Assume you are the department 8 manager for Marley's Manufacturing. Marley's operates under a cost-based transfer structure. Assume you receive the majority of you raw materials from department A, which sells only to department B (they have no outside sales). The income statement for Marley's Manufacturing is shown below: Marley's Manufacturing Income Statement Month Ending August 31, 2018 Dept. A Dept. B $50,000 26,000 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Utility expenses expense Costs allocated from corporate Total expenses Operating income/(loss) in dollars Operating income/(loss) in percentage 14% -9% Assume the market price for the items your department purchase is 15% below what you are being charged by department A of Marley's Manufacturing. Determine the operating income for department B, assuming department A "sold" department 8 1,000 units during the month and department A reduces the selling price to the market price. Round your percentage answer to one decimal place. New operating income/(loss) for department B in dollars -2,850 X New operating income/(loss) for department 8 in percentage
Assume you are the department 8 manager for Marley's Manufacturing. Marley's operates under a cost-based transfer structure. Assume you receive the majority of you raw materials from department A, which sells only to department B (they have no outside sales). The income statement for Marley's Manufacturing is shown below: Marley's Manufacturing Income Statement Month Ending August 31, 2018 Dept. A Dept. B $50,000 26,000 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Utility expenses expense Costs allocated from corporate Total expenses Operating income/(loss) in dollars Operating income/(loss) in percentage 14% -9% Assume the market price for the items your department purchase is 15% below what you are being charged by department A of Marley's Manufacturing. Determine the operating income for department B, assuming department A "sold" department 8 1,000 units during the month and department A reduces the selling price to the market price. Round your percentage answer to one decimal place. New operating income/(loss) for department B in dollars -2,850 X New operating income/(loss) for department 8 in percentage
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Assume you are the department B manager for Marley's Manufacturing. Marley's operates under a cost-based transfer structure. Assume you receive the majority of you
raw materials from department A, which sells only to department B (they have no outside sales).
The income statement for Marley's Manufacturing is shown below:
Marley's Manufacturing
Income Statement
Month Ending August 31, 2018
Sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
Utility expenses
Wages expense
Costs allocated from corporate
Total expenses
Dept. A Dept. B
$21,000
$50,000
10,080
26,000
$10,920
$24,000
1,050
3,500
5,040 10,500
1,890
14,500
$7,980 $28,500
$2,940
-$4,500
Operating income/(loss) in dollars
Operating income/(loss) in percentage
14%
-9:%
Assume the market price for the items your department purchase is 15% below what you are being charged by department A of Marley's Manufacturing.
Determine the operating income for department B, assuming department A "sold" department 8 1,000 units during the month and department A reduces the selling price
to the market price. Round your percentage answer to one decimal place.
-2,850 X
New operating income/(loss) for department B in dollars
New operating income/(loss) for department B in percentage
5.7 X %
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