Paul Swanson has an opportunity to acquire a franchise from The Yogurt Place, Inc., to dispense frozen
Question:
Paul Swanson has an opportunity to acquire a franchise from The Yogurt Place, Inc., to dispense frozen yogurt products under The Yogurt Place name. Mr. Swanson has assembled the following information relating to the franchise:
A suitable location in a large shopping mall can be rented for $4,400 per month.
Remodeling and necessary equipment would cost $372,000. The equipment would have a 10-year life and a $37,200 salvage value. Straight-line depreciation would be used, and the salvage value would be considered in computing depreciation.
Based on similar outlets elsewhere, Mr. Swanson estimates that sales would total $470,000 per year. Ingredients would cost 20% of sales.
Operating costs would include $87,000 per year for salaries, $5,200 per year for insurance, and $44,000 per year for utilities. In addition, Mr. Swanson would have to pay a commission to The Yogurt Place, Inc., of 12.5% of sales.
Required:
1. Prepare a contribution format income statement that shows the expected net operating income each year from the franchise outlet.
2-a. Compute the simple rate of return promised by the outlet.
2-b. If Mr. Swanson requires a simple rate of return of at least 18%, should he acquire the franchise?
3-a. Compute the payback period on the outlet.
3-b. If Mr. Swanson wants a payback of two years or less, will he acquire the franchise?
Expert Answer:
1 sales 460000 variable expense cost of ingredients 92000 20 of 460000 commission 55200 120 o... View the full answer
