Scenario
You are the marketing analyst for Better Beans Coffee Company, which has nine stores nationwide. The company wants to build two additional stores. Your executive team has decided that rather than expand to new markets, they want Better Beans to begin opening additional stores in existing markets. While this will create cannibalization in the short term, it will create marketing and operating efficiencies as more stores are opened in each city.
As a scrappy and growing startup, Better Beans does not yet have access to complex marketing analytics software. Fortunately, you are an expert at gathering market data from inside and outside the company and crunching accurate numbers with nothing more than an Excel spreadsheet.
You have been tasked with calculating the two best markets for opening an additional store. You have already calculated two things that allow you to estimate the net additional revenue in each market ueafter adding a second store:
Revenue for a second store in each market
The revenue lost from estimated cannibalization at the first store.
Important note: Due to the high investments already made in existing stores, management has specified that any market where cannibalization is 25% or more should be eliminated from consideration.
Ignoring cannibalization rates for now, what two markets have the highest net revenue increases when adding a second store?
A. Dallas and Portland
B. Los Angeles and Orlando
C. Chicago and Dallas
D. Orlando and Dallas
E. Los Angeles and Portland
What two markets should be chosen for a second store based on management's criteria that the cannibalization rate for the existing store should be less than 25%? Note: Cannibalization rates and net revenue increase amounts need to be considered when making this determination.
A. Los Angeles and Orlando
B. Atlanta and Houston
C. Atlanta and Portland
D. Los Angeles and Portland
E. Los Angeles and Houston
Existing Revenue Second store Cannibalization Revenue Net Revenue
Store Revenue Estimate Drop Due Increase for
Estimate to cannibalization Market(
Second
Store
Revenue
Cannibalization)
Los Angeles 4,050,000 $2,677,500 5% $202,500 2,475,000
Houston 1,950,000 1,522,500 5% 97,500 1,425,000
Orlando 2,800,000 2,175,000 25% 700,000 1,475,000
Atlanta 2,240,000 1,695,000 30% 720,000 975,000
Chicago 2,150,000 1,735,000 40% 860,000 875,000
San Diego 1,900,000 1,505,000 20% 380,000 1,125,000
Portland 1,500,000 1,050,000 20% 300,000 750,000
Dallas 2,450,000 1,702,500 45% 1,102,500 600,000
Boston 3,150,000 2,177,500 35% 1,102,500 1,075,000

Answer:

Better Beans Coffee Company

1. Two markets that have the highest net revenue increases when adding a second store are:

B. Los Angeles and Orlando

2. The two markets that should be choose for a second market are:

E. Los Angeles and Houston

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Existing     Revenue    Second   Cannibalization  Revenue    Net Revenue                           Store                              Store         Estimate         Drop Due  Increase from

                                    Estimate                            Cannibali-       Market

                                                                                                   (Second Store

                                                                                                      Revenue

                                                                                                Cannibalization)

Los Angeles 4,050,000 $2,677,500      5%       $202,500          2,475,000

Houston        1,950,000    1,522,500      5%           97,500           1,425,000

Orlando        2,800,000    2,175,000    25%        700,000            1,475,000

Atlanta          2,240,000   1,695,000     30%        720,000             975,000

Chicago         2,150,000   1,735,000     40%        860,000             875,000

San Diego     1,900,000   1,505,000     20%        380,000           1,125,000

Portland        1,500,000   1,050,000     20%        300,000            750,000

Dallas           2,450,000   1,702,500     45%       1,102,500            600,000

Boston          3,150,000   2,177,500      35%      1,102,500           1,075,000

b) Cannibalization results from the reduction in sales revenue when a company introduces another similar product or store in an existing market.  Before making decisions based on cannibalization, management should study the market dynamics and set measurable criteria for making the choice to go for cannibalization or preservation of an existing market.  One of the best criteria for deciding on cannibalization is the net revenue from the second product or store after cannibalization.

The quantity of a good demanded rises from 90 units to 110 units when the price falls from $1.20 to $.80 per unit. The price elasticity of demand for this product approximates​

Capp Corporation is a wholesaler of industrial goods. Data regarding the store's operations follow:

•
Sales are budgeted at $260,000 for November, $270,000 for December, and $250,000 for January.

•
Collections are expected to be 60% in the month of sale, 39% in the month following the sale, and 1% uncollectible.

• The cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.
•
The company desires an ending merchandise inventory equal to 40% of the following month's cost of goods sold. Payment for merchandise is made in the month following the purchase.

• The November beginning balance in the accounts receivable account is $61,000.
• The November beginning balance in the accounts payable account is $248,000.


Required:
a.
Prepare a Schedule of Expected Cash Collections for November and December. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

November December
Sales
Schedule of Expected Cash Collection ---------------- -------------------
Accounts recievable -----------------
November Sales
December SALES ---------------
tOTAal Cash collection
b.
Prepare a Merchandise Purchases Budget for November and December. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

November December
Budgeted cost of goods sold
deduct: Begining merchandise inventory
total needs
add: desired ending merchandise inventory
required purchase

Post Adjusting Entries Post all adjusting entries to the t-accounts and calculate ending balances. Post the transactions in the order they appear in the journal entries.
Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec. 31 Salaries Expense 4,400
Salaries Payable 4,400
Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec. 31 Depreciation Expense - Furniture 100
Accumulated Depreciation - Furniture 100
Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec. 31 Insurance Expense 300
Prepaid Insurance 300
Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credi
Dec. 31 Supplies Expense 110
Office Supplies 110
Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec. 31 Unearned Revenue 200
Service Revenue 200
Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec. 31 Accounts Receivable 700
Service Revenue 700

Which of the following is NOT a way to help you with time
management during a meeting?

O Check the clock frequently
O Ask for help resolving issues
O Ask attendees to help keep track of time
O Follow-up on issue you can solve immediately

(Ratio Computations and Effect ofTransactions)

Presented below is information related to Carver Inc.

CARVER INC.

Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007

Cash $45,000 Notes payable (short-term) $50,000
Receivables $110,000 Accounts payable 32,000
Less: Allowance
15,000

95,000 Accrued liabilities 5,000
Inventories 170,000 Capital stock (par $5) 260,000
Prepaid insurance 8,000 Retained earnings 141,000
Land 20,000
Equipment (net)
150,000

$488,000

$488,000

CARVER INC.

Income Statement
For the year ended December31, 2007

Sales $1,400,000
Cost of goods sold
Inventory, Jan. 1, 2007 $200,000
Purchases
790,000

Cost of goods available forsale 990,000
Inventory, Dec. 31,2007
170,000

Cost of goods sold
820,000

Gross profit on sales 580,000
Operating expenses
170,000

Net income
$410,000

Instructions

(a) Compute the following ratios orrelationships of Carver Inc. Assume that the ending accountbalances are representative unless the information providedindicates differently. (Round answers to 2 decimalplaces.)

Current ratio. times
Inventory turnover. times
Receivables turnover. times
Earnings per share. $
Profit margin on sales. %
Rate of return on assets on December 31, 2007. %
(b) Indicate for each of the followingtransactions whether the transaction would improve, weaken, or haveno effect on the current ratio of Carver Inc. at December 31,2007.

Write off an uncollectible account receivable, $2,200.
Purchase additional capital stock for cash.
Pay $40,000 on notes payable (short-term).
Collect $23,000 on accounts receivable.
Buy equipment on account.
Give an existing creditor a short-term note in settlement ofaccount.

The Manda Panda Company uses the allowance method to account for bad debts. At the beginning of 2009, the allowance account had a credit balance of $75,000. Credit sales for 2009 totaled $2,400,000 and the year-end accounts receivable balance was $490,000. During this year, $73,000 in receivables were determined to be uncollectible. Manda Panda anticipates that 3% of all credit sales will ultimately become uncollectible. The fiscal year ends on December 31.
Required:
1. Does this situation describe a loss contingency? Explain.
2. What is the bad debt expense that Manda Panda should report in its 2009 income statement?
3. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the contingency.
4. What is the net realizable value (book value) Manda Panda should report in its 2009 balance sheet?

Assume the following relationships for the Caulder Corp.: Sales/Total assets 1.7× Return on assets (ROA) 5.0% Return on equity (ROE) 13.0% Calculate Caulder's profit margin and debt-to-capital ratio assuming the firm uses only debt and common equity, so total assets equal total invested capital. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Profit margin: % Debt-to-capital ratio: %

Solve each of the following three problems, all of which involve borrowing money from a bank with an APR of 6.5% compounded annually. Look carefully at how the problems differ from one another, in spite of appearing similar. In your solutions, say a few words explaining how you can tell which is the appropriate formula to apply in each case.
a. Suppose that you borrow $1000 once per year, beginning today, and ending 10 years from now (so you borrow your last $1000 on the ten year anniversary of today’s date). How much will your total debt be at the end of the 10th year?b. Suppose that you borrow $10,000 today. You repay the loan over the course of ten years, making a payment every year on the anniversary of today’s date. The first payment will be one year from today, and the last payment will be ten years from today. How much should each payment be?c. Suppose that you borrow $10,000 today, and repay the loan all at once, on the ten year anniversary of today’s date. How much will you have to repay on that date?

Identifying the Five Steps in the Revenue Recognition Process

Match each step 1 through 5 with the sales process described in a through e.

Step 1: identify contract(s) with customer.

Step 2: identify performance obligation(s) in the contract.

Step 3: determine transaction price.

Step 4: allocate transaction price to performance obligation(s).

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied through a transfer of control

a. The total price for the computer and two years of services is $800.

b. Customer takes possession of the computer and benefits from the data service over two years.

c. Customer will receive the computer immediately and will benefit from two years of data services for the tablet.

d. The standalone selling price of the computer is $500 and of the two-year service contract is $300.

e. Customer agrees to purchase one computer plus two years of data services for an agreed upon price.

Consider a chemical factory that is situated next to a farm. Airborne emissions from the chemical factory damage crops on the farm. The marginal benefits of emissions to the factory and the marginal costs of damage to the farmer are as follows: Quantity of emissions (Q) 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 MB to factory 320 280 240 200 160 120 80 40 0 MC to farmer 110 130 150 170 190 210 230 250 270 Calculate the total net benefit to the farmer and factory at the economically and socially efficient quantity of emissions. A. $63000 B. $62000 C. $60750 D. $61000

A commercial cleaning company spends an average of $500 per year, per customer, in supplies, wages, and account maintenance. An average customer generates $1,000 in revenue per year. Assuming a discount rate of 12% and an annual retention rate of 80%, what is the best estimate for the lifetime value of an average customer using the simplified customer lifetime value (CLV) equation presented in the core reading?

The following
expenditures are
allowable deductions for
business purposes except
A advertisement in the print
media
B. cost of stationery
Closs on disposal of assets
D. provisional tax paid

On January 1, 2020, Stream Company acquired 30 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Q-Video, Inc., for $770,000. Q-Video manufactures specialty cables for computer monitors. On that date, Q-Video reported assets and liabilities with book values of $1.9 million and $700,000, respectively. A customer list compiled by Q-Video had an appraised value of $300,000, although it was not recorded on its books. The expected remaining life of the customer list was five years with straight-line amortization deemed appropriate. Any remaining excess cost was not identifiable with any particular asset and thus was considered goodwill. Q-Video generated net income of $250,000 in 2020 and a net loss of $100,000 in 2021. In each of these two years, Q-Video declared and paid a cash dividend of $15,000 to its stockholders. During 2020, Q-Video sold inventory that had an original cost of $100,000 to Stream for $160,000. Of this balance, $80,000 was resold to outsiders during 2020, and the remainder was sold during 2021. In 2021, Q-Video sold inventory to Stream for $175,000. This inventory had cost only $140,000. Stream resold $100,000 of the inventory during 2021 and the rest during 2022. For 2020 and then for 2021, compute the amount that Stream should report as income from its investment in Q-Video in its external financial statements under the equity method. (Enter your answers in whole dollars and not in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Why are supply curves typically upward-sloping? They slope upward because sellers prefer to sell more when prices are lower. They slope upward due to the law of demand. They slope upward because sellers demand more when prices are lower. They slope upward because higher prices lead individual businesses to supply a larger quantity and more businesses are willing to supply goods and services.

The following events apply to Montgomery Company for Year 1, its first year of operation: Received cash of $49,000 from the issue of common stock. Performed $68,000 of services on account. Incurred $10,500 of other operating expenses on account. Paid $41,000 cash for salaries expense. Collected $44,500 of accounts receivable. Paid a $5,000 dividend to the stockholders. Performed $11,500 of services for cash. Paid $7,500 of the accounts payable. Required a. Record the preceding transactions in general journal form. b. Post the entries to T-accounts and determine the ending balance in each account. c.

Stephenson Company's computer system recently crashed, erasing much of the company's financial data. The following accounting information was discovered soon afterwards on the CFO's back-up computer data.

Cost of Goods Sold $400,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Beginning 35,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Ending 46,000
Selling and Administrative Expense 59,000
Finished Goods Inventory, Ending 18,000
Direct Materials Purchased $194,900
Factory Overhead Applied $125,600
Operating Income $25,000
Direct Materials Inventory, Ending $6,800
Cost of Goods Manufactured $380,900
Direct Labor $62,700

The CFO of Stephenson Company has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and report to him by week's end. What should be the amount of direct materials available for use?

Tanek Industries manufactures and sells three different models of wet-dry shop vacuum cleaners. Although the shop vacs vary in terms of quality and features, all are good sellers. Tanek is currently operating at full capacity with limited machine time. Sales and production information relevant to each model follows.

Economy Standard Deluxe
Selling price $32 $53 $106
Variable costs and expenses $17 $21 $50
Machine hours required 0.5 0.8 1.6

Required:
a. Calculate contribution margin per unit.
b. What is the contribution margin per unit of limited resource for each product?

For each of the following transactions for the Sky Blue Corporation, give the accounting equation effects of the adjustments required at the end of the month on October 31. (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders' Equity with a minus sign)

a. Collected $2,220 rent for the period October 1 to December 31, which was credited to Unearned Revenue on October 1.
b. Paid $1,056 for a two-year insurance premium on October 1 and debited Prepaid Insurance for that amount.
c. Used a machine purchased on October 1 for $40,800. The company estimates annual depreciation of $4,080.

The Mixing Department of Premium Foods had 50,000 equivalent units of materials for October. Of the 50,000 units, 25,000 units were completed and transferred to the next department, and 25,000 units were 35% complete. Premium Foods's costs per equivalent unit of production are $0.96 for direct materials and $0.70 for conversion costs. All of the materials are added at the beginning of the process. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process and the company uses the weighted-average method.Calculate the cost of the 25,000 units completed and transferred out and the 25,000 units, 35% complete, in the ending Work-in-Process Inventory.

The choice of how much to produce depends on a variety of factors. One of the important factors is the cost of production. Two very important components of the cost of production are resource (input) price and technology.Draw a new supply curve that illustrates changes in supply when the production rise because price have increased and available technology has made production more expensive.

Suppose that a young couple has just had their first baby and they wish to ensure that enough money will be available to pay for their child's college education. Currently, college tuition, books, fees, and other costs average $8,000 per year. On average, tuition and other costs have historically increased at a rate of 2% per year. Assuming that college costs continue to increase an average of 2% per year and that all her college savings are invested in an account paying 10% interest, then the amount of money she will need to have available at age 18 to pay for all four years of her undergraduate education is closest to
A. $37.232.13
B. $40,955.35
C. $42.952,46
D. $11.425,97

Use the following information to compute the cost of direct materials used for the current year. Assume the raw materials inventory account is used only for direct materials. (Assume no indirect materials.) January 1 December 31

January 1 December 31
Inventories
Raw materials inventory $6,000 7,500
Work in process inventory 12,000 9,000
Finished goods inventory 8,500 5,500
Activity during the current year
Materials purchased $123,500
Direct labor 94,000
Factory overhead 39,000

Hillman Corporation reported a decrease in accounts receivable of $391,216. This is best defined as a _________ of cash on the _______________ segment on the statement of cash flows. source of cash; investing activities use of cash; operating activities use of cash investing activities source of cash; operating activities source of cash financing activities use of cash financing activities

Mayweather reports net income of $305,000 for the year ended December 31. It also reports $93,700 depreciation expense and a $10,000 loss on the sale of equipment. Its comparative balance sheet reveals a $40,200 increase in accounts receivable, a $10,200 decrease in prepaid expenses, a $15,200 increase in accounts payable, a $12,500 decrease in wages payable, a $75,000 increase in equipment, and a $100,000 decrease in notes payable. Calculate the net increase in cash for the year.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are about 3 million temp employees in the U.S. out of 150 million employees overall. What percentage of workers are temporary workers?

Dawn, a sole proprietor, was engaged in a service business and reported her income on a cash basis. In 2018, she incorporated her business by transferring the assets of the business to a new corporation in return for all the stock in the corporation plus the corporation’s assumption of the liabilities of her proprietorship. All the receivables and the unpaid trade payables were transferred to the new corporation. The assets of the proprietorship had total basis of $125,000 and total fair market value of $300,000. The trade accounts payable assumed by the corporation totaled $35,000, and were for services rendered by third parties directly to customers of the business under Dawn’s supervision. The corporation also assumed a note payable to the bank, in the amount of $95,000. The note was issued for a loan used to purchase computers and other business equipment used in the business and transferred to the corporation.

a. Dawn has a taxable gain on the transfer of $5,000.

b. Dawn has a basis of $20,000 in the stock she receives.

c. Dawn has a basis of $10,000 in the stock she receives.

d. Dawn has a basis of $30,000 in the stock she receives.

e. Dawn has a basis of $235,000 in the stock she receives.

Effective April 1, 2016. The Syracuse Corporation, which has a year- end of December 31st, authorized $1.500.000 of callable, mortgage bonds (secured by $2,200,000 of property and equipment, at market value). The bonds paid interest at a rate of eight percent per year and had a term of six years. Interest was payable each September 30th and March 31. On July 1, 2017, Syracuse issued 1,000 of the bonds in exchange for cash in the total amount of $906,000. On October 1, 2019, Syracuse called the bonds and paid the current bondholders $1,150,000 in cash. Prepare the journal entries related to the bonds that the corporation entered into its records during the period April 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017 In addition, prepare the journal entry that was recorded when the bonds were redeemed in October 2019.

A group of middle school students wants to raise money to help build a new school track. They decided to sell donuts before school. Demand is 275 donuts when the donuts are given away free, and the demand drops to 175 donuts when the price is 25 cents per donut. However, the middle school administration is prepared to supply only 150 donuts free of charge but will supply 200 donuts when the price is 50 cents per donut. Assume that the demand and supply functions are both linear functions. What price should the students charge per donut so that there is neither a surplus nor a shortage of donuts

Castle, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $150,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $28,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 20 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 25 percent lower. The firm is considering a debt issue of $60,000 with an interest rate of 7 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 10,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for questions a and b. Assume the stock price remains constant.

Assume the firm has a tax rate of 35 percent.

c-1. Calculate return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)



ROE
Recession %
Normal %
Expansion %

c-2. Calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)


% change in ROE
Recession %
Expansion %

c-3. Calculate the return on equity (ROE) under each of the three economic scenarios assuming the firm goes through with the recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)


ROE
Recession %
Normal %
Expansion %

c-4. Given the recapitalization, calculate the percentage changes in ROE when the economy expands or enters a recession.(A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

% change in ROE
Recession %
Expansion %

Swifty Company showed the following balances at the end of its first year: Cash $3930 Prepaid insurance 6910 Accounts receivable 4990 Accounts payable 3960 Notes payable 5930 Owner’s Capital 2090 Owner’s Drawings 960 Revenues 32100 Expenses 24800 What did Swifty Company show as total credits on its trial balance? a. $44080 b. $49070 c. $45040 d. $9390