Howard Rockness was worried. His company, Rockness Bottling, showed declining profits over the past several years despite an increase in revenues. With profits declining and revenues increasing, Rockness knew there must be a problem with costs. Rockness sent an e-mail to his executive team under the subject heading, "How do we get Rockness Bottling back on track?" Meeting in Rockness's spacious office, the team began brainstorming solutions to the declining profits problem. Some members of the team wanted to add products. (These were marketing people.) Some wanted to fire the least efficient workers. (These were finance people.) Some wanted to empower the workers. (These people worked in the human resources department.) And some people wanted to install a new computer system. (It should be obvious who these people were.) Rockness listened patiently. When all participants had made their cases, Rockness said, "We made money when we were a smaller, simpler company. We have grown, added new product lines, and added new products to old product lines. Now we are going downhill. What's wrong with this picture?" Rockness continued, "Here, look at this report. This is last month's report on the cola bottling line. What do you see here?" He handed copies of the following report to the people assembled in his office. Monthly Report on Cola Bottling Line Diet $297,000 Regular $172,800 Cherry $57,750 Grape $19,950 Total Sales $547,500 Less: Materials Direct labor Fringe benefits on direct labor Indirect costs (@260% of direct labor) Gross margin Return on sales (see note [a]) Volume Unit price Unit cost 141,000 28,000 11, 200 72,800 $ 44,000 14.8% 91, 200 14,000 5,600 36,400 $ 25,600 31,920 4,200 1,680 10,920 $ 9,030 15.6% 21,000 $ 2.75 $ 2.32 13,250 800 320 2,080 $ 3,500 277,370 47,000 18,800 122,200 $ 82,130 110,000 2.70 14.8% 64, 000 2.70 17.5% 7,000 %24 15.0% 202,000 24 2.85 $4 24 2.71 2.30 2.30 2.35 2.30 Return on sales before considering selling, general and administrative expenses. Rockness asked, "Do you see any problems here? Should we drop any of these products? Should we reprice any of these products?" The room was silent for a moment, and then everybody started talking at once. Nobody could see any problems based on the data in the report, but they all made suggestions to Rockness ranging from “add another cola product" to "cut costs across the board" to "we need a new computer system so that managers can get this information more quickly." A not-so-patient Rockness stopped the discussion abruptly and adjourned the meeting. He then turned to the quietest person in the room-his son, Rocky-and said, “I am suspicious of these cost data, Rocky. Here we are assigning indirect costs to these products using a 260 percent rate. I really wonder whether that rate is accurate for all products. I want you to dig into the indirect cost data, figure out what drives those costs, and see whether you can give me more accurate cost numbers for these products." Rocky first learned from production that the process required four activities: (1) setting up production runs, (2) managing production runs, and (3) managing products. The fourth activity did not require labor; it was simply the operation of machinery. Next, he went to the accounting records to get a breakdown of indirect costs. Here is what he found:

The Dairy Division of Concord Corporation produces and sells milk to outside customers. The operation has the capacity to produce 200000 gallons of milk a year. Last year’s operating results were as follows: Sales (150000) gallons $675000 Variable costs 292500 Contribution margin 382500 Fixed costs 100000 Net Income $ 282500 Assume the Dairy Division is operating at capacity. If the Yogurt Division wants to purchase 40000 gallons of milk from the Dairy Division, what is the minimum price that will allow the Dairy Division to maintain its current net income? $1.88 per gallon $4.50 per gallon $1.95 per gallon $2.55 per gallon

Division X makes a part with the following characteristics: Production capacity.. 25,000 units $18 Selling price to outside customers. Variable cost per unit. $11 Fixed cost, total. $100,000 Division Y of the same company would like to purchase 10,000 units each period from Division X. Division Y now purchases the part from an outside supplier at a price of $17 each. Suppose that Division X is operating at capacity and can sell all of its output to outside customers. If Division X sells the parts to Division Y at $17 per unit, the company as a whole will be: Select one: a. better off by $10,000 each period. b. worse off by $20,000 each period. C. worse off by $10,000 each period. d. There will be no change in the status of the company as a whole.

Whitmore Glassware makes a variety of drinking glasses and mugs. The company's designers have discovered a market for a 16 ounce mug with college logos. Market research indicates that a mug like this would sell well in the market priced at $26.65. Whitmore only introduces a product if they can an operating profit of 30 percent of costs. Required: What is the highest acceptable manufacturing cost for which Whitmore would be willing to produce the mugs? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Highest acceptable manufacturing costs

Caspian Sea Drinks is considering the purchase of a plum juicer – the PJX5. There is no planned increase in production. The PJX5 will reduce costs by squeezing more juice from each plum and doing so in a more efficient manner. Mr. Bensen gave Derek the following information. What is the NPV of the PJX5? (ROUND TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES.) a. The PJX5 will cost $1.83 million fully installed and has a 10 year life. It will be depreciated to a book value of $284,956.00 and sold for that amount in year 10. b. The Engineering Department spent $44,242.00 researching the various juicers. c. Portions of the plant floor have been redesigned to accommodate the juicer at a cost of $20,794.00. d. The PJX5 will reduce operating costs by $438,196.00 per year. e. CSD’s marginal tax rate is 27.00%. f. CSD is 63.00% equity-financed. g. CSD’s 16.00-year, semi-annual pay, 5.71% coupon bond sells for $958.00. h. CSD’s stock currently has a market value of $24.35 and Mr. Bensen believes the market estimates that…

Sandy Bank, Incorporated, makes one model of wooden canoe. Partial information is given below. Required: 1. Complete the following table. 2. Suppose Sandy Bank sells its canoes for $540 each. Calculate the contribution margin per canoe and the contribution margin ratio. 3. This year Sandy Bank expects to sell 760 canoes for $540 each. Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the company. 4. Calculate Sandy Bank's break-even point in units and in sales dollars. Sandy Bank sells its canoes for $540 each. 5. Suppose Sandy Bank wants to earn $76,000 profit this year. Calculate the number of canoes that must be sold to achieve this target. Sandy Bank sells its canoes for $540 each. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 This year Sandy Bank expects to sell 760 canoes for $540 each. Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the company. Note: Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal…

Broomfield Corp. has 1,000 carton of oranges that cost $50 per carton in direct costs and $26.50 per carton in indirect costs and sold for $70 per carton. The oranges can be processed further into orange juice at an additional cost of $22.50 and sold at a price of $126. The incremental income (loss) from processing the oranges into orange juice would be: Multiple Choice ($100,500). $103,500. $92,500. $100,500. $93,500.