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You are an accounting supervisor in a Houston Manufacturing Company, a company situated in Houston, producing classroom furniture and also operates transportation services for both internal use (customers products delivery), and for hire to the public. You have worked here for the past eighteen months and part of your duties is to carry out performance assessment and make recommendations to guide management in its decision making processes. 1. The following information Tefers to the company's two operating divisions, Construction and Road Transportation, for the calendar year 2019. Construction Road Transport Sales $1,640,000 $1,120,000 Operating costs 1,005,000 738,000 1/01/2019 Equipment $2,900,000 $1.550,000 12/31/2019 Equipment 3.100.000 1.710.000 It is the policy of the company to receive a return on investment of 22% minimum, for a department to continue operating. If that threshold is not attained, the failing department should be closed and the saved resources transferred to the successful department. Both departments have common costs of $85,000 for Construction and $48,000 for Road Transport. Given the above information, what is your advice to the company's management for the future of both departments. (Comment in a one-pager.) A N D 2. The company is about to open two new branches, one in Dallas and the other in Austin, all in Texas. The company currently operates a centralized management system and this culture is the mindset of the current top management. You sense possible problems in the overall operations, if the management style is not changed from a centralized one. You therefore decide to present a proposal to management, for its consideration, giving options for a change in management style, to transition to the expanded scope of operations at now several locations. Write a two page submission you will make to the meeting of managers to help them decide what will best suite the new situation, when the branches are opened. 0 R Operating costs 1,005,000 738,000 1/01/2019 Equipment $2,900,000 $1,550,000 12/31/2019 Equipment 3,100,000 1,710,000 It is the policy of the company to receive a return on investment of 22% minimum, for a department to continue operating. If that threshold is not attained, the failing department should be closed and the saved resources transferred to the successful department Both departments have common costs of $85,000 for Construction and S48,000 for Road Transport. Given the above information, what is your advice to the company's management for the future of both departments. (Comment in a one-pager.) A N D 2. The company is about to open two new branches, one in Dallas and the other in Austin, all in Texas. The company currently operates a centralized management system and this culture is the mindset of the current top management. You sense possible problems in the overall operations, if the management style is not changed from a centralized ond. You therefore decide to present a proposal to management, for its consideration, giving options for a change in management style, to transition to the expanded scope of operations at now several locations. Write a two page submission you will make to the meeting of managers to help them decide what will best suite the new situation, when the branches are opened. o R 3. The term "balanced scorecard" is a method used to evaluate a company's performance. What, in your view, are th advantages and disadvantages of using this method? Management is seeking your view on the use of this method to gi the investors a status report, realizing the impact and possible outcomes. (Give your answer in, not more than two pages
