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Survey of Accounting
Business Applications Case Lottery winnings consulting job The February 20, 2004, drawing for the Merg millions multistate lottery produced one winning ticket. More than a month after the drawing no
In recent years companies have devoted considerable time trying to decide if new software systems should be purchased. Vendors trying to sell the systems in question are happy to provide their own
Vince Jacobs is the manufacturing production supervisor for High-Five Inline Skates Company. Try¬ ing to explain why he did not get the year-end bonus he had expected, he told his wife, “This is
The Curious Accountant story in this chapter related how one company. The Home Depot, grew from a small business into a large business in about 20 years. Another company that has experienced
The CFO of Advo Corporation is considering two investment opportunities. The expected future cash inflows for each opportunity follow:Both investments require an initial payment of \($400,000\).
Indicate which of the following items will result in cash inflows and which will result in cash outflows. The first one is shown as an example. Item a. Incremental revenue b. Initial investment. c.
Mark Nelson turned 20 years old today. His grandfather established a trust fund that will pay Mr. Nelson \($50,000\) on his next birthday. However, Mr. Nelson needs money today to start his college
Ginger Smalley expects to receive a \($300,000\) cash benefit when she retires five years from today. Ms. Smalley’s employer has offered an early retirement incentive by agreeing to pay her
Transit Shuttle Inc. is considering investing in two new vans that are expected to generate combined cash inflows of \($20,000\) per year. The vans’ combined purchase price is \($65,000\). The
Travis Vintor is seeking part-time employment while he attends school. He is considering purchasing technical equipment that will enable him to start a small training services company that will offer
Wrencher Company has a choice of two investment alternatives. The present value of cash inflows and outflows for the first alternative is \($60,000\) and \($56,000\) , respectively. The present value
Medina Manufacturing Company has an opportunity to purchase some technologically advanced equipment that will reduce the company’s cash outflow for operating expenses by \($1,280,000\) per year.The
Smith and Hough (S&H) is a partnership that owns a small company. It is considering two alternative investment opportunities. The first investment opportunity will have a five-year useful life, will
To open a new store, Ross Tire Company plans to invest \($640,000\) in equipment expected to have a four-year useful life and no salvage value. Ross expects the new store to generate annual cash
Kay Vickery is angry with Gene Libby. He is behind schedule developing supporting material for tomorrow’s capital budget committee meeting. When she approached him about his apparent lackadaisical
Cascade Airline Company is considering expanding its territory. The company has the opportunity to purchase one of two different used airplanes. The first airplane is expected to cost \($1,800,000\)
Shaw Company has an opportunity to purchase a forklift to use in its heavy equipment rental business. The forklift would be leased on an annual basis during its first two years of operation.
Tharpe Painting Company is considering whether to purchase a new spray paint machine that costs \($3,000\) . The machine is expected to save labor, increasing net income by \($450\) per year. The
Padgett Rentals can purchase a van that costs \($48,000\) ; it has an expected useful life of three years and no salvage value. Padgett uses straight-line depreciation. Expected revenue is
Parcel Delivery is a small company that transports business packages between Boston and Philadelphia. It operates a fleet of small vans that moves packages to and from a central depot within each
Brice Looney owns a small retail ice cream parlor. He is considering expanding the business and has identified two attractive alternatives. One involves purchasing a machine that would enable Mr.
Jane Crawford, the president of Crawford Enterprises, is considering two investment opportunities. Because of limited resources, she will be able to invest in only one of them. Project A is to
Lowell Cox saved \($800,000\) during the 25 years that he worked for a major corporation. Now he has retired at the age of 50 and has begun to draw a comfortable pension check every month. He wants
Hilyer Electronics is considering investing in manufacturing equipment expected to cost \($184,000\) .The equipment has an estimated useful life of four years and a salvage value of \($24,000\). It
Buck Novak, the chief executive officer of Novak Corporation, has assembled his top advisers to evaluate an investment opportunity. The advisers expect the company to pay \($400,000\) cash at the
Masters Auto Repair Inc. is evaluating a project to purchase equipment that will not only expand the company’s capacity but also improve the quality of its repair services. The board of directors
Sean Roberts is reviewing his company’s investment in a cement plant. The company paid \($15,000,000\) five years ago to acquire the plant. Now top management is considering an opportunity to sell
Burrel Manufacturing Company established the following standard price and cost data. Sales price Variable manufacturing cost $7.50 per unit 3.00 per unit Fixed manufacturing cost 3,000 total Fixed
Burrel planned to produce and sell 1,100 units. Actual production and sales amounted to 1,200 units.Requireda. Prepare the pro forma income statement in contribution format that would appear in a
Use the information provided in Exercise 15-3.a. Determine the sales volume variances.b. Classify the variances as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).c. Comment on the usefulness of the variances with
Rauch Educational Services had budgeted its training service charge at \($80\) per hour. The company planned to provide 40,000 hours of training services during 2007. By reducing the service charge
Holbrook Company expected to sell 400,000 of its pagers during 2006. It set the standard sales price for the pager at \($30\) each. During June, it became obvious that the company would be unable to
Geis Company has provided the following 2005 data.RequiredPrepare in good form a budgeted and actual income statement for internal use. Separate operating income from net income in the statements.
Herrera Medical Equipment Company makes a blood pressure measuring kit. Cedric Major is the production manager. The production department’s static budget and actual results for 2005
Shelia Parham, the president of Best Toys Corporation, is trying to determine this year’s pay raises for the store managers. Best Toys has seven stores in the southwestern United States. Corporate
An investment center of Milton Corporation shows an operating income of \($7,200\) on total operating assets of \($30,000\) .RequiredCompute the return on investment.
Giddens Company calculated its return on investment as 15 percent. Sales are now \($180,000\) , and the amount of total operating assets is \($300,000\) .Requireda. If expenses are reduced by
Tyler Corporation has a desired rate of return of 10 percent. Andy Tan is in charge of one of Tyler s three investment centers. His center controlled operating assets of \($3,000,000\) that were used
Brannon Cough Drops operates two divisions. The following information pertains to each division for 2005.Requireda. Compute each division’s residual income.b. Which division increased the
Supply the missing information in the following table for Haley Company. Sales ROI Operating assets Operating income $300,000 ? ? ? Turnover 2 Residual income ? Margin 0.10 Desired rate of return 18%
The Spokane Division of Cascade Inc. has a current ROI of 20 percent. The company target ROI is 15 percent. The Spokane Division has an opportunity to invest \($4,000,000\) at 18 percent but is
Tolbert Publications established the following standard price and costs for a hardcover picture book that the company produces.Tolbert planned to make and sell 30,000 copies of the book.Requireda.
Use the standard price and cost data supplied in Problem 15-18. Assume that Tolbert actually produced and sold 31,000 books. The actual sales price and costs incurred follow.Requireda. Determine the
Tommie Okes, the president of Star Computer Services, needs your help. Fie wonders about the potential effects on the firm’s net income if he changes the service rate that the firm charges its
Hannant Corporation operates three investment centers. The following financial statements apply to the investment center named Abacon Division.Requireda. Should operating income or net income be used
Tipton Corporation’s balance sheet indicates that the company has \($300,000\) invested in operating as sets. During 2006, Tipton earned operating income of \($45,000\) on \($600,000\) of
Bugout Pesticides Inc. established the following standard price and costs for a termite control product that it sells to exterminators.The 2006 master budget was established at an expected volume of
The following financial statements apply to Hola Division, one of three investment centers operated by Costa Corporation. Costa Corporation has a desired rate of return of 15 percent. Costa
Janet Pace, the accountant, is a perfectionist. No one can do the job as well as she can. Indeed, she has found budget information provided by the various departments to be worthless. She must change
Digital Flash, which expects to start operations on January 1, 2007, will sell digital cameras in shopping malls. Digital Flash has budgeted sales as indicated in the following table. The company
The budget director of Amy’s Florist has prepared the following sales budget. The company had \($200,000\) in accounts receivable on July 1. Amy’s Florist normally collects 100 percent of
Stenton Corporation, which has three divisions, is preparing its sales budget. Each division expects a different growth rate because economic conditions vary in different regions of the country. The
Special Delivery operates a mail-order business that sells clothes designed for frequent travelers. It had sales of \($400,000\) in December. Because Special Delivery is in the mail-order business,
Write a brief memo describing the sales pattern that you would expect Kandy to experience during the year. In which months will sales likely be high? In which months will sales likely be low? Explain
Designer Lighting Company sells lamps and other lighting fixtures. The purchasing department man¬ ager prepared the following inventory purchases budget. Designer Lighting’s policy is to maintain
Book Warehouse buys books and magazines directly from publishers and distributes them to grocery stores. The wholesaler expects to purchase the following inventory.Book Warehouse’s accountant
Determining the amount of expected inventory purchases and cash payments Jakal Company, which sells electric razors, had \($280,000\) of cost of goods sold during the month of June. The company
The budget director for Shining Window Cleaning Services prepared the following list of expected operating expenses. All expenses requiring cash payments are paid for in the month incurred except
Executive officers of Cary Company are wrestling with their budget for the next year. The following are two different sales estimates provided by two difference sources.Cary’s past experience
January budgeted selling and administrative expenses for the retail shoe store that Nell Walker plans to open on January 1, 2006, are as follows: sales commissions, \($20,000\) ; rent, \($15,000\) ;
The accountant for Tricia’s Dress Shop prepared the following cash budget. Tricia’s desires to maintain a cash cushion of \($14,000\) at the end of each month. Funds are assumed to be borrowed
Jane Hesline owns a small restaurant in New York City. Ms. Hesline provided her accountant with the following summary information regarding expectations for the month of June. The balance in accounts
Andy Collum, the controller of Grime Corporation, is trying to prepare a sales budget for the coming year. The income statements for the last four quarters follow.Historically, cost of goods sold is
Bedimo Pointers Inc. expects to begin operations on January 1, 2007; it will operate as a specialty sales company that sells laser pointers over the Internet. Bedimo expects sales in January 2007 to
Stine Inc. sells fireworks. The company’s marketing director developed the following cost of goods sold budget for April, May, June, and July.Stine had a beginning inventory balance of \($3,600\)
Top executive officers of Chesnokov Company, a merchandising firm, are preparing the next year’s budget. The controller has provided everyone with the current year’s projected income
Shah is a retail company specializing in men’s hats. Its budget director prepared the list of expected operating expenses that follows. All items are paid when the expenses are incurred except
Hoyt Medical Clinic has budgeted the following cash flows.Hoyt Medical had a cash balance of \($8,000\) on January 1. The company desires to maintain a cash cushion of \($5,000\) . Funds are assumed
Fresh Fruits Corporation wholesales peaches and oranges. Beth Fresh is working with the company’s accountant to prepare next year’s budget. Ms. Fresh estimates that sales will increase 5 percent
Unici Company is a retail company that specializes in selling outdoor camping equipment. The company is considering opening a new store on October 1, 2006. The company president formed a planning
Vanhorn Corporation has three divisions, each operating as a responsibility center. To provide an incentive for divisional executive officers, the company gives divisional management a bonus equal to
Nancy Chen and Tim Hoffer recently graduated from the same university. After graduation they decided not to seek jobs in established organizations but to start their own small business. They hoped
The following trial balance was drawn from the records of Havel Company as of October 1, 2005.Requireda. Divide the class into groups, each with four or five students. Organize the groups into three
By their nature, large entities often generate big, complex budgets. There is a danger, however, that budgets can become so detailed and complex that they do not get used after being prepared. In the
The Getaway Gift Company operates a chain of small gift shops that are located in prime vacation towns. Getaway is considering opening a new store on January 1, 2007. Getaway’s president recently
Lucy Taylor 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 practically sell itself. The other candy is cheaper to
Bron Company makes and sells a single product. Bron incurred the following costs in its most recent fiscal year.Bron could purchase the products that it currently makes. If it purchased the items,
Elegance Company makes fine jewelry that it sells to department stores throughout the United States. Elegance is trying to decide which of two bracelets to manufacture. Elegance has a labor contract
Solid Concrete Company pours concrete slabs for single-family dwellings. Russell Construction Company, which operates outside Solid’s normal sales territory, asks Solid to pour 40 slabs for
Lance Company manufactures a personal computer designed for use in schools and markets it under its own label. Lance has the capacity to produce 20,000 units a year but is currently producing and
Describe the qualitative factors that Lance should consider before accepting the special order described in Exercise 13-5.Data From Exercise 13-5:-Lance Company manufactures a personal computer
Shane Company, which produces and sells a small digital clock, bases its pricing strategy on a 30 percent markup on total cost. Based on annual production costs for 15,000 units of product,
Rider Bicycle Manufacturing Company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. Rider produces and sells only 5,000
Easy Cut Inc. makes and sells lawn mowers for which it currently makes the engines. It has an opportunity to purchase the engines from a reliable manufacturer. The annual costs of making the engines
Surround Sound Inc. (SSI), which makes and sells 80,000 radios annually, currently purchases the radio speakers it uses for \($8\) each. Each radio uses one speaker. The company has idle capacity and
Sertoma Electronics currently produces the shipping containers it uses to deliver the electronics products it sells. The monthly cost of producing 9,000 containers follows.Loehman Container Company
Swift Truck Lines Inc. owns a truck that cost \($80,000\) . Currently, the truck’s book value is \($48,000\) , and its expected remaining useful life is four years. Swift has the opportunity to
Tim Kozlowski owns his own taxi, for which he bought a \($20,000\) permit to operate two years ago. Mr. Kozlowski earns \($37,000\) a year operating as an independent but has the opportunity to sell
Quell Company operates three segments. Income statements for the segments imply that profitability could be improved if Segment A were eliminated.Required:a. Explain the effect on profitability if
Moreno Transport Company divides its operations into four divisions. A recent income statement for Hess Division follows.Required:a. Should Hess Division be eliminated? Support your answer by
Howell Corporation is considering the elimination of one of its segments. The segment incurs the following fixed costs. If the segment is eliminated, the building it uses will be sold.Required:Based
A machine purchased three years ago for \($200,000\) has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of \($120,000\) ; its operating expenses are \($30,000\) per year. A replacement machine
McKee Company is considering replacement of some of its manufacturing equipment. Information regarding the existing equipment and the potential replacement equipment follows.Required:Based on this
Pendorric Company paid \($72,000\) to purchase a machine on January 1, 2006. During 2008, a technological breakthrough resulted in the development of a new machine that costs \($125,000\) . The old
Because of rapidly advancing technology, Sayre Publications Inc. is considering replacing its existing typesetting machine with leased equipment. The old machine, purchased two years ago, has an
Myl Construction Company is a building contractor specializing in small commercial buildings. The company has the opportunity to accept one of two jobs; it cannot accept both because they must be
Bogati Quilting Company makes blankets that it markets through a variety of department stores. It makes the blankets in batches of 1,000 units. Bogati made 20,000 blankets during the prior accounting
Vaida Chemical Company makes a variety of cosmetic products, one of which is a skin cream designed to reduce the signs of aging. Vaida produces a relatively small amount (15,000 units) of the cream
Grant Bike Company (GBC) makes the frames used to build its bicycles. During 2006, GBC made 20,000 frames; the costs incurred follow.GBC has an opportunity to purchase frames for \($102\)
Lackey Boot Co. sells men’s, women’s, and children’s boots. For each type of boot sold, it operates a separate department that has its own manager. The manager of the men’s department has a
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