MedLine Equipment Corporation specializes in the manufacture of medical equipment, a field that has become increasingly competitive. Approximately two years ago, Ben Harrington, president of MedLine, became concerned that the company's bonus plan, which focused on division profitability, was not helping MedLine remain competitive. Harrington decided to implement a gain-sharing plan that would encourage employees to focus on operational areas that were important to customers and that added value without increasing cost. In addition to a profitability incentive, the revised plan also includes incentives for reduced rework costs, reduced sales returns, and on-time deliveries. Bonuses are calculated and awarded semiannually on the following basis. The bonuses are distributed among the relevant employees according to a formula developed by the division manager. Profitability: Two percent of operating income. Rework: Costs in excess of 2 percent of operating income are deducted from the bonus amount. On-time delivery: $14,500 if over 98 percent of deliveries are on time, $8,500 if 96 to 98 percent of deliveries are on time, and no increment if on-time deliveries are below 96 percent Sales returns: $8,700 if returns are less than 1.5 percent of sales. Fifty percent of any amount in excess of 1.5 percent of sales is deducted from the bonus amount. Note: If the calculation of the bonus results in a negative amount for a particular period, there is no bonus, and the negative amount is not carried forward to the next period. The revised bonus plan was implemented on January 1, 20x1. Presented in the following table are the results for two of Medline's divisions, Charter and Mesa Divisions, for the first year under the new bonus plan. Both of these divisions had similar sales and operating income results for the prior year, when the old bonus plan was in effect. Based on the 20xO results, the employees of the Charter Division earned a bonus of $58,620 while the employees of the Mesa Division earned $53,135. Sales Operating income On-time delivery Rework costs Sales returns Charter Division January 20x1- July 2012 June 20x1 December 20x1 $8,850,000 $9,250,000 $ 973,500 $ 925,000 95.4% 96.8% $ 25,700 $ 24,700 $ 169,800 $ 149,000 Mesa Division January 2012 July 20x1- June 20x1 December 20x1 $6,150,000 $6,250,000 $ 738,000 $ 875,000 98.9% 95.5% $ 13,800 $ 16,900 $ 98,500 $ 89,500 Required: 1. For the Charter Division: a. Compute the semiannual installments and total bonus awarded for 20x1. b. After the implementation of the revised bonus plan, what would be the likely behavior of the employees of the Charter Division? 2. For the Mesa Division: a. Compute the semiannual installments and total bonus awarded for 20x1. b. After the implementation of the revised bonus plan, what would be the likely behavior of the employees of the Mesa Division? 3-a. What effects did Harrington's revised bonus plan have on the Charter Division? 3-b. What effects did Harrington's revised bonus plan have on the Mesa Division? 3-c. What changes would you recommend that might improve the revised bonus plan? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1A Required 1B Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 30 Compute the Charter Division semiannual installments and total bonus awarded for 20x1. First semiannual bonus awarded Second semiannual bonus awarded Total bonus awarded for the year $ Required 1A Required 1B > Required 1A Required 1B Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 3C Compute the Mesa Division semiannual installments and total bonus awarded for 20x1. First semiannual bonus awarded Second semiannual bonus awarded Total bonus awarded for the year Required 1A Required 1B Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 30 What effects did Harrington's revised bonus plan have on the Charter Division? (Select which of the following statements (is) are true by selecting an "X".) Decreased rework costs. Increased the operating income. Increased on-time deliveries. Increased rework costs. Decreased sales returns. Decreased on-time deliveries. Increased sales returns. Decreased the operating income. Required 1A Required 1B Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 3C What effects did Harrington's revised bonus plan have on the Mesa Division? (Select which of the following statements (is) are true by selecting an "X".) Increased the operating income Decreased on-time deliveries. Decreased sales returns. Decreased the operating income Increased sales returns. Increased on-time deliveries. Decreased rework costs. Increased rework costs. Required 1A Required 1B Required 2A Required 2B Required 3A Required 3B Required 3C What changes would you recommend that might improve the revised bonus plan? (Select which of the following statements (is) are true by selecting an "X".) Develop benchmarks to encourage continuous improvement. Create a reward structure for costs that have a low percentage of operating income to drive costs lower. Continue the semiannual calculation