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Family Supermarkets (FS) has decided to increase the size of its Memphis store.

ID: 2484059 • Letter: F

Question

Family Supermarkets (FS) has decided to increase the size of its Memphis store. It wants information about the profitability of individual product line: soft drinks, fresh produce, and packaged food. FS provides the following data for 2011 for each product line: Fs also provides the following information for 2011: Family Supermarkets currently allocates store support costs (all costs other than cost of goods sold) to product lines on the basis of cost of goods sold of each product line. Calculate the operating income and operating income as a percentage of revenues for each product line. If Family Supermarkets allocates store support costs (all costs other than cost of goods sold) to product lines using an ABC system, calculate the operating income and operating income as a percentage of revenues for each product line.

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

1. Calculation of operating income when support costs are allocated on the basis of cost of goods sold.

Ratio of cost of goods sold = 240000:600000:360000

= 2:5:3

So, support costs are to be allocated in the ratio 2:5:3

Soft Drinks

Fresh Produce

Packaged Food

Revenues (A)

317400

840240

483960

Less:

Cost of goods sold

240000

600000

360000

Cost of bottles returned

4800

0

0

Ordering Cost

12480

31200

18720

(2/10*62400)

(5/10*62400)

(3/10*62400)

Delivery cost

20160

50400

30240

(2/10*100800)

(5/10*100800)

(3/10*100800)

Shelf Stocking cost

13824

34560

20736

(2/10*69120)

(5/10*69120)

(3/10*69120)

Customer support cost

24576

61440

36864

(2/10*122880)

(5/10*122880)

(3/10*122880)

Total costs (B)

315840

777600

466560

Operating Income (A-B)

1560

62640

17400

Operating Income(as % of Revenue)

0.49

7.46

3.60

(1560/317400)*100

(62640/840240)*100

(17400/483960)*100

2. Calculation of operating income when support costs are allocated using ABC sysytem.

Cost driver

Cost per unit of cost driver

Soft Drinks

Fresh Produce

Packaged Food

Revenues

-

-

317400

840240

483960

Less:

Cost of goods sold

-

-

240000

600000

360000

Cost of bottles returned

Direct tracingSoft drink line

-

4800

0

0

Ordering Cost

No. of purchase orders

100 (62400/624)

14400

33600

14400

(144*100)

(336*100)

(144*100)

Delivery cost

No. of deliveries'

80 (100800/1260)

9600

70080

21120

(120*80)

(876*80)

(264*80)

Shelf Stocking cost

Hours of shelf stocking time

20 (69120/3456)

4320

43200

21600

(216*20)

(2160*20)

(1080*20)

Customer support cost

Items sold

0.2 (122880/614400)

10080

88320

24480

(50400 *0.2)

(441600*0.2)

(122400*0.2)

Total costs

283200

835200

441600

Operating Income

34200

5040

42360

Operating Income(as % of Revenue)

10.78

0.60

8.75

34200/317400*100

5040/840240*100

42360/483960*100

Soft Drinks

Fresh Produce

Packaged Food

Revenues (A)

317400

840240

483960

Less:

Cost of goods sold

240000

600000

360000

Cost of bottles returned

4800

0

0

Ordering Cost

12480

31200

18720

(2/10*62400)

(5/10*62400)

(3/10*62400)

Delivery cost

20160

50400

30240

(2/10*100800)

(5/10*100800)

(3/10*100800)

Shelf Stocking cost

13824

34560

20736

(2/10*69120)

(5/10*69120)

(3/10*69120)

Customer support cost

24576

61440

36864

(2/10*122880)

(5/10*122880)

(3/10*122880)

Total costs (B)

315840

777600

466560

Operating Income (A-B)

1560

62640

17400

Operating Income(as % of Revenue)

0.49

7.46

3.60

(1560/317400)*100

(62640/840240)*100

(17400/483960)*100