Salem Telephone Company – Salem Data Services Dear Mr. Flores‚ The objective of our engagement was to analyze Salem Data Services’ (SDS) operations to determine if this is a viable business with potential for growth and future profit or whether the business is likely to remain unprofitable and should be divested. A review of Salem Data Services’ utilization metrics for the first quarter of 2004 has helped us pinpoint the crux of SDS’s unprofitability over this three month span. Underutilization
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Salem Telephone Company ("STC") Question 1 Variable Costs Equipment costs: Power Wages and Salaries: Operations hourly personnel Fixed Costs Space costs: Rent‚ custodial services Equipment costs: Computer leases‚ maintenance‚ depreciation of computer equipment and office equipment / fixtures Wages and Salaries: Operations salaried staff‚ systems development and maintenance‚ administration‚ and sales Sales promotions Corporate services The group actively debated fixed
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Re: Salem Telephone Company‚ Salem Data Services Accounting Analysis Salem Telephone Company recently established Salem Date Services‚ a computer service subsidiary of the telephone company. The new subsidiary was established in efforts to earn the company increased revenues in order to relieve pressure to increase rates for the regulated telephone company. Salem Data Services accounting has shown profit loss for the subsidiary over the past three months. Peter Flores‚ president of Salem Telephone
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Total Variable cost per revenue hour 28.7 28.7 28.7 3. Income statement for Salem Data Services From the article‚ I know that intracompany work was billed at $400 per hour‚ and commercial sales were billed at $800 per hour. So‚ intracompany contribution margin: $400-$28.7= $371.3/hr Commercial contribution margin: $800-$28.7=$771.3/hr Sales revenue $192‚400 Variable cost $9844.1 Contribution margin $182‚555.9 Fixed cost $212‚939 Net loss ($30‚383.1) 4. Revenue = Variable Costs
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with respect to revenue hours. With higher fixed cost‚ Salem Data Services has a higher leverage and is therefore riskier. 2. ($7‚896 + $1‚546) / 329 hours = $28.70 / hour. For every hour spent working‚ the company spends 28.70 dollars. 3. Intracompany Commercial Total Number of Hours (a): 205 138 343 Revenue (a x b): $82‚000 $110‚400 $192‚400 Variable Costs (a x c): ($5‚883.50) ($3‚960.60) ($9‚844.10) Contribution Margin: $76‚116.50 $106‚439.40 $182‚555.90 Fixed Costs:
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James Whittle Salem Telephone Company Case Study 9/29/2014 1.) The variable costs in Exhibit 2 are Power and Hourly Personnel Wages as the costs fluctuate from month to month and are driven by the revenue hours for the company. The fixed costs in Exhibit 2 are Rent‚ Custodial Services‚ Computer Equipment Leases‚ Computer Maintenance‚ Computer Depreciation‚ Office Equipment and Fixtures Depreciation‚ Salaried Staff Wages‚ Systems Development and Maintenance‚ Administrative Wages‚ Sales Wages
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Case Study #1. Salem Telephone Company 1. Variable expenses: Power (the more hours sold‚ the more energy consumed) The hourly personnel (operations) works only when the computers are in operation Fixed expenses: The rent has to be paid despite any level of production ($8‚000 monthly) The custodial services depend on Salem Telephone’s estimated space‚ they are independent from the revenue of the Company The computer leases were acquired to run the business (before it was actually started
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Andre wants to know how much is going to be the new contribution margin per haircut‚ the annual break-even point in number of haircuts. On our evaluation‚ Andre requested to find the following information. 1. Find the contribution margin per haircut. Contribution Margins Definition "Contribution margin (or margins) refers to the amount of revenue per product that is available to "contribute" towards the fixed costs and the profit of the company. Since‚ for digital products‚ the variable costs
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1.) "Revenue hours" represent the key activity that drives costs at Salem Data Services. Which expenses in Exhibit 2 are variable with respect to revenue hours? Which expenses are fixed with respect to revenue hours? Variable: Wages of hourly personnel‚ Power Fixed: Rent‚ custodial services‚ computer leases‚ maintenance‚ depreciation‚ salaried staff wages‚ administration‚ sales‚ systems development‚ sales promotion‚ corporate services 2.) For each expense that is variable with respect to
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1. a.) Contribution per CD unit: Unit Selling Variable Costs $9.00 1.25 - .35 1.00 = $6.40 $6.40 b.) Break-even volume in CD units and dollars: ($275‚000 + 250‚000) / 6.40 = 82‚032 units 82‚032 * $9.00 = $738‚288 to break even c.) Net profit if 1 million CD’s sold: 1‚000‚000 * 6.40 = 6‚400‚000 6‚400‚000 525‚000 = $5‚875‚000 d.) Necessary
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