Delicious Desserts is thinking about ending the production of two types of ice cream. Financial data related to the products is provided below: Rum Raisin Blue Moon
Sales $680,000 $573,000
Variable expenses 246,000 219.000
Fixed expenses 468,000 364,000

If Delicious stops making Rum Raisin ice cream, it estimates it can eliminate 75% of the fixed costs associated with that product. Similarly, if it stops making Blue Moon, it estimates it can eliminate 70% of the fixed costs associated with that product.
Given these figures, which of the following statements is true?

A) Delicious would be worse off if it discontinues Rum Raisin and would be better off if it discontinues Blue Moon.
B) Delicious would be better off if it discontinues Rum Raisin and would be worse off if it discontinues Blue Moon.
C) Delicious would be better off if it discontinues both products.
D) Delicious would be worse off if it discontinues either product.

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Answer 1
Answer:

Answer:

The correct choice here is A)

Delicious would be worse off if it discontinues Rum Raisin and would be better off if it discontinues Blue Moon.

Explanation:

Lets look at the figures:

Step I

Calculate the Total Costs for each product.

Total Cost (TC) = Fixed Cost + Variable Cost

TC for Rum Raisin =

$246,000+ $468,000

= $714,000

TC for Blue Moon =

$219,000 + $ 364,000

= $ 583 000

Step II

The business estimates that it can eliminate it's Fixed cost to a certain degree. Lets look at each before we make a decision.

New TC for each business is given as below:

New TC for Rum Raisin if 75% of Fixed Cost is eliminated =

$246,000+ ($468,000 x 25%)

= $246,000 + $117,000

New TC for Rum Raisin Ice Cream = $363,000

New TC for Blue Moon if 70% of it's Fixed Cost is removed =

$246,000+ ($468,000 x 30%)

= $246,000 + $140,400

New TC for Blue Moon Ice Cream = $386,400

The company Delicious is better off eliminating the product with the highest TC all other factors remaining accounted for and taken into consideration.

The product which must go is Blue Moon Ice Cream.

Cheers!


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Answer:

Net Income = $ 1.05 million; you can calculate the amount using the profit margin which will be the 7% from the sales.

ROE = 19.8%, the formula is Net Income/Owners Equity. To obtain the amount for Owners Equity you can use the information provided using the Assets and the Total Debt, the difference will be the amount for Owners Equity $ 5.3million.

ROA = 11.7% , the formula is Net Income/Assets.

9) Selected information regarding a company's most recent quarter follows (all data in thousands). 9) _______ Direct labor $540 Beginning work in process inventory $330 Ending work in process inventory $420 Cost of goods manufactured $1620 Manufacturing overhead $830 What was the cost of direct materials used for the quarter

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Answer:

Direct material= $340

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Direct labor $540

Beginning work in process inventory $330

Ending work in process inventory $420

Cost of goods manufactured $1620

Manufacturing overhead $830

To calculate the direct material used in production, we need to use the following formula:

cost of goods manufactured= beginning WIP + direct materials + direct labor + allocated manufacturing overhead - Ending WIP

1,620= 330 + DM + 540 + 830 - 420

Direct material= $340

Kirby just inherited $250,000. He would like to hire a financial advisor to provide financial advice and to manage the inheritance. Kirby has interviewed two potential advisors. The first person indicated that he would not charge for his advice but would charge a 4.50% commission on any mutual funds purchased when managing the $250,000. The second person indicated that she would charge $2,500 to write a financial plan and 1% of any asset she manages. Which advisor should Kirby choose if he wants the $250,000 managed and is interested in minimizing his upfront expenses?A. The first advisor because there is no planning fee.
B. The second advisor because the total first-year cost is $5,000.
C. The first advisor because the total first-year cost is $5,000.
D. Because the cost is approximately the same, either advisor could be selected.

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Answer:

The answer is A.

Explanation:

According to the details given in the question on the two financial advisor's approach, the first advisor does not request a payment but a commission on the funds purchased with the inheritance money. The second advisor does request payment for the job and also a share on the assets managed with the inheritance money.

If Kirby wants to minimize the upfront expenses which can be described as the sum that is paid before a service or a job is done, then the first advisor is the better option. So the answer is A.

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The following data are taken from the financial statements of Marigold Company: 2022 2021 Average accounts receivable $539,000 $577,000 Net sales on account 5,605,600 5,308,400 Terms for all sales are 2/10, n/30. Compute for each year the accounts receivable turnover, accounts receivable was $572,000.

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Answer:

2021 = 9.2 times

2022 = 10.4 times

Explanation:

Accounts receivable turnover measure the average times the company received their receivable, It measure the efficiency of the company regarding collection from customers. Turnover will be higher if company has low ratio of receivables to sales value.

                                                    2022         2021

Average accounts receivable $539,000    $577,000

Net sales on account              $5,605,600 $5,308,400

Accounts receivable turnover = Net Sales  / Average Receivable

2021

Accounts receivable turnover = $5,308,400  / $577,000

Accounts receivable turnover = 9.2 times

2021

Accounts receivable turnover = $5,605,600  / $539,000

Accounts receivable turnover = 10.4 times

Answer:

2022 accounts receivable turnover = 10.4 times

2021 accounts receivable turnover = 9.2 times

Explanation:

Accounts receivable turnover can be described as the number times it takes a company to collect its average accounts receivable within a specified accounting period, usually a year. It is used as a measure of efficiency of a company in collecting account receivables in a timely manner.

Accounts receivable turnover is therefore a ratio of net sales on account to the Average accounts receivable within a specified year. This can be stated as follows:

Accounts receivable turnover = Net sales on account/Average accounts receivable ………. (1)

Using equation (1), accounts receivable turnover for 2022 and 2021 can be calculated as follows:

2022 accounts receivable turnover = $5,605,600/$539,000 = 10.4 times

2021 accounts receivable turnover = $5,308,400/$577,000 = 9.2 times

The results imply that Marigold Company is more efficient in collecting account receivable in 2021 than 2022, because it takes fewer number of times in 2021, 9.2 times, than in 2022, 10.4 times.

Alpha Division had the following information: Average operating asset base in Alpha Division $500,000 Operating income in Alpha Division $60,000 Cost of capital 14% Target return on investment (ROI) 16% Margin for Alpha Division 21% If the asset base is decreased by $120,000, with no other changes, what will Alpha Division's return on investment be? (Note: Round answer to two decimal places.) a. 18.50% b. 15.79% c. 10.50% d. 12.55%

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Answer: Option B

Explanation: As we know that,

ROI=(Operating\ income)/(total\ assets)

where,

Operating income = $60,000

total asset = current asset base - decrease in current asset base

total asset = $500,000 - $120,000

                  = $ 380,000

Now, putting the values into equation we get :-

ROI\:=\:(\$60,000)/(\$380,000)

               = 15.79%

) A homeowner is considering putting solar panels on the roof of his house. The installed cost of putting 3 kW of solar panels is $6000 and the panels come with a 25 year guarantee. The panels would be able to meet the average monthly electrical consumption of 850 kW-hrs for the house. a) If the homeowner has the $6000 available for the project, what would the cost of electricity from the power company need to be greater than ($/kW-hr) to make the project viable if other investments are providing 8% interest. ($0.0545/kW-hr) b) If the homeowner had to borrow the $6000 from the bank at 5% interest for 10 years (monthly payments) what would the cost of electricity need to be greater than in $/kWhr from the power company to make the project viable if other investments are providing 8% interest. ($0.0476/kW-hr)

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Answer:

a) If the homeowner has the $6000 available for the project, what would the cost of electricity from the power company need to be greater than ($/kW-hr) to make the project viable if other investments are providing 8% interest. ($0.0545/kW-hr)

we can use the present value of an annuity formula:

PV = monthly savings x annuity factor

  • PV = $6,000
  • Annuity factor, 300 periods, 0.6667% = 129.52005

monthly savings = $6,000 / 129.52005 = $46.3249

price of kW-hr = $46.3249 / 850 = $0.054499851 ≈ $0.0545

b) If the homeowner had to borrow the $6000 from the bank at 5% interest for 10 years (monthly payments) what would the cost of electricity need to be greater than in $/kWhr from the power company to make the project viable if other investments are providing 8% interest. ($0.0476/kW-hr)

the monthly payment to cover the loan = PV / annuity factor

  • PV = $6,000
  • Annuity factor, 120 periods, 0.4167% = 94.28033

monthly payment = $6,000 / 94.28033 = $63.64

price of kW-hr = $63.64 / 850 = $0.074870588 ≈ $0.0749