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Department contribution statement
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Explanation of Solution
V Company | ||
Department Contribution statement | ||
Particulars | Department A | Department B |
Sales | 800,000 | 450,000 |
Cost of goods sold | 497,000 | 291,000 |
Gross profit | 303,000 | 159,000 |
Direct expenses | ||
Salaries expense | 125,000 | 88,000 |
21,000 | 12,000 | |
Insurance | 20,000 | 10,000 |
Utilities | 24,000 | 14,000 |
Maintenance | 7,000 | 5,000 |
Total direct expenses | 197,000 | 129,000 |
Departmental contribution to | 106,000 | 30,000 |
Indirect expenses | ||
Salaries expenses | 23,040 | 12,960 |
Office expenses | 30,000 | 20,000 |
Insurance expense | 4,200 | 1,800 |
Depreciation expenses | 4,200 | 1,800 |
Depreciation | 10,500 | 4,500 |
Total indirect expenses | 67,740 | 39,260 |
Net income(loss) | 38,260 | (9,260) |
Hence, department A has net income of $38,260 and department B has net loss of $9,260.
Working notes:
Given,
Department A sale is $800,000.
Department B sale is $450,000.
Calculate the total sale of department A and B,
- Total sale=Department A+DepartmentB=$800,000+$450,000=$1,250,000
Compute the percentage of sales of Department A,
- Percentage of sale=Deparment A saleTotal sale ×100=$800,0001,250,000×100=64%
Compute the percentage of sales of Department B,
- Percentage of sale=Deparment B saleTotal sale ×100=$450,0001,250,000×100=36%
Allocation of salary on the basis of sale
Given,
Salary is 36,000.
Percentage of A department sale is 64%.
Percentage of B department sale is 36%.
Computation of salary of A department,
- Deparment A salary=Percentage of sale×Total salaries=64100×$36,000=$23,040
Computation of salary of B department,
- Deparment B salary=Percentage of sale×Total salaries=36100×$36,000=$12,960
Allocation of insurance on the basis of square feet,
Given,
Department A square feet is $28,000.
Department B square feet are $12,000.
Calculate the total square feet of department A and B,
- Total square feet=Department A+DepartmentB=$28,000+$12,000=$40,000
Compute the percentage of square feet of Department A,
- Percentage of square feet=Deparment A square feetTotal square feet×100=$28,000$40,000×100=70%
Compute the percentage of square feet of Department B,
- Percentage of square feet=Deparment B square feetTotal square feet×100=$12,000$40,000×100=30%
Given,
Insurance is $6,000.
Department A square feet is 70%.
Department B square feet are 30%.
Calculate the amount of the insurance on the basis of square feet,
- Department A=Insurance×% of square feet=70100×$6,000=$4,200
Department B=Insurance×% of square feet=30100×$6,000=$1,800
Hence, amount of the insurance on the basis of square feet of department A and B are $4,200 and $1,800.
Allocation of the depreciation on the basis of square feet,
Given,
Department A square feet is $28,000.
Department B square feet are $12,000.
Calculate the total square feet of department A and B,
- Total square feet=Department A+DepartmentB=$28,000+$12,000=$40,000
Compute the percentage of square feet of Department A,
- Percentage of square feet=Deparment A square feetTotal square feet×100=$28,000$40,000×100=70%
Compute the percentage of square feet of Department B,
- Percentage of square feet=Deparment B square feetTotal square feet×100=$12,000$40,000×100=30%
Given,
Depreciation amount is $15,000.
Department A square feet is 70%.
Department B square feet are 30%.
Formula to calculate the amount of the insurance,
- Department A=Depreciation×% of square feet=70100×$15,000=$10,500
Department B=Depreciation×% of square feet=30100×$15,000=$4,500
Hence, allocation of the depreciation expense on the basis of the square feet of department A and B are $10,500 and $4,500.
Allocation of the office expenses on the basis of the number of the employees allocated to the department.
Given,
Number of employees in department A is 75.
Number of employees in department B is 50.
Calculate the total number of employees in department A and B,
- Total number of employees=Department A+DepartmentB=75 Employees+50Employes=125 Employees
Compute the percentage of employees in Department A,
- Percentage of employees=Deparment A employeesTotal employees×100=75125×100=60%
Compute the percentage of employees in Department B,
- Percentage of employees=Deparment B employeesTotal employees×100=50125×100=40%
Given,
Office expense amount is $50,000.
Percentage of the employees in the department A is 60%
Percentage of the employees in the department B is 40%
Calculate the amount of office expenses,
- Department A=Office expenses×% of employees=60100×$50,000=$30,000
Department A=Office expenses×% of employees=40100×$50,000=$20,000
Hence, Office expense of the department A and b are $30,000 and $20,000.
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Elimination of department B
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Explanation of Solution
Here, it can be seen that total Indirect expenses of the department A is $67,740 and department B is $39,260. Net income of the department A and B are $38,260 and $9,260 respectively. Contribution of overhead at department A and B are positive with $106,000 and $30,000 respectively.
From the above data it can be said that department B comes to loss due to the indirect cost. So, it will be better to not eliminate the department B
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