Question: Answer all these questions with the right answer letter next to each question number 49-Valley Inc. has three divisions, Almond, Grover and Oak. Following is

Answer all these questions with the right answer letter next to each question number

49-Valley Inc. has three divisions, Almond, Grover and Oak. Following is the income statement for the previous year:

Almond Grover Oak Total
Sales $ 487,000 $ 271,500 $ 226,000 $ 984,500
Variable Costs 183,000 124,700 100,300 408,000
Contribution Margin 304,000 146,800 125,700 576,500
Fixed Costs 257,000 156,250 103,750 517,000
Profit Margin $ 47,000 $ (9,450 ) $ 21,950 $ 59,500

Of the fixed costs, $309,000 is for corporate costs and is allocated equally to the three divisions. a. How much does Grover Division have in direct fixed costs?

b. What is Grover Divisions segment margin?

c. What would Valleys profit margin be if Grover Division were dropped?

50-Center Company currently produces three products from a joint process. The joint process has total costs of $504,000 per month. All three products, A, B & C, are immediately saleable as they come out of the joint process. Alternatively, any of the products could continue on with additional processing and be sold as a more complete product. The following information is available:

Units Immediate Sales Price Later Sales Price Unit Cost of Further Processing
A 4,250 $ 17 $ 18 $ 2.00
B 17,750 $ 21 $ 24 $ 2.50
C 10,250 $ 26 $ 30 $ 3.00

a-1. Should Product A be sold immediately or sold after processing further?

  • Sell Now

  • Sell Later

a-2. How much will the decision affect profit?

b-1. Should Product B be sold immediately or sold after processing further?

  • Sell Now

  • Sell Later

b-2. How much will the decision affect profit?

c-1. Should Product C be sold immediately or sold after processing further?

  • Sell Now

  • Sell Later

c-2. How much will the decision affect profit?

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