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Theory of constraints, throughput contribution, relevant costs. The Mayfield Corporation manufactures filing cabinets in two operations: machining and finishing. It provides the following
Theory of constraints, throughput contribution, quality. Refer to the information in Exercise 19-25 in answering the following requirements. There is no connection between the requirements.1.
Quality improvement, relevant costs, and relevant revenues. The Thomas Corporation sells 300,000 V262 valves to the automobile and truck industry. Thomas has a capacity of 110,000 machine-hours and
Quality improvement relevant costs, and relevant revenues. The Tan Corporation uses multicolor molding to make plastic lamps. The molding operation has a capacity of 200,000 units per year. The
Statistical quality control, airline operations. Jetrans Airlines operates daily round-trip flights on the London—Los Angeles route using a fleet of three 747s: the Spirit of Atlanta, the Spirit of
Compensation linked with profitability, waiting time, and quality measures. Mid-Atlantic Healthcare operates two medical groups, one in Philadelphia and one in Baltimore. The semi-annual bonus plan
Waiting times, manufacturing lead times. The SRG Corporation uses an injection molding machine to make a plastic product, Z39. SRG makes products only after receiving firm orders from its customers.
Waiting times, relevant revenues, and relevant costs (continuation of 19-31). SRG is still deciding whether it should introduce Y28. The following table provides information on selling prices,
Manufacturing lead times, relevant revenues, and relevant costs. The Brandt Corporation makes wire harnesses for the aircraft industry. Brandt is uncertain about when and how many customer orders
Theory of constraints, throughput contribution, relevant costs. Colorado Industries manufactures electronic testing equipment Colorado also installs the equipment at customers’ sites and ensures
Theory of constraints, throughput contribution, quality, relevant costs. Aardee Industries manufactures pharmaceutical products in two departments: Mixing and Tablet-Making. Additional information on
Theory of constraints, contribution margin, sensitivity analysis. Low Tech Toys (LTT) produces dolls in two processes: molding and assembly. LTT is currently producing two models: Chatty Chelsey and
Quality improvement, Pareto diagram, cause-and-effect diagram. The Murray Corporation manufactures, sells, and installs photocopying machines. Murray has placed heavy emphasis on reducing defects and
Ethics and quality. Information from a quality report for 2009 prepared by Lindsey Williams, assistant controller of Citocell, a manufacturer of electric motors, is as follows:Davey Evans, the plant
Quality improvement, theory of constraints. The Wellesley Corporation makes printed cloth in two departments: Weaving and Printing. Direct material costs are Wellesley’s only variable costs.
Management control systems, balanced scorecard. Greystone Corporation manufactures stone tiles for kitchen counters and floors. Its strategy is to manufacture high quality products at reasonable
Cost centers, profit centers, decentralization, transfer prices. Fenster Corporation manufactures windows with wood and metal frames. Fenster has three departments: Glass, Wood, and Metal. The Glass
Decentralization, goal congruence, responsibility centers. Hexton Chemicals consists of seven independent operating divisions. The operating divisions are assisted by a number of support groups, such
Multinational transfer pricing, effect of alternative transfer-pricing methods, global income tax minimization. User Friendly Computer, Inc., with headquarters in San Francisco, manufactures and
Transfer-pricing methods, goal congruence. British Columbia Lumber has a Raw Lumber Division and a Finished Lumber Division. The variable costs are:Raw Lumber Division: $100 per 100 board-feet of raw
Effect of alternative transfer-pricing methods on division operating income. (CMA, adapted) Ajax Corporation has two divisions. The Mining Division makes toldine, which is then transferred to the
Transfer pricing, general guideline, goal congruence. (CMA, adapted). Quest Motors, Inc., operates as a decentralized multi division company. The Tivo Division of Quest Motors purchases most of its
Multinational transfer pricing, global tax minimization. The Mornay Company manufactures telecommunications equipment at its plant in Toledo, Dhio. The company has marketing divisions throughout the
Multinational transfer pricing, goal congruence (continuation of 22-23). Suppose that the U.S. division could sell as many units of Product 4A36 as it makes at $600 per unit in the U.S. market net of
Transfer-pricing dispute. The Allison-Chambers Corporation, manufacturer of tractors and other heavy farm equipment, is organized along decentralized product lines, with each manufacturing division
Transfer-pricing problem (continuation of 22-25). Refer to Exercise 22-25. Assume that Division A can sell the 1,000 units to other customers at $155 per unit with variable marketing cost of $5 per
General guideline, transfer pricing. The Shamrock Company manufactures and sells television sets. Its Assembly Division (AD) buys television screens from the Screen Division (SD) and assembles the TV
Pertinent transfer price. Europa, Inc., has two divisions, A and B, which manufacture expensive bicycles. Division A produces the bicycle frame, and Division B assembles the rest of the bicycle onto
Pricing in imperfect markets (continuation of 22-28). Refer to Problem 22-28.1.Suppose the manager of Division A has the option of (a) cutting the external price to $195, with the certainty that
Effect of alternative transfer-pricing methods on division operating income. Crango Products is a cranberry cooperative that operates two divisions: a Harvesting Division and a Processing Division.
Goal-congruence problems with cost-plus transfer-pricing methods, dual-pricing system (continuation of 22-30). Assume that Pat Borges, CEO of Crango, had mandated a transfer price equal to 200% of
Multinational transfer pricing, global tax minimization. Industrial Diamonds, Inc., based in Los Angeles, has two divisions:South African Mining Division, which mines a rich diamond vein in South
International transfer pricing, taxes, goal congruence. Argone Division of Gemini Corporation is located in the United States. Its effective income tax rate is 20%. Another division of Gemini,
Transfer pricing, goal congruence. The Orsilo Corporation makes end sells 10,000 multisystem music players each year Its Assembly Division purchases components from other divisions of Orsilo or from
Transfer pricing, goal congruence, ethics. Whengon Manufacturing makes electronic hearing aids. Department A manufactures 10,000 units of part HR-i and Department B uses this part to make the
Transfer pricing, utilization of capacity. (J. Patell, adapted) The California Instrument Company (CIC) consists of the Semiconductor Division and the Process-Control Division, each of which operates
ROI, comparisons of three companies. (CMA, adapted) Return on investment (ROI is often expressed as follows: 1. What advantages are there in the breakdown of the computation into two separate
Analysis of return on invested assets, comparison of two divisions, DuPont method. Learning World, Inc. has two divisions: Test Preparation and Language Arts. Results (in millions) for the past three
ROI and RI. (D. Kleespie, adapted) The Outdoor Sports Company produces a wide variety of outdoor sports equipment. Its newest division, Golf Technology, manufactures and sells a single product:
ROI and RI with manufacturing costs. Superior Motor Company makes electric cars and has only two products, the Simplegreen and the Superiorgreen. To produce the Simplegreen, Superior Motor employed
Financial and non-financial performance measures, goal congruence. (CMA, adapted) Summit Equipment specializes in the manufacture of medical equipment, a field that has become increasingly
Goal incongruence and ROI. BleefI Corporation manufactures furniture in several divisions, including the Patio Furniture division. The manager of the Patio Furniture division plans to retire in two
ROI, RI, EVA. Performance Auto Company operates a New Car Division (that sells high performance sports cars) and a Performance Parts Division (that sells performance improvement parts for family
ROI, RI, measurement of assets. (CMA, adapted) Carter Corporation recently announced a bonus plan to be awarded to the manager of the most profitable division. The three division managers are to
Multinational performance measurement ROI, RI. The Grandlund Corporation manufactures similar products in the United States and Norway. The U.S. and Norwegian operations are organized as
ROI, RI, EVA and Performance Evaluation. Eva Manufacturing makes fashion products and competes on the basis of quality and leading-edge designs. The company has $3,000,000 invested in assets in its
Risk sharing, incentives, benchmarking, multiple tasks. The Dexter Division of AMCD sells car batteries. AMCO’s corporate management gives Dexter management considerable operating and investment
Residual Income and EVA; timing issues. Doorwhistle Company makes doorbells. It has a weighted average cost of capital of 8%, and total assets of $5,690,000. Doorwhistle has current liabilities of
ROI performance measures based on historical cost and current cost, Nature's Elixir Corporation operates three divisions that process and bottle natural fruit juices. The historical-cost accounting
Evaluating managers, ROI, DuPont method, value-chain analysis of cost structure. Peach Computer Corporation is the largest personal computer company in the world. The CEO of Peach is retiring, and
ROI, RI and Multinational Firms. Konekopf Corporation has a division in the United States, and another in France. The investment in the French assets was made when the exchange rate was $1.20 per
Multinational firms, differing risk, comparison of profit, ROI and RI. Zzwuig Multinational, Inc. has divisions in the United States, Germany, and New Zealand. The U.S. division is the oldest and
ROI, RI, DuPont method, investment decisions, balanced scorecard. News Mogul Group has two major divisions: Print and Internet. Summary financial data (in millions) for 2008 and 2009 are as
Division managers’ compensation, levers of control (continuation of 23-32). Murdoch Turner seeks your advice on revising the existing bonus plan for division managers of News Mogul Group. Assume
Executive compensation, balanced scorecard. Community Bank recently introduced a new bonus plan for its business unit executives. The company believes that current profitability and customer
Ethics, manager’s performance evaluation. (A. Spero, adapted) Hamilton Semiconductors manufactures specialized chips that sell for $20 each. Hamilton’s manufacturing costs consist of variable
Ethics, levers of control. (R. Madison, adapted, Strategic Finance, January 2000). United Forest Products (UFP) is a large timber and wood processing plant. UFP’s performance-evaluation system pays
ROI, RI, division manager’s compensation, balanced scorecard. Key information for the Peoria Division (PD) of Barrington Industries for 2009 follows.PD’s managers are evaluated and rewarded on
The controller of the ljiri Company wants you to estimate a cost function form the following two observations in a general ledger account called Maintenance. 1. Estimate the cost function for
The Pacific Corporation operates car rental agencies at more than 20 airports. Customers can choose from one of three contracts for car rentals of one day or less:Contract 1: $50 for the dayContract
Select the graph that matches the numbered manufacturing cost data. Indicate by letter which graph best fits the situation or item described.The vertical axes of the graphs represent total cost and
Matching graphs with descriptions of cost and revenue behavior. Given here are a number of graphs.The horizontal axis represents the units produced over the year and the vertical axis represents
Account analysis method. Lorenzo operates a car wash. Incoming cars are put on an automatic conveyor belt. Cars are washed as the conveyor belt carries them from the start station to the finish
Account analysis. Raymondo’s Restaurant wants to find an equation to estimate monthly utility costs. Raymondo’s has only been in business for one month, January 2008, and has the following
Account analysis method. Gower, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic products, reports the following manufacturing costs and account analysis classification for the year ended December 31,
Estimating a cost function, high-low method. Reisen Travel offers helicopter service from suburban towns to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Each of its 10 helicopters makes
Estimating a cost function, high-low method. Laurie Daley is examining customer-service costs in the southern region of Capitol Products. Capitol Products has more than 200 separate electrical
Terry Lawler, managing director of the Memphis Consulting Group, is examining how overhead costs behave with changes in monthly professional labor-hours billed to clients. Assume the following
Cost-volume-profit and regression analysis. Garvin Corporation manufactures a children’s bicycle, model CT8. Garvin currently manufactures the bicycle frame. During 2009, Garvin made 30,000 frames
Regression analysis, Service Company. Bob Jones owns a catering company that prepares food and beverages for banquets and parties. For a standard party the cost on a per-person basis is: Jones is
High-low, regression Pat Flip is the new manager of the materials storeroom for Serth manufacturing. Pat has been asked to estimate future monthly purchase costs for part #4599, used in two of
Learning curve, cumulative average-time learning model. Global Defense manufactures radar systems. It has just completed the manufacture of its first newly designed system, RS-32. Manufacturing data
Learning curve, incremental unit-time learning model. Learning curve, incremental unit-time learning model, Assume the same information for Global Defense as in Exercise 10-29, except that Global
High-low method Ken Howard, financial analyst at JVR Corporation, is examining the behavior of quarterly maintenance costs for budgeting purposes. Howard collects the following data on machine-hours
High-low method and regression analysis. Happy Business College has recently opened a restaurant as part of its hospitality major. For the first 10 weeks the manager did not estimate any costs,
High-low method, regression analysis. Anna Martinez, the financial manager at the Casa Real restaurant is checking to see if there is any relationship between newspaper advertising and sales revenues
Regression, activity-based costing, choosing cost drivers. Newroute Manufacturing has been using activity-based costing to determine the cost of product X-678. One of the activities,
Interpreting regression results, matching time periods. Brickman Apparel produces equipment for the extreme-sports market. It has four peak periods, each lasting two months, for manufacturing the
Cost estimation, cumulative average-time learning curve. Cost estimation, cumulative average-time learning curve. The Nautilus Company, which is under contract to the U.S. Navy, assembles troop
Cost estimation, incremental unit-time learning model. Assume the same information for the Nautilus Company as in Problem 10-36 with one exception. This exception is that Nautilus uses an 85%
Regression; choosing among models (chapter appendix) Tilbert Toys (TT) makes the popular Floppin’ Freddy Frog and Jumpin’ Jill Junebug dolls in batches. TT has recently adopted
Multiple regression. Bebe Williams wonders if she should run a multiple regression with both number of setups and number of setup hours, as cost drivers. If you want to use Excel to solve this
Purchasing Department cost drivers, activity-based costing, simple regression analysis. Fashion Flair operates a chain of 10 retail department stores. Each department store makes its own
Purchasing Department cost drivers, multiple regression analysis Barry Lee decides that the simple regression analysis used in Problem 10-40 could be extended to a multiple regression analysis.
High-low method, alternative regression functions, accrual accounting adjustments, ethics. Trevor Kennedy, the cost analyst at a can manufacturing plant of United Packaging, is examining the
Relevant-cost approach to pricing decisions, special order. The following financial data apply to the videotape production plant of the Dill Company for October 2009:Variable manufacturing overhead
Relevant-cost approach to short-run pricing decisions. The San Carles Company is an electronics business with eight product lines. Income data for one of the products (XT-107) for June 2009
Short-run pricing, capacity constraints. Vermont Hills Dairy, maker of specialty cheeses, produces a soft cheese from the milk of Holstein cows raised on a special corn-based diet. One kilogram of
The Marino Repair Shop repairs and services machine tools. A summary of its costs (by activity) for 2009 is as follows: 1. Classify each cost as value-added, non-value-added, or in the gray area in
Target operating income, value-added costs, Service Company. Carasco Associates prepares architectural drawings to conform to local structural-safety codes. Its income statement for 2009 is:Following
Target prices, target costs, activity-based costing. Snappy Tiles is a small distributor of marble tiles. Snappy identifies its three major activities and cost pools as ordering, receiving and
Target costs, effect of product-design changes on product costs. Medical Instruments uses a manufacturing costing system with one direct-cost category (direct materials) and three indirect-cost
Cost-plus target return on investment pricing. John Beck is the managing partner of a business that has just finished building a 60-room motel. Beck anticipates that he will rent these rooms for
Cost-plus, target pricing, working backward (S. Sridhar, adapted) Waterbury, Inc., manufactures and sells RF17, a specialty raft used for whitewater rafting. In 2009, it reported the following:1.
Life cycle product costing. Intentical Inc., manufactures game systems. Intentical has decided to create and market a new system with wireless controls and excellent video graphics. Intentical’s
Relevant-cost approach to pricing decisions. Stardom, Inc., cans peaches for sale to food distributors. All costs are classified as either manufacturing or marketing. Stardom prepares monthly
Target rate of return on investment activity-based costing. Electronic Arts (EA) distributes vide games to retail stores and video-game parlors. It has a simple business model: Order the video games,
Cost-plus, target pricing, working backward. The new CEO of Roile Manufacturing has asked for a variety of information about the operations of the firm from last year. The CEO is given the following
Target prices, target costs, value engineering, cost incurrence, locked-in costs, activity-based costing. Cutler Electronics makes a radio-cassette player, CE100, which has 80 components. Cutler
Cost-plus, target return on investment pricing, Vend-o-licious makes candy bars for vending machines and sells them to vendors in cases of 30 bars. Although Vend-o-licious makes a variety of candy,

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