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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 understand of the profitability of the concerts and the organization as a whole.

The Annie Smith professional group features four dance concerts each year. Three of the dance concerts showcase a different genre. The fourth performance is a Christmas Spectacular, which is the most popular dance concert and is therefore scheduled every year. Ms. Smith has tentatively scheduled the following four dance concerts for the coming season. The schedule below shows the type and number of performances and direct cost per type of concert. 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 four concerts.

Descriptions Number of Performances Cost per Dance Concert (direct fixed costs)
Hip Hop Concert 10 $45,000
Jazz and Tap Dance 5 88,000
Modern Dance 10 95,000
Christmas Spectacular 20 25,000

$253,000

Additional costs:
Variable costs associated with each performance are shown below.
Musicians $7,500
Rental of auditorium 2,500
Dancers' compensation 7,000

General administrative and operating costs for the dance center are:
Administrative staff $185,000
Insurance 25,000
Marketing 215,000
General office expenses 90,000

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%
Modern Dance 150 $85 100% 450 $50 95%
Christmas Spectacular 150 $125 100% 450 $50 100%

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 Total Contribution/Type of Dance Concert Direct Fixed Costs Segment Margin/Type of Concert
1.
2.
3.
4.
Total

-Prepare a segmented income statement in good format.

-Compute the number of performances required to break even for each concert. These are separate computations for each dance concert.

-Compute break even for the organization as a whole and express the result in revenues instead of the number of performances.

-Ms. Smith wants to performance group to show at least $150,000 in operating profit. What level of revenues does the performance group need to achieve to meet this goal?

-Give a recommendation about changes Ms. Smith can make to achieve the target profit. Support your idea with computations.

Memo (use Word)
Write a four or five 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.

Assignment Expectations
Each submission should include two files: (1) An Excel file; and (2) A Word document. The Word document shows the memo. 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.

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Solution Summary

This solution illustrates how to create a segmented income statement by type of activity rather than department. It also illustrates how to compute the breakeven point in number of items for each segment, and in revenues for the whole organization. Finally, it illustrates how to use breakeven information to find the revenues needed to earn a target operating profit.

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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 understand of the profitability of the concerts and the organization as a whole.
The Annie Smith professional group features four dance concerts each year. Three of the dance concerts showcase a different genre. The fourth performance is a Christmas Spectacular, which is the most popular dance concert and is therefore scheduled every year. Ms. Smith has tentatively scheduled the following four dance concerts for the coming season. The schedule below shows the type and number of performances and direct cost per type of concert. 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 four concerts.
Descriptions Number of Performances Cost per Dance Concert (direct fixed costs)
Hip Hop Concert 10 $45,000
Jazz and Tap Dance 5 88,000
Modern Dance 10 95,000
Christmas Spectacular 20 25,000

$253,000
Additional costs:
Variable costs associated with each performance are shown below.
Musicians $7,500
Rental of auditorium 2,500
Dancers' compensation 7,000
General administrative and ...

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