Question

Yozamba Technology has two divisions, Consumer and Commercial, and two corporate service departments, Tech Support and Purchasing. The corporate expenses for the year ended December 31, 20Y7, are as follows:
Tech Support Department $516,000
Purchasing Department 89,600
Other corporate administrative expenses 560,000
Total corporate expense $1,165,600

The other corporate administrative expenses include officers' salaries and other expenses required by the corporation. The Tech Support Department charges the divisions for services rendered, based on the number of computers in the department, and the Purchasing Department charges divisions for services, based on the number of purchase orders for each department. The usage of service by the two divisions is as follows:

Tech Support Purchasing
Consumer Division 375 computers 1,960 purchase prder
Commercial Division 225 3640
Total 600 computers 5,600 purchase order

The service department charges of the Tech Support Department and the Purchasing Department are considered controllable by the divisions. Corporate administrative expenses are not considered controllable by the divisions. The revenues, cost of goods sold, and operating expenses for the two divisions are as follows:

Consumer Commercial
Revenues $7,430,000 $6,184,000
Cost of goods sold 4,123,000 3,125,000
Operating expenses 1,465,000 1,546,000

Required:
Prepare the divisional income statements for the two divisions.

Answer 1

Answer:

Yozamba Technology

Divisional Income Statements:

                                  Consumer       Commercial        Total

Revenues                 $7,430,000        $6,184,000    $13,614,000

Cost of goods sold     4,123,000          3,125,000       7,248,000

Gross profit              $3,307,000      $3,059,000    $6,366,000

Operating expenses  1,465,000          1,546,000        3,011,000

Corporate expenses:

Tech Support               322,500             193,500          516,000

Purchasing                      31,360               58,240           89,600

Other corporate administrative expenses                  560,000

Total expenses       $1,818,860          $1,797,740     $4,176,600

Net income (loss)    $1,488,140         $1,261,260     $2,189,400

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Corporate expenses for the year ended December 31, 20Y7:

Tech Support Department                         $516,000  Number of computers

Purchasing Department                                 89,600  Number of POs

Other corporate administrative expenses 560,000

Total corporate expense                         $1,165,600

Usage of Service:

                                 Tech Support          Purchasing

Consumer Division    375 computers     1,960 purchase order

Commercial Division 225                       3,640

Total                           600 computers    5,600 purchase order

Overhead Rates:

Tech Support = $860 per computer ($516,000/600)

Purchase = $16 per purchase order ($89,600/5,600)

Allocation of Corporate Expenses:

                                     Tech Support     Purchasing     Total

Consumer Division           $322,500        $31,360        353,860

                                       (375 * $860)     (1,960 * $16)

Commercial Division            193,500        58,240          251,740

                                      (225 * $860)     (3,640 * $16)

Total                                   $516,000      $89,600      $605,600