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6) Based on your findings for a-d above, create the ACTUAL 2018 Income Statement for BRBC using your recommendations. I need help with the questions

6) Based on your findings for a-d above, create the ACTUAL 2018 Income Statement for BRBC using your recommendations.

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Built Right Bike Company (BRBC) is an established manufacturer of quality bicycles. They manufacture three styles of bicycles.

Bicycle A is a popular racing bicycle primarily sold to dealers in the bicycle racing circuit. Their material is lightweight and durable with detachable joints for easy disassembly and storage. This market has been declining over the past couple years.

Bicycle B is a sturdy leisure bike typically sold to resorts for use by vacationers. This market is stable with regular replacement bikes ordered as well as new resorts and hotel expansions.

Bicycle C is the usual bicycle used by families and children and is the primary bicycle sold by the company outlet store Buy-Right Bike Shop (BRBS).

Budgeted financial Information is provided below.

Operating Budget

Standard costs

Bicycle A

Bicycle B

Bicycle C

Notes

Volume in units

80,000

120,000

200,000

Per unit:

Sales price

$ 150

$ 110

$ 80

Direct costs:

Materials

17

10

7

directly related to production volume

Labor

21

16

4

directly related to production volume

Subtotal

$ 38

$ 26

$ 11

Indirect costs:

Supplies

7

2

1

directly related to production volume

Labor

10

8

4

1/2 varies with direct labor; the rest is fixed

Supervision

8

3

1

unrelated to production volume

Energy

12

6

4

1/2 varies with direct labor; the rest is fixed

Depreciation

22

7

5

unrelated to production volume

Head office support

12

6

3

corporate office allocation*

All other

11

2

1

unrelated to production volume

Subtotal

82

34

19

Total product cost

$ 120

$ 60

$ 30

Product-line profitability

$ 30

$ 50

$ 50

* This category comprises accounting, IT, H/R, legal, and others supporting the production of this bicycles.

Allocations were made using multiple drivers. Corporate office budgets are unrelated to production levels.

Instructions:

Add two new sheets to your Excel workbook: one for BRBC calculations and one for BRBC Income Statement.

1) Compare using process costing, job costing, or activity-based costing to determine the best costing for BRBC.

2) Calculate the profitability of each product line if the volume increases by 10% each.

3) Calculate the profitability of each product line if the volume decreases by 10% each.

4) Explain the results of 1 & 2 above.

5) Based on this information determine the answers to the following:

a) Should BRBC stop making bicycle A? What is the impact of dropping Bike A from the line of products? Assume the other two product lines will not change in volumes or selling prices.

b) Should the price of Bike C be lowered? Consider the volume sold to sister company BRBS at only $52 per bike, which is eliminated when the corporation financial statements are consolidated. What happens if the price to all others is reduced to $75, and an additional 20,000 bikes were sold at this lower price (not counting the intercompany BRBS sales)

c) Should the company change its advertising focus? What would be the impact of increasing Bike C's volume and decrease in Bike A's volume by 10,000 units each? Disregard units sold to sister company BRBS.

d) Should the price of Bike C be lowered with the change to advertising focus? What is the impact if we lower the price of Bike C to $75 and shift advertising focus more to Bike C, potentially decreasing Bike A volume by 10,000 bikes and increasing Bike C volume by 30,000 bikes.

6) Based on your findings for a-d above, create the ACTUAL 2018 Income Statement for BRBC using your recommendations.

Activity based costing
Bicycle A Bicycle B Bicycle C
Sales Price 150 110 80
Variable cost (56) (35) (16)
Profit 94 75 64
Ranked 1 2 3

Calculating Variable cost

Direct cost Bicycle A Bicycle B Bicycle C
Materials 17 10 7
Labor 21 16 4
Indirect cost
Suppliers 7 2 1
Labor (half is variable) 5 4 2
Energy 6 3 2
Total 56 35

16

Profitability of product line when volume increases by 10%
Bicycle A Bicycle B Bicycle C
Sale Volume in Units 88,000 132,000 220,000
Sales price 150 110 80
Sales (Total) 13,200,000 14,520,000 17,600,000
Direct Cost (3,344,000) (3,432,000) (2,420,000)
Indirect cost:
Supplies (616,000) (264,000) (220,000)
Labor: Variable (440,000) (528,000) (440,000)
Labor: fixed (400,000) (480,000) (400,000)
Supervision (640,000) (360,000) (200,000)
Energy: Variable (528,000) (432,000) (480,000)
Energy:fixed (480,000) (360,000) (400,000)
Depreciation (1,760,000) (840,000) (1,000,000)
Head office (960,000) (720,000) (600,000)
Other cost (880,000) (240,000) (200,000)
Total cost (10,048,000) (7,656,000) (6,360,000)
Total profit 3,152,000 6,864,000 (11,240,000)

Profitability of product line when volume decreases by 10%

Bicycle A Bicycle B Bicycle C
Sale Volume in Units 72,000 108,000 180,000
Sales price 150 110 80
Sales (Total) 10,800,000 11,880,000 14,400,000
Direct Cost (2,736,000) (2,808,000) (1,980,000)
Indirect cost:
Supplies (504,000) (216,000) (180,000)
Labor: Variable (360,000) (432,000) (360,000)
Labor: fixed (400,000) (480,000) (400,000
Supervision (640,000) (360,000) (200,000)
Energy: Variable (432,000) (324,000) (360,000)
Energy:fixed (480,000) (360,000) (400,000)
Depreciation (1,760,000) (840,000) (1,000,000)
Head office (960,000) (720,000) (600,000)
Other cost (880,000) (240,000) (200,000)
Total cost (9,152,000) (6,780,000) (5,680,000)
Total profit 1,648,000 5,100,000 8,720,000

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