chegg 1.based on the traditional cost system, compute the profitability of the two sales divisions, hso and gso. 2.hso is not happy with the way that the traditional accounting system (sopas) allocates costs. a.explain why hso is not happy. be specific and cite facts from the case. b.do you agree with their perspective? why or why not? 3.calculate the costs and profitability of the hso and gso offices under the new cost system. 4.calculate breakeven sales in dollars under the traditional costing system and under the new costing system. 5.based on your analysis, recommend two changes to misty blue in order to improve the profitability of the two sales offices? 6.currently, account reps are evaluated on the number of trades and the number of accounts brought in. a.cite two strengths and two weaknesses of these criteria for performance evaluation. b.do you think that this evaluation system contributed to the lower-than-expected performance? why or why not? c.suggest one change to the performance evaluation system that would mitigate the weaknesses. (10 points) 7. what is the minimum price lookahere could charge masterson for use of the new machine?
