CHAPTER 12 Responsibility Accounting and Total Quality Management

ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 12-1 A responsibility-accounting system fosters goal congruence by establishing the performance criteria by which each manager will be evaluated. Development of performance measures and standards for those measures can help to ensure that managers are striving toward goals that support the organization's overall objectives. Goal congruence results when the managers of subunits throughout an organization strive to achieve objectives that are consistent with the goals set by top management. In order for the organization to be successful, the managers and employees throughout the organization must be striving toward consistent goals. Several benefits of decentralization are as follows: (a) The managers of an organization's subunits have specialized information and skills that enable them to manage their departments most effectively. (b) Allowing managers autonomy in decision making provides managerial training for future higher-level managers. (c) Managers with some decision-making authority usually exhibit greater motivation than those who merely execute the decisions of others. (d) Delegating some decisions to lower-level managers provides time relief to upper-level managers. (e) Delegating decision making to the lowest level possible enables an organization to give a timely response to opportunities and problems. Several costs of decentralization are as follows: (a) Managers in a decentralized organization may have a narrow focus on their own units' performance. (b) Managers may tend to ignore the consequences of their actions on the organization's other subunits.

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(c) In a decentralized organization, some tasks or services may be duplicated unnecessarily. 12-4 (a) Cost center: A responsibility center, the manager of which is accountable for the subunit's costs. (An example is a production department in a manufacturing firm.) (b) Revenue center: A responsibility center, the manager of which is accountable for the subunit's revenue. (An example is a sales district in a wholesaling firm.) (c) Profit center: A responsibility center, the manager of which is accountable for the subunit's profit. (An example is a particular restaurant in a fast-food chain.) (d) Investment center: A responsibility center, the manager of which is accountable for the subunit's profit and the capital invested to generate that profit. (An example is a commuter airline division of an airline company.) 12-5 It would be appropriate to change a particular hotel from a profit center to an investment center if the manager of the hotel is given the authority to make significant investment decisions affecting the hotel's resources. Flexible budgeting allows a performance report to be constructed in a meaningful way. The performance report should compare actual expenses incurred with the expenses that should have been incurred, given the actual level of activity. The expenses that should have been incurred given the actual level of activity can be obtained from the flexible budget. Under activity-based responsibility accounting, management's attention is directed toward activities, rather than being focused primarily on cost, revenue, and profit measures of subunit performance. Activity-based responsibility accounting uses the database generated by an activity-based costing system coupled with nonfinancial measures of operational performance for key activities. Such an approach can help management eliminate nonvalue-added activities and improve the cost effectiveness of activities that do add value to the organization's product or service. Attention to the following two factors may yield positive behavioral effects from a responsibility-accounting system. (a) When properly used, a responsibility-accounting system does not emphasize blame. The emphasis should be on providing the individual who is in the best position to explain a particular event or financial result with information to help in understanding reasons behind the event or financial result.

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(b) Distinguishing between controllable and uncontrollable costs or revenues helps the individuals who are evaluated under a responsibility-accounting system to feel as though they are evaluated on the basis of events and results over which they have some control or influence. 12-9 Rarely does a single individual completely control a result in an organization. Most results are caused by the joint efforts of several people and the joint impact of several events. Nevertheless, there is usually a person who is in the best position to explain a result or who is in the best position to influence the result. In this sense, performance reports based on controllability really are based on a manager's ability to influence results.

12-10 (a) Cost pool: A collection of costs to be assigned to a set of cost objects. (An example of a cost pool is all costs related to material handling in a manufacturing firm.) (b) Cost object: A responsibility center, product, or service to which a cost is assigned. (The various production departments in a manufacturing firm provide examples of cost objects. For example, the material-handling cost pool may be allocated across the various production departments that use material-handling services.) 12-11 Cost allocation (or distribution): The process of assigning costs in a cost pool to the appropriate cost objects. (An example of cost allocation would be the assignment of the costs in the material-handling cost pool to the production departments that use materialhandling services. For example, the material-handling costs might be allocated to production departments on the basis of the weight of the materials handled for each department.) 12-12 An example of a common resource in an organization is a computer department. The resource includes the computer itself, the software, and the computer specialists who run the computer system and assist its users. The opportunity costs associated with one person using the computer resource include the possibility that another user will be precluded from or delayed in using the computer resource. Allocating the cost of the computer services department to the users makes the users aware of the opportunity cost of using the computer. 12-13 A computer system has a limited capacity at any one time. Allocating the cost of using the service to the user makes the user aware that his or her use of the system may preclude someone else from using it. Thus, the user is made aware of the potential opportunity cost associated with his or her use.

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12-14 A cost allocation base is a measure of activity, physical characteristic, or economic characteristic associated with the responsibility centers, which are the cost objects in the allocation process. One sensible allocation base for assigning advertising costs to the various components of a large theme park is the number of people patronizing the park's various components. Presumably, the number of people attending a certain part of the theme park is an indication of how popular that part of the park is. Notice that in most cases the sales revenue generated by the various components of the theme park is not a viable allocation base, since most theme parks have a single admission fee for the entire park. 12-15 Marketing costs are distributed to the hotel's departments on the basis of budgeted sales dollars so that the behavior of one department does not affect the costs allocated to the other departments. If, on the other hand, the marketing costs had been budgeted on the basis of actual sales dollars, then the costs allocated to each department would have been affected when only one department's actual sales revenue changed. 12-16 A segmented income statement shows the segment margin for each major segment of the enterprise. 12-17 Many managerial accountants believe that it is misleading to allocate common costs to an organization's segments. Since these costs are not traceable to the activities of segments, they can be allocated to segments only on the basis of a highly arbitrary allocation base. 12-18 It is important in responsibility accounting to distinguish between segments and segment managers, because some costs that are traceable to a segment may be completely beyond the influence of the segment manager. Proper evaluation of the segment as an investment of the company's resources requires that these costs be included with costs associated with the segment. However, in evaluations of the manager's performance, these costs should be excluded, since the manager has no control over them. 12-19 Three key features of a segmented income statement are as follows: contribution format, identification of controllable versus uncontrollable expenses, and segmented reporting, which shows income statements for the company as a whole and for each of its major segments. 12-20 A common cost for one segment can be a traceable cost for another segment. For example, the salary of the general manager of a hotel is traceable to that segment of the entire hotel company. However, the salary of the hotel's general manager is a common cost for each of the departments in that hotel, such as the food and beverage department and the hospitality department. 12-21 Customer profitability analysis refers to using the concepts of activity-based costing to determine how serving particular customers causes activities to be performed and costs to be incurred. Examples of activities that can be differentially demanded by customers include order frequency, order size, special packaging or handling, customized parts or
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engineering, and special machine setups. Such activities can make some customers more profitable than others. 12-22 Four types of quality costs are as follows: (a) Prevention costs: the costs of preventing defects. (b) Appraisal costs: the costs of determining whether defects exist. (c) Internal failure costs: the costs of repairing defects found prior to product sale. (d) External failure costs: the costs incurred when defective products have been sold. 12-23 Observable quality costs can be measured and reported, often on the basis of information in the accounting records. For example, the cost of inspectors' salaries is an observable quality cost. Hidden quality costs cannot easily be measured, reported, or even estimated. For example, the opportunity cost associated with lost sales after a defective product is sold is a hidden quality cost to the company. 12-24 A product's quality of design is how well it is conceived or designed for its intended use. The product's quality of conformance refers to the extent to which a product meets the specifications of its design. 12-25 A product's grade is the extent of its capability in performing its intended purpose, viewed in relation to other products with the same functional use. An example in the service industry is airline travel. Airplane seats may be coach class or first class; the difference lies in seat size, comfort, and service. Either class will take you from Los Angeles to Chicago, but not with the same degree of comfort. 12-26 "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" can be interpreted in terms of resources expended on various categories of quality costs. A dollar spent on prevention may save many dollars of appraisal, internal failure, or external failure costs. 12-27 A cause and effect diagram shows by means of connected lines all the possible causes of a particular type of defect in a product or service.

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SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES EXERCISE 12-28 (10 MINUTES) The type of responsibility center most appropriate for each of the following organizational subunits is indicated below. (1) Movie theater: Cost center or profit center. (2) Radio station: Profit center. (3) Claims department: Cost center. (4) Ticket sales division of an airline: Revenue center. (5) Bottling plant: Cost center. (6) Orange juice factory: Profit center. (7) College of engineering at a university: Profit center. (By designating the college of engineering as a profit center, this subunit is encouraged to generate research grants and manage its operations most effectively. The term "profit center" is used in a slightly different way here. No subunit in a university really makes a profit. However, treating the college of engineering like a profit center means that this subunit's management will have considerable authority in managing the subunit's revenues and expenses.) (8) European division of a multinational manufacturing company: Investment center. (9) Outpatient clinic in a profit-oriented hospital: Profit center. (10) Mayor's office of a city: Cost center.

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EXERCISE 12-29 (10 MINUTES) The appropriate responsibility-accounting treatment for each of the scenarios is the following: (1) Since the cost of idle time incurred in Department B was due to the breakdown of improperly maintained machinery in Department A, the costs of the idle time should be charged to Department A. If the machinery had been properly maintained, it would be more appropriate not to charge the cost due to idle time in Department B back to Department A. This cost should be considered a normal cost of operating in a sequential production environment. The managers of Department B should anticipate such normal machine breakdowns and plan their production scheduling to accommodate such events.

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EXERCISE 12-30 (10 MINUTES) The Maintenance Department should not be charged for the excess wages of the skilled employees who are temporarily assigned to the Maintenance Department. Modifications should be made in the responsibility-accounting system as follows: (1) the Maintenance Department should be charged with only the normal wages for maintenance employees, $12 per hour. (2) The additional $10 per hour ($22 $12) should be charged to a top management level account, since the decision to keep these employees on the payroll was made by top management. EXERCISE 12-31 (10 MINUTES) By designating this department as a profit center, the corporation has given the managers of the department an opportunity to manage their operation just like a full-fledged business. These managers have specialized knowledge and skills that make them experts in the area of logistics and distribution. They are in the best position to read the needs of other units to whom they provide logistics services, and are also in the best position to make cost-benefit trade-offs that arise in the provision of logistical services. By treating this service department as a profit center, the organization has given its managers an incentive to control costs and also provide a quality service that meets the needs of its customers. A profit center such as this might not be free to sell its services outside the company. Moreover, the creation of this profit center suggests the need for an internal pricing structure for services supplied to other subunits.

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EXERCISE 12-32 (50 MINUTES) PERFORMANCE REPORTS FOR MARCH: SELECTED SUBUNITS OF ALOHA HOTELS AND RESORTS (IN THOUSANDS)

Flexible Budget* Year to March Date** Food and Beverage Department Banquets & Catering................ Restaurants.............................. Kitchen..................................... Total profit................................ Kitchen Kitchen staff wages.................. Food......................................... Paper products......................... Variable overhead.................... Fixed overhead......................... Total expense........................... $ 650 1,800 (1,065) $ 1,385 $ (85) (690) (125) (75) (90) $(1,065) $ 1,910 5,550 (3,233) $ 4,227 $ (253) (2,110) (375) (225) (270) $ (3,233)

Actual Results* Year to March Date** $ 658 1,794 (1,069) $ 1,383 $ (86) (690) (122) (78) (93) $(1,069) $ 1,923 5,534 (3,242) $ 4,215 $ (255) (2,111) (370) (232) (274) $ (3,242)

Variance Year to March Date** $8F 6U 4 U $2 U $1 U 3F 3U 3 U $4 U $ 13F 16 U 9 U $12 U $ 2U 1U 5F 7U 4U $ 9U

*Numbers without parentheses denote profit; numbers with parentheses denote expenses.

F denotes favorable variance; U denotes unfavorable variance.

**Year-to-date column equals year-to-date column for February in Exhibit 12-4 in the text plus March amount. For example, $1,910 equals $1,260 plus $650.

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EXERCISE 12-33 (30 MINUTES) 1. Allocation of costs: Division

Admissions (enrollment) Registrar (credit hours) Computer Services (courses requiring computer)

$36,000 (1,000/2,500) $56,250 (30,000/80,000) $64,000 (12/60)

$28,800 (800/2,500) $52,500 (28,000/80,000) $128,000 (24/60)

$25,200 (700/2,500) $41,250 (22,000/80,000) $128,000 (24/60)

$90,000 $150,000 $320,000

The Admissions Department costs are allocated on the basis of enrollment. The more students enrolled in a division, the more admissions there are to process. The Registrar's costs are allocated on the basis of credit hours. The greater the number of credit hours, the more course registrations there are to process. The Computer Services Department's costs are allocated on the basis of the number of courses requiring computer work. The greater the number of computer-intensive courses, the greater will be the demands placed on the Computer Services Department. 2. The number of courses would probably be a better allocation base for the Registrar's costs. Costs in this department are driven by processing course registrations, not credit hours. A four-credit course does not require any more registration effort than a three-credit course. The estimated amount of computer time required would probably be a better allocation base for the Computer Services Department. Two different courses requiring computer work could place vastly different demands on the Computer Services Department.

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EXERCISE 12-34 (40 MINUTES) SEGMENTED INCOME STATEMENTS: COUNTYWIDE CABLE SERVICES, INC. Countywide Cable Services $2,200,000 450,000 $1,750,000 870,000 $880,000 520,000 $360,000 95,000 $265,000 145,000 $ 120,000 Segments of Company Metro $1,000,000 200,000 $ 800,000 400,000 $ 400,000 230,000 $ 170,000 Suburban $ 800,000 150,000 $ 650,000 320,000 $330,000 200,000 $130,000 Outlying $ 400,000 100,000 $ 300,000 150,000 $ 150,000 90,000 $ 60,000

Service revenue......................... Variable expenses..................... Segment contribution margin Less: Fixed expenses controllable by segment manager................................. Profit margin controllable by segment manager................... Less: Fixed expenses, traceable to segment, but controllable by others.............. Profit margin traceable to segment.................................. Less: Common fixed expenses Income before taxes.................. Less: Income tax expense......... Net income................................ EXERCISE 12-35 (5 MINUTES) 1. 2. 3. 4. appraisal cost external failure cost internal failure cost prevention cost

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EXERCISE 12-36 (20 MINUTES) SAN MATEO CIRCUITRY QUALITY COST REPORT Current Month's Costs Prevention costs: Training of quality-control inspectors............................................ Total........................................................................................ Appraisal costs: Inspection of purchased electrical components............................ Tests of instruments...................................................................... Total........................................................................................ Internal failure costs: Costs of rework............................................................................. Costs of defective parts that cannot be salvaged.......................... Total........................................................................................ External failure costs: Replacement of instruments already sold..................................... Total........................................................................................ Total quality costs............................................................................ EXERCISE 12-37 (10 MINUTES) Observable quality costs in the airline industry: $21,000 $21,000 $12,000 30,000 $42,000 $ 9,000 6,100 $15,100 $16,500 $16,500 $94,600 Percentage of Total 22.2 12.7 31.7 9.5 6.5 17.4 _____ 100.00

Cost of repairing damaged luggage. Cost of providing lodging for passengers stranded when a flight is cancelled due to
equipment malfunction.

Cost of cleaning a passenger's clothing when a flight attendant spills food or beverages on
the passenger.

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EXERCISE 12-37 (CONTINUED) Hidden quality costs in the airline industry:

Cost of lost flight bookings when passengers judge in-flight service to be substandard. Cost of lost flight bookings when potential passengers are unable to get through to the
airline's reservations service.

Cost of lost flight bookings when passengers react to cancelled or late flights.

EXERCISE 12-38 (30 MINUTES) Answers will vary widely, depending on the company chosen. Some examples are as follows: Marriott Hotels: Company-owned hotel, profit center McDonalds Corporation: Company-owned resaurant, profit center NationsBank: Regional division of company, investment center Pizza Hut: Kitchen in an individual restaurant, cost center Ramada Inn: National reservations center, revenue center Xerox Corporation: Individual manufacturing department or work center, cost center

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SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS PROBLEM 12-39 (30 MINUTES) A wide range of possible responses is possible for this problem. The organization chart and companion chart showing responsibility accounting designations should be similar to the charts given for Aloha Hotels and Resorts in Exhibits 12-1 and 12-2, respectively. The letter to stockholders should specify the responsibilities of the managers shown in the charts. Refer to the discussion of Exhibits 12-1 and 12-2 in the text. The charts in Exhibits 12-1 and 12-2 are repeated here for convenience.

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PROBLEM 12-39 (CONTINUED)

Aloha Hotels and Resorts, Inc.

Maui Division

Oahu Division

Seven hotels on the Island of Maui

Two other hotels on the Island of Oahu

Waikiki Sands Hotel (Honolulu)

Grounds and Maintenance Department

Housekeeping and Custodial Department

Recreational Services Department

Hospitality Department

Food and Beverage Department

Banquets and Catering

Restaurants

Kitchen

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PROBLEM 12-39 (CONTINUED) MANAGER President of Aloha Hotels and Resorts, Inc. RESPONSIBILITY CENTER Investment Center

Vice President of Oahu Division

Investment Center

General Manager of Waikiki Sands Hotel

Profit Center

Director of Food and Beverage Department

Profit Center

Head Chef

Cost Center

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PROBLEM 12-40 (40 MINUTES) Once again, a wide range of responses is possible, depending on the organization designed in the preceding problem. The format for the performance reports is given in Exhibit 12-4 for Aloha Hotels and Resorts. This exhibit is repeated here for convenience.
PERFORMANCE REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY: SELECTED SUBUNITS OF ALOHA HOTELS AND RESORTS (IN THOUSANDS) Flexible Budget* Year to February Date $30,660 $64,567 $18,400 $38,620 12,260 25,947 $30,660 $64,567 $6,050 2,100 4,110 $12,260 $ (45) (40) 40 2,800 1,355 $ 4,110 $ 600 1,785 (1,030) $ 1,355 $ (80) (675) (120) (70) (85) $(1,030) $12,700 4,500 8,747 $25,947 $(90) (90) 85 6,000 2,842 $8,747 $ 1,260 3,750 (2,168) $ 2,842 $ (168) (1,420) (250) (150) (180) $(2,168) Actual Results* Year to February Date $30,716 $ 64,570 $18,470 $ 38,630 12,246 25,940 $30,716 $ 64,570 $6,060 2,050 4,136 $12,246 $(44) (41) 41 2,840 1,340 $4,136 $605 1,760 (1,025) $1,340 $ (78) (678) (115) (71) (83) $(1,025) $ 12,740 4,430 8,770 $ 25,940 $(90) (90) 88 6,030 2,832 $ 8,770 $ 1,265 3,740 (2,173) $2,832 $ (169) (1,421) (248) (154) (181) $(2,173) Variance February $56 F $70 F 14 U $56 F $10 F 50 U 26 F $14 U $1 F 1U 1F 40 F 15 U $26 F $5 F 25 U 5 F $15 U $2 F 3U 5F 1U 2 F $5 F Year to Date $3 F $10 F 7 U $3 F $40 F 70 U 23 F $7 U --$3 F 30 F 10 U $23 F $5 F 10 U 5 U $10 U $1 U 1U 2F 4U 1 U $5 U

Company Maui Division................ Oahu Division............... Total Profit.................... Oahu Division Waimea Beach Resort. Diamond Head Lodge. . Waikiki Sands Hotel..... Total Profit.................... Waikiki Sands Hotel Grounds & Maintenance Housekeeping & Custodial Recreational Services. . Hospitality..................... Food and Beverage...... Total Profit.................... Food and Beverage Dept. Banquets & Catering Restaurants.................. Kitchen.......................... Total profit..................... Kitchen Kitchen staff wages...... Food.............................. Paper products............. Variable overhead........ Fixed overhead............. Total expenses.............

* Numbers without parentheses denote profit; numbers with parentheses denote expenses. F denotes favorable variance; U denotes unfavorable variance.
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PROBLEM 12-41 (35 MINUTES) Memorandum Date: To: From: Subject: Today Sandy Beach, General Manager of Waikiki Sands Hotel I.M. Student Responsibility Centers

The Waikiki Sands Hotel is a profit center as specified by the corporation's top management. The hotel's general manager does not have the authority to make significant investment decisions, so an investment-center designation would be inappropriate for the hotel. The Grounds and Maintenance Department and the Housekeeping and Custodial Department should be cost centers, since these departments do not generate revenue. The Food and Beverage Department should be a profit center, since the department's manager can influence both the costs incurred in the department and the revenue generated. The Food and Beverage Director can determine the menu, set meal prices, and make entertainment decisions, all of which significantly influence the department's revenue. The Hospitality Department also should be a profit center. The Director of Hospitality has significant influence in setting room rates and making decorating decisions, which affect the department's revenue. The Director also makes hiring and salary decisions for the department's staff, which significantly affect departmental expenses. The Hospitality Department's three subunits (Front Desk, Bell Staff, and Guest Services) should be cost centers, since they do not generate revenue. The managers of these subunits can significantly influence the costs incurred in their units through hiring and salary recommendations, staff scheduling, and use of materials and equipment.

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PROBLEM 12-42 (60 MINUTES) 1. Performance Report for August: Selected Subunits of Rocky Mountain General Hospital
Flexible Budget Year to August Date $582,700 $4,661,600 $210,000 $1,680,000 140,000 1,120,000 182,700 1,461,600 50,000 400,000 $582,700 $4,661,600 $70,000 $560,000 18,000 71,700 10,000 144,000 573,600 80,000 Actual Results Year to August Date $581,150 $4,658,300 $204,000 $1,670,900 141,000 1,115,800 182,650 1,465,600 53,500 406,000 $581,150 $4,658,300 $75,000 18,100 71,950 11,600 580,000 144,000 578,600 86,000 Variance* Year to August Date $1,550 F $3,300 F $6,000 F 1,000 U 50 F 3,500 U $1,550 F $5,000 U 100 U 250 U 1,600 U 7,000 F $ 50 F -$1,850 U 1,600 F $ 250 U $1,500 U 350 U $1,850 U $9,100 F 4,200 F 4,000 U 6,000 U $3,300 F $20,000 U -5,000 U 6,000 U 27,000 F $4,000 U -$7,000 U 2,000 F $5,000 U $1,000 U 6,000 U $7,000 U

Rocky Mountain General Hospital General Medicine Division Surgical Division.............. Medical Support Division Administrative Division..... Total cost......................... Medical Support Division Nursing Department......... Radiology and Labor- atory Department............. Nutrition Department........ Housekeeping Department Maintenance Department Total cost......................... Nutrition Department Regiestered Dieticians Section............................. Food Service Section....... Kitchen............................. Total cost......................... Food Service Section Patient Food Service....... Cafeteria.......................... Total cost......................... Cafeteria Food servers wages........ Paper products................ Utilities............................. Maintenance.................... Custodial.......................... Supplies........................... Total cost.........................

13,000 104,000 $182,700 $1,461,600

6,000 77,000 $182,650 $1,465,600 $ 60,000 272,600 246,000 $71,950 $ 578,600

$ 7,500 $60,000 $7,500 33,200 265,600 35,050 050 31,000 248,000 29,400 $71,700 $573,600 $17,000 16,200 $33,200 $8,000 4,500 1,000 400 1,100 1,200 $16,200 $136,000 129,600 $265,600 $64,000 36,000 8,000 3,200 8,800 9,600 $129,600

$18,500 $ 137,000 16,550 135,600 $35,050 $ 272,600 $9,000 4,400 1,050 100 1,100 900 $16,550 $ 72,000 36,200 8,100 1,100 8,600 9,600 $135,600

$1,000 U $8,000 U 100 F 200 U 50 U 100 U 300 F 2,100 F -200 F 300 F -- $350 U $6,000 U

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PROBLEM 12-42 (CONTINUED) 3. A variety of responses are reasonable for this question. Since the data given in the problem do not include the individual variances over several months, it is not possible to condition the investigation on trends. The largest variances in the performance report are the most likely to warrant an investigation. The following variances for August would likely catch the attention of the hospital administrator: General Medicine Division.............................................................................. Administrative Division................................................................................... Nursing Department....................................................................................... Maintenance Department............................................................................... Food servers' wages...................................................................................... $6,000 3,500 5,000 7,000 1,000 F U U F U

The $1,000 variance for food servers' wages is smaller than some of the variances not listed above. However, it is a relatively large variance for only one cost item in the subunit. In contrast, the $1,600 variance for the kitchen is for an entire subunit of the hospital.

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PROBLEM 12-43 (45 MINUTES) 1. Cost Pool Facilities Division General Medicine....... Surgical...................... Medical Support......... Administrative............. Total........................... General Medicine....... Surgical...................... Medical Support......... Administrative............. Total........................... General Medicine....... Surgical...................... Medical Support......... Administrative............. Total........................... Allocation Base 15,000 sq. ft. 8,000 sq. ft. 9,000 sq. ft. 8,000 sq. ft. 40,000 sq. ft. 135,000 100,000 90,000 75,000 400,000 30 20 20 30 100 cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. empl. empl. empl. empl. empl. Percentage of Total 37.5% 20.0% 22.5% 20.0% 100.0% 33.75% 25.00% 22.50% 18.75% 100.00% 30.00% 20.00% 20.00% 30.00% 100.00% 50.00% 31.25% 18.75% 100.00% Costs Distributed $ 71,250 38,000 42,750 38,000 $190,000 $ 8,100 6,000 5,400 4,500 $ 24,000 $ 66,000 44,000 44,000 66,000 $220,000 $ 20,000 12,500 7,500 $ 40,000

Utilities

General administration

Community outreach

General Medicine....... $2,000,000 Surgical...................... 1,250,000 Medical Support......... 750,000 Administrative............. Total........................... $4,000,000

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An alternative allocation base for community outreach costs is the number of hours spent by each division's personnel in community outreach activities. This base would be more reflective of the actual contribution of each division to the program. The reason for allocating utility costs to the divisions is so that each division's cost reflects the total cost of running the division. Since none of the divisions can operate without electricity, heat, water, and so forth, these costs should be reflected in divisional cost reports. By allocating such costs, division managers are made aware of these costs and are able to reflect the costs when pricing services and seeking third-party reimbursements, such as those from insurance companies.

3.

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PROBLEM 12-44 (35 MINUTES) 1. Segmented income statement:

Show-Off, Inc. Sales revenue. Variable operating expenses: Cost of goods sold Sales commissions Total... Segment contribution margin. Less: Fixed expenses controllable by segment manager: Local advertising Sales manager salary Total... Profit margin controllable by segment manager Less: Fixed expenses traceable to segment, but controllable by others: Local property taxes.. Store manager salaries. Other.. Total... Segment profit margin.. Less: Common fixed expenses. Net income... $1,332,000 $ 705,000 79,920 $ 784,920 $ 547,080 $ 81,000 32,000 $ 113,000 $ 434,080 Las Vegas $444,000 $203,500 26,640 $230,140 $213,860 $ 11,000 ---$ 11,000 $202,860 Reno $451,000 $225,500 27,060 $252,560 $198,440 $ 22,000 ---$ 22,000 $176,440 Sacramento $437,000 $276,000 26,220 $302,220 $134,780 $ 48,000 32,000 $ 80,000 $ 54,780

12,500 108,000 28,200 $ 148,700 $ 285,380 192,300 $ 93,080

$ 4,500 31,000 5,800 $ 41,300 $161,560

$ 2,000 39,000 4,600 $ 45,600 $130,840

$ 6,000 38,000 17,800 $ 61,800 $ (7,020)

Calculations: Sales revenue: Las Vegas, 37,000 units x $12.00; Reno, 41,000 units x $11.00; Sacramento, 46,000 units x $9.50 Cost of goods sold: Las Vegas, 37,000 units x $5.50; Reno, 41,000 units x $5.50; Sacramento, 46,000 units x $6.00 Sales commissions: Las Vegas, $444,000 x 6%; Reno, $451,000 x 6%; Sacramento, $437,000 x 6%

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PROBLEM 12-44 (CONTINUED) 2. Sacramento is the weakest segment because of several factors: Las Vegas and Reno have much higher markups on cost [118%( $6.50/$5.50) and 100% ($5.50/$5.50), respectively]. However, Sacramentos markup is only 58% ($3.50/ $6.00). Despite being the only store that has a sales manager, and spending considerably more on advertising than Las Vegas and Reno, Sacramento has the lowest gross dollar sales of the three stores. Sacramentos return on these outlays appears inadequate. Sacramentos other noncontrollable costs are much higher than those of Las Vegas and Reno. 3. Show-Off uses a responsibility accounting system, meaning that managers and centers are evaluated on the basis of items under their control. Since this is a personnel-type decision, the decision should be made by reviewing the profit margin controllable by the store (i.e., segment) manager. The segment contribution margin excludes fixed costs under a store managers control; in contrast, a stores segment profit margin would reflect all traceable costs whether controllable or not.

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PROBLEM 12-45 (35 MINUTES) 1. Warranty costs: External failure Reliability engineering: prevention Rework at ATs manufacturing plant: internal failure Manufacturing inspection: appraisal Transportation costs to customer sites: external failure Quality training for employees: prevention 2&3. Evaluation of quality costs: No. 165 $ Sales revenue: $60,000 x 80; $55,000 x 100... Prevention: Reliability engineering 1,600 hours x $150 2,000 hours x $150 Quality training. Total Appraisal (inspection): 300 hours x $50. 500 hours x $50. Internal failure (rework at AT): 80 units x 35% x $1,900.. 100 units x 25% x $1,600 External failure: Warranty costs: 80 units x 70% x $1,200 100 units x 10% x $400. Transportation to customers Total Total quality costs.. $4,800,000 $ 240,000 35,000 $ 275,000 $ $ 15,000 53,200 5.73% .31% $ 1.11% $ $ 67,200 $ 29,500 $ 96,700 $ 439,900 2.01% 9.16% 4,000 15,000 $ 19,000 $ 434,000 .35% 7.89% 40,000 .73% 25,000 .45% $ 300,000 50,000 $ 350,000 6.36% % of Sales $ $5,500,000 No. 172 % of Sales

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PROBLEM 12-45 (CONTINUED) Individual quality costs as a % of total quality costs: No. 165 $ % of Total Prevention.. Appraisal ... Internal failure . External failure. Total . $275,000 15,000 53,200 96,700 $439,900 62.51% 3.41% 12.09% 21.98% No. 172 $ % of Total $350,000 25,000 40,000 19,000 $434,000 80.65% 5.76% 9.22% 4.38%

4. Yes, the company is investing its quality expenditures differently for the two machines. Advanced is spending more up-front on no. 172 with respect to prevention and appraisalover 86% of the total quality expenditures. (This figure is approximately 66% for no. 165.) The net result is lower internal and external failure costs and, perhaps more important, lower total quality costs as a percentage of sales (7.89% for no. 172 and 9.16% for no. 165). This problem illustrates the essence of total quality management systems when compared with conventional quality control procedures. Overall costs are lower with TQM when compared against systems that focus on after-the-fact detection and rework. 5. Prevention, appraisal, internal failure, and external failure costs are observable in the sense that such amounts can be measured and reported. When inferior products make it to the marketplace, customer dissatisfaction will often increase, resulting in lost sales of the defective product and perhaps other goods as well. The cost of these lost sales is an opportunity cost a hidden cost that is very difficult to measure.

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PROBLEM 12-46 (75 MINUTES)

1. SEGMENTED INCOME STATEMENTS: BUCKEYE DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. (IN THOUSANDS) Segments of Company Buckeye Department Stores, Inc. $39,400 $23,000 3,050 380 590 465 $27,485 $11,915 $560 405 780 355 350 $2,450 $9,465 $ 930 305 1,750 $2,985 $6,480 120 $6,360 1,950 $4,410 Cleveland Division $21,000 $12,000 1,600 200 300 250 $14,350 $6,650 $ 290 210* 450 200 210 $1,360 $5,290 $ 470 170 1,000 $1,640 $3,650 Columbus Division $18,400 $11,000 1,450 180 290 215 $13,135 $5,265 $ 270 195 330 155 140 $1,090 $4,175 $ 460 135 750 $1,345 $2,830 Olentangy Store $5,000 $3,000 400 50 80 60 $3,590 $1,410 $80 40 70 40 30 $ 260 $1,150 $ 120 35 150 $305 $845 Segments of Columbus Division Scioto Store $2,400 $2,000 300 40 60 35 $2,435 $ (35) $ 50 30 60 25 30 $195 $(230) $90 20 100 $210 $(440) Downtown Store $11,000 $6,000 750 90 150 120 $7,110 $3,890 $140 75 200 90 80 $ 585 $3,305 $ 250 80 400 $ 730 $2,575 Not Allocated

Sales revenue .................................................. Variable operating expenses: Cost of merchandise sold............................ Sales personnelsalaries........................... Sales commissions..................................... Utilities........................................................ Other........................................................... Total variable expenses.............................. Segment contribution margin............................ Less: Fixed expenses controllable by segment manager: Depreciationfurnishings........................... Computing and billing.................................. Warehouse.................................................. Insurance.................................................... Security....................................................... Total.................................................................. Profit margin controllable by segment manager........................................... Less: Fixed expenses, traceable to segment, but controllable by others:............... Depreciationbuildings.............................. Property taxes............................................. Supervisory salaries.................................... Total.................................................................. Profit margin traceable to segment................... Less: Common fixed expenses......................... Income before taxes.......................................... Less: Income tax expense................................ Net income........................................................

50 _____ $50 (50)

$100 $100 $(150)

*$210 = $160 listed in table + $50 not allocated. $1,000 = $900 listed in table + $100 not allocated.
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PROBLEM 12-46 (CONTINUED) 2. The segmented income statement would help the president of Buckeye Department Stores gain insight into which division and which individual stores are performing well or having difficulty. Such information serves to direct management's attention to areas where its expertise is needed.

PROBLEM 12-47 (30 MINUTES) Responsibility-accounting system: 1. At least two potential behavioral advantages if Building Services Co.'s (BSC's) managers accept and participate in the development of budgets are as follows: They would be motivated to plan ahead and promote goal congruence. They would be pleased to be responsible only for those items they can control. 2. At least two potential problems that could arise if the managers do not accept the change in philosophy are as follows: They could resent being measured on an individual basis, since they may be responsible for costs over which they have no control. The could focus too much on their own department's goals at the possible detriment to the organization as a whole (suboptimization). 3. If the managers support the new system, and most of the disadvantages pointed out above are avoided, the responsibility-center system will enhance the alignment of organizational and personal goals. Since Commercial Maintenance, Inc. (CMI) took the time to fully explain and communicate the system to BSC's managers, by pointing out the advantages and encouraging their participation, organizational and personal goals will likely become aligned.

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PROBLEM 12-47 (CONTINUED) Participatory budgeting system: 1. At least two potential behavioral benefits are the following: BSC's managers are likely to accept the system and be motivated to attain the budget targets, since they were actively involved in setting the goals and know what is expected of them. Communication and group cohesiveness would be improved, because the managers would feel part of a team. 2. At least two potential problems that could arise are as follows: The managers could be motivated to "pad" their budgets, putting slack in the plan to ensure meeting the goals. Overemphasis on departmental goals could hurt cross-departmental employee relations. 3. Participatory budgeting can contribute to an organizations goals by encouraging buy-in to the resulting budget and performance evaluation by the organizations employees. There is no reason to believe that such an approach would not be beneficial for BSC.

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ROBLEM 12-48 (45 MINUTES) Memorandum Date: To: From: Subject: Today Mathew Basler, President of Warriner Equipment Company I. M. Student Responsibility-Accounting System

Warriner Equipment Company's critical success factors are as follows: 1. 2. 3. Cost-efficient production: The firm must meet the market price, which implies producing in a cost-efficient manner. High product quality: Stated by the company president as necessary for success. On-time delivery: Also noted by the company president as critical to the firm's success.

Note that the product price is not a critical success factor, since it is largely beyond the company's control. The price is determined by the market. A responsibility-accounting system in which the plants are profit centers is consistent with achieving high performance on the firm's critical success factors. The plant managers are in the best position to influence production cost control, product quality, and on-time delivery. The sales districts should be revenue centers, in which the sales district managers are accountable for meeting sales projections. Suppose the plants are cost centers and the sales districts are revenue centers. When a rush order comes in, the plant manager's incentive is to reject it because rush orders tend to increase production costs (due to increased setups, interrupted production, etc.). The sales district manager's incentive is to push rush orders, because accepting a rush order results in a satisfied customer and increased future business. Thus, there is a built-in conflict between the plant managers and the sales district managers.

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PROBLEM 12-48 (CONTINUED) If the plants are profit centers, then each plant manager is encouraged to consider both the costs and the benefits of a rush order. The cost is increased production cost, and the benefit is a satisfied customer. Since the plant manager is rewarded for achieving a profit, he or she has an incentive to weigh the cost-benefit trade-off inherent to the rush-order problem. In conclusion, I recommend that the plants be designated as profit centers and the sales districts be designated as revenue centers. PROBLEM 12-49 (40 MINUTES) 1. The factors that should be present for an organization's quality program to be successful include the following:

Evidence of top management support, including motivational leadership and resource

commitments.

Training of those involved, including employees and suppliers. A cultural change leading to a corporate culture committed to the customer and to
continuous, dynamic improvement. 2. From an analysis of the cost-of-quality report, the program appears to have been successful, because of the following:

Total quality cost has declined from 23.4 to 13.1 percent of total production costs. External failure costs, those costs signaling customer dissatisfaction, have declined from 8
percent of total production cost to 2.3 percent. These declines in warranty repairs and customer returns should translate into increased sales in the future.

Internal failure costs have been reduced from 4.6 to 2.3 percent of production costs, and
the overall cost of scrap and rework has gone down by 45.7 percent ($188,000 $102,000)/$188,000.

Appraisal costs have decreased by 43.4 percent [($205,000 $116,000)/$205,000].

Higher quality is reducing the demand for final testing.

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PROBLEM 12-49 (CONTINUED)

Quality costs have shifted to the area of prevention, where problems are solved before the
customer becomes involved. Maintenance, training, and design reviews have increased from 5.8 percent of total production cost to 6 percent and from 24.9 percent of total quality cost to 45.7 percent. The $30,000 increase is more than offset by decreases in other quality costs. 3. Tony Reese's current reaction to the quality improvement program is more favorable because he is seeing the benefits of having the quality problems investigated and solved before they reach the production floor. Because of improved designs, quality training, and additional preproduction inspections, scrap and rework costs have declined. Production personnel do not have to spend an inordinate amount of time on customer service, because they are now making the product right the first time. Throughput has increased and throughput time has decreased. Work is now moving much faster through the department. To measure the opportunity cost of not implementing the quality program, management could do the following:

4.

Assume that sales and market share will continue to decline and then calculate the
revenue and income lost.

Assume that the company will have to compete on price rather than on quality and
calculate the impact of having to lower product prices.

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SOLUTIONS TO CASES CASE 12-50 (45 MINUTES) 1. Segmented income statement: CATHY'S CLASSIC CLOTHES: NORTHEAST REGION Segmented Income Statement For May Coastal District Sales .................................................................. Less: Cost of goods sold...................................... Gross margin........................................................ Operating expenses: Variable selling......................................... Variable administrative.............................. Other direct expenses:......................................... Store maintenance.................................... Advertising................................................ Rent and other costs................................. District general administrative expenses (allocated)................................. Regional general and administrative expenses (allocated)................................. Total expenses..................................................... Net Income........................................................... $1,500,000 633,750 $ 866,250 $ 90,000 37,500 12,600 75,000 150,000 180,000 165,000 $ 710,100 $ 156,150 New Haven Store $600,000 252,000 $348,000 $ 36,000 15,000 7,500 50,000 60,000 72,000 55,000 $295,500 $ 52,500 Boston Store $525,000 220,500 $304,500 $ 31,500 13,125 600 5,000 45,000 63,000 55,000 $213,225 $ 91,275

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CASE 12-50 (CONTINUED) Supporting calculations: Coastal District Sales.......................................... Cost of goods sold..................... Variable selling.......................... Variable administrative............... Maintenance.............................. Advertising................................. Rent........................................... District expenses....................... Given Given $1,500,000 x .06 $1,500,000 x .025 $7,500 + $600 + $4,500 Given Given Given 2. 3. New Haven Store $1,500,000 x .40 $600,000 x .42 $600,000 x .06 $600,000 x .025 Given ($75,000)(2/3) $150,000 x .40 $180,000 x .40 Boston Store $1,500,000 x .35 $525,000 x .42 $525,000 x .06 $525,000 x .025 Given $50,000 x .10 at New Haven $150,000 x .30 for Coastal District $180,000 x .35

The Portland store's net income for May is $12,375 ($156,150 - $52,500 - $91,275). The impact of the responsibility-accounting system and bonus structure on the managers' behavior and the effect of this behavior on the financial results for the two stores include the following: (a) New Haven Store:

Because the bonus is based on sales over $570,000, the manager has concentrated on maximizing sales and has paid little attention to controllable costs. As a result, the store's net income is less than 9 percent of sales and only 34 percent (rounded) of total net income. In an effort to maximize sales, the New Haven store spent 10 times as much as the Boston store on advertising but generated only $75,000 more in sales. Thus the advertising must not have been very effective and should be better controlled.

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CASE 12-50 (CONTINUED) (b) Boston Store: Because the manager of the Boston store is motivated to maximize net income, there appears to be a tendency to cut back on discretionary expenses, such as store maintenance and advertising. While management is seeking cost control by implementing a bonus based on net income, the lack of spending on these discretionary items may have an adverse long-term effect. The manager of the Boston store will be unhappy with the inclusion of allocated district and regional expenses in the calculation of net income. These expenses are not likely to be controlled by the store manager and will reduce the bonus received by the manager of the Boston store. 4. The assistant controller's actions violate several standards of ethical conduct for management accountants, including the following: Competence Prepare complete and clear reports and recommendations after appropriate analysis of relevant and reliable information. Integrity: Communicate unfavorable as well as favorable information and professional judgements of opinions. Refrain from engaging in any activity that would discredit the profession. Objectivity: Communicate information fairly and objectively. Disclose fully all relevant information that could reasonably be expected to influence and intended user's understanding of the reports, comments, and recommendations presented.

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CASE 12-51 (60 MINUTES) 1. Segmented income statement by geographic areas: PACIFIC RIM INDUSTRIES SEGMENTED INCOME STATEMENT BY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 20x0 Geographic Areas United States Canada Sales in units Furniture..................... Sports......................... Appliances.................. Total unit sales......... Revenueb Furniture..................... Sports......................... Appliances.................. Total revenue........... Variable costsc Furniture..................... Sports......................... Appliances.................. Total variable costs Contribution margin........ Fixed costs Manufacturing overheadd................. Depreciatione.............. Administrative and selling expenses...... Total fixed costs....... Operating income (loss)..............................
a

Asia

Unallocated

Total 160,000 180,000 160,000 500,000 $1,280,000 3,600,000 2,400,000 $7,280,000 $ 960,000 2,160,000 1,680,000 $4,800,000 $2,480,000

64,000 72,000 32,000 168,000 $ 512,000 1,440,000 480,000 $2,432,000 $ 384,000 864,000 336,000 $1,584,000 $ 848,000

16,000 80,000 72,000 36,000 32,000 96,000 120,000 212,000 $ 128,000 1,440,000 480,000 $2,048,000 $ 96,000 864,000 336,000 $1,296,000 $ 752,000 $ 640,000 720,000 1,440,000 $2,800,000 $ 480,000 432,000 1,008,000 $1,920,000 $ 880,000

$165,000 134,400 60,000 $ 359,400 $ 488,600

$ 135,000 96,000 100,000 $ 331,000 $ 421,000

$ 200,000 169,600 250,000 $ 619,600 $ 750,000 $ 750,000

$ 500,000 400,000 1,160,000 $2,060,000 $ 420,000

$ 260,400 $ (750,000)

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CASE 12-51 (CONTINUED) SUPPORTING CALCULATIONS

a

Sales in units Total Units % of Sales .40 .40 .20 .10 .40 .20 .50 .20 .60 = Units Sold 64,000 72,000 32,000 16,000 72,000 32,000 80,000 36,000 96,000

United States Furniture.............................................. Sports.................................................. Appliances........................................... Canada Furniture.............................................. Sports.................................................. Appliances........................................... Asia Furniture.............................................. Sports.................................................. Appliances...........................................
b

160,000 180,000 160,000 160,000 180,000 160,000 160,000 180,000 160,000

Revenue Units Sold Unit Price $ 8.00 20.00 15.00 8.00 20.00 15.00 8.00 20.00 15.00 Revenue $ 512,000 1,440,000 480,000 128,000 1,440,000 480,000 640,000 720,000 1,440,000

United States Furniture..................................................... Sports......................................................... Appliances.................................................. Canada Furniture..................................................... Sports......................................................... Appliances.................................................. Asia Furniture..................................................... Sports......................................................... Appliances..................................................

64,000 72,000 32,000 16,000 72,000 32,000 80,000 36,000 96,000

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CASE 12-51 (CONTINUED)

c

Variable costs Units Sold (1) Variable Mfg. Cost/Unit (2) Variable Selling Cost/Unit (3) $2.00 2.50 2.25 2.00 2.50 2.25 2.00 2.50 2.25 Total Variable Cost (1) [(2) + (3)] $ 384,000 864,000 336,000 96,000 864,000 336,000 480,000 432,000 1,008,000

United States Furniture............................. Sports................................. Appliances.......................... Canada Furniture............................. Sports................................. Appliances.......................... Asia Furniture............................. Sports................................. Appliances..........................
d

64,000 72,000 32,000 16,000 72,000 32,000 80,000 36,000 96,000

$4.00 9.50 8.25 4.00 9.50 8.25 4.00 9.50 8.25

Manufacturing overhead Total Manufacturing Overhead Area Variable Costs $1,584,000 1,296,000 1,920,000 $4,800,000 Proportion of total 33% 27% 40% Allocated Manufacturing Cost $165,000 135,000 200,000 $500,000

United States.......................... Canada.................................. Asia........................................ Total.......................................

$500,000 500,000 500,000

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Depreciation expense Total Depreciation $400,000 400,000 400,000 Area Units Sold 168,000 120,000 212,000 500,000 Proportion of Total 33.6% 24.0% 42.4% Allocated Depreciation $134,400 96,000 169,600 $400,000

United States Canada... Asia. Total 2.

Areas where the companys management should focus its attention in order to improve corporate profitability include the following:

The income statement by product line shows that the furniture product line may not be
profitable. The furniture product line does have a positive contribution. However, the fixed costs assigned to the product line result in a loss. Management should investigate: The possibility of increasing the selling price of these products. The possibility of increasing volume by cutting prices or increasing advertising, resulting in a larger total contribution margin. Cutting variable costs associated with this product line. Discontinuing the manufacture of furniture and concentrating on the other product lines that are more profitable. How much of the fixed costs allocated to furniture are separable (avoidable) if the product line is discontinued.

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CASE 12-51 (CONTINUED)

The income statement by geographic area shows that the Asian market is the least
profitable sales area. In order to improve the profit margin in the Asian market, management should: Investigate the selling and administrative expenses in this area as they are considerably higher than those in other areas. Consider increasing the sales of product lines other than furniture as product line makes the smallest contribution to profit. costs and improve overall profitability. this

Management should review the unallocated expenses in an attempt to reduce these

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CURRENT ISSUES IN MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ISSUE 12-52 HOW FORD, FIRESTONE LET THE WARNINGS SLIDE BY AS DEBACLE DEVELOPED: THEIR SEPARATE GOALS, GAPS IN COMMUNICATION GAVE RISE TO RISKY SITUATION," THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 6, 2000, TIMOTHY AEPPEL, CLARE ANSBERRY, MILO GEYELIN AND ROBERT I. SIMISON. 1. Firestone should have been more aggressive in keeping an eye out for defects since it previously had a major problem with tread peeling off its tires. Ford should have kept its own records of tire performance instead of depending on Firestone's reassurances. 2. The value chain is a set of business functions that add value to the products or services of an organization. The value chain includes functions such as the following: research and development: design of products, services, or processes; production; marketing; distribution; and customer service. In this scenario, Ford and Firestone are each part of the others value chain.

ISSUE 12-53 MANAGER'S JOURNAL: ANOTHER JACK WELCH ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH," THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 22, 1999, MICHAEL ALLEN. The next leader of GE will need to have even bigger ideas and imagination than today's CEO. He or she must have the vision and foresight to anticipate what the enterprise will need to become over the next 20 years. He or she will need to lead leaders and have the political skills to deal with challenges from outside the company.

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ISSUE 12-54 HERB KELLEHER HAS ONE MAIN STRATEGY: TREAT EMPLOYEES WELL," THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AUGUST 31, 1999, HAL LANCASTER. 1. Build a culture with an esprit de corps. 2. Structure training exercises so that everyone has to contribute to complete them successfully. 3. Give people the license to be themselves and motivate others in that way. Give each person the opportunity to be a maverick. 4. Allow and encourage people to take pride in what they're doing. 5. Fight bureaucracy and hierarchy. 6. Recognize that people are still the most important part of an organization. How management treats its employees determines how they treat people outside the company.

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