V.L. Wu and​ Company, a manufacturer of quality handmade walnut​ bowls, has had a steady growth in sales for the past 5 years.​ However, increased competition has led Mr. Wu​,the​ president, to believe that an aggressive marketing campaign will be necessary next year to maintain the​ company's present growth. To prepare for next​ year's marketing​ campaign, the​ company's controller has prepared and presented Mr. Wu with the following data for the current​ year, 2014​:   Variable cost (per bowl) Direct materials $3.00 Direct manufacturing labor 7.50   Variable overhead (manufacturing, marketing, distribution and customer service) 3.30 Total variable cost per bowl $13.80 Fixed costs   Manufacturing $12,000 Marketing, distribution, and customer service 214,800 Total fixed costs $226,800 Selling price $30.00 Expected sales, 19,500 units $585,000 Income tax rate 40%   Requirement 3. Mr. Wu has set the revenue target for 2015 at a level of $690,000 ​(or 23,000 ​bowls). He believes an additional marketing cost of $19,440 for advertising in 2015​, with all other costs remaining​constant, will be necessary to attain the revenue target. What is the net income for 2015 if the additional $19,440 is spent and the revenue target is​ met?   The target net income for 2015?

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Mears and Company has been operating for five years as an electronics component manufacturer specializing in cellular phone components. During this period, it has experienced rapid growth in sales revenue and in inventory. Mr. Mears and his associates have hired you as Mears's first corporate controller. You have put into place new purchasing and manufacturing procedures that are expected to reduce inventories by approximately one-third by year-end. You have gathered the following data related to the changes: Inventory (dollars in thousands) Beginning of Year $585,700 End of Year (projected) $392,310 Current Year Cost of goods sold P7-7 Part 1 (projected) $7,018,984 Required: 1. Compute the inventory turnover ratio based on two different assumptions: Note: Round your answers to 1 decimal place. a. Those presented in the above table (a decrease in the balance in inventory). b. No change from the beginning-of-the-year…

Faced with headquarters' desire to add a new product line, Stefan Grenier, manager of Bilti Products' East Division, felt that he had to see the numbers before he made a move. His division's ROI has led the company for three years, and he doesn't want any letdown. Bilti Products is a decentralized wholesaler with four autonomous divisions. The divisions are evaluated on the basis of ROI, with year- end bonuses given to divisional managers who have the highest ROI. Operating results for the company's East Division for last year are given below: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Operating income Divisional operating assets The company had an overall ROI of 16% last year (considering all divisions). The new product line that headquarters wants Grenier's East Division to add would require an investment of $3,800,000. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be as follows: Sales Variable expenses Fixed expenses $ 11,400,000 $…

The Protek Company has been growing very fast, but profitability has declined from 11.85% to 2.36% in just two years.  Costs have increased faster than sales and expenses are out of control.  The Board of Directors has appointed Bob Smith to come up with some recommendations that are likely to help get the situation under control.  He has made the following suggestions, but has hired you to actually put the numbers into proforma statements to present to the Board at their next meeting. Income Statement The company will slow down the growth of sales to 15% for the next year (20X4). Bob does not see any easy fixes to the cost of good sold situation, so those will go up 15% in line with sales, leading to the same gross margin percent as this past year. Bob has decided that the budgets for the Marketing and Research and Development departments should be exactly the same dollar amount as in 20X3. He feels that imposing that particular discipline to the Marketing Department will be good for…

Ready Electronics is facing stiff competition from imported goods. Its operating income margin has been declining steadily for the past several years. The company has been forced to lower prices so that it can maintain its market share. The operating results for the past 3 years are as follows: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Sales 14,500,000 9,500,000 9,000,000 Operating income 1,200,000 1,145,000 945,000 Average assets 15,000,000 15,000,000 16,750,000 For the coming year, Ready's president plans to install a JIT purchasing and manufacturing system. She estimates that inventories will be reduced by 70% during the first year of operations, producing a 20% reduction in the average operating assets of the company, which would remain unchanged without the JIT system. She also estimates that sales and operating income will be restored to Year 1 levels because of simultaneous reductions in operating expenses and selling prices. Lower selling prices will allow Ready to expand its market share. 1.…

Return on investment, Margin, Turnover Ready Electronics is facing stiff competition from imported goods. Its operating income margin has been declining steadily for the past several years. The company has been forced to lower prices so that it can maintain its market share. The operating results for the past 3 years are as follows. For the coming year, Ready's president plans to install a JIT purchasing and manufacturing system. She estimates  that inventories will be reduced by 70 % during the first year of operations, producing a 20% reduction in the average operating assets of the company, which would remain unchanged without the JIT system.She also estimates that sales and operating income will be restored to Year  1 levels because of simultaneous reductions in operating expenses and selling prices. Lower selling prices will allow Ready to expand its market share.(Note : Round all numbers to two decimal places.) Required : 1. Compute the ROI, margin, and turnover for Years 1, 2…

The manager at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock believes that the success of the Texas Tech Red Raider Basketball team has an impact on the occupancy rate at the hotel during the first quarter of every year. Below are the number of victories for the Red Raiders in during the last three seasons and the hotel occupancy rate. This year, (year 4) the Red Raiders Basketball Team is expected to win 28 games and the manager at the Overton has asked you to determine their first quarter occupancy rate for the upcoming year (year 4) using associative forecasting. Year Wins First Quarter Occupancy Rate 1 25 2 3 27 31 88.32% 91.25% Ⓒ90.29% Ⓒ86.36% 92.21% 80% 90% 93%

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Top management of a large multinational corporation wants to create a culture of innovativeness and change. A consultant hired to assess the company's organizational culture finds that only 15% of employees are open to new ideas and approaches toward their work. One of his recommendations for the company is to conduct seminars for employees in order to disseminate and reinforce the new corporate philosophy. This is done for a six month trial period after which its value in changing employee attitudes will be assessed. a) Write the null and alternative hypotheses. b) Based on data collected after the trial period, the company constructed a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all employees open to new ideas and approaches toward their work. The resulting interval is 18% to 22%. What conclusion should the company reach about the seminars?