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fundamental managerial accounting concepts 10th

Questions and Answers of Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts 10th

Segment elimination decision Chamberline Company operates three segments. Income statements for the segments imply that profitability could be improved if Segment A were eliminated.Requireda. Explain
Opportunity costs Steve Denmark owns his own taxi, for which he bought an $18,000 permit to operate two years ago. Mr. Denmark earns $36,000 a year operating as an independent but has the opportunity
Opportunity cost Lynch Freight Company owns a truck that cost $30,000. Currently, the truck’s book value is$18,000, and its expected remaining useful life is four years. Lynch has the opportunity
Outsourcing decision affected by opportunity costs Pace Electronics currently produces the shipping containers it uses to deliver the electronics products it sells. The monthly cost of producing
Establishing price for an outsourcing decision Lunn Company makes and sells lawn mowers for which it currently makes the engines. It has an opportunity to purchase the engines from a reliable
Outsourcing decision Roaming Bicycle Manufacturing Company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. Roaming
Using the contribution margin approach for a special order decision Shenyang Company, which produces and sells a small digital clock, bases its pricing strategy on a 35 percent markup on total cost.
Special order decision Issa Company manufactures a personal computer designed for use in schools and markets it under its own label. Issa has the capacity to produce 25,000 units a year but is
Special order decision Norman Concrete Company pours concrete slabs for single-family dwellings. Wayne Construction Company, which operates outside Norman’s normal sales territory, asks Norman to
Distinction between relevance and cost behavior Stanley Company makes and sells a single product. Stanley incurred the following costs in its most recent fiscal year.Stanley could purchase the
Distinction between relevance and cost behavior Leah Friend is trying to decide which of two different kinds of candy to sell in her retail candy store. One type is a name brand candy that will
Allocating facility-level costs and a product elimination decision Jacob Boards produces two kinds of skateboards. Selected unit data for the two boards for the last quarter follow.Jacob allocates
Computing product cost with given activity allocation rates Gamble Manufacturing produces two modems, one for laptop computers and the other for desktop computers. The production process is
Allocating costs with different cost drivers Swartz Publishing identified the following overhead activities, their respective costs, and their cost drivers to produce the three types of textbooks the
Allocating costs with different cost drivers Wykle Company produces commercial gardening equipment. Since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines
to complete the following requirements. Assume that before shifting to activity-based costing, Roebuck Industries allocated all overhead costs based on direct labor hours. Direct labor data
Comparing an ABC system with a traditional costing system Use the information in
Computing overhead rates based on different cost drivers Roebuck Industries produces two electronic decoders, P and Q. Decoder P is more sophisticated and requires more programming and testing than
Context-sensitive nature of activity classification Wayne Company makes two types of circuit boards. One is a high-caliber board designed to accomplish the most demanding tasks; the other is a
Classifying costs and identifying the appropriate cost driver Fairfield Manufacturing incurred the following costs during 2011 to produce its high-quality precision instruments. The company used an
Identifying appropriate cost drivers Required Provide at least one example of an appropriate cost driver (allocation base) for each of the following activities.a. Maintenance is performed on
Classifying the costs of unit-, batch-, product-, or facility-level activities Humphrey Manufacturing is developing an activity-based costing system to improve overhead cost allocation. One of the
Allocating costs of service centers to operating departments—direct method Jooste Trust Corporation has two service departments: actuary and economic analysis. Jooste also has three operating
Allocating costs of service centers to operating departments—step method Hardy Health Care Center, Inc., has three clinics servicing the Seattle metropolitan area. The company’s legal services
Allocating a service center cost to operating departments Fowler Corporation’s computer services department assists two operating departments in using the company’s information system
Human factor Dearman Clinics provides medical care in three departments: internal medicine (IM), pediatrics(PD), and obstetrics gynecology (OB). The estimated costs to run each department
Allocating joint product cost Turley Chemical Company makes three products, B7, K6, and X9, which are joint products from the same materials. In a standard batch of 300,000 pounds of raw materials,
How the allocation of fixed cost affects a pricing decision Mallett Manufacturing Co. expects to make 30,000 chairs during the 2011 accounting period.The company made 3,200 chairs in January.
Pooling overhead cost Jasti Manufacturing Company produced 1,000 units of inventory in January 2011. It expects to produce an additional 8,400 units during the remaining 11 months of the year. In
Allocating overhead cost to accomplish smoothing Woods Corporation expects to incur indirect overhead costs of $60,000 per month and direct manufacturing costs of $11 per unit. The expected
Allocating to solve a timing problem Stevens Air is a large airline company that pays a customer relations representative $4,000 per month. The representative, who processed 1,000 customer complaints
Allocating to solve a timing problem Production workers for Bianco Manufacturing Company provided 3,600 hours of labor in January and 1,900 hours in February. The company, whose operation is labor
Allocating to smooth cost over varying levels of production Production workers for Nabors Manufacturing Company provided 280 hours of labor in January and 500 hours in February. Nabors expects to use
Allocating costs among products Deka Construction Company expects to build three new homes during a specific accounting period. The estimated direct materials and labor costs are as follows.Assume
Allocating overhead costs among products Nevin Company makes three products in its factory: plastic cups, plastic tablecloths, and plastic bottles. The expected overhead costs for the next fiscal
Allocating overhead cost among products Dew Hats Corporation manufactures three different models of hats: Vogue, Beauty, and Glamour.Dew expects to incur $576,000 of overhead cost during the next
Direct versus indirect costs Jeelani Construction Company is composed of two divisions: (1) Home Construction and (2)Commercial Construction. The Home Construction Division is in the process of
Allocating costs between divisions Sims Services Company (SSC) has 50 employees, 38 of whom are assigned to Division A and 12 to Division B. SSC incurred $296,000 of fringe benefits cost during
Target costing The marketing manager of Ross Corporation has determined that a market exists for a telephone with a sales price of $19 per unit. The production manager estimates the annual fixed
Complexities of CVP Analysis in Multinational Companies Pinero Barrels, Inc. (PBI), manufactures oak barrels for the wine industry at its facility in the United States. One of the raw materials used
Cost-volume-profit relationship Feskin Corporation is a manufacturing company that makes small electric motors it sells for$36 per unit. The variable costs of production are $22 per motor, and annual
Margin of safety Jensen Company makes a product that sells for $38 per unit. The company pays $16 per unit for the variable costs of the product and incurs annual fixed costs of $176,000. Jensen
Evaluating simultaneous changes in fixed and variable costs Naylor Company currently produces and sells 6,400 units annually of a product that has a variable cost of $18 per unit and annual fixed
but assume that in addition to increasing its market share by lowering its selling price to $25, Pettigrew desires to increase its net income by $36,000 .Required Determine the number of units the
Changing sales price Pettigrew Company produces a product that has a variable cost of $13 per unit; the product sells for $28 per unit. The company’s annual fixed costs total $375,000; it had net
Determining variable cost from incomplete cost data Laya Corporation produced 200,000 watches that it sold for $16 each during 2012. The company determined that fixed manufacturing cost per unit was
Target costing Mote Enterprises produces a product with fixed costs of $36,000 and variable cost of $2.50 per unit.The company desires to earn a $20,000 profit and believes it can sell 10,000 units
Cost structure, risk, and the break-even point Kennedy Company produces a product that sells for $37 per unit and has a variable cost of$22 per unit. Kennedy incurs annual fixed costs of
Contribution margin ratio Garcia Company incurs annual fixed costs of $60,000. Variable costs for Garcia’s product are$22.75 per unit, and the sales price is $35.00 per unit. Garcia desires to earn
Per-unit contribution margin approach Connor Corporation sells products for $25 each that have variable costs of $13 per unit. Connor’s annual fixed cost is $264,000.Required Use the per-unit
Equation method Adair Corporation produces products that it sells for $12 each. Variable costs per unit are $5, and annual fixed costs are $140,000. Adair desires to earn a profit of
Estimating fixed and variable costs using the high-low method Knox Boat Company makes inexpensive aluminum fishing boats. Production is seasonal, with considerable activity occurring in the spring
Averaging costs Getaway Camps, Inc., leases the land on which it builds camp sites. Getaway is considering opening a new site on land that requires $3,000 of rental payment per month. The variable
Assessing the magnitude of operating leverage The following income statement applies to Stuart Company for the current year:Requireda. Use the contribution margin approach to calculate the magnitude
Using contribution margin format income statement to measure the magnitude of operating leverage The following income statement was drawn from the records of Ulrich Company, a merchandising
Using fixed cost as a competitive business strategy The following income statements illustrate different cost structures for two competing companies:Requireda. Reconstruct Hank’s income statement,
Mixed cost at different levels of activity Omar Corporation paid one of its sales representatives $4,300 during the month of March.The rep is paid a base salary plus $15 per unit of product sold.
Graphing variable cost behavior The following graph setups depict the dollar amount of variable cost on the vertical axes and the level of activity on the horizontal axes:Requireda. Draw a line that
Graphing fixed cost behavior The following graph setups depict the dollar amount of fixed cost on the vertical axes and the level of activity on the horizontal axes:Requireda. Draw a line that
Fixed versus variable cost behavior Harrell Entertainment sells souvenir T-shirts at each rock concert that it sponsors. The shirts cost $9 each. Any excess shirts can be returned to the manufacturer
Fixed versus variable cost behavior Harrell Entertainment sponsors rock concerts. The company is considering a contract to hire a band at a cost of $75,000 per concert.Requireda. What are the total
Fixed versus variable cost behavior Lovvern Trophies makes and sells trophies it distributes to little league ballplayers. The company normally produces and sells between 8,000 and 14,000 trophies
Fixed versus variable cost behavior Robbins Company’s cost and production data for two recent months included the following:Requireda. Separately calculate the rental cost per unit and the
Determining total variable cost The following variable production costs apply to goods made by Watson Manufacturing Corporation:Required Determine the total variable production cost, assuming that
Determining fixed cost per unit Henke Corporation incurs the following annual fixed costs:Required Determine the total fixed cost per unit of production, assuming that Henke produces 4,000, 4,500, or
Identifying cost behavior At the various activity levels shown, Ambrose Company incurred the following costs:Required Identify each of these costs as fixed, variable, or mixed. Units sold 20 20 40 60
Identifying cost behavior Deer Valley Kitchen, a fast-food restaurant company, operates a chain of restaurants across the nation. Each restaurant employs eight people; one is a manager paid a salary
Value chain analysis (Appendix)Sonic Company manufactures and sells high-quality audio speakers. The speakers are encased in solid walnut cabinets supplied by Moore Cabinet, Inc. Moore packages the
Professional conduct and code of ethics In February 2006 former senator Warren Rudman of New Hampshire completed a 17-month investigation of an $11 billion accounting scandal at Fannie Mae (a major
Applications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act The CFO of the Rigney Microscope Corporation intentionally misclassified a downstream transportation expense in the amount of $67,500,000 as a product cost in
Using JIT to minimize holding costs Lee Pet Supplies purchases its inventory from a variety of suppliers, some of which require a six-week lead time before delivering the goods. To ensure that she
Using JIT to minimize waste and lost opportunity Anne Kyser, a teacher at Hewitt Middle School, is in charge of ordering the T-shirts to be sold for the school’s annual fund-raising project. The
Identify the effect of a just-in-time inventory system on financial statements After reviewing the financial statements of Bearden Company, Todd Howard concluded that the company was a service
Upstream and downstream costs During 2011, Gallo Manufacturing Company incurred $90,000,000 of research and development(R&D) costs to create a long-life battery to use in computers. In accordance
Identifying the effect of product versus selling, general, and administrative cost on the income statement Each of the following events describes acquiring an asset that requires a year-end adjusting
Financial statement effects for manufacturing versus service organizations The following financial statements model shows the effects of recognizing depreciation in two different circumstances. One
Allocating product costs between ending inventory and cost of goods sold Howle Manufacturing Company began operations on January 1. During the year, it started and completed 1,700 units of product.
Recording product versus selling, general, and administrative costs in a financial statements model Pappas Manufacturing experienced the following events during its first accounting period.1.
Identifying product versus selling, general, and administrative costs A review of the accounting records of Rayford Manufacturing indicated that the company incurred the following payroll costs
Identifying product costs in a manufacturing company Tiffany Crissler was talking to another accounting student, Bill Tyrone. Upon discovering that the accounting department offered an upper-level
Identify effect of product versus selling, general, and administrative costs on financial statements Required Engle Industries recognized the annual cost of depreciation on its December 31, 2012,
Identifying effect of product versus selling, general, and administrative costs on financial statements Required Nailry Corporation recognized accrued compensation cost. Use the following model to
Classifying Costs: Product or SG&A/Asset or Expense Required Use the following format to classify each cost as a product cost or a selling, general, and administrative(SG&A) cost. Also indicate
Identifying product versus general, selling, and administrative costs Required Indicate whether each of the following costs should be classified as a product cost or as a selling, general, and
Identifying financial versus managerial accounting items Required Indicate whether each of the following items is representative of managerial or of financial accounting.a. Information is provided to
Goods that cost $2,000 to make were sold for $3,000 on account. How does their sale affect assets, liabilities, and equity? What is the effect on the income statement?
How do manufacturing costs fl ow through inventory accounts?
Direct raw materials were purchased on account, and the costs were subsequently transferred to Work in Process Inventory.How would the transfer affect assets, liabilities, equity, and cash fl ows?
What is the difference between direct and indirect raw materials costs?
What is a postaudit? How is it useful in capital budgeting?
How do capital investments affect profi tability?
What are the advantages and disadvantages associated with the unadjusted rate of return method for evaluating capital investments?
“The payback method cannot be used if the cash infl ows occur in unequal patterns.”Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
“I always go for the investment with the shortest payback period.” Is this a sound strategy? Why or why not?
What typical cash infl ow and outfl ow items are associated with capital investments?
What is the relationship between desired rate of return and internal rate of return?
Paul Henderson is a manager for Spark Company. He tells you that his company always maximizes profi tability by accepting the investment opportunity with the highest internal rate of return. Explain
Which is the best capital investment evaluation technique for ranking investment opportunities?
Does the net present value method provide a measure of the rate of return on capital investments?
What criteria determine whether a project is acceptable under the net present value method?

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