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1-1: Accountingand Control b




The controller of a small private college is complaining about the amount of work she is
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required to do at the beginning of each month. The president of the university requires the
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controller to submit a monthly report by the fifth day of the following month. The monthly report
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contains pages of financial data from operations. The controller was heard saying, "Why
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does the president need all this information? He probably doesn't read half of the report.
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bHe's an old English professor and probably doesn't know the difference between a cost and a
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revenue."
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Required:

a. What istheprobable roleofthemonthly report?
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b. What is the controller's responsibility with respect to a president who
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doesn'tknowmuchaccounting?
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2-1 : Fixed,Variable,andAverageCosts b b b b




Midstate University is trying to decide whether to allow 100 more students into the b b b b b b b b b b b b b




university. Tuition is $5000 per year. The controller has determined the following schedule of
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costs to educate students:
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Numberof Students b TotalCosts b




4000 $30,000,000
4100 30,300,000
4200 30,600,000
4300 30,900,000

The current enrollment is 4200 students. The president of the university has calculated the cost
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per student in the following manner: $30,600,000/4200 students = $7286 per student. The
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president was wondering why the university should accept more students if the tuition is only
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$5000.
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Required:

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b. Whatarethe fixedandvariable costsofoperating theuniversity? b b b




2-2 : TheElementsofCostVolumeProfit b b b b b




The MCompany’s variablecostsare 75% ofthesalespriceperunitandtheirfixed costs
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are $240,000. If the company earned $60,000 in selling 150,000 units, what was the sales price
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perunit?
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2-3 : OpportunityCosts b




The First Church has been asked to operate a homeless shelter in part of the church. To
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operate a homeless shelter the church would have to hire a full time employee for
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$1,200/month to manage the shelter. In addition, the church would have to purchase $400 of b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




supplies/month for the people using the shelter. The space that would be used by the shelter is
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rented for wedding parties. The church averages about 5 wedding parties a month that pay rent of
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$200 per party. Utilities are normally $1,000 per month. With the homeless shelter, the utilities
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will increase to $1,300 per month.
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What is the opportunity cost to the church of operating a homeless shelter in the b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




church?
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2-4 : b b b FixedandVariableCosts b b




The university athletic department has been asked to host a professional basketball
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game at the campus sports center. The athletic director must estimate the opportunity cost of
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holding the event at the sports center. The only other event scheduled for the sports center that
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evening is a fencing match that would not have generated any additional costs or revenues.
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bThe fencing match can be held at the local high school, but the rental cost of the high school gym
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would be $200. The athletic director estimates that the professional basketball game will
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require 20 hours of labor to prepare the building. Clean-up depends on the number of spectators.
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bThe athletic director estimates the time of clean-up to be equal to 2 minutes per spectator. The
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labor would be hired especially for the basketball game and would cost $8 per hour. Utilities
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will be $500 greater if the basketball game is held at the sports center. Allothercosts would be
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coveredbytheprofessionalbasketball team.
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Required:

a. What isthevariablecost of havingonemorespectator? b b b




b. Whatistheopportunitycostofallowingtheprofessionalbasketballteamtouse the
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sports center if 10,000 spectators areexpected?
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c. Whatistheopportunitycostofallowingtheprofessionalbasketballteamtouse the
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sports center if 12,000 spectators areexpected?
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2-5 : b b b OpportunityCostofAttractingIndustry b b b b




The Itagi Computer Company From Japan is looking to build a factory for making
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DVD burners in the United States. The company is concerned about the safety and well-
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being of its employees and wants to locate in a community with good schools. The company also
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wants the factory to be profitable and is looking for subsidies from potential communities.
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bEncouraging new business to create jobs for citizens is important for communities, especially
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communities withhighunemployment.
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Wellville has not been very well since the shoe factory left town. The city officials have b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




been working on a deal with Itagi toget the company tolocate in Wellville. Itagi officials have
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identifieda20acreundevelopedsite. Thecityhastentativelyagreedtobuythesitefor
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$50,000 for Itagi and not require any payment of property taxes on the factory by Itagi for the first
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fiveyears of operation. The property tax deal will save Itagi
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$3,000,000 in taxes over the five years. This deal was leaked to the local newspaper. The
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headlinesthenextdaywere: "WellvilleGivesAway$3,000,000+toJapaneseCompany".
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Required:

a. Do theheadlines accurately describethedealwith Itagi?
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b. WhataretherelevantcostsandbenefitstothecitizensofWellvilleofmakingthis
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deal?
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2-6 : Cost,Volume,ProfitAnalysis b b b




With the possibility of the US Congress relaxing restrictions on cutting old growth, a local
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lumber company is considering an expansion of its facilities. The company believes it can sell
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lumber for $0.18/board foot. A board foot is a measure of lumber. The tax rate for thecompany
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is30percent. Thecompanyhasthefollowingtwoopportunities:
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• Build Factory A with annual fixed costs of $20 million and variable costs of
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$0.10/boardfoot. Thisfactoryhasanannualcapacityof500millionboardfeet. b b b b b b b b b b




• Build Factory B with annual fixed costs of $10 million and variable costs of
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$0.12/boardfoot. Thisfactoryhasanannualcapacityof300millionboardfeet. b b b b b b b b b b




Required:

a. What isthebreak-even point inboardfeet forFactoryA?
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