Please Convert yearly data to quarterly data on excel
Income Level
Canada United States
Year Annual Annual
2000 22750 59938
2001 23110 58609
2002 23580 57947
2003 25480 57875
2004 29530 57674
2005 34300 58291
2006 37890 58746
2007 41530 59534
2008 44930 57412
2009 43220 57010
2010 44480 55520
2011 47180 54673
2012 51080 54569
2013 52800 56479
2014 52190 55613
2015 47580 58476
2016 43940 60309
2017 43000
2018 44860
In: Finance
Subject: Computer Algorithms
3) Design an efficient algorithm that sorts an array containing 2 sorted sets of numbers, such as A=[3,4,7,9,13,1,5,6,8] (Note that [3,4,7,9,13] and [1,5,6,8] are both sorted, but A is not). Your algorithm declaration should look like this:
MYSORT(A,p,n)
where A is the input array, p is the index to the first element of the second set of numbers, and n is the length of array A.
Calculate the asymptotic running time and space of you algorithm.
Reference book
Introduction to Algorithms 3rd edition
Ebook URL:
http://ce.bonabu.ac.ir/uploads/30/CMS/user/file/115/EBook/Introduction.to.Algorithms.3rd.Edition.Sep.2010.pdf
In: Computer Science
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 |
|||||||||
| Sales | $ | 3,500,000 | $ | 780,000 | $ | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,320,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,925,000 | 450,000 | 749,000 | 726,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,575,000 | 330,000 | 651,000 | 594,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 827,000 | 236,400 | 317,500 | 273,100 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 408,000 | 111,000 | 158,400 | 138,600 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,235,000 | 347,400 | 475,900 | 411,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 340,000 | $ | (17,400 | ) | $ | 175,100 | $ | 182,300 | |||
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 |
|||||
| Selling expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales salaries | $ | 228,000 | $ | 62,600 | $ | 77,000 | $ | 88,400 |
| Direct advertising | 170,000 | 56,000 | 77,000 | 37,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 52,500 | 11,700 | 21,000 | 19,800 | ||||
| Store rent | 325,000 | 90,000 | 125,000 | 110,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 18,500 | 5,100 | 6,500 | 6,900 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 22,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
10,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 827,000 | $ | 236,400 | $ | 317,500 | $ | 273,100 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total |
North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||
| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 77,500 | $ | 23,500 | $ | 32,500 | $ | 21,500 |
| General office salaries* | 52,500 | 11,800 | 21,000 | 19,700 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 30,000 | 9,000 | 11,500 | 9,500 | ||||
| Utilities | 103,425 | 31,390 | 37,700 | 34,335 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 57,075 | 15,810 | 20,700 | 20,565 | ||||
| General office—other* | 87,500 | 19,500 | 35,000 | 33,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 408,000 | $ | 111,000 | $ | 158,400 | $ | 138,600 |
*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 $10,800 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $11,800 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 $4,500 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 $5,900 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?
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 |
||||||||||||
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||||||
| Sales | $ | 4,800,000 | $ | 960,000 | $ | 1,920,000 | $ | 1,920,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,640,000 | 600,000 | 984,000 | 1,056,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 2,160,000 | 360,000 | 936,000 | 864,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 853,000 | 249,400 | 324,000 | 279,600 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 473,000 | 124,000 | 177,900 | 171,100 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,326,000 | 373,400 | 501,900 | 450,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 834,000 | $ | (13,400 | ) | $ | 434,100 | $ | 413,300 | |||
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 |
|||||
| Selling expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales salaries | $ | 246,200 | $ | 59,000 | $ | 77,800 | $ | 109,400 |
| Direct advertising | 183,000 | 69,000 | 90,000 | 24,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 72,000 | 14,400 | 28,800 | 28,800 | ||||
| Store rent | 286,000 | 87,000 | 106,000 | 93,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 25,000 | 6,400 | 7,800 | 10,800 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 26,400 | 8,800 | 8,800 | 8,800 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
14,400 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 853,000 | $ | 249,400 | $ | 324,000 | $ | 279,600 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||
| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 97,000 | $ | 30,000 | $ | 39,000 | $ | 28,000 |
| General office salaries* | 72,000 | 14,400 | 28,800 | 28,800 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 43,000 | 12,900 | 18,000 | 12,100 | ||||
| Utilities | 74,760 | 25,870 | 20,940 | 27,950 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 66,240 | 16,830 | 23,160 | 26,250 | ||||
| General office—other* | 120,000 | 24,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 473,000 | $ | 124,000 | $ | 177,900 | $ | 171,100 |
*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 $13,400 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $14,400 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 $5,800 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 $7,200 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?
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 |
||||||||||||
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||||||
| Sales | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 840,000 | $ | 1,600,000 | $ | 1,560,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,200,000 | 495,000 | 847,000 | 858,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,800,000 | 345,000 | 753,000 | 702,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 837,000 | 241,400 | 320,000 | 275,600 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 433,000 | 116,000 | 165,900 | 151,100 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,270,000 | 357,400 | 485,900 | 426,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 530,000 | $ | (12,400 | ) | $ | 267,100 | $ | 275,300 | |||
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 |
|||||
| Selling expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales salaries | $ | 235,000 | $ | 55,200 | $ | 83,000 | $ | 96,800 |
| Direct advertising | 175,000 | 61,000 | 82,000 | 32,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 60,000 | 12,600 | 24,000 | 23,400 | ||||
| Store rent | 310,000 | 95,000 | 112,000 | 103,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 21,000 | 5,600 | 7,000 | 8,400 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 24,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
12,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 837,000 | $ | 241,400 | $ | 320,000 | $ | 275,600 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||
| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 85,000 | $ | 26,000 | $ | 35,000 | $ | 24,000 |
| General office salaries* | 60,000 | 12,600 | 24,000 | 23,400 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 35,000 | 10,500 | 14,000 | 10,500 | ||||
| Utilities | 92,400 | 30,630 | 30,400 | 31,370 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 60,600 | 15,270 | 22,500 | 22,830 | ||||
| General office—other* | 100,000 | 21,000 | 40,000 | 39,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 433,000 | $ | 116,000 | $ | 165,900 | $ | 151,100 |
*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 $11,600 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $12,600 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 $5,000 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 $6,300 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?
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 |
||||||||||||
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||||||
| Sales | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 840,000 | $ | 1,600,000 | $ | 1,560,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,200,000 | 495,000 | 847,000 | 858,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,800,000 | 345,000 | 753,000 | 702,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 837,000 | 241,400 | 320,000 | 275,600 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 433,000 | 116,000 | 165,900 | 151,100 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,270,000 | 357,400 | 485,900 | 426,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 530,000 | $ | (12,400 | ) | $ | 267,100 | $ | 275,300 | |||
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 |
|||||
| Selling expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales salaries | $ | 235,000 | $ | 55,200 | $ | 83,000 | $ | 96,800 |
| Direct advertising | 175,000 | 61,000 | 82,000 | 32,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 60,000 | 12,600 | 24,000 | 23,400 | ||||
| Store rent | 310,000 | 95,000 | 112,000 | 103,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 21,000 | 5,600 | 7,000 | 8,400 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 24,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
12,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 837,000 | $ | 241,400 | $ | 320,000 | $ | 275,600 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||
| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 85,000 | $ | 26,000 | $ | 35,000 | $ | 24,000 |
| General office salaries* | 60,000 | 12,600 | 24,000 | 23,400 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 35,000 | 10,500 | 14,000 | 10,500 | ||||
| Utilities | 92,400 | 30,630 | 30,400 | 31,370 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 60,600 | 15,270 | 22,500 | 22,830 | ||||
| General office—other* | 100,000 | 21,000 | 40,000 | 39,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 433,000 | $ | 116,000 | $ | 165,900 | $ | 151,100 |
*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 $11,600 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $12,600 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 $5,000 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 $6,300 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?
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 |
||||||||||||
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||||||
| Sales | $ | 3,500,000 | $ | 780,000 | $ | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,320,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,925,000 | 450,000 | 749,000 | 726,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,575,000 | 330,000 | 651,000 | 594,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 827,000 | 236,400 | 317,500 | 273,100 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 408,000 | 111,000 | 158,400 | 138,600 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,235,000 | 347,400 | 475,900 | 411,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 340,000 | $ | (17,400 | ) | $ | 175,100 | $ | 182,300 | |||
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 |
|||||
| Selling expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales salaries | $ | 228,000 | $ | 62,600 | $ | 77,000 | $ | 88,400 |
| Direct advertising | 170,000 | 56,000 | 77,000 | 37,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 52,500 | 11,700 | 21,000 | 19,800 | ||||
| Store rent | 325,000 | 90,000 | 125,000 | 110,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 18,500 | 5,100 | 6,500 | 6,900 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 22,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
10,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 827,000 | $ | 236,400 | $ | 317,500 | $ | 273,100 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total | North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||
| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 77,500 | $ | 23,500 | $ | 32,500 | $ | 21,500 |
| General office salaries* | 52,500 | 11,700 | 21,000 | 19,800 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 30,000 | 9,000 | 11,500 | 9,500 | ||||
| Utilities | 103,425 | 31,505 | 37,700 | 34,220 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 57,075 | 15,795 | 20,700 | 20,580 | ||||
| General office—other* | 87,500 | 19,500 | 35,000 | 33,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 408,000 | $ | 111,000 | $ | 158,400 | $ | 138,600 |
*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 $10,700 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $11,700 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 $4,500 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 $5,850 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?
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 |
||||||||||||
| Total |
North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||||||
| Sales | $ | 3,600,000 | $ | 800,000 | $ | 1,440,000 | $ | 1,360,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,980,000 | 470,000 | 762,000 | 748,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,620,000 | 330,000 | 678,000 | 612,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 829,000 | 237,400 | 318,000 | 273,600 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 413,000 | 112,000 | 159,900 | 141,100 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,242,000 | 349,400 | 477,900 | 414,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 378,000 | $ | (19,400 | ) | $ | 200,100 | $ | 197,300 | |||
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 |
|||||
| Selling expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales salaries | $ | 221,400 | $ | 61,000 | $ | 74,600 | $ | 85,800 |
| Direct advertising | 171,000 | 57,000 | 78,000 | 36,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 54,000 | 12,000 | 21,600 | 20,400 | ||||
| Store rent | 330,000 | 91,000 | 126,000 | 113,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 19,000 | 5,200 | 6,600 | 7,200 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 22,800 | 7,600 | 7,600 | 7,600 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
10,800 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 829,000 | $ | 237,400 | $ | 318,000 | $ | 273,600 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total |
North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
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| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 79,000 | $ | 24,000 | $ | 33,000 | $ | 22,000 |
| General office salaries* | 54,000 | 12,000 | 21,600 | 20,400 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 31,000 | 9,300 | 12,000 | 9,700 | ||||
| Utilities | 102,420 | 31,010 | 36,780 | 34,630 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 56,580 | 15,690 | 20,520 | 20,370 | ||||
| General office—other* | 90,000 | 20,000 | 36,000 | 34,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 413,000 | $ | 112,000 | $ | 159,900 | $ | 141,100 |
*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 $11,000 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $12,000 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 $4,600 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 $6,000 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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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 | $ | 3,600,000 | $ | 800,000 | $ | 1,440,000 | $ | 1,360,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,980,000 | 470,000 | 762,000 | 748,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,620,000 | 330,000 | 678,000 | 612,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 829,000 | 237,400 | 318,000 | 273,600 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 413,000 | 112,000 | 159,900 | 141,100 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,242,000 | 349,400 | 477,900 | 414,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 378,000 | $ | (19,400 | ) | $ | 200,100 | $ | 197,300 | |||
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 | $ | 221,400 | $ | 61,000 | $ | 74,600 | $ | 85,800 |
| Direct advertising | 171,000 | 57,000 | 78,000 | 36,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 54,000 | 12,000 | 21,600 | 20,400 | ||||
| Store rent | 330,000 | 91,000 | 126,000 | 113,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 19,000 | 5,200 | 6,600 | 7,200 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 22,800 | 7,600 | 7,600 | 7,600 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
10,800 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 829,000 | $ | 237,400 | $ | 318,000 | $ | 273,600 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total |
North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
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| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 79,000 | $ | 24,000 | $ | 33,000 | $ | 22,000 |
| General office salaries* | 54,000 | 12,000 | 21,600 | 20,400 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 31,000 | 9,300 | 12,000 | 9,700 | ||||
| Utilities | 102,420 | 31,010 | 36,780 | 34,630 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 56,580 | 15,690 | 20,520 | 20,370 | ||||
| General office—other* | 90,000 | 20,000 | 36,000 | 34,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 413,000 | $ | 112,000 | $ | 159,900 | $ | 141,100 |
*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 $11,000 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $12,000 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 $4,600 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 $6,000 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?
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 |
||||||||||||
| Total |
North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||||||
| Sales | $ | 3,600,000 | $ | 800,000 | $ | 1,440,000 | $ | 1,360,000 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,980,000 | 470,000 | 762,000 | 748,000 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,620,000 | 330,000 | 678,000 | 612,000 | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling expenses | 829,000 | 237,400 | 318,000 | 273,600 | ||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 413,000 | 112,000 | 159,900 | 141,100 | ||||||||
| Total expenses | 1,242,000 | 349,400 | 477,900 | 414,700 | ||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 378,000 | $ | (19,400 | ) | $ | 200,100 | $ | 197,300 | |||
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 |
|||||
| Selling expenses: | ||||||||
| Sales salaries | $ | 221,400 | $ | 61,000 | $ | 74,600 | $ | 85,800 |
| Direct advertising | 171,000 | 57,000 | 78,000 | 36,000 | ||||
| General advertising* | 54,000 | 12,000 | 21,600 | 20,400 | ||||
| Store rent | 330,000 | 91,000 | 126,000 | 113,000 | ||||
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 19,000 | 5,200 | 6,600 | 7,200 | ||||
| Delivery salaries | 22,800 | 7,600 | 7,600 | 7,600 | ||||
| Depreciation of delivery equipment |
10,800 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | ||||
| Total selling expenses | $ | 829,000 | $ | 237,400 | $ | 318,000 | $ | 273,600 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
| Total |
North Store |
South Store |
East Store |
|||||
| Administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Store managers' salaries | $ | 79,000 | $ | 24,000 | $ | 33,000 | $ | 22,000 |
| General office salaries* | 54,000 | 12,000 | 21,600 | 20,400 | ||||
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 31,000 | 9,300 | 12,000 | 9,700 | ||||
| Utilities | 102,420 | 31,010 | 36,780 | 34,630 | ||||
| Employment taxes | 56,580 | 15,690 | 20,520 | 20,370 | ||||
| General office—other* | 90,000 | 20,000 | 36,000 | 34,000 | ||||
| Total administrative expenses | $ | 413,000 | $ | 112,000 | $ | 159,900 | $ | 141,100 |
*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 $11,000 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would continue to earn her normal salary of $12,000 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 $4,600 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 $6,000 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?
In: Accounting