Exercise Set A

10.1Garrison Boutique, a small novelty store, just spent $4,000 on a new software program that will help in organizing its inventory. Due to the steep learning curve required to use the new software, Garrison must decide between hiring two part-time college students or one full-time employee. Each college student would work 20 hours per week, and would earn $15 per hour. The full-time employee would work 40 hours per week and would earn $15 per hour plus the equivalent of $2 per hour in benefits. Employees are given two polo shirts to wear as their uniform. The polo-shirts cost Garrison $10 each. What are the relevant costs, relevant revenues, sunk costs, and opportunity costs for Garrison?

EA2. 10.1Derek Dingler conducts corporate training seminars on managerial accounting techniques all around the country. An upcoming training seminar is to be held in Philadelphia. Just prior to that engagement, Derek will be in New York City. He plans to stay in Philadelphia the night of the seminar, as the next morning he plans to meet with clients about future training seminar possibilities. One travel option is to fly from New York to Philadelphia on the first flight on Friday morning, which will get him to Philadelphia two hours before the start of his seminar. The cost of that flight is $287. Uber fees for his time in Philadelphia will cost $68. His meal per diem is $40 for each full day and $25 for each half day. The hotel cost is $225 per night. His second option is the rent a car and drive the two hours to Philadelphia from New York City the afternoon before the seminar. The cost of the rental car including gas is $57 per day and the car will be needed for two full days. At the end of the meetings he will return to New York City. What are the relevant costs, relevant revenues, sunk costs, and opportunity costs that Derek Dingler has to consider in making the decision whether to fly or drive from New York City to Philadelphia?

EA3. 10.1Bridget Youhzi works for a large firm. Her alma mater has asked her to make a presentation to the upcoming accounting honor society's annual scholarship dinner. Her firm supports the presentation because it hopes to recruit more excellent employees like Bridget. The university is 196 miles from her office. In order to get to the dinner by 5:00 p.m., she will need to leave work at 1:00 pm. She can drive her personal car and be reimbursed $0.50 per mile. The dinner ends at 9:00 p.m. Company policy allows her to spend the night if the return trip is four hours or more. There is a student-run inn and conference center across the street from campus that charges $101 per night.

Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that has a round-trip fare of $300. Flying would require her to rent a car for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 for the day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentals if the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (The per diem would be for one 24-hour period for either flying or driving.) As a manager, Bridget is responsible for recruiting within a budget and wants to determine which is more economical.

Use the information provided to answer these questions.

1. What is the total amount of expenses Bridget would include on her expense report if she drives?
2. What is the total amount of expenses she would include on her expense report if she flies?
3. What is the relevant cost of driving?
4. What is the relevant cost of flying?
5. What is the differential cost of flying over driving?
6. What other factors should Bridget consider in her decision between driving and flying?

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EA4. 10.2Zena Technology sells arc computer printers for $55 per unit. Unit product costs are:

Costumes Party Supplies Floral Decorations Sales $160,000 $1 10,000 $210,000 Variable costs 84,000 50,000 120,000 Contribution margin 76,000 60,000 90,000 Direct fixed costs 50,000 20,000 25,000 Allocated common fixed costs 30,000 25,000 30,000 Net income (4,000) $ 15,000 $ 35,000Current Estimated Added Sales Value If Product Sales Value Processing Costs Processed Further Frozen yogurt $ 8,000 $2,000 $11,000 Ice cream 12,000 7,000 18,000\fMaterials $0.24 per roll Labor 0.40 per roll Variable overhead 0.16 per roll Fixed overhead 0.20 per roll