Serial Problem Business Solutions LO P4 Business Solutions sells upscale modular desk units and office chairs in the ratio of 3:2 (desk unit:chair). The selling prices are $1,310 per desk unit and $560 per chair. The variable costs are $810 per desk unit and $310 per chair. Fixed costs are $180,000. Required: 1. Compute the selling price per composite unit. 2. Compute the variable costs per composite unit. 3. Compute the break-even point in composite units. 4. Compute the number of units of each product that would be sold at the break-even point.

Answer:

Instructions are below.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

The selling prices are $1,310 per desk unit and $560 per chair. The variable costs are $810 per desk unit and $310 per chair. Fixed costs are $180,000.

The company sells 3 deks per 2 chairs.

Sales proportion:

Desks= 3/5= 0.6

Chairs= 2/5= 0.4

1) Selling price per composite unit= sales proportion*selling price

Selling price per composite unit= 0.6*1,310 + 0.4*560

Selling price per composite unit=  $1,010

2) Variable cost per composite unit= sales proportion*unitary variable cost

Variable cost per composite unit= 0.6*810 + 0.4*310

Variable cost per composite unit= 610

3) Break-even point (units)= Total fixed costs / Weighted average contribution margin

Break-even point (units)= 180,000/ (1,010 - 610)

Break-even point (units)= 450 units

4) Number of units for each product:

Desks= 0.6*450= 270

Chairs= 0.4*450= 180

Patterson Lawn Co. wants to determine the cost of each lawn care maintenance job. The Company has two operating departments, one that performs lawn care services for commercial properties and one that services residential properties. Both operating departments are supported by two service departments, administrative and machine maintenance. Costs for each of these supporting departments are as follows:
Administrative Machine Maintenance
Total cost $178,200 $441,000
The following estimates that are related to the operating departments is as follows:
Commercial Residential Total
properties properties
# of employees 42 24 66
# of customers 135 170 305
# of billable hours 5,000 4,000 9,000
Total overhead cost* $ 435,000 $ 360,000 $ 795,000
*Note that total overhead cost includes costs allocated from service departments and other overhead costs.
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Ending Balance Beginning Balance
Cash $80,800 $96,800
Accounts receivable 65,400 70,400
Inventory 87,800 80,000
Total current assets 234,000 247,200
Property, plant, and equipment 234,000 224,000
Less accumulated depreciation 78,000 56,000
Net property, plant, and equipment 156,000 168,000
Total assets $390,000 $415,200
Accounts payable $51,200 $91,000
Income taxes payable 39,800 51,200
Bonds payable 96,000 80,000
Common stock 112,000 96,000
Retained earnings 91,000 97,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity $390,000 $415,200
During the year, Ravenna paid a $9,600 cash dividend and it sold a piece of equipment for $4,800 that had originally cost $10,800 and had accumulated depreciation of $7,200. The company did not retire any bonds or repurchase any of its own common stock during the year.
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The roles and responsibilities of human resource management have evolved primarily because of changes in the law that rewrote many traditional

practices and

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The following are selected 2015 transactions of Pedigo Corporation.
Jan. 1 Purchased a small company and recorded goodwill of $150,000. Its useful life is indefinite.
May 1 Purchased for $75,000 a patent with an estimated useful life of 5 years and a legal life of 20 years.
Required:
Prepare necessary adjusting entries at December 31 to record amortization required by the events above.

National Income Accounts (dollar figures are in billions)
Expenditures for consumer goods and services $2,850
Exports $300
Government purchases of goods and services $810
Social Security taxes $295
Net investment $510
Indirect business taxes $445
Imports $450
Gross investment $700
Corporate income taxes $190
Personal income taxes $875
Corporate retained earnings $210
Net foreign factor income $0
Government transfer payments to households $780
Net interest payments to households $20
On the basis of Table 5.2, GDP is:_______.
A) $2,090 billion.
B) $4,210 billion.
C) $4,400 billion.
D) $4,020 billion.

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a. increases profits slower than does a low contribution-margin percentage.
b. increases profits faster than does a low contribution-margin percentage.
c. decreases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage.
d. increases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage.

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Crane's diluted earnings per share for 2021 would be _________ (rounded to the nearest penny)

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2. What recommendations will you make in your report that will help assure that this situation or similar one would not happen again? 4 Marks
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Now, suppose inflation turns out to be lower than expected, coming in at 2%. This would_______ the union and______ Friendly Airlines because the real wage increase would now be______ .
Because of uncertainty about future inflation, the union devotes a large quantity of resources to monitoring inflation indicators in order to maximize its financial position. This illustrates the fact that:______
A. Inflation harms lenders and helps borrowers
B. Variable inflation is associated with high transaction costs
C. Inflation obscures relative price changes

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• The company generated a free cash flow (FCF) of $87.00 million in its most recent fiscal year.
• The firm’s cost of capital (WACC) is 13%. The firm has been growing at 10% for the past six years but is expected to grow at a constant rate of 8% in the future.
• The firm has 21.75 million shares outstanding.
• The company has $232.00 million in debt and $145.00 million in preferred stock.

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Using results from Kathy's calculations and observations, solve for the values in the following tables.

1. Value of the firm's operations.
a. 6,833.33
b.1,366.67
c. 68.33
d.1,421.33

2. Intrinsic value of equity immediately prior to stock repurchase.
a. 888
b. 948
c. 1276
d. 1153

3. Intrinsic stock price immediately prior to the stock repurchase.

a. 28.88
b. 41.50
c. 30.83
d. 37.50

4. Number of shares repurchased

a. 1.56
b. 1.95
c. 2.54
d. 3.32

5. Intrinsic value of equity immediately after the stock repurchase.

a. 888
b. 1306.67
c. 6773.33
d. 1038.67

6. Intrinsic stock price immediately after the stock repurchase.

a. 37.50
b. 30.83
c. 28.88
d. 41.50

Based on you understanding of stock repurchases, identify whether the following statement is true or false:

"The stock price of a firm increases after the firm repurchases some of its shares."

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May 1 May 30
Raw materials $ 27,500 $ 34,000
Finished Goods $ 77,000 $ 70,000
Work in Process $ 15,500 $ 16,808
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a. $60,500
b. $71,192
c. $54,000
d. $67,000

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b. stratified
c. random
d. representative
e. area

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Multiple Choice
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b. Debit Salaries Expense and credit Cash for $15,000.
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