Industries for the 2ndquarter of the year.
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Receivables can also be used to analyze the financial health of a company. Research the Accounts Receivable Turnover ratio for TWO companies in the same industry. Report back the ratios for these companies. Analyze these ratios and tell us, based only on this information, what company is in a better financial position. Is this what you expected, why or why not?
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Consider a hypothetical US company who is considering its expansion in India (soft drink company)
Need the below information about India which characterstics of labour force in terms of size and unemployment rate.
Labour Force
a)Size
b)Unemployment rates
:250 words
No copy please.Use your own words.
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Explain what will happen to the size of both M1 and M2 in each of the following situations:
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Problem 8-07A (Video)
On January 1, 2020, Harter Company had Accounts Receivable $139,000, Notes Receivable $25,000, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $13,200. The note receivable is from Willingham Company. It is a 4-month, 9% note dated December 31, 2019. Harter Company prepares financial statements annually at December 31. During the year, the following selected transactions occurred.
| Jan. 5 | Sold $20,000 of merchandise to Sheldon Company, terms n/15. | |
| 20 | Accepted Sheldon Company’s $20,000, 3-month, 8% note for balance due. | |
| Feb. 18 | Sold $8,000 of merchandise to Patwary Company and accepted Patwary’s $8,000, 6-month, 9% note for the amount due. | |
| Apr. 20 | Collected Sheldon Company note in full. | |
| 30 | Received payment in full from Willingham Company on the amount due. | |
| May 25 | Accepted Potter Inc.’s $6,000, 3-month, 7% note in settlement of a past-due balance on account. | |
| Aug. 18 | Received payment in full from Patwary Company on note due. | |
| 25 | The Potter Inc. note was dishonored. Potter Inc. is not bankrupt; future payment is anticipated. | |
| Sept. 1 | Sold $12,000 of merchandise to Stanbrough Company and accepted a $12,000, 6-month, 10% note for the amount due. |
Journalize the transactions. (Omit cost of goods sold entries.)
(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Credit
account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered.
Do not indent manually. Record journal
entries in the order presented in the problem.)
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| Megatronics Corporation, a massive retailer of electronic products, is organized in four separate divisions. | |||||||
| The four divisional managers are evaluated at year-end, and bonuses are awarded based on ROI. | |||||||
| Last year, the company as a whole produced a 12 percent return on its investment. | |||||||
| During the past week, management of the company's Northeast Division was approached about the | |||||||
| possibility of buying a competitor that had decided to redirect its retail activities. (If the competitor is | |||||||
| acquired, it will be acquired at its book value.) The data that follow relate to recent performance of the | |||||||
| Northeast Division and the competitor; | |||||||
| Northeast Division | Competitor | ||||||
| Sales | $8,600,000 | $4,250,000 | |||||
| Variable costs | 75% of sales | 60% of sales | |||||
| Fixed costs | $1,800,000 | $1,600,000 | |||||
| Invested capital | $3,100,000 | $225,000 | |||||
| Management has determined that in order to upgrade the competitor to Megatronics' standards, an | |||||||
| additional $275,000 of invested capital would be needed. | |||||||
| Required: As a group, complete the following requirements. | |||||||
| 1 | Compute the current ROI of the Northeast Division and the division's ROI if the competitor is acquired. | ||||||
| 2 | What is the likely reaction of divisional management toward the acquisition? Why? | ||||||
| 3 | What is the likely reaction of Megatronics' corporate management toward the acquisition? Why? | ||||||
| 4 | Would the division be better off if it didn't upgrade the competitor to Megatronics' standards? | ||||||
| Show computations to support your answer. | |||||||
| 5 | Assume that Megatronics uses residual income to evaluate performance and desires an 11 percent | ||||||
| minimum return on invested capital. Compute the current residual income of the Northeast | |||||||
| Division and the division's residual income if the competitor is acquired. Will divisional management | |||||||
| be likely to change its attitude toward the acquisition? Why? | |||||||
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