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Assignment 1: LASA 2: Executive PresentationThe management team was so impressed with the report you submitted a couple of weeks ago, that they have asked you to prepare another report in the form of

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Executive Presentation

The management team was so impressed with the report you submitted a couple of weeks ago, that they have asked you to prepare another report in the form of a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation which addresses additional questions they have about some of their products. 

They would like to use this information at the next Board meeting so they have asked you to prepare a PowerPoint presentation using the information below. They want to make sure they have talking points available when they deliver the presentation so they have asked you to use the notes section of PowerPoint to clearly explain the information presented on each of the slides. 

They would like for you to design a title slide which captures the audience’s attention, an introduction slide(s) which contains executive summary information, slides which support each of the four sections below including talking points, and a solid conclusion. 

They have asked that you contain your presentation to approximately 15 slides. The management team may be asked to justify the information you present so it is imperative that you show your calculations. You may want to compute your calculations in Excel and copy that information into your PowerPoint.

PART 1: The following information is available for GFI’s maintenance cost over the last seven months. Use the high low method to estimate the fixed and variable components of its maintenance cost. Would this be an effective way to estimate these costs? Justify your answer by explaining why this is an effective way or why it is not.

Month                                 Operating Hours                                 Maintenance cost

February                                             27                                                             11,000

March                                                   54                                                             13,800

April                                                      36                                                              10,200

May                                                       45                                                              12,000

June                                                      63                                                              13,800

July                                                        72                                                              18,000

August                                                 19                                                                 7,400

PART 2: In 2001, Ms. Kelle, the head of aerobic equipment sales, started a fitness magazine called the Dancing Elephant. The magazine sells 50,000 copies a month. The total variable costs at that volume are $40,000 and fixed costs are $20,000. An additional storage cost of $2,000 will be incurred if production exceeds 55,000 units.

You have been asked to forecast the following costs for two possible production runs of (a) 52,000 units and (b) 57,000 units:

* Total variable costs

* Variable cost per unit

* Total fixed cost

* Fixed cost per unit

                                               Budget              Forecast A              Forecast B

Production                      50,000                  52,000                      57,000

Total variable costs 

Variable cost per unit 

Total fixed cost 

Fixed cost per unit 

PART 3: GFI manufacturers ping pong tables and has a JIT policy that ending inventory must equal 10 percent of the next month’s sales. It is estimated that April’s actual ending inventory will consist of 40,000 ping pong tables. May and June sales are estimated to be 400,000 and 350,000 tables respectively. Compute the number of tables to be produced that would appear on GFI’s production budget for the month of May.

Good management includes good budgeting. Explain why the bottom-up approach to budgeting is considered a more successful management technique then a top down approach. Provide an example of implementation of the bottom-up approach to budgeting.

PART 4: Computer A has a book value of $1,500 and a current resale value of $800. The computer is needed to fulfill a client order, but if it's used on this project then its resale value will be zero. The project contract is valued at $5,000. $2,000 has already been spent on specialized software, which will be used on the project and which has no value for any other use. A printer costing $400 is needed for a separate project.

Comment on and determine the costs which are relevant to the decision regarding whether or not to commit to complete the project. Based upon the information at hand, determine whether this project is profitable. Show your calculations.

Submission:

The presentation must be submitted as a Microsoft Power Point presentation adhering to the instructions provided in the opening paragraph.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.ppt

By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Part 1: Used the high low method to estimate the fixed and variable components of its maintenance cost. 36

Part 1: Explained if this would be an effective way to estimate these costs and provided justification for the answer. 36

Part 2: Forecasted the following costs about which production run to use, based upon a production run of (a) 52,000 units and (b) 57,000 units:

* Total variable costs

* Variable cost per unit

* Total fixed cost

* Fixed cost per unit 32

Part 3: Computed the number of tables to be produced that would appear on GFI’s production budget for the month of May. 32

Part 3: Explained why the bottom up approach to budgeting is considered a more successful management technique then a top down approach. Provided an example of implementation of the bottom up approach to budgeting. 36

Part 4: Discussed and determined the costs relevant for the project. Stated whether this project is profitable based upon the information at hand. 36

Part 4: Showed your cost calculation 28

Presentation Components: 

Organization (16)

Style (16)

usage and mechanics (24)

APA elements (8) 64

Total: 300

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