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Goladen Vineyards is a successful small winery. The owner, Gino Colucchio, is considering an additional line of business: selling wind generated electricity to the local utility. Tax law requires
An asset with an accounting book value of $50,000 was sold for cash on January 1, 2010. Assume two selling prices: $65,000 and $30,000. For each selling price, prepare a tabulation of the accounting
The president of a software company is contemplating acquiring some computers used for designing software. The computers will cost $150,000 cash and will have zero terminal salvage value. The
Dominique’s Frozen Food Company makes frozen dinners and sells them to retail outlets near London. Dominique has just inherited £10,000 and has decided to invest it in the business. She is trying
Anika Paar, the owner of a nine-hole golf course on the outskirts of Hamilton, Ontario, is considering the proposal that the course be illuminated and operated at night. Ms. Paar purchased the course
Suppose Simon Fraser University is considering replacing some Xerox copiers with faster copiers purchased from Kodak. The administration is very concerned about the rising costs of operations during
Evergreen Outdoor School (EOS) has a chance to invest $10,000 in a project that is certain to pay $4,500 at the end of each of the next three years. The minimum desired rate of return is 10
Suppose the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering is considering the purchase of a special-purpose machine for $60,000. It is expected to have a useful life of three years
Bowden Institution currently has its laundry done by a local cleaners at an annual cost of $46,000. It is considering a purchase of washers, dryers, and presses at a total installed cost of $52,000
“Sometimes direct labour cost is the best cost driver for overhead allocation even if wage rates vary within a department. ?Do you agree? Explain.
The budgeted prices for materials and direct labour per unit of finished product are $11 and $5, respectively. The production manager is delighted about the following data. Is the manager’s
Scottish Designs has a department that makes high-quality leather cases for iPods. Consider the following data for a recent month. Budget Formula per Various Levels of Output Unit 6,000 7,000
The Calgary Chief of Police is attempting to predict the costs of operating a fleet of police cars. Among the items of concern are fuel, $0.15 per kilometre, and depreciation, $6,000 per car per
Stang Sports Equipment Company made 40,000 basketballs in a given year. Its manufacturing costs were $256,000 variable and $95,000 fixed. Assume that no price changes will occur in the following year
Lean accounting and value stream management are related costing and management techniques that differ radically from flexible budgeting, standard costing, and variance analysis as presented in this
Imperial Mills is a small flour company in the West. Claude Laurent became president in 2010. He is concerned with the ability of his production manager to control costs. To aid his evaluation,
The new printing department of Shark Advertising Inc. provides printing services to the other departments. Prior to the establishment of the in-house printing department, the departments contracted
Belfair Kayak Company makes moulded plastic kayaks. Standard costs for an entry-level whitewater kayak are Direct materials, 60 kilograms @ $5.50 per kilogram......$330 Direct labour, 1.5
Sung Park owns and operates Transpac Machining, a subcontractor to several aerospace-industry contractors. When Mr. Park wins a bid to produce a piece of equipment, he sets standard costs for the
Study the format of the analysis of variances in Exhibit 12-12. Suppose production is 156,000 units. Also assume the following: Prepare an analysis of variances similar to that shown in Exhibit
The expected activity of the paper-making plant of Leventhal Paper Company was 45,000 machine-hours per month. Practical capacity was 60,000 machine-hours per month. The standard machine-hours
The Mendoza Company is installing an absorption standard costing system and a flexible overhead budget. Standard costs have recently been developed for its only product and are as
Kronos Shipping Company’s general manager reports quarterly to the company’s president on the firm’s operating performance. The company has used a budget based on detailed expectations for the
Horst Company is a chemical manufacturer that supplies industrial users. The company plans to introduce a new solution and needs to develop a standard product cost for this new solution. The new
Pandosy Company reported the following sales and factory overhead variances for fiscal 2010, a year in which sales and production in units were both 18 percent greater than expected. The company uses
Consider the following data: From the information given, fill in the blanks below. The flexible-budget variance is $ Fixed $
Cost behaviour analysis for the four activity centres in the Billing Department of Great Lakes Power Company is as follows: The Billing Department constructs a flexible budget for each activity
The L. Ming Company has had great difficulty controlling costs in Singapore during the past three years. Last month a standard cost and flexible-budget system was installed. Results for a department
Suppose Parks Canada prepared the following budget for one of its national parks for 2010: Revenue from fees...............$5,000,000 Variable costs
Woodstock Precision Machining (WPM) has a highly automated manufacturing process for producing a variety of auto parts. Through the use of computer-aided manufacturing and robotics, the company has
The Zurich Chocolate Company uses standard costs and a flexible budget to control its manufacture of fine chocolates. The purchasing agent is responsible for material price variances, and the
The University of Liverpool offers an extensive continuing education program in many cities throughout Britain. For the convenience of its faculty and administrative staff and to save costs, the
The emergency room at University Hospital uses a flexible budget based on patients seen as a measure of activity. The hospital must maintain an adequate staff of attending and on-call physicians at
The performance (in thousands of dollars) of Kenmore Airlines for the most recent year is shown in the following table. The master budget had been based on a budget of $0.20 revenue per
Suppose a chain of KFC franchises in Beijing had budgeted sales for 2010 of RMB7.3 million (where RMB stands for the Chinese unit of currency, officially the renminbi, also called the yuan). Cost of
Damerow Credit Services produces reports for consumers about their credit ratings. The company’s standard contribution margins average 70 percent of dollar sales, and average selling prices are $50
Higgins Company produced 80,000 units, 8,000 more than budgeted. Production data are as follows. Except for physical units, all quantities are in dollars. 1. Fill in the unknowns. 2. Give a
What is the most commonly used method for disposing of standard cost variances?
“Overhead variances arise only with absorption-costing systems." Do you agree?
"Fixed overhead volume variances arise with normal absorption and standard-absorption costing, but not with actual costing." Explain.
"An unfavourable fixed overhead volume variance means that fixed manufacturing costs have not been well controlled. ?Do you agree" Explain.
Why is there no fixed overhead volume variance for direct labour?
"The dollar amount of the fixed overhead volume variance depends on what expected volume of production was chosen to determine the fixed overhead rate." Explain.
"In a standard absorption-costing system, the amount of fixed manufacturing overhead applied to the products rarely equals the budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead." Do you agree? Explain.
When should managers investigate variances?
How does the variable overhead spending variance differ from the direct labour price variance?
Are direct material price variances generally recognized when the materials are purchased or when they are used? Why?
"A standard is one point in a band or range of acceptable outcomes." Criticize.
What are two possible interpretations of currently attainable standards?
Differentiate between ideal standards and currently attainable standards.
Who is usually responsible for sales-volume variances? Why?
Differentiate between a master budget variance and a flexible-budget variance.
"Effectiveness and efficiency go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other." Do you agree? Explain.
Explain the role of understanding cost behaviour and costdriver activities for flexible budgeting.
"We want a flexible budget because costs are hard to predict. We need the flexibility to change budgeted costs as input prices change." Does a flexible budget serve this purpose? Explain.
You have been asked to prepare an analysis of the overhead costs in the order processing department of a mail-order company. As an initial step, you prepare a summary of some events that bear on
Consider the following data for a manufacturing company: 1. Compute the price, quantity, and flexible-budget variances for direct materials and direct labour. Use U or F to indicate whether the
Consider the following data for David Skold Tax Services, a firm much like H&R Block: Master (static) budget data: sales, 2,500 clients at $350 each; variable costs, $250 per client; fixed
Barber Brass manufactures trumpets, trombones, tubas, and other brass instruments. The following standards were developed for a line of trumpets. During April, Barber scheduled 550 trumpets for
The systems consulting department of Bennett Baseball Products designs systems for data collection, encoding, and reporting to fit the needs of other departments within the company. An overall cost
Ivan Sharpova is trying to decide whether he is going to need to take a loan in January to buy a new microcomputer system for his business. The microcomputer will cost $10,800. Sharpova has collected
Part A: Millie Bandes, a successful entrepreneur, is setting up a new division for the manufacture of three new products that will complement her current line of business. Millie is currently
George Brown, a self-employed management consultant, had just settled down to work when he received a call from Ray Sharma, vice president of Software Corporation (SC), a software distributing and
Tom’s Outdoor Experience (TOE) is a sporting goods store owned by Tom Dennison. Tom handles limited product lines. Summer sales centre on bicycles, camping gear, and clothing for both activities.
Own the Podium 2010 (OTP) was an Olympic funding organization comprising Sport Canada, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and the Vancouver Organizing Committee
The DVD division (DVDD) of Micro Storage Inc. produces DVD drives for personal computers. The drives are assembled from purchased components. The costs (value) added by DVDD are indirect costs (which
The Speedy-Mart Store has the following budgeted sales, which are uniform throughout the month: Excel Spreadsheet Template May $450,000 June 375,000 July 330,000 August
Suppose you are the controller of Ryerson University. The university president is preparing for her annual fundraising campaign for 2010 2011. To set an appropriate target, she has asked you to
Grace Hospital provides a wide range of health services in its community. The board of directors has authorized the following capital expenditures: The expenditures are planned for October 1,
Jane Myers is the manager of an extremely successful gift shop, Jane’s Gifts, which is operated for the benefit of local charities. From the data below, she wants a cash budget showing expected
Consider the following information for the month ending June 30, 2012, for the Johnson Company: The cash balance, May 31, 2012, is $15,000. Sales proceeds are collected as follows: 80 percent
All sales of Dunn’s Building Supplies (DBS) are made on credit. Sales are billed twice monthly, on the 10th of the month for the last half of the prior month’s sales and on the 20th of the month
Mathew Philp, president of Ontario Mining Ltd., has made budgets a major focus for managers. Making budget was such an important goal that the only two managers who had missed their budgets in 2011
A recent directive from Eugenia Yu, CEO of Comtel, has instructed each department to cut its costs by 10 percent. The traditional functional budget for the shipping and receiving department was as
The Ritz-Carlton has four hotels and resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. Suppose that for one of these hotels, management expects occupancy rates to be 95 percent in December, January, and February;
Prepare the estimated cash receipts and disbursements section of a cash budget (not including the financing section) for October 2011 for the Botanica Company, which sells one product, herbal soap,
The inventory of the Manchester Appliance Company was £200,000 on May 31. The manager was upset because the inventory was too high. She has adopted the following policies regarding merchandise
Renovation Lighting Supply plans inventory levels (at cost) at the end of each month as follows: May, $275,000; June, $220,000; July, $200,000; and August, $240,000. Sales are expected to be
Northwest Equipment offers a 2 percent discount to customers who pay cash at the time of sale and a 1 percent discount to customers who pay within the first 10 days of the month after sale. Past
A Kyoto clothing wholesaler was preparing its sales budget for the first quarter of 2012. Forecast sales are: January ¥200,000 February ¥220,000 March
Suppose a Zellers store has the following data: Accounts receivable, May 31: (0.3 × May sales of $350,000) = $105,000 Monthly forecast sales: June, $430,000; July, $440,000; August,
All sales of Jenny’s Jeans and Uniforms (JJU) are made on credit. Sales are billed twice monthly, on the 5th of the month for the last half of the prior month’s sales and on the 20th of the month
Ronco Products, a wholesaler of fishing equipment, budgeted the following sales for the indicated months: All merchandise is marked up to sell at its invoice cost plus 25 percent. Target
Enter the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1. The financial budget process includes the following budgets: a.___________________b.___________________c.___________________2.
What are financial planning models?
What factors influence the sales forecast?
Differentiate between a sales forecast and a sales budget.
What is the principal objective of a cash budget?
Explain the relationship between the sales (or service) forecast and cost-driver activity.
"Budgeting is an unnecessary burden on many managers. It takes time away from important day-to-day problems." Do you agree? Explain.
"Pro forma statements are those statements prepared in conjunction with continuous budgets." Do you agree? Explain.
“Capital budgets are plans for managing long-term debt and common shares. Do you agree? Explain.
“Budgets are primarily a tool used to limit expenditures." Do you agree? Explain.
Is budgeting used primarily for scorekeeping, attention directing, or problem solving?
Wallaby Kite Company, a small Melbourne firm that sells kites on the Web, wants a master budget for the three months beginning January 1, 2012. It desires an ending minimum cash balance of $20,000
You are the new manager of the Rapidbuy Electronics store in West Edmonton Mall. Top management of Rapidbuy Electronics is convinced that management training should include the active participation
Calgary Pipefitters Ltd. (CPL) is considering the purchase of a new fabricating machine for $40,000. The new machine will replace an old machine that has a book value of $10,000 but can be sold for
In November 2006 Charles Bird, President of Bird Packaging Co. in Guelph, Ontario, was trying to decide whether the company should purchase a new scoringprinting machine. The attraction of the new
Desteur Plastics Limited (DPL) manufactures a wide range of household plastic products for kitchens and bathrooms. The company’s products are sold primarily to large retailers, including department
Tube and Pipe Ltd. (T&P) was founded in the early 1970s and its sales grew very rapidly until the beginning of the 1980s. At that time, several competitors expanded their operations and sales by
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