Copies Plus Print operates a copy business at two different locations. Copies Plus Print has one support department that is resp
onsible for cleaning, service, and maintenance of its copying equipment. The costs of the support department are allocated to each copy center on the basis of total copies made. During the first month, the costs of the support department were expected to be $200,000. Of this amount, $60,000 is considered a fixed cost. During the month, the support department incurred actual variable costs of $128,000 and actual fixed costs of $72,000. Normal and actual activity (copies made) are as follows: Copy Center 1 Copy Center 2 Normal activity (copies) 600,000 400,000 Actual activity (copies) 500,000 440,000 For purposes of performance evaluation, fixed costs allocated to Copy Center 2 are: a. $24,000 b. $28,800 c. $51,200 d. $60,000
Open end otherwise known as mutual fund are those investments offered through fund companies which sells shares directly to investors. In an open end fund investment, there is no limit to the number of shares that can be offered therein. The shares traded are unlimited which means that shares can be issued in as much can be backed up with funds.
The prices for open end funds are fixed once daily which shows the performance of the investment for that day hence the only price at which investment shares can be bought for that day.
The formula to determine the cash conversion cycle is shown below:
Cash Conversion Cycle = days inventory outstanding + days sales outstanding - days payables outstanding.
So as per the given situation, the first option i.e. discount retailer should have the negative cash conversion cycle as in other options it created the positive impact
