Susan Hansen is the manager of American Autos. American Autos provides three types of services, Sales, Repairs, and Rebuilds, Susan needs to provide a profit analysis to the CEO at the end of the current fiscal year so the pricing and marketing strategies can be adjusted as needed. She has gathered the following information for the company. Cost # of employees Maint Hours HR Hours Revenue Marketing $219,000 Sales $992,000 5 50 100 Support Departments Maintenance. $320,000 Repairs $1,302,000 7 300 25 HR $49,000 Rebuilds $2,108,000 2 25 180 Operating Units Repairs $364,000 $870,000 Sales 12 800 1,200 16 1,900 850 Rebuilds $1,098,000 6 2,600 800

Susan Hansen is the manager of American Autos. American Autos provides three types of services, Sales, Repairs, and Rebuilds, Susan needs to provide a profit analysis to the CEO at the end of the current fiscal year so the pricing and marketing strategies can be adjusted as needed. She has gathered the following information for the company. Cost # of employees Maint Hours HR Hours Revenue Marketing $219,000 Sales $992,000 5 50 100 Support Departments Maintenance. $320,000 Repairs $1,302,000 7 300 25 HR $49,000 Rebuilds $2,108,000 2 25 180 Operating Units Repairs $364,000 $870,000 Sales 12 800 1,200 16 1,900 850 Rebuilds $1,098,000 6 2,600 800

College Accounting, Chapters 1-27

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Chapter25: Departmental Accounting

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