When answering the questions, the work that you submit for grading must be your work. Any plagiarism will result in a grade of zero for the exam. If you have questions, please consult with the instructor. The evaluation of the work,especially the qualitative questions depends on the organization of the material and the depth of the answers. The quantitative questions should show the computations/process not just an answer.When answering the questions, the work that you submit for grading must be your work. Any plagiarism will result in a grade of zero for the exam. If you have questions, please consult with the instructor. The evaluation of the work,especially the qualitative questions depends on the organization of the material and the depth of the answers. The quantitative questions should show the computations/process not just an answer.
1. In the context of this course, you will be asked to address the issues/questions below for 3M Company (MMM). When addressing the issues/questions, be sure to do so in the context of this course and 3M. Your primary sources of information will come from the 3M website, in particular “Investor Relations” and the “2016 Annual Report.” Also, look at the web pages for 3M on Yahoo! Finance and/or Morningstar.com. Be sure to discuss fully with definitions and examples.
(8 pts) a) Discuss the critical success factors and whether or not you believe that 3M shows evidence of success for these factors. (2 pts) b) Discuss 3M in the context of the Theory of Constraints.(10 pts) c) From the material reviewed, explain whether 3M showsevidence in its operations/results of the perspectives of the balanced scorecard.(6 pts) d) Discuss which of the activities of the value chain are most important to 3M.(2 pts) e) Discuss the concept of customer delivered value in the context of 3M. (4 pts) f) Discuss the cost of controlling quality and the cost of failing to control quality in the context of 3M.
(7 pts.) 2. Go to YouTube and view two video clips: 1) Robotic Process Automation driving cost simplification and reducing time (2 minutes and 52 seconds) and 2) Robotic Process Automatopn (RPA). The next productivity revolution (1 minute and 24 seconds).After watching these videos, discuss what you believe are the most important points, in terms of the critical success factors, balanced scorecard, and the value chain, as we discussed in class.
(6 pts) 3. For any one brand of Darden Restaurants, identify one example of each of the following:• Variable cost• Fixed cost• Product cost• Period cost• Direct cost• Indirect cost
(9 pts) 4. Mormont Industries makes an electronic component in two departments, Machining and Assembly. The capacity per month is 40,000 units in the Machining Department and 30,000 units in the Assembly Department. The only variable cost of the product is direct material of $200 per unit. All direct material cost is incurred in the Machining Department. All other costs of operating the two departments are fixed costs. Mormont can sell as many units of this electronic component as it produces at a selling price of $500 per unit.The president of the company has asked you to evaluate three proposals. After your evaluation, the president would like a recommendation as to which proposal should be accepted.Proposal “A” – Spend $400,000 in additional fixed costs for the Assembly Department. This would increase the capacity in the Assembly Department by 5,000 unitsProposal “B – Spend $1,000,000 in additional fixed costs for the Machining Department that will reduce the direct material cost per unit from $200 to $190.Proposal “C” – Spend $800,000 per month on additional personnel in the Machining Department to increase the capacity in that department by 10,000 units.
(9 pts) 5. McGuiness Company produces two beers, Light and Stout, with the following characteristics:LightStout Selling price per case $50 $75 Variable cost per case $40$50 Expected sales (cases) 20,000 5,000 Total fixed costs for the company are $250,000.
Required:a) What is the anticipated level of operating income for the expected sales volume?b) Assuming the product mix would be the same at the break-even point, compute the break-even point in revenues for each of the products.c) Discuss the accuracy of these calculations with regard to planning. What types of occurrences could affect the accuracy of the calculations? What assumptions must be made to use the calculations in planning and decision-making?
(10 pts) 6. In planning its operations for next year, Zia Corporation has forecast sales of $3,000,000 on a unit volume of 30,000. Zia Corporation prepared the following estimated costs and expenses:
Variable Fixed
Direct materials $ 800,000 Direct labor 700,000 Factory overhead 300,000 $450,000Selling expense 120,000 180,000General admin expense 30,000 70,000 $1,950,000 $ 700,000Zia has a tax rate of 35 percent.Required:a) Compute the projected net income based on the above information.b) What would be the amount of sales dollars at the break-even point?c) How many units would need to be sold to achieve a net income $500,000?d) If Zia believes that it can only sell at most the 30,000 units, what should Zia consider in order to achieve the net income of $500,000?
(12 pts) 7. The following data appeared in DepotCompany’s records on December 31, 2016:
Direct materials inventory, December 31………… $ 50,000Direct materials purchased during the year………….. 250,000Finished goods inventory, December 31…………. 60,000Indirect labor……………………………………… 15,000Direct labor……………………………………….. 300,000Plant heat, light and power……………………….. 20,000Plant and equipment……………………………… 400,000Building depreciation (3/4 is for manufacturing)… 60,000Administrative salaries………………………….. 50,000Miscellaneous factory cost……………………… 16,000Accounts payable……………………………….. 100,000Marketing cost………………………………….. 30,000Maintenance on factory machines…………………7,000Insurance (4/5 is for manufacturing)…………… 15,000Distribution costs……………………………….. 3,000Retained earnings……………………………….. 300,000Taxes on manufacturing property………………. 8,000Legal fees on customer complaint……………… 6,000Direct materialsinventory, January 1…………… 40,000Work in process inventory, December 31………15,000
On January 1, at the beginning of 2016, the Finished Goods Inventory account had a balance of $40,000, and the Work in Process Inventory account had a balance of $17,000. Sales revenue during the year was $1,200,000.
Required:a) Determine the cost of goods manufactured, the gross profit, and operating income.b) Explain the difference between total manufacturing costs and cost of goods manufactured.
(15 pts) 8. Surfs Up manufactures surfboards. The company produces two different models of boards, the small kahuna and the big kahuna. Data regarding the two products follow:
PRODUCT DIRECT LABOR ANNUAL TOTAL DIRECT HOURS PER UNIT PRODUCTION LABOR HOURSBig 1.875 8,000 Boards 15,000Small .875 40,000 Boards 35,000
Additional information about Surfs Up:
The big board requires $75 in direct materials per unit while the small board requires $40. The direct labor rate for the company is $18 per hour. The company has always used direct labor hours as the activity base for applying overhead to product. Manufacturing overhead is estimated to be $675,000 per year. The big board is more complex to manufacture than the small board because it requires more machine time.
Because of the big board’s requirement for the additional machine work, the company controller, Tim Guglielmo, is considering the use of activity-based costing to apply overhead to product. Tim has identified three separate activity centers in the manufacture of the boards.
ACTIVITY COST TRACEABLE ANNUAL TRANSACTIONSCENTER DRIVER COSTS TOTAL BIG SMALLMachine Number of setups setups $100,000 225 100 125
Special design Design $225,000 1,000 900 100 Hours
Machining Machine $350,000 11,000 10,000 1,000 hours
Production Direct labor hours $900,000 50,000 15,000 35,000
Required:a) Determine the unit cost for the big board and the small board using a traditional costing system.b) Determine the unit cost for the big board and the small board using activity-based costing.c) Determine what the unit-selling price of the big board and the small board would have to be if Surf Up desired a gross profit of 50% and they used a traditional costing system.d) Determine what the unit-selling price of the big board and the small board would have to be if Surfs Up desired a gross profit of 50% and they used activity-based costing.e) Explain which selling price you believe to be more appropriate; those from the traditional costing system or those from activity based costing.