Questions and Answers of Fundamental Accounting Principles 25th

Samsung offers sales price discounts on some products. Samsung can use sales variance analysis to assess the effects of these sales discounts. Assumed data for one model of a Samsung television
The fixed budget for 20,000 units of production shows sales of $400,000; variable costs of $80,000; and fixed costs of $150,000. The company’s actual sales were 26,000 units at $480,000. Actual
Complete the following partial flexible budget performance report, and indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. The company budgets a selling price of $80 per unit and variable
Trini Company set the following standard costs per unit for its single product.Overhead is applied using direct labor hours. The standard overhead rate is based on a predicted activity level of 80%
Kryll Company set the following standard costs per unit for its single product.Overhead is applied using direct labor hours. The standard overhead rate is based on a predicted activity level of 80%
True Fit, as discussed in the chapter opener, uses a costing system with standard costs for direct labor and overhead costs. Two comments frequently are mentioned in relation to standard costing and
Nina Co. prepared the following fixed budget for July using 7,500 units for budgeted sales. Actual sales were 7,200 units and actual costs are shown below. Prepare a flexible budget performance
Refer to the information in Problem 23-4A.RequiredCompute these variances: (a) Variable overhead spending and efficiency, (b) Fixed overhead spending and volume, and (c) Overhead
Refer to the information in Problem 23-4B.RequiredCompute these variances: (a) Variable overhead spending and efficiency, (b) Fixed overhead spending and volume, and (c) Overhead
Lewis Co. reports the following fixed budget and actual results for May. Prepare a flexible budget performance report showing variances between budgeted and actual results, and indicate whether each
Amada Company’s standard cost system reports this information from its December operations.Required1. Prepare December 31 journal entries to record the company’s costs and variances for the month
A company reports the following for one of its products. Compute the total direct materials variance and identify it as favorable or unfavorable. Direct materials standard (4 Ibs. @ $2 per Ib.) $8
A company reports the following for one of its products. Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances and identify each as favorable or unfavorable. Actual units produced.. Actual cost
Refer to the information in Exercise 23-8 and compute the (1) Direct materials price variance and (2) Direct materials quantity variance. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or
For the current period, Juan Company’s standard cost of direct materials is $150,000. The direct materials variances consist of a $12,000 favorable price variance and a $2,000 favorable quantity
Refer to the information in Exercise 23-8 and compute the (1) Direct labor rate variance and (2) Direct labor efficiency variance. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or
A company reports the following for its direct labor. Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances and identify each as favorable or unfavorable. Actual hours of direct labor used.......
A company shows a $20,000 unfavorable direct labor rate variance and a $10,000 unfavorable direct labor efficiency variance. The company’s standard cost of direct labor is $400,000. What is the
Camila Company has set the following standard cost per unit for direct materials and direct labor.During June the company incurred the following actual costs to produce 9,000 units.Compute
Derr Co. reports the following. Compute (a) Controllable variance, (b) Volume variance, and (c) Total overhead variance. Actual total overhead...... $980 Budgeted (flexible) overhead
Fogel Co. expects to produce and sell 116,000 units for the period. The company’s flexible budget for 116,000 units shows variable overhead costs of $162,400 and fixed overhead costs of $124,000.
Refer to Exercise 23-13. Hart Company uses a standard costing system. Prepare the journal entry to charge direct materials costs to Work in Process Inventory and record the direct materials
Refer to the information in QS 23-15. Compute the volume variance and identify it as favorable or unfavorable.Data From QS 23-15AirPro Corp. reports the following for this period. Compute the (a)
Javon Co. set standards of 3 hours of direct labor per unit at a rate of $15 per hour. During October, the company actually uses 16,250 hours of direct labor at a $247,000 total cost to produce 5,600
Manuel Company predicts it will operate at 80% of its productive capacity. Its overhead allocation base is DLH and its standard amount per allocation base is 0.5 DLH per unit. The company reports the
Refer to the information from Exercise 23-17. Compute the overhead (1) Volume variance and(2) Controllable variance, and identify each as favorable or unfavorable.Data From Exercise 23-17Manuel
Farad Inc. sells used trucks. During the month, Farad sold 50 trucks at a price of $9,000 each. The budget for the month was to sell 45 trucks at a price of $9,500 each. Compute the sales price
Shaw Co. produced 680 units. Its overhead allocation base is DLH and its standard amount per allocation base is 8 DLH per unit. Its standard overhead rate is $10 per DLH. The flexible overhead budget
In a recent year a car manufacturer sold 182,158 cars. The company budgeted to sell 191,158 cars during the year. The budgeted sales price for each car was $30,000 and the actual sales price for each
Management believes it has found a more efficient way to package its products and use less cardboard. This new approach will reduce shipping costs from $10.00 per shipment to $9.25 per
Shawke Company’s partially completed flexible overhead budget for the current period follows. This budget is based on its predicted activity of 50% of productive capacity. Complete its flexible
A company’s returns department incurs annual overhead costs of $72,000 and budgets 2,000 returns per year. Management believes it has found a better way to package its products. As a result, the
Shaw Inc. began this period with a budget for 1,000 units of predicted production. The budgeted overhead at this predicted activity follows. At period-end, total actual overhead was $92,000, and
For May, Mariana Company planned production of 8,000 units (80% of its production capacity of 10,000 units) and prepared the following overhead budget. The company applies overhead with a standard of
Mia Wiz sells computers. During May, it sold 350 computers at a $1,200 per unit price. The fixed budget for May predicted sales of 365 computers at an per unit price of $1,100.1. Compute the sales
Refer to the information from Exercise 23-27. Compute the following.1. Variable overhead spending and efficiency variances.2. Fixed overhead spending and volume variances.3. Controllable
Super Security Co. offers security services for athletes and entertainers. Each type of service is considered within a separate department. Marc Pincus, the overall manager, is compensated partly on
For each of the following, select its best description.1. Cost center2. Profit center3. Responsibility accounting system4. Operating department5. Indirect expenses6. Controllable costsa. Incurs costs
Information for Google follows.Required1. Compute Google’s cash conversion cycle for both the current and prior years.2. Did Google become more effective at managing cash in the current year? $
Refer to the information in Exercise 24-1 and prepare a responsibility accounting performance report for the ATV department.Data From Exercise 24-1Arctica manufactures snowmobiles and ATVs. These
National Retail has two departments, Housewares and Sporting. Indirect expenses for the period follow.The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company
Harmon’s has two operating departments, Clothing and Shoes. Indirect expenses for the period follow.The company occupies 4,000 square feet of a rented building. In prior periods, the company
Current year information for Apple and Google follows.Required1. Compute profit margin for each company.2. Compute investment turnover for each company.3. Refer to answers for parts 1 and 2. Which
Lucia Company has two service departments: Office and Purchasing. Total expenses for the Office is $24,000 and for Purchasing is $34,000. Expenses for the Office are allocated to operating
A partial responsibility accounting report for a cost center follows. Complete the report by determining the missing items a, b, and c. Controllable Costs Budgeted Actual Over (Under) Budget Direct
Garcia Company has two operating departments (Phone and Earbuds) and one service department (Office). Its departmental income statements follow. Indirect expenses and service department expenses
Current year information for Samsung and Google follows.Required1. Compute the cash conversion cycle for both Samsung and Google for the current year.2. Which company, Samsung or Google, was more
Sofia Luz Eckrich’s company Teysha makes hand-made boots, shoes, and home goods.Required1. How can Teysha use departmental (product line) income statements to assist in understanding and
The plant manager of the Ohio factory is responsible for two cost centers: Clothing and Shoes. Responsibility accounting reports for the Ohio factory (incomplete) and for the Shoes department
Mia works in both the Jewelry department and the Cosmetics department of a retail store. She assists customers in both departments and organizes merchandise in both departments. The store allocates
Diaz Company is a retail store with two operating departments, Clothes and Shoes. Information follows.The company reports the following indirect expenses for the year.Additional information about the
Sadar Company is a store with two operating departments, Guitar and Piano. Information follows.The company reports the following indirect expenses for the year.Additional information about the two
For each of the following expenses, select the best allocation basis.1. Purchasing department expenses for the operating departments.2. Office department expenses of the operating departments.3.
Renata Co. has four departments: Materials, Personnel, Manufacturing, and Packaging. Information follows.The four departments share the following indirect expenses for supervision, utilities, and
California Orchards reports the following sales data for the year ended December 31.The company incurred the following joint costs for the year.Required1. Use the value basis to allocate joint costs
Tampa Tomatoes reports the following sales data for the year ended December 31.The company incurred the following joint costs for the year.Required1. Use the value basis to allocate joint costs to
Gomez Company has two service departments (Personnel and Office) and two operating departments (Shoes and Clothing). Following are the direct expenses and square feet occupied by the four
SodaPop Company has two operating departments: Mixing and Bottling. Mixing has 300 employees and Bottling has 200 employees. Office costs of $160,000 are allocated to operating departments
Sierra Company has two operating departments: Mixing and Bottling. Mixing occupies 22,000 square feet. Bottling occupies 18,000 square feet. Maintenance costs of $200,000 are allocated
The Ski department reports sales of $605,000 and cost of goods sold of $425,000. Its expenses follow.For the Ski department only, prepare a (1) Departmental income statement and (2)
A growing chain is trying to decide which store location to open. The first location (A) Requires a $1,000,000 investment in average assets and is expected to yield annual income of $160,000.
Use the following information to compute each department’s contribution to overhead. Which department contributes the largest amount toward total overhead? Dept. A Dept. B Dept. C Sales ......
Megamart provides the following information on its two investment centers.1. Compute return on investment for each center. Using return on investment, which center is most efficient at using assets
Use the information below to prepare (a) Departmental income statements (b) The departmental contribution to overhead. Salaries are direct expenses, and all other expenses are indirect
Refer to information in Exercise 24-10. (1) Compute profit margin and investment turnover for each center.(2) Which center generates more income per dollar of sales? (3) Which center has
A manufacturer reports the following for two of its divisions for a recent month. For each division, compute(1) Return on investment, (2) Profit margin, and (3) Investment turnover.
The Windshield division of Jaguar Co. makes windshields for use in its Assembly division. The Windshield division incurs variable costs of $200 per windshield and has capacity to make 500,000
Fill in the blanks in the schedule below for two separate investment centers A and B. Investment Center Sales .. $. $10,400,000 Income.... $ 240,000 $ Average assets.. $1,200,000 $ Profit margin..
A company reports the following for the past year.The company’s CFO believes that income for next year will be $1,200,000. Average assets will be the same as the past year.1. Compute return on
A company’s division has sales of $2,000,000, income of $80,000, and average assets of $1,600,000. Compute the division’s profit margin, return on investment, and investment turnover.
A retailer reports the following for its geographic divisions for the year.1. Compute profit margin for each division.2. Based on profit margin, which division performed best? Americas Europe China
The Food division of Garcia Company reports the following for the current year.Garcia wants to achieve at least a 10% profit margin next year. Two alternative strategies are proposed.Strategy 1:
A hotel reports the following for its two divisions. The company uses a balanced scorecard and sets a goal of 85% occupancy in its hotels.1. Which division(s) exceeded the occupancy goal for the
The Windshield division of Jaguar Co. makes windshields for use in its Assembly division. The Windshield division incurs variable costs of $200 per windshield and has capacity to make 500,000
A manufacturer reports the data below. (1) Compute the number of days in the cash conversion cycle for each year. (2) Did the company manage cash more effectively in the current year?
A company purchases a 10,020-square-foot building for $375,000. The building has two separate rental units. Unit A, which has the desirable location on the corner and contains 3,340 square feet, will
A manufacturer reports the data below. (1) Compute the number of days in the cash conversion cycle.(2) Is the company more efficient at managing cash than its competitor who has a cash
A dairy company processed raw milk for $60,000. This raw milk can be converted into the following types of milk with listed sales values. Use the value basis to (1) Allocate the total cost of
Beto Company pays $2.50 per unit to buy a part for one of the products it manufactures. With excess capacity, the company is considering making the part. Making the part would cost $1.20 per unit for
Apple offers device service and repair through its AppleCare program. Assumed data follow.Required1. Compute time charge per hour of direct labor (in $).2. Compute materials markup per dollar of
Haver Company currently pays an outside supplier $15 per unit for a part for one of its products. Haver is considering two alternative methods of making the part. Method 1 for making the part would
Alto Company currently pays an outside supplier $4.50 per unit for a part for one of its products. Alto is considering two alternative methods of making the part. Method 1 of making the part would
Refer to the information in QS 25-1. Based on income, should Helix accept this new customer order at the special price?Data From QS 25-1Helix Company is approached by a new customer to provide 2,000
Gelb Co. currently makes a key part for its main product. Making this part incurs per unit variable costs of $1.20 for direct materials and $0.75 for direct labor. Incremental overhead to make this
Micron Manufacturing produces telescopes. This month it produced 50 telescopes at a cost of $9,000. These telescopes were damaged in storage. Management has identified three alternatives for these
Hip Manufacturing produces denim clothing. This year it produced 3,000 denim jackets at a cost of $90,000. These jackets were damaged in the warehouse during storage. Management identified three
Edge Company produces two models of its product with the same machine. The machine has a capacity of 176 hours per month. The following information is available.Required1. Determine the contribution
Google wants to develop a laptop to compete with Apple’s MacBook Pro. Google believes the price of this model must be no more than Apple’s price of $1,199 per unit to be competitive. Google
Cobe Co. has manufactured 200 partially finished cabinets at a cost of $50,000. These can be sold as is for $60,000. Instead, the cabinets can be stained and fitted with hardware to make finished
Sung Company produces two models of its product with the same machine. The machine has a capacity of 200 hours per month. The following information is available.Required1. Determine the contribution
Samsung’s service and repair program competes with Apple’s AppleCare. Assumed data follow.Required1. For both Samsung and Apple, compute time charge per hour of direct labor (in $).2. For both
For these two separate cases, identify each item as a sunk cost, a relevant cost, or a relevant revenue.1. A company is considering replacing an old machine. The old machine has a book value of
A company must decide between scrapping or reworking units that do not pass inspection. The company has 22,000 defective units that have already cost $132,000 to manufacture. The units can be sold as
Techcom is designing a new smartphone. Each unit of this new phone will require $230 of direct materials; $10 of direct labor; $22 of variable overhead; $18 of variable selling, general, and
ComPro is designing a new smartphone. Each unit of this new phone will require $285 of direct materials; $10 of direct labor; $30 of variable overhead; $5 of variable selling, general, and
Lucia Company has set the following standard cost per unit for direct materials and direct labor.During May the company incurred the following actual costs to produce 9,000 units.Compute the (1)
Compute total overhead variance using the following information. Actual overhead for 10,000 units produced $44,000 ... .. Standard overhead rate $9 per DLH Standard amount per allocation base
Ana Perez is the plant manager of Travel Free’s Indiana plant. The Camper and Trailer operating departments manufacture products and have their own managers. The Office department, which Perez also
Britney Brown is the plant manager of GT Co.’s Chicago plant. The Refrigerator and Dishwasher operating departments manufacture products and have their own managers. The Office department, which
Bonanza has two operating departments (Movies and Video Games) and one service department (Office). Its departmental income statements follow. Indirect expenses and service department expenses

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