Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts
Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts
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ISBN: 9781259569197
Author: Thomas P Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds, Bor-Yi Tsay, Philip R Olds
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 29PSB

a.

To determine

Whether to eliminate Division Z.

a.

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Special order decisions: Special order decisions include circumstances in which the board must choose whether to acknowledge abnormal customer orders. These requests or orders normally necessitate special dispensation or include a demand for lesser price.

Outsourcing: It can be termed as conveying all or part of an activity to a supplier or a provider. While outsourcing was initially limited to fundamental activities, it as of now invades the administration of numerous organizations.

Opportunity cost: Opportunity cost is the forfeit of certain benefits such as cost savings, incomes, which is surrendered by not picking an option. Opportunity costs are applicable in decisions where the acknowledgment of one option disqualifies the likelihood of selecting different alternatives.

Determine the contribution to profit

ContibutiontoProfit=[SalesRevenueManufacturingCostsRentonFacilityUnitLevelSelling&AdminCostsDivisionLevelSelling&AdminCosts]=[$750,000$450,000$180,000$45,000$90,000]=$15,000

Therefore the contribution to profit is -$15,000.

Conclusion

From the results obtained above, the contribution to profit is negative at -$15,000. Hence the Division Z should be eliminated.

Therefore Division Z should be eliminated.

To determine

Preparing the companywide income statement before and after eliminating Division Z.

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The companywide income statement before eliminating Division Z is as follows:

Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts, Chapter 6, Problem 29PSB , additional homework tip  1

Table (1)

(Refer excel for workings)

The companywide income statement after eliminating Division Z is as follows:

Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts, Chapter 6, Problem 29PSB , additional homework tip  2

Table (2)

(Refer excel for workings)

b.

To determine

Whether the recommendations in Requirement A changes if the units increase to 30,000 units by comparing differential avoidable cost and revenue for Division Z.

b.

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Initiate by calculating the cost price per unit and the selling per unit that will change in respect to the quantity of units produced and traded. The result is divided with the total cost for respective group by 30,000 units to get cost per unit. The headquarters facility-level costs are not considered from the investigation since these costs are not avoidable.

Determine the selling price per unit

SellingPriceperunit=[SalesNumberofUnits]=[$750,00030,000]=$25

Therefore the selling price per unit is $25.

Determine the unit level manufacturing costs

UnitLevelManufacturingCosts=[ActualCostsNumberofUnits]=[$450,00030,000]=$15

Therefore the unit level manufacturing costs is $20.

Determine the unit level selling and administrative costs

UnitLevelAdministrativeCosts=[ActualCostsNumberofUnits]=[$450,00030,000]=$15

Therefore the unit level selling and administrative costs is $15.

Determine the contribution to profit

The comparison between differential revenue and avoidable cost is determined in the below step.

ContibutiontoProfit=[SalesManufacturingCostsRentonFacilityUnitLevelSelling&AdminCostsDivisionLevelSelling&AdminCosts]=[($25×45,000)($15×45,000)$180,000($1.50×45,000)$90,000]=[$1,125,000$675,000$180,000$67,500$90,000]=$112,500

Therefore the contribution to profit is $112,500.

Conclusion

From the results obtained above, the profit contributed by Division Z would be 45,000 units. Hence the division should not be eradicated. Additionally, it is vital to contemplate development prospective before choosing to eliminate a segment.

Therefore Division Z should not be eliminated.

c.

To determine

Whether to operate the division with volume of 30,000 units or it should be closed.

c.

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The reasons on whether to operate the division with volume of 30,000 units or it should be closed is as follows:

  • It is mentioned that Company H is paying $180,000 to lease the manufacturing facility for Division Z.
  • The business could earn $190,000 ($370,000-$180,000) by subleasing the manufacturing facility.
  • By operating the division, the organization is allowing up the chance to sublease the office.
  • This is an opportunity cost that would be avoidable by eradicating Division Z.
  •  Consequently, it must be incorporated into the investigation. If the volume is 45,000 units Division Z contributes $112,500 as profit.

Determine the profit or loss of the division

ProfitorLoss=[ProfitOpportunityCost]=[$112,500$190,000]=$77,500

Therefore the loss of the division is -$77,500.

Conclusion

When considering opportunity cost, the profit turns into a loss of $77,500. According to these conditions, Division Z should be eliminated.

Therefore, Division Z should be eliminated.

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