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Explain why rewarding sales personnel on the basis of total sales might not be in the best interests of a business whose goal is to maximize profits.

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Scarce resource; discontinued product lines; negative contribution marginThe officers of Bardwell Company are reviewing the profitability of the company’s four products and the potential effects of several proposals for varying the product mix. The following is an excerpt from the income statement and other data.   Total Product P Product Q Product R Product S Sales $62,600 $10,000 $18,000 $12,600 $22,000 Cost of goods sold (44,274) (4,750) (7,056) (13,968) (18,500) Gross profit $18,326 $5,250 $10,944 $(1,368) $3,500 Operating expenses (12,004) (1,990) (2,968) (2,826) (4,220) Income before taxes 6,322 $3,260 $7,976 $(4,194) $(720) Units sold   1,000 1,200 1,800 2,000 Sales price per unit   $10.00 $15.00 $7.00 $11.00 Variable cost of goods sold   2.50 3.00 6.50 6.00 Variable operating expenses   1.17 1.25 1.00 1.20 Each of the following proposals is to be considered independently of the other proposals. Consider only the product changes stated in each…
Analyzing one company's make or buy and special order proposals OneCo is a retail organization in the Northeast that sells upscale clothing. Each year, store managers (in consultation with their supervisors) establish financial goals; a monthly reporting system captures actual performance. OneCo Inc. produces a single product. Cost per unit, based on the manufacture and sale of 10,000 units per month at full capacity, is shown below. Product costs   Direct materials $4.00 Direct labor 1.30 Variable overhead 2.50 Fixed overhead 3.40 Sales commission 0.90   $12.10   The $0.90 sales commission is paid for every unit sold through regular channels. Market demand is such that OneCo is operating at full capacity, and the firm has found it can sell all it can produce at the market price of $16.50. Currently, OneCo is considering two separate proposals: · Gatsby, Inc. has offered to buy 1,000 units at $14.35 each. Sales commission would be $0.35 on this special order. ·…
MYS App Ch 1 M Ques M X Chat Use ta gaut Soluta acco a webs a wear a acco calcuTelesa Requ /ezto.mheducation.com/ext/map/index.html?_con=con&external_browser=0&launchUrl=https%253A%252F%252Fconnect.mheducation.com%252Fconnect ework i ces Saved [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The first production department in a process manufacturing system reports the following unit data. Beginning work in process inventory Units started and completed 35,200 units 52,800 units Units completed and transferred out Ending work in process inventory 88,000 units 17,900 units Help Save & Exercise 16-4 (Algo) Weighted average: Computing equivalent units LO P1 Prepare the production department's equivalent units of production for direct materials under each of the following three separate assumptions using the weighted average method for process costing. Equivalent Units of Production (EUP)-Weighted Average Method 1. All direct materials are added to products when…

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Ch. 20 - Explain why service companies use different...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.1APECh. 20 - Variable costing Marley Company has the following...Ch. 20 - Variable costingproduction exceeds sales Fixed...Ch. 20 - Variable costingproduction exceeds sales Fixed...Ch. 20 - Variable costingsales exceed production The...Ch. 20 - Variable costing sales exceed production The...Ch. 20 - Analyzing income under absorption and variable...Ch. 20 - Analyzing income under absorption and variable...Ch. 20 - Contribution margin by segment The following...Ch. 20 - Contribution margin by segment The following...Ch. 20 - Contribution margin analysis The actual price for...Ch. 20 - Contribution margin analysis The actual variable...Ch. 20 - Inventory valuation under absorption costing and...Ch. 20 - Income statements under absorption costing and...Ch. 20 - Income statements under absorption costing and...Ch. 20 - Cost of goods manufactured, using variable costing...Ch. 20 - Variable costing income statement On June 50, the...Ch. 20 - Absorption costing income statement On July 31,...Ch. 20 - Variable costing income statement The following...Ch. 20 - Estimated income statements, using absorption and...Ch. 20 - Variable and absorption costing Ansara Company had...Ch. 20 - Variable and absorption costingthree products...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.11EXCh. 20 - Product profitability analysis Power Train Sports...Ch. 20 - Territory and product profitability analysis Coast...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.14EXCh. 20 - Segment profitability analysis The marketing...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.16EXCh. 20 - Prob. 20.17EXCh. 20 - Prob. 20.18EXCh. 20 - Contribution margin analysis variable costs Based...Ch. 20 - Variable costing income statement for a service...Ch. 20 - Contribution margin reporting and analysis for a...Ch. 20 - Variable costing income statement and contribution...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.1APRCh. 20 - Income statements under absorption costing and...Ch. 20 - Absorption and variable costing income statements...Ch. 20 - Salespersons' report and analysis Walthman...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.5APRCh. 20 - Contribution margin analysis Dozier Industries...Ch. 20 - Absorption and variable costing income statements...Ch. 20 - Income statements under absorption costing and...Ch. 20 - Absorption and variable costing income statements...Ch. 20 - Salespersons' report and analysis Pachec Inc....Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.5BPRCh. 20 - Contribution margin analysis Mathews Company...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.1CPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.3CPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.4CPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.5CP
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