Thrifty Markets, Inc operates three stores in a large metropolitan area. The company's segmented...
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Thrifty Markets, Inc operates three stores in a large metropolitan area. The company's segmented absorption costing income statement for the last quarter is given below:
Thrifty Markets, Inc. Income Statement For the Quarter Ended March 31
| Total | Uptown Store | Downtown Store | Westpark Store | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | $2,900,000 | $1,100,000 | $600,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,539,000 | 616,000 | 356,000 | 587,000 |
| Gross margin | 1,361,000 | 484,000 | 244,000 | 633,000 |
| Selling and administrative expenses | ||||
| Selling expenses | ||||
| Direct advertising | 122,600 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 42,600 |
| General advertising* | 11,000 | 4,172 | 2,276 | 4,552 |
| Sales salaries | 153,000 | 51,000 | 42,000 | 60,000 |
| Delivery salaries | 45,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Store rent | 206,000 | 69,000 | 63,000 | 74,000 |
| Depreciation of store fixtures | 46,980 | 18,300 | 8,800 | 19,880 |
| Depreciation of delivery equipment | 27,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
| Total selling expenses | 611,580 | 205,472 | 180,076 | 225,032 |
| Administrative expenses | ||||
| Store management salaries | 68,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 26,000 |
| General office salaries* | 41,000 | 15,552 | 8,483 | 16,965 |
| Utilities | 90,600 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 20,600 |
| Insurance on fixtures and inventory | 23,700 | 7,400 | 8,400 | 7,900 |
| Employment taxes | 37,700 | 11,500 | 12,300 | 13,900 |
| General office expenses - other* | 24,000 | 9,103 | 4,966 | 9,931 |
| Total administrative expenses | 285,000 | 94,555 | 85,149 | 105,296 |
| Total operating expenses | 896,580 | 301,027 | 265,225 | 330,328 |
| Net operating income (loss) | $464,420 | $182,973 | $(21,225) | $302,672 |
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars
Management is very concerned about the Downtown Store's inability to show a profit and consideration is being given to closing the store. The company has asked you to make a recommendation as to what course of action to take. The following additional information is available about the store:
a. The manager of the store has been with the company for many years, so he would be retained and transferred to another position in the company if the store were closed. His salary is $7,000 per month or $21,000 per quarter. If the store were not closed, a new employee would be hired to fill the other position at a salary of $6,000 per month.
b. The lease on the building housing the Downtown Store can be broken with no penalty.
c. The fixtures being used in the Downtown Store would be transferred to the other two stores if the Downtown Store were closed.
d. The company's employment taxes are 12% of salaries.
e. A single delivery crew serves all three stores. One delivery person could be discharged if the Downtown Store were closed - this person's salary amounts to $7,500 per quarter. The delivery equipment would be distributed to the other stores. The equipment does not wear out through use, but does eventually become obsolete.
f. One-third of the Downtown Store's insurance relates to its fixtures.
g. The general office salaries and other expenses relate to the general management of Thrifty Markets, Inc. The employee in the general office who is responsible for the Downtown Store would be discharged if the store were closed. This employee's compensation amounts to $9,000 per quarter.
1. Prepare a schedule showing the change in revenues and expenses and the impact on the overall company's net operating income that would result if the Downtown Store were closed. (Input all amounts as positive values. Round your intermediate and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
2. Based on your computations in (1) above, what recommendation would you make to the management of Thrifty Markets, Inc?
3. Assume that if the Downtown Store were closed, sales in the Uptown Store would increase by $400,000 per quarter due to loyal customers shifting their buying to the Uptown Store. The Uptown Store has ample capacity to handle the increased sales, and its gross margin is 44% of sales.
a. Calculate the net advantage of closing the Downtown Store. (Negative amount should be indicated with a minus sign. Round your intermediate and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
b. What recommendation would you make to the management of Thrifty Markets, Inc.?
Absorption Costing:
Absorption costing is a method of costing where the cost of a product or enterprise is calculated by taking into account indirect expenses (overheads) as well as direct costs.
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