Saturday, 2 November 2013

San Mateo Circuitry manufactures electrical instruments for a variety of purposes. The following costs related to maintaining product quality were incurred in May.

San Mateo Circuitry manufactures electrical instruments for a variety of purposes. The following costs related to maintaining product quality were incurred in May.
  
  
  Training of quality-control inspectors $ 23,000  
  Tests of instruments before sale   35,000  
  Inspection of electrical components purchased from outside suppliers   14,000  
  Costs of rework on faulty instruments   6,000  
  Replacement of instruments already sold, which were still covered by warranty   16,200  
  Costs of defective parts that cannot be salvaged   6,300  

  
Required:
Prepare a quality-cost report. (Round "Percentage of total" to 1 decimal place. Total may not be equal to 100 due to rounding error. Omit the "$" & "%" signs in your response.)
  
SAN MATEO CIRCUITRY
QUALITY-COST REPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
  Costs for May Percentage of
Total
  Prevention cost correct:    
       Training of quality-control inspectors $ 23,000 correct    22.9 correct    
  

            Total $ 23,000 correct    22.9 correct    
  

  Appraisal cost correct:    
       Tests of instruments $ 35,000 correct    34.8 correct    
       Inspection of purchased electrical components 14,000 correct    13.9 correct    
  

            Total $ 49,000 correct    48.8 correct    
  

  Internal failure cost correct:    
       Costs of rework $ 6,000 correct    6.0 correct    
       Costs of defective parts that cannot be salvaged 6,300 correct    6.3 correct    
  

            Total $ 12,300 correct    12.3 correct    
  

  External failure cost correct:    
       Replacement of instruments already sold $ 16,200 correct    16.1 correct    
  

            Total $ 16,200 correct    16.1 correct    
   

  Total quality costs $ 100,500 correct    100.0 correct    
  



Countywide Cable Services, Inc. is organized with three segments: Metro, Suburban, and Outlying. Data for these segments for the year just ended follow. Metro Suburban Outlying Service revenue $ 1,040,000 $ 860,000 $ 400,000 Variable expenses 280,000 156,000 110,000 Controllable fixed expenses 400,000 326,000 156,000 Fixed expenses controllable by others 236,000 280,000 91,000 In addition to the expenses listed above, the company has $98,000 of common fixed expenses. Income-tax expense for the year is $45,000.

Countywide Cable Services, Inc. is organized with three segments: Metro, Suburban, and Outlying. Data for these segments for the year just ended follow.
    
  Metro Suburban Outlying
  Service revenue $ 1,040,000   $ 860,000   $ 400,000  
  Variable expenses   280,000     156,000     110,000  
  Controllable fixed expenses   400,000     326,000     156,000  
  Fixed expenses controllable by others   236,000     280,000     91,000  

    
     In addition to the expenses listed above, the company has $98,000 of common fixed expenses. Income-tax expense for the year is $45,000.
  
Required:
1.
Prepare a segmented income statement for Countywide Cable Services, Inc. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
  
SEGMENTED INCOME STATEMENTS: COUNTYWIDE CABLE SERVICES, INC.
  Countywide Segments of Company
   Cable
  Services Metro Suburban Outlying
  Service revenue correct $ 2,300,000 correct    $ 1,040,000 correct    $ 860,000 correct    $ 400,000 correct   
  Variable expenses correct 546,000 correct    280,000 correct    156,000 correct    110,000 correct   
  



  Segment contribution margin $ 1,754,000 correct    $ 760,000 correct    $ 704,000 correct    $ 290,000 correct   
  Less correct: Fixed expenses controllable by
       segment manager
882,000 correct    400,000 correct    326,000 correct    156,000 correct   
  



  Profit margin controllable by segment manager $ 872,000 correct    $ 360,000 correct    $ 378,000 correct    $ 134,000 correct   
  Less correct: Fixed expenses, traceable to
       segment, but controllable by others
607,000 correct    236,000 correct    280,000 correct    91,000 correct   
  



  Profit margin traceable to segment $ 265,000 correct    $ 124,000 correct    $ 98,000 correct    $ 43,000 correct   
    





  Less correct: Common fixed expenses correct 98,000 correct         
  
     
  Income before taxes correct $ 167,000 correct         
  Less correct: Income tax expense correct 45,000 correct         
  
     
  Net income correct $ 122,000 correct