MAA103: Accounting for Decision Making - Business Planning and Budget Report Writing Assessment Answer

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Accounting for Decision Making Assessment Answer

Assignment Task: Assessment 1: MAA103 You (and your team) work in a boutique firm called ‘Business Advisory Pty. Ltd.’, a business that provides advisory services to other businesses. Your role in the firm is that of a business consultant; i.e. you provide business advice to business clients. To this end, you are often required to produce budgetary reports and present such reports to clients. Mr. James Hunter and Dr. Olivia Ng own an Optometry business trading under the name “i-Optometry” and they have approached you (and your team). Being a brick and mortar store located in Burwood, Victoria, i-Optometry is a business that has traditionally focused on selling eyewear such as sunglasses and prescription glasses. The business also provides optometry services to customers, mainly a comprehensive eye examination. James is in charge of the management of the business while Dr. Ng manages the optometry aspects of the business. MAA103 As part of their business operations, i-Optometry retails the following types of eyewear: MAA103
  • Sunglasses retail on average for $200 per pair of glasses. It costs $60 per pair and the business purchases these from a local supplier. MAA103
  • Prescription reading glasses retail for $150 each. It costs $80 to secure from the same local supplier. MAA103
i-Optometry also provide comprehensive eye tests to clients who wish to assess eye health. The cost of a comprehensive eye test is $75. MAA103 As part of the eye-test, the Optometrist will examine the eyes, detect, diagnose and manage vision problems, and assess eye health. Optometrists can prescribe and fit glasses or contact lenses. Optometrists can also advise you on many aspects of your eye health. Recently, business at i-Optometry has been turning over a sizable profit through word-of-mouth only, i.e. they have spent very little on advertising. Details about the business’ have been uploaded to the firm’s servers and are available for you to view1. In addition, you have also been provided with the following information: MAA103
  • Both James and Olivia are partners within the business and draws an amount of $2000 per month each. They plan on increasing their drawings to $4,000 each per month starting in January 2020.
  • As the manager, James keeps a close eye on inventory management and would like to always maintain a monthly ending inventory requirement of 30% of next month’s sales. Additionally, all purchases with the current supplier are on a credit basis with 50% of the account settled in the same month of purchase and the remaining 50% settled one month after the month of purchase.
  • The business typically will have 80% of their sales as cash, with the remaining 20% on credit.Of the credit sales, 70% is collected in the month of sale, 20% is collected one month after the sale, and 10% is collected two months after the sale.
  • All customers coming in for an eye check are assumed to pay cash 100% of the time as the business does not provide bulk billing.
The business has a range of equipment and other fixed assets such as as2: MAA103
  • Specialized optometry equipment to provide comprehensive eye-tests. On average, the equipment costs $11,000 and generally is expected to last 5 years with zero residual value.
  • Other office equipment has a historical cost of $25,000 and depreciates at 25% per annum.
  • Store furniture and fittings were originally purchased at $65,000 and depreciate at 10% per annum.
Assessment 2: Video Presentation Requirements - MAA103 Video Presentation: As the clients are too busy to meet you in person, the clients have requested you to create a brief 4-5 minute video presentation on the proposed projects. Specifically, the clients would like to hear your opinions on the weaknesses/concerns surrounding each of the above proposals. Your manager would like to remind you that this is a formal business client that will be bringing in large amounts of business to the firm. You are expected to be professional and dress for the occasion. MAA103 Where possible, your manager would also like you to ensure that the presentation is flawless, and if that means editing the video, post-production, then so be it. He has recommended that you speak to the video editing department for more help should you need it (i.e. library services available at www.deakin.edu.au/library). Your manager will be assessing the video not only on the content (10 marks) but also on the overall quality of the video itself. Assessment 3: Budget Report Requirements - MAA103 Budget Report Spreadsheet : Your manager would like you to examine and assess the financial viability of one of the proposed projects. Specifically, your manager would like you and your team to complete the ‘budgeted profit and loss’ and the ‘cash budget’ for the project your team has selected and for the period between Jan 2020 to Dec 2020 inclusive. For this part of the assessment, you need to complete the Cash Budget and Budgeted Profit and Loss. All the 'other' budgets will not be marked and have only been included to help you carry out any calculations you might need. Assessment 3: Budget Report Requirements (continued...) - MAA103 In addition to the budget report spreadsheets you have to complete, your manager would like a brief 1-2 page executive summary addressed to the clients (between 500-1000 words). In the document, you should outline the budget report spreadsheet to help guide the clients through the spreadsheet itself. Your summary should highlight the key findings, specifically your evaluation of the proposal for the business, and indicate any key considerations the owner’s need to consider. Additionally, your manager would like you and your team to emphasize the importance of how budgeting is useful in the context of operating a business. (i.e. you need to try to convince the clients that this budget report is an important part of the decision-making process).
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