Managerial Accounting Case #3 (Danshui Plant No. 2) – Instructions I would like to see all of your calculations as a part of your write-up (except for Question 3). For Q3, please attach any relevant tables as an appendix. Question 1: You’ll use the data provided in the first column of Exhibit 3 to calculate the break-even point (see chapter 3 lecture notes for details). Question 2: You’ll just compute the expected and actual total cost per unit. Question 3: Prepare a table with four columns:
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from reading the Danshui Plant No.2 case, we can see that there is no enough information to evaluate the performance of the pant for the first three contracts to assembly Apple iPhone 4. Analysis of the issue To get a clear picture a flexible budget was prepared for the month end of August 2010. (Shown in the table below) From the flexible that is prepared it can seen the performance of Danshui Plant NO.2 is not good enough as what it suppose to be. The budget show that Danshui has unfavorable variance
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research skills i.e. with a table of content, proper citations, references, and appendixes. * The coursework write up must be able to demonstrate critical analysis and application of both theory and practical issues to the case that is given (Danshui Plant No. 2). * Student may include additional relevant data/information apart from the proposed guidelines in conjunction to your research. Additional marks will be awarded for such attempt. * Your coursework should not be more
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Solution to Danshui Case Danshui Plant No.2 1. Variable Costs = Material Cost + Labor Cost + Shipping Cost = 187.89+13.11+1.06 = 202.06 / Unit Fixed Costs = 729,000 / Month Price = 41,240,000 / 200,000 = 206.2 Contribution Margin = 206.2-202.6 = 4.14 / Unit When it comes to the break even, Contribution margin * Unit(BE) = Fixed Costs. Unit(BE) = 729,000 / 4.14 = 176,086.96， So the break even for Danshui is 176,087. 2. Based on the data in Exhibit 3, Total expected cost /
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Danshui Plant No.2 Charles Fiorentino, Elaine Shuyi Li, Sophie Browne, Travis Cole Problem 1. Breakeven Volume: Price/Unit = Sales/# units = 41,240,000/200,000 = 206.2 Variable Costs/Unit = 40,411,000/200,000 = 202.055 Contribution Margin/Unit = 206.2 - 202.055 = 4.145 Break-even = Fixed Costs/ (CM/unit) = 729,000/4.145 = 175,875 units Problem 2. Planned shipping cost per unit: 41,140,000/200000= $205.7 Actual shipping cost per unit: 38,148,000/ 180,000= $211.93 Problem 3: Exhibit
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Danshui Plant No.2 1. Variable Costs = Material Cost + Labor Cost + Shipping Cost = 187.89+13.11+1.06 = 202.06 / Unit Fixed Costs = 729,000 / Month Price = 41,240,000 / 200,000 = 206.2 Contribution Margin = 206.2-202.6 = 4.14 / Unit When it comes to the break even, Contribution margin * Unit(BE) = Fixed Costs. Unit(BE) = 729,000 / 4.14 = 176,086.96， So the break even for Danshui is 176,087. 2. Based on the data in Exhibit 3, Total expected cost / Unit = 41,140,000 / 200
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Exhibit 1, 176,087 Apple iPhone 4’s would have to have been completed for Danshui Plant No.2 to break even. 2. 2. The total expected cost per unit was $205.7 per unit and the actual cost per unit was $211.93 per unit. See Exhibit 2. 3. 3 & 4. The data is showing in the Exhibit 3 & 4. 4. 5. From the data of question 3, the variance of revenue is favorable because Apple increased price of flash memory by $2. However the company didn’t gain profits from the revenue due to the increased
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Activists call for closure of No. 2 nuke power plant TAIPEI--Environmental groups staged a protest yesterday to urge the government to shut down the No. 2 nuclear power plant in northern Taiwan, citing concerns about the safety of the plant. The protesters gathered outside the Legislature, calling for the government to review the operations of the 30-year-old plant in Wanli, New Taipei City. They pointed out that in a routine safety check on March 16, the state-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower)
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