Appendix B: The Daily Grind

Twelve months ago, David opened a coffee shop, The Daily Grind, in Mercy Hospital's former gift shop. David was confident that he had the knowledge to make a success of this new business. He produced a quality product that people needed, had priced the product to be very competitive, and had a great location in a high-traffic area of the hospital. Material Costs

The Daily Grind uses a specialty brand of Kona coffee beans costing $8 per pound. Each pound of coffee beans produces 256 ounces of coffee. Coffee is sold in three sizes: a small cup holding 8 ounces, a medium cup holding 12 ounces, and a large cup holding 16 ounces.

The cups needed to serve the coffee cost $.05 for the small cup, $.06 for the medium cup, and $.07 for the large cup. Lids cost $.03 per cup and are the same regardless of cup size. Sleeves cost an additional $.04 per cup. On average, sugar and cream cost $.02 per cup for small cups, $.03 for medium cups, and $.04 for large cups. Labor Costs

The Daily Grind is open 12 hours each day, 7 days a week (365 days per year), and is staffed with three employees during the morning shift (7:00-11:00), two employees from 11:00 until 3:00, and three employees from 3:00 to 7:00. Labor is a fixed cost, because the employees are paid regardless of whether coffee is sold. David worked 60 hours each week, on average, and was paid a salary of $30,000 during the first year of operations. Fringe benefits for David, including health insurance and payroll taxes, accounted for an additional $10,000 of costs for the company. Part-time employees work an average of 24 hours each week and are paid $9 per hour. Payroll taxes and other costs average about $1.00 per hour for part-time employees. As shown in the following table, part-time employees worked from 656 hours to 727 hours each month: Month Part-time Employee Labor Hours January 722 hours February 656 hours March 727 hours April 705 hours May 727 hours June 705 hours July 727 hours August 727 hours September 705 hours October 727 hours November 705 hours December 727 hours

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During the first year of operations, the hospital charged rent of $2,000 per month. As part of the rental cost, the hospital provided furniture and fixtures for the shop, as well as nightly cleaning services. David leased a drip coffeemaker, refrigerator, coffee grinder, scale, and cash register for $150 per month, total. David paid directly for his utilities (electricity and water). The costs of electricity include the costs of heating and cooling the shop. as well as the cost of running the electric appliances (refrigerator, coffeemaker, etc.). Back to Top [View PDF] P. 309 [Click here to add Bookmark]

For the first 12 months of operations, utility expenses were as follows:

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David incurred $200 a month in accounting fees and spent $500 on various promotional and advertising materials during the year. He also paid $1,000 for liability insurance.

Sales Revenue

During the first year of operations, David set the shop's prices to be slightly lower than their competitors'. The Daily Grind sells a small cup of coffee for $1.25, a medium cup for $1.65, and a large cup for $1.95. Sales revenue was as follows: Month Sales in Cups of Coffee *Coffee sales average 10% small cups (8 ounces), 50% medium cups (12 ounces), and 40% large cups (16 ounces). January 9,300 cups* February 9,800 March 10,850 April 9,500 May 9,300 June 9,000 July 8,800 August 8,600 September 11,000 October 11,620 November 12,000 December 12,400

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Requirements

1. Calculate the cost of coffee beans per ounce of coffee sold.

2. Calculate the cost of cups, lids, sleeves, cream, and sugar per unit for small, medium, and large cups of coffee and in total.

3. Calculate the total labor costs for the year.

4. Prepare an income statement for The Daily Grind for the last year. You can assume that there are no inventories on hand at the end of the year. (All coffee and supplies purchased during the year are consumed.)

5. Determine whether the costs incurred by The Daily Grind are fixed, variable (with respect to number of cups of coffee sold), or mixed.

6. Use regression analysis and the high/low method to calculate the monthly fixed cost and the variable component of the utility expenses incurred by The Daily Grind. Use cups of coffee sold as the independent variable and utility expense as the dependent variable in your regression analysis. After calculating both numbers, round your final answers to two decimal places.

7. Compare the regression results with the high/low results. Which model would you suggest?

8. Calculate the contribution margin earned for each product (round to three decimal places) and the weighted-average contribution margin (round to four decimal places).