Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486444
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem E24.18E
Identifying responsibility centers after decentralization
Learning Objective 2
Grandpa Jim's Cookie Company sells homemade cookies made with organic ingredients. His sales are strictly Web based. The business is taking off more than Grandpa Jim ever expected, with orders coming from across the country from both consumers and corporate event planners. Grandpa decides to decentralize and hires a full-time baker who will manage production and product costs and a Web site designer/sales manager who will focus on increasing sales through the Web site. Grandpa Jim can no longer handle the business on his own, so he hires a business manager to work with the other employees to ensure the company is best utilizing its assets to produce profit. Grandpa will then have time to focus on new product development.
Now that Grandpa Jim's Cookie Company has decentralized, identify thetype of responsibility center that each manager is managing.
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Grandpa Jim’s Cookie Company sells homemade cookies made with organic ingredients. His sales are strictly Web based. The business is taking off more than Grandpa Jim ever expected, with orders coming from across the country from both consumers and corporate event planners. Grandpa decides to decentralize and hires a full-time baker who will manage production and product costs and a Web site designer/sales manager who will focus on increasing sales through the Web site. Grandpa Jim can no longer handle the business on his own, so he hires a business manager to work with the other employees to ensure the company is best utilizing its assets to produce profit. Grandpa will then have time to focus on new product development.
Now that Grandpa Jim’s Cookie Company has decentralized, identify the type of responsibility center that each manager is managing.
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Profit Planning and Control
This case is a manufacturer and could make specialty bikes, ski or outdoor equipment, computers, food like chocolates, saltwater taffy, cookies, or donuts, etc.
Create the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of the cash flow from the following information.
Use the following information for the learning experiences
Sales volume units = 11,000
Sales price/unit = $100
Variable manufacturing costs/unit = $60
Fixed manufacturing costs = $210,000
Fixed sales & administration costs = $190,000
Business income tax rate = 25%
Current assets = $250,000 (Cash $50,000, Accounts Receivables $100,000, Inventory $100,000)
Fixed assets = $750,000
Current liabilities = $200,000 (Accounts Payable $100,000, Short Term Debt $100,000)
Long Term Debt = $300,000
Owners' Equity = $500,000
Chapter 24 Solutions
Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
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