Questions :
Problem 1
Chicago Company has the subsequent information pertaining to its Brick division for this year:
Bricks
Fixed manufacturing expenses $ 70,000
Fixed selling and administrative expenses 60,000
Sales 500,000
Direct manufacturing costs (variable) 80,000
Variable selling and administrative expenses 140,000
Corporate expenses allocated to the brick division are $48,000.
Determine the brick division's division margin.
Problem 2
Ruby Division had the subsequent information:
Current Liabilities $ 3,600,000
Investment base 30,000,000
Net operating income before taxes 4,000,000
Tax rate 35%
Cost of capital 10%
Determine Ruby Division's economic value added.
Problem 3
The Chip Division of Circuit Co has just revised its actual cost data for the year just ended. Chip Division transfers circuit boards to the Assembly Division, and incurs no selling expense for such transfers. Assembly Division will buy the same goods in the open market for $132 each. Chip's new cost data are:
Direct materials $ 60
Direct labor 30
Variable manufacturing overhead 10
Fixed manufacturing overhead 8
Variable selling expenses 6
Fixed selling and administrative expenses 12
Total costs $126
Desired return 20
Sales price $146
Current production is 400,000 units, and Chip has a capacity of 600,000 units.
Required:
a. What is the lowest price Chip could charge for the internal transfer of its goods?
b. What is the highest price Assembly could pay Chip for the units?
c. Provide the primary reason why Chip could reduce its price for internal transfers below the market price.
Problem 4
Hinsdale Company has the subsequent data for this year:
Bottling Division Mixing Division
Average operating assets $320,000 $ 800,000
Contribution margin 160,000 500,000
Operating income 80,000 120,000
Sales 400,000 1,200,000
Weighted-average cost of capital 18% 18%
Hinsdale Company has a target ROI of 18 percent.
Required: Determine the following amounts for each division:
a. Return on sales ratio
b. Operating investment turnover
c. ROI
d. Residual income