Howard Enterprises, which has three departments, recently reported the following results: A B C Sales revenue $ 12,000 $ 48,000 40,000 Less: Operating costs 11,400 59,800 50,500 Operating income (loss) $ 600 $ (11,800 ) $ (10,500 ) The company incurred variable operating costs as well as $25,000 of fixed operating costs. The $25,000 amount was allocated to A, B, and C on the basis of sales revenue and is included in the cost figures noted above. Which department(s), if any, should be closed if none of the fixed operating costs can be avoided

Answer:

Department C should be closed

Explanation:

To determine whether or not it will be profitable to drop a loss making department, we compare the savings in fixed cost to the lost contribution from the division.

For Howard Enterprises, the department with a negative contribution should be closed otherwise its operation would reduce the overall profit by the amount of the negative contribution.

So lets work out the contribution for each department by adding back the apportioned fixed cost. See table below

                                                           A                B                C

                                                            $                $                $             Total

Sales Revenue                               12,000      48,000        40,000    100,000

Operating cost                              11,400        59,800        50,500

Operating income                           600         (11,800)        (10,500)

*Add back apportioned fixed cost 3,000       12,000        10,000

Contribution                                   3,600        200            (500)

*Apportioned fixed cost

A- 12,000/100,000× 25,000 = 3,000

B- 48,000/100000   × 25,000 = 12,000

C- 40,000/100,00×25,000 = 10,000

From the above analysis, Department C generates a negative contribution. It implies that it can barely cover its direct cost and so will deplete the total profit by its negative contribution. Hence, it should be closed

Department C should be closed

During 2020, Sam and Libby, a married couple, decided to sell their residence, which had a basis of $200,000. They had owned and occupied the residence for 20 years. To make it more attractive to prospective buyers, they had the inside painted in April at a cost of $5,000 and paid for the work immediately. They sold the house in May for $800,000. Broker's commissions and other selling expenses amounted to $50,000. The couple purchased a new residence in July for $400,000. What is the recognized gain and the adjusted basis of the new residence

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The notes to a recent annual report from Weebok Corporation indicated that the company acquired another company, Sport Shoes, Inc. Assume that Weebok acquired Sport Shoes on January 5 of the current year. Weebok acquired the name of the company and all of its assets for $511,000 cash. Weebok did not assume the liabilities. The transaction was closed on January 5 of the current year, at which time the balance sheet of Sport Shoes reflected the following book values and an independent appraiser estimated the following market values for the assets:

Sport Shoes, Inc.
January 5 of the Current Year Book Value Market Value
Accounts receivable (net) $35,000 $35,000
Inventory 210,000 183,000
Fixed assets (net) 23,000 46,500
Other assets 10,000 16,000
Total Assets $278,000
Liabilities $72,000
Stockholders' equity 206,000

Market values for the purchased assets were provided to Weebok by an independent appraiser.

Required:
Compute the amount of goodwill resulting from the purchase.

Select the correct answer.
Which of these trainings does the hospitality certification provide?
OA. ensures the safety of the food served
OB. safely serve alcohol to other individuals
OC. food has been produced and handled according to the recognized standards
OD. create the ultimate experience

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Identify each of Darnell's costs given below as either an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling pianos.

a. The rental income Darnell could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom
b. The wages and utility bills that Darnell pays
c. The salary Darnell could earn if he worked as a financial advisor
d. The wholesale cost for the pianos that Darnell pays the manufacturer

The world price of a liter of vodka is$7.00. While the distillation is done domestically, some of the grainsand materials for the bottle are imported. The value of imported components is$2.00. Assume that thereis no tariff on imported components used to make vodka.a) (1 points) What is the NRP for vodka if there is a tariff of$3.00

plies manufacturing overhead at the rate of $40 per machine hour. Budgeted machine hours for the current period were anticipated to be 120,000; however, a lengthy strike resulted in actual machine hours being worked of only 90,000. Budgeted and actual manufacturing overhead figures for the year were $4,800,000 and $4,180,000, respectively. On the basis of this information, the company's year-end overhead was:

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Pension data for David Emerson Enterprises include the following:
($ in millions)
Discount rate, 10%
Projected benefit obligation, January 1 $320
Projected benefit obligation, December 31 500
Accumulated benefit obligation, January 1 335
Accumulated benefit obligation, December 31 450
Cash contributions to pension fund, December 31 185
Benefit payments to retirees, December 31 61
Required:
Assuming no change in actuarial assumptions and estimates, determine the service cost component of pension expense for the year ended December 31.

A holiday sales flyer advertised a video game system for a significantly reduced price and
video game with purchase. Later that day, the sales associate told you that the store is out of
both items. Instead, you were offered a different system and games at full retail prices. What is this type of fraud called?

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Kayak Co. budgeted the following cash receipts (excluding cash receipts from loans received) and cash payments (excluding cash payments for loan principal and interest payments) for the first three months of next year. Cash Receipts Cash payments January $ 518,000 $ 461,500 February 403,000 346,500 March 467,000 523,000 According to a credit agreement with its bank, Kayak requires a minimum cash balance of $50,000 at each month-end. In return, the bank has agreed that the company can borrow up to $150,000 at a monthly interest rate of 1%, paid on the last day of each month. The interest is computed based on the beginning balance of the loan for the month. The company repays loan principal with any cash in excess of $50,000 on the last day of each month. The company has a cash balance of $50,000 and a loan balance of $100,000 at January 1. Prepare monthly cash budgets for January, February, and March. (Negative balances and Loan repayment amounts (if any) should be indicated with minus sign.)

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If business property or property held for the production of income is destroyed, the loss is equal to the adjusted basis of the property at the time of destruction.

a. True
b. False

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Chapter 4
Analysis of Financial Statements
Problem 4-1 page 112
DAYS SALES OUTSTANDING Baker Brothers has a DSO of 40 days, and its annual sales are
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In 2006, Lego laid off 1,200 workers and ended production in the U.S.. The company contracted out production of basic Lego bricks to Singapore-based electronics manufacturer Flextronics, which operates factories in Mexico and eastern Europe. Which two of the ten operations management decision types were addressed by this decision

In 2013 cumulative preferred shareholders should have received a dividend of $10,000, but the company didn't pay a dividend. In 2014 the preferred shareholders should receive a distribution of $11,000. If the company pays $50,000 in 2014 of dividends how much will the preferred shareholders receive

what is mean, meadian, mode ?

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How can you make positive economic choices?

The process of developing budget estimates by requiring all levels of management to estimate sales, production, and other operating data as though operations were being initiated for the first time is referred to as a.master budgeting b.continuous budgeting c.zero-based budgeting d.flexible budgeting

what is marketing shortly ​

Discuss the negative impact of piracy on businesses.​

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