Kristina Food Pty Ltd operates a food business with two divisions; there is a restaurant a service.
Question:
Kristina Food Pty Ltd operates a food business with two divisions; there is a restaurant a service. A segmented profit and loss statement for the company's most recent year is as follows:
Total company | Restaurant | Catering | |
sales | $500,000 | $375,000 | $125,000 |
Less: variable expenses | $275,000 | $187,500 | $87,500 |
Contribution margin | $225,000 | $187,500 | $37,500 |
Less: traceable fixed cost | $145,000 | $45,000 | $100,000 |
Division segment margin | $80,000 | $142,500 | -$62,500 |
Less common fixed cost | $130,000 | ||
Net profit | -$50,000 |
Required
a) If the restaurant division increased its sales by $65,000, calculate the division segment margin the Restaurant division, and net profit for the total company. Assume that all fixed costs and cost behaviour patterns remained constant.
b) Calculate the contribution margin ratio and division segment margin ratio for the Restaurant division before and after the change in sales. Explain the changes. (3 marks) Based upon the segment information above, what could Kristina do to return her business to profitability?
Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781260193275
12th Canadian Edition
Authors: Ray H. Garrison, Alan Webb, Theresa Libby