Annie's Homemade currently owns one push cart along with a branded tent to facilitate off-site sales. The company is considering buying a second push cart and tent for $4,500 to expand its off-site sales opportunities. Because the company's cargo trailer has the capacity to transport two push carts, there is no need to buy an additional trailer at this time. Annie's provided the following estimates to assist with analyzing the investment in an additional push cart: Additional sales events per month (in June, July, August, and September) Average number of servings sold per event Selling price per serving Ingredients and packaging cost per serving Average time for manager to make one batch of 100 servings of ice cream Average time for employees to pre-package one serving of ice cream Pickup truck diesel fuel, oil, and diesel exhaust fluid expenses Average duration of each event (including drive time) Average number of employees working at each event Hourly wage rate for managers Hourly wage rate per employee Average round-trip mileage to each sales event Required: 6 100. $5.00 $ 1.40 1.5 hours 1.2 minutes $0.50 per mile. 2 hours 2 $15.00 $ 8.00 19 miles

Annie's Homemade currently owns one push cart along with a branded tent to facilitate off-site sales. The company is considering buying a second push cart and tent for $4,500 to expand its off-site sales opportunities. Because the company's cargo trailer has the capacity to transport two push carts, there is no need to buy an additional trailer at this time. Annie's provided the following estimates to assist with analyzing the investment in an additional push cart: Additional sales events per month (in June, July, August, and September) Average number of servings sold per event Selling price per serving Ingredients and packaging cost per serving Average time for manager to make one batch of 100 servings of ice cream Average time for employees to pre-package one serving of ice cream Pickup truck diesel fuel, oil, and diesel exhaust fluid expenses Average duration of each event (including drive time) Average number of employees working at each event Hourly wage rate for managers Hourly wage rate per employee Average round-trip mileage to each sales event Required: 6 100. $5.00 $ 1.40 1.5 hours 1.2 minutes $0.50 per mile. 2 hours 2 $15.00 $ 8.00 19 miles

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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