Managerial Accounting: Creating Value in a Dynamic Business Environment
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ISBN: 9781260417074
Author: HILTON, Ronald
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 13, Problem 50C
Holiday Entertainment Corporation (HHC), a subsidiary of New Age Industries, manufactures go-carts and other recreational vehicles. Family recreational centers that feature not only go-cart tracks but miniature golf, batting cages, and arcade games as well have increased in popularity. As a result, HEC has been receiving some pressure from New Age’s management to diversify into some of these other recreational areas. Recreational Leasing, Inc. (RLI), one of the largest firms that bases arcade games to family recreational centers, is looking for a friendly buyer. New Age’s top management believes that RLI’s assets could be acquired for an investment of $3.2 million and has strongly urged Bill Grieco, division manager of HEC, to consider acquiring RLI.
Grieco has reviewed RLI’s financial statements with his controller. Marie Donnelly, and they believe the acquisition may not be in the best interest of HEC. “If we decide not to do this, the New Age people are not going to be happy.” said Greco. “If we could convince them to base our bonuses on something other than
New Age Industries traditionally has evaluated all of its divisions on the basis of return on investment. The desired
In the following table are condensed financial statements for both HEC and RLI for the most recent year.
Required:
- 1. If New Age Industries continues to use ROI as the sob measure of divisional performance, explain why Holiday Entertainment Corporation would be reluctant to acquire Recreational Leasing, Inc.
- 2. If New Age Industries could be persuaded to use residual income to measure the performance of HEC, explain why HEC would be more willing to acquire RLI.
- 3. Discuss how the behavior of division managers is likely to be affected by the use of the following performance measures: (a) return on investment and (b) residual income.
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Chapter 13 Solutions
Managerial Accounting: Creating Value in a Dynamic Business Environment
Ch. 13 - What is the managerial accountants primary...Ch. 13 - Define goal congruence, and explain why it is...Ch. 13 - Describe the managerial approach known as...Ch. 13 - Prob. 4RQCh. 13 - Prob. 5RQCh. 13 - Prob. 6RQCh. 13 - Create an example showing how residual income is...Ch. 13 - What is the chief disadvantage of ROI as an...Ch. 13 - Why is there typically a rise in ROI or residual...Ch. 13 - Define the term economic value added. How does it...
Ch. 13 - Distinguish between the following measures of...Ch. 13 - Why do some companies use gross book value instead...Ch. 13 - Explain why it is important in performance...Ch. 13 - How do organizations use pay for performance to...Ch. 13 - Describe an alternative to using ROI or residual...Ch. 13 - Prob. 16RQCh. 13 - Prob. 17RQCh. 13 - Discuss the importance of nonfinancial information...Ch. 13 - Identify and explain the managerial accountants...Ch. 13 - Describe four methods by which transfer prices may...Ch. 13 - Explain the significance of excess capacity in the...Ch. 13 - Why might income-tax laws affect the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 23RQCh. 13 - The following data pertain to Dakota Divisions...Ch. 13 - Refer to the preceding exercise. Requited:...Ch. 13 - Refer to the data for Exercise 1324. Assume that...Ch. 13 - Golden Gate Construction Associates, a real estate...Ch. 13 - Prob. 28ECh. 13 - Prob. 29ECh. 13 - Refer to Exhibit 133. Assume that you are a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 32ECh. 13 - Prob. 33ECh. 13 - Prob. 34ECh. 13 - Prob. 35ECh. 13 - Long Beach Pharmaceutical Company has two...Ch. 13 - Prob. 37PCh. 13 - Prob. 38PCh. 13 - Long Beach Pharmaceutical Company has two...Ch. 13 - Prob. 40PCh. 13 - Prob. 41PCh. 13 - Megatronics Corporation, a massive retailer of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 43PCh. 13 - Prob. 44PCh. 13 - Prob. 45PCh. 13 - Clearview Window Company manufactures windows for...Ch. 13 - Prob. 47PCh. 13 - Alpha Communications, Inc., which produces...Ch. 13 - Prob. 49PCh. 13 - Holiday Entertainment Corporation (HHC), a...Ch. 13 - InterGlobal Industries is a diversified...Ch. 13 - Prob. 52C
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