Compute the rate of return for each division using the


Assignment

I. Puget Sound Divers is a company that provides diving services such as underwater ship repairs to clients in the Puget Sound area. The company's planning budget for May appears below:

Puget Sound Divers
Planning Budget
For the Month Ended May 31

  Budgeted diving-hours (q)

 

250  

   Revenue ($390.00q)

$

97,500  

  Expenses:

 

 

       Wages and salaries ($11,900 + $122.00q)

 

42,400  

       Supplies ($4.00q)

 

1,000  

       Equipment rental ($2,300 + $23.00q)

 

8,050  

        Insurance ($4,200)

 

4,200  

       Miscellaneous ($520 + $1.46q)

 

885  

  Total expense

 

56,535  

  Net operating income

$

40,965  

Required:

During May, the company's activity was actually 240 diving-hours. Complete the following flexible budget for that level of activity.

II. Flight Café is a company that prepares in-flight meals for airlines in its kitchen located next to the local airport. The company's planning budget for July appears below:

Flight Café
Planning Budget
For the Month Ended July 31

  Budgeted meals (q)

 

21,000  

  Revenue ($3.80q)

$

79,800  

  Expenses:

 

 

      Raw materials ($2.20q)

 

46,200  

      Wages and salaries ($6,200 + $0.20q)

 

10,400  

      Utilities ($1,900 + $0.05q)

 

2,950  

      Facility rent ($3,100)

 

3,100  

      Insurance ($2,700)

 

2,700  

      Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q)

 

2,800  

  Total expense

 

68,150  

  Net operating income

$

11,650  

In July, 22,000 meals were actually served. The company's flexible budget for this level of activity appears below:

Flight Café
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended July 31

  Budgeted meals (q)

 

22,000  

  Revenue ($3.80q)

$

83,600  

  Expenses:

 

 

      Raw materials ($2.20q)

 

48,400  

      Wages and salaries ($6,200 + $0.20q)

 

10,600  

      Utilities ($1,900 + $0.05q)

 

3,000  

      Facility rent ($3,100)

 

3,100  

      Insurance ($2,700)

 

2,700  

      Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q)

 

2,900  

  Total expense

 

70,700  

  Net operating income

$

12,900  

Required:

1. Compute the company's activity variances for July.(Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

III. QuilceneOysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold 7,900 pounds of oysters in August. The company's flexible budget for August appears below:

QuilceneOysteria
Flexible Budget
For the Month Ended August 31

  Actual pounds (q)

 

7,900  

  Revenue ($4.25q)

$

33,575  

  Expenses:

 

 

      Packing supplies ($0.25q)

 

1,975  

      Oyster bed maintenance ($3,200)

 

3,200  

      Wages and salaries ($2,300 + $0.45q)

 

5,855  

      Shipping ($0.55q)

 

4,345  

      Utilities ($1,260)

 

1,260  

      Other ($490 + $0.01q)

 

569  

  Total expense

 

17,204  

  Net operating income

$

16,371  

The actual results for August appear below:

QuilceneOysteria
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31

  Actual pounds

7,900

  Revenue

26,700

  Expenses:


      Packing supplies

2,145

      Oyster bed maintenance

3,060

      Wages and salaries

6,265

      Shipping

4,075

      Utilities

1,070

      Other

1,189

  Total expense

17,804

  Net operating income

8,896


Required:

Compute the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

IV. Selected operating data for two divisions of Outback Brewing, Ltd., of Australia are given below:

 

Division

 

Queensland

New South Wales

  Sales

$

1,080,000

$

2,385,000

  Average operating assets

$

600,000

$

530,000

  Net operating income

$

70,200

$

83,475

  Property, plant, and equipment (net)

$

241,000

$

191,000

Required:

1. Compute the rate of return for each division using the return on investment (ROI) formula stated in terms of margin and turnover. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

2. Which divisional manager seems to be doing the better job?

Queensland division

New South Wales division

V. A planning budget is prepared before the period begins and is valid for whatever the actual level of activity turns out to be.
True
False

VI. Comparing a static planning budget to actual costs is a good way to assess whether variable costs are under control.
True
False

VII. A balanced scorecard consists of an integrated set of performance measures that are derived from and support a company's strategy.
True
False

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