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The document discusses return on investment (ROI) and residual income performance measures used to evaluate divisions within a company. It provides financial information for the Reigis Steel Division, including average operating assets of $80.75 million. It asks to calculate unit contribution, ROI, and residual income for Reigis and determine if a new project with 10% ROI would be accepted. It also discusses controlling factors to fairly evaluate Reigis as a separate investment center.

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19-41 Return on Investment; Residual Income

Consolidated Industries is a diversified manufacturer with business units organized as


divisions, including the Reigis Steel Division. Consolidated monitors its divisions on the basis of
both unit contribution and return on investment (ROI), with investment defined as average
operating assets employed. All investments in operating assets are expected to earn a minimum
return of 9% before income taxes.
Reigis's cost of goods sold is considered to be entirely variable; however, its
administrative expenses do not depend on volume. Selling expenses are a mixed cost with one-
third attributed to sales volume. The 2019 operating statement for Reigis follows. The division's
operating assets employed were $80,750,000 at November 30, 2019, unchanged from the year
before.
Required
1. Calculate Reigis Steel Division's unit contribution if it produced and sold 1,500,000
units during the year ended November 30, 2019.
2. Calculate the following performance measures for 2019 for Reigis:
a. Pretax ROI, based on average operating assets employed.
b. Residual income (RI), calculated on the basis of average operating assets
employed.
3. Reigis management is presented the opportunity to invest in a project that would earn
an ROI of 10%. Is Reigis likely to accept the project? Why or why not?
4. Identify several items that Reigis should control if it is to be fairly evaluated as a
separate investment center within Consolidated Industries using either ROI or RI
performance measures.

20-43 Compensation; Benefits; Ethics


DuMelon Publishing Inc. is a nationwide company headquartered in Boston,
Massachusetts. The firm's benefits are a significant element of employee compensation. All
professional employees at DuMelon receive company-paid benefits, including medical insurance,
term life insurance, and paid vacations and holidays. They also receive a set reimbursement
amount of $250 per day maximum for travel expenses when they conduct business for DuMelon.
DuMelon offers a 25% match for money the professionals deposit in the company sponsored
401(k) plan.
These benefits vary, depending on the employee's salary and level in the company. For
example, the amount of vacation days increases as a professional is promoted to higher levels.
The maximum amount that can be contributed to the 401(k) plan also increases as the
employee's salary increases, subject to an overall limitation provided by tax laws.
When a DuMelon employee attains the position of vice president of a function, such as
operations or sales, that person qualifies for a special class of additional benefits: a company car,
a larger office with decoration allowances, and access to the executive suite at the Boston office.
(The executive suite features a dining room and lounge for the executives' use.) The perks also
include total reimbursement for all business travel expenses.
Required
1. Explain the implications for employee behavior and performance of DuMelon's two
levels of benefits for professional employees, including ethical issues.
2. Suppose that the policy for benefits is not applied strictly at DuMelon. As a result, the
following instances have occurred:
a. The company has occasionally paid the travel expenses of vice presidents'
spouses. Company policy is unclear as to whether this is allowed.
b. Some vice presidents have special-ordered their company provided vehicles,
which costs the company, on average, an additional $23,000 for each car.
c. Passes to the executive suite have been lent to other DuMelon professionals.
d. Some of the vice presidents have offices that are much larger than those of
other vice presidents. No apparent factors determine who gets the larger
offices.
How might these situations affect the behavior of vice presidents and other professionals
at DuMelon? What are the underlying implications for cost control of benefits? Use specific
examples when applicable.
19-41 Pengembalian Investasi; Penghasilan Residual
Industri Konsolidasi adalah produsen yang terdiversifikasi dengan unit bisnis yang
diselenggarakan sebagai divisi, termasuk Divisi Reigis Steel. Konsolidasi memantau bagian-
bagiannya berdasarkan kontribusi unit dan pengembalian investasi (ROI), dengan investasi
didefinisikan sebagai rata-rata aset operasi yang digunakan. Semua investasi dalam aset operasi
diharapkan menghasilkan pengembalian minimum 9% sebelum pajak penghasilan.
Harga pokok penjualan Reigis dianggap sepenuhnya variabel; Namun, biaya administrasi
tidak tergantung pada volume. Biaya penjualan adalah biaya campuran dengan sepertiga
dikaitkan dengan volume penjualan. Pernyataan operasi 2019 untuk Reigis berikut. Aset operasi
divisi yang digunakan adalah $ 80.750.000 pada 30 November 2019, tidak berubah dari tahun
sebelumnya.
Wajib
1. Hitung kontribusi unit Divisi Baja Reigis jika menghasilkan dan menjual 1.500.000 unit
selama tahun yang berakhir 30 November 2019.
2. Hitung ukuran kinerja berikut untuk 2019 untuk Reigis:
a. Sebuah. ROX sebelum pajak, berdasarkan rata-rata aset operasional yang
digunakan.
b. Pendapatan residual (RI), dihitung berdasarkan rata-rata aset operasional yang
digunakan.
3. Manajemen Reigis disajikan kesempatan untuk berinvestasi dalam proyek yang akan
menghasilkan ROI 10%. Apakah Reigis kemungkinan menerima proyek? Mengapa atau
mengapa tidak?
4. Identifikasi beberapa hal yang harus dikendalikan Reigis jika ingin dievaluasi secara adil
sebagai pusat investasi terpisah dalam Industri Konsolidasi menggunakan ukuran kinerja
ROI atau RI.

20-43 Kompensasi; Manfaat; Etika


DuMelon Publishing Inc. adalah perusahaan berskala nasional yang berkantor pusat di
Boston, Massachusetts. Manfaat perusahaan adalah elemen signifikan dari kompensasi
karyawan. Semua karyawan profesional di DuMelon menerima tunjangan yang dibayarkan
perusahaan, termasuk asuransi kesehatan, asuransi jiwa, dan liburan dan liburan berbayar.
Mereka juga menerima jumlah penggantian maksimum $ 250 per hari untuk biaya perjalanan
ketika mereka melakukan bisnis untuk DuMelon. DuMelon menawarkan kecocokan 25% untuk
uang yang disetor oleh profesional dalam paket 401 (k) yang disponsori perusahaan.
Imbalan ini bervariasi, tergantung pada gaji dan tingkat karyawan di perusahaan.
Misalnya, jumlah hari liburan meningkat ketika seorang profesional dipromosikan ke tingkat yang
lebih tinggi. Jumlah maksimum yang dapat dikontribusikan ke dalam rencana 401 (k) juga
meningkat seiring kenaikan gaji karyawan, tunduk pada batasan keseluruhan yang disediakan
oleh undang-undang perpajakan.
Ketika seorang karyawan DuMelon mencapai posisi wakil presiden dari suatu fungsi,
seperti operasi atau penjualan, orang itu memenuhi syarat untuk kelas khusus manfaat
tambahan: mobil perusahaan, kantor yang lebih besar dengan tunjangan dekorasi, dan akses ke
suite eksekutif di Kantor Boston. (Suite eksekutif memiliki ruang makan dan lounge untuk
digunakan eksekutif.) Keuntungannya juga termasuk penggantian total untuk semua biaya
perjalanan bisnis.
Wajib
1. Jelaskan implikasi terhadap perilaku karyawan dan kinerja dua tingkat manfaat DuMelon
bagi karyawan profesional, termasuk masalah etika.
2. Misalkan kebijakan untuk tunjangan tidak diterapkan secara ketat di DuMelon. Akibatnya,
beberapa contoh berikut telah terjadi:
a. Sebuah. Perusahaan kadang-kadang membayar biaya perjalanan pasangan wakil
presiden. Kebijakan perusahaan tidak jelas apakah ini diperbolehkan.
b. Beberapa wakil presiden telah memesan khusus kendaraan yang disediakan
perusahaan mereka, yang rata-rata biaya perusahaan, tambahan $ 23.000 untuk
setiap mobil.
c. Passes ke suite eksekutif telah dipinjamkan ke profesional DuMelon lainnya.
d. Beberapa wakil presiden memiliki kantor yang jauh lebih besar daripada wakil
presiden lainnya. Tidak ada faktor jelas yang menentukan siapa yang
mendapatkan kantor yang lebih besar.
Bagaimana situasi ini memengaruhi perilaku wakil presiden dan profesional lainnya di
DuMelon? Apa implikasi yang mendasari pengendalian biaya manfaat? Gunakan contoh spesifik
saat berlaku.

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