Through our study of Salem Telephone Company (STC)‚ we’re going to analyze whether or not Salem Data Services (SDS) will be a profitable business to keep. We will do so by utilizing break even analysis. Before we can find our solution‚ we should discuss Salem Data Services’ (SDS) accounting report step by step. To begin‚ the various costs incurred to SDS should be grouped into either variable‚ or fixed. The only variable costs that have any relation to the total revenue hours listed from exhibit
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suggestion to close SDS instead of keeping it. However‚ if they close SDS‚ the change in their net income will be: Exhibit 5 They will save costs in maintenance‚ power‚ and so on‚ but they will lose the rent profit $8‚000 if there is no other company rents that floor. Besides‚ they need to outsource and the outsourcing cost will be 205 hours * $800 per hour = $164‚000. Therefore‚ as it is shown in Exhibit 5‚ their extra cost of closing SDS will be $94‚356. If they don’t rent the place to other
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Salem telephone case 1. ”Revenue hours” represent the key activity that drives costs at Salem Data Service . Which expenses in Exhibit 2 are variable with respect to revenue hours? Which expenses are fixed with respect to revenue hours? A : Variable costs : The power‚ hourly personal. Fixed costs : The rent‚ custodial service‚ computer leases‚ maintenance‚ computer equipment‚ office equipment and fixtures‚ salaried staff‚ system development and maintenance‚ administration‚ sales promotion
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Turkesa Bullock BUS 5431 Managerial Accounting January 31‚ 2013 Salem Telephone Company Harvard Case Study Recommendation: The two suggestions by Flores: 1. Use pricing strategy to increase commercial revenue hours * This method will not add extra costs. However‚ according to our estimation above‚ changing price to either $1000 (97 hours) or $600 (180 hours) cannot prevent a net loss. 2. Increase sales promotion cost to win more business but the price unchanged *
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Salem Telephone Data Corp Executive Summary The analysis of the 2004 first quarter reports‚ which include the Summary of Computer Utilization and Summary Results of Operation‚ if is clear that the Data Services division needs to be scrutinized to understand why they continue to operate at a loss. The key areas that need to be addressed are: * Current utilization of computer usage hours * The consistent negative results of the operations * Determine if some of the fixed costs can be
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Salem Telephone Case 1) Which expenses are variable and which are fixed with respect to revenue hours? Variable Fixed Power Rent Hourly personnel Custodial Services Sales promotion Computer leases Corporate services Maintenance Depreciation expenses - computer and office Salaried employees Systems development Sales 2) For each expense that is variable‚ calculate the cost per revenue hour. Power Personnel Sales Promotion Corporate Services January
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Contribution Margin and Break Even Analysis. Many factors come into play in determining business success. One of them is the financial factor. For a company to set financial goals it is crucial that its management know in detail the products or services they sale or provide. This is the analysis of two different scenarios at Aunt Connie ’s Cookies Simulation (University of Phoenix‚ 2011) and the financial performance of Jamestown Electric Supply Company (Heiter‚ et. al. 2008). During both analysis
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Complete Research & Application 5-34 page 207 of Managerial Accounting for Managers Abstract Complete Research & Application 5-34 page 207 of Managerial Accounting for Managers. The questions in this exercise are based on the Benetton Group‚ a company headquartered in Italy and known in the United States primarily for one of its brands of fashion apparel? United Colors of Benetton. To answer the questions‚ you will need to download the Benetton Group’s 2004 Annual Report at: http://media.corporate-ir
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Calculating the Contribution Margin Constance Hall Lindemann HCA 311 Health Care Financing & Information Systems July 1‚ 2012 Instructor: Heather Ables Contribution margin is nothing more than a way to see if an organizations operation is profitable. The costs for any business will fall into two broad categories: fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costs are those whose amounts hardly ever change which means they are fixed‚ steady and unchangeable. Variable by contrast‚ are costs
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has decreased. | 5. | Sales are $500‚000 and variable costs are $350‚000. What is the contribution margin ratio? | A) | 43%. | B) | 30%. | C) | 70%. | D) | Cannot be determined because amounts are not expressed per unit. | 6. | Barcelona Bagpipes produces two models: Model 24 has sales of 500 units with a contribution margin of $40 each; Model 26 has sales of 350 units with a contribution margin
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