Trident ACC501 Module 2 CASE Latest 2019 JULY Question # 00603395 Course Code : ACC501 Subject: Business Due on: 07/31/2019 Posted On: 07/31/2019 12:19 PM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.7/5

ACC501 Accounting Fundamentals

Module 2 CASE

The Annie Smith
Dance Center

The Director of Annie Smith Dance Center is
asking for assistance with the financial aspects of running a professional
group of performers. She wants financial information presented in an easy to
read format and a better understanding of the profitability of the concerts and
the organization as a whole.

The Annie Smith professional group features
three styles of dance concerts each year. Two of the dance concerts showcase a
different genre. The third performance is a Christmas Spectacular, which is the
most popular and is therefore scheduled every year. The table below provides
information about expected ticket sales for the performances.

	Lower Orchestra Section (A)	Upper Orchestra Section (B)
Descriptions	No. of Seats.	Ticket Price	Tickets sold per performance	No. of seats	Ticket Price	Tickets sold per performance
Hip-Hop Performance	150	$85	100%	450	$50	90%
Jazz and Tap Dance	150	$85	100%	450	$50	60%
Christmas Spectacular	150	$125	100%	450	$50	100%

Ms. Smith has prepared a tentative schedule
for the coming season. The table below also shows the type and number of
performances and direct cost per type of concert.

Descriptions	Number of Performances	Cost per Dance Concert (direct fixed costs)*
Hip-Hop Concert	10	$48,000
Jazz and Tap Dance	5	86,000
Christmas Spectacular	20	22,000
Total Direct Fixed Costs		$156,000

*Examples of direct fixed costs are costumes,
rehearsals, royalties, guest artist fees, choreography, and salaries of
production staff, music, and wardrobe for each of the concerts. This amount
does not change with the number of performances.

Additional costs:

Variable costs associated with each
performance are shown below.

Musicians	$6,100
Rental of auditorium	2,500
Dancers’ compensation	6,700

Annual general administrative and operating costs
for the dance center are:

Administrative staff	$185,000
Insurance	25,000
Marketing	115,000
General office expenses	90,000

Case Assignment

Required:

Computations (use
Excel)

• Summarize key financial information in a table as shown
  below.

Title
Name of Dance Concert	Revenues/ Performance	Variable Costs/ Performance	Contribution Margin/ Performance	Number of Performances	Total Contribution/ Type of Dance Concert	Direct Fixed Costs	Segment Margin/ Type of Concert
1.
2.
3.
Total

• Use the information in the table you completed to compute the
  number of performances required to break even for each concert. Do not
  include general and administrative expenses. These are separate
  computations for each dance concert.
• Compute break even for the organization as a whole (include
  all fixed expenses) and express the result in revenues instead of the
  number of performances.
• Ms. Smith wants the Dance Center to generate at least
  $200,000 in operating profit. What level of revenues does the performance
  group need to achieve to meet this goal? Prepare an income statement in
  good format to support the computations.
• Give a recommendation about changes Ms. Smith can implement
  to achieve the target profit. Support your idea with computations.

Memo (use Word)

Write a 4- or 5-paragraph memo to the owner of
the dance center to assist her in interpreting the financial analysis. Start
with an introduction and end with a recommendation. Each of the four or five
paragraphs should have a heading.

Short Essay (use
Word)

Start with an introduction and end with a
summary or conclusion. Use headings.

• What are some shortcomings of multi-product even analysis?
• How does demand and resource constraints affect this type of
  analysis.

Assignment Expectations

Each submission should include two files: (1)
An Excel file and (2) a Word document. The Word document shows the memo first
and short essay last. Assume a knowledgeable business audience and use required
format and length. Individuals in business are busy and want information
presented in an organized and concise manner.