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introduction to managerial accounting
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Introduction To Managerial Accounting
Assume that the best cost driver that Sony has for variable factory overhead in the assembly department is machine hours. During April, the company budgeted 720,000 machine hours and $6,480,000 for
Presented is information pertaining to an item sold by Wheeping Creek General Store:RequiredCompute the revenue, sales price, and the sales volume variances. Unit sales Unit selling price... Unit
Assume that Exxon Mobile uses a standard cost system for each of its refineries. For the Houston refinery, the monthly fixed overhead budget is \($8,000,000\) for a planned output of 5,000,000
Black Supply Company has three responsibility centers: sales, production, and administration. The following information pertains to the November activities of Black Supply:RequiredPrepare a
Presented are partial flexible cost budgets for various levels of output.RequiredSolve for items “a” though “n.” Direct materials Direct labor.. Variable overhead.. Fixed overhead.. Total
Chelsea Fabricating applies variable overhead to products on the basis of standard direct labor hours.Presented is selected information for last month when 10,000 units were produced.RequiredSolve
Following are ten unrelated situations that would ordinarily be expected to affect one or more standard cost variances:il.Dd, A salaried production supervisor is given a raise, but no adjustment is
Assume that Casio Computer Company, LTD. sells handheld communication devices for \($150\) dur- ing August as a back-to-school special. The normal selling price is \($225\). The standard variable
Petra Company uses standard costs for cost control and internal reporting. Fixed costs are budgeted at\($36,000\) per month at a normal operating level of 10,000 units of production output. During
Case Products manufactures two models of DVD storage cases: regular and deluxe. Presented is standard cost information for each model:Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is \($24,000\) per month.
The following information pertains to the standard costs and actual activity for Repine Company for September:There were no beginning direct materials inventories.Requireda. Determine the materials
Adventure Company manufactures camping tents from a lightweight synthetic fabric. Each tent has a standard materials cost of \($42\), consisting of 4 yards of fabric at \($10.50\) per yard. The
Happy Dog Company, a manufacturer of dog food, produces its product in 1,000-bag batches. The standard cost of each batch consists of 8,000 pounds of direct materials at \($0.60\) per pound, 48
The following data for Bernie Company pertain to the production of 500 units of Product X during December. Selected data items are omitted.RequiredComplete the missing amounts lettered (a) through
Kathy Vander bosch, supervisor of housecleaning for Hotel Valhalla, was surprised by her summary performance report for March given below.Kathy was disappointed. She thought she had done a good job
The Evanston Company produces a single product on a continuous basis. On July 1, 600 units, 75 percent complete as to materials and 50 percent complete as to conversion, were in process. During
The following five unrelated situations affect one or more standard cost variances for materials, labor(assembly), and overhead:1. Sally Smith, a production worker, announced her intent to resign to
Four-Leaf Clover Company assigns fixed overhead costs to inventory for external reporting purposes by using a predetermined standard overhead rate based on direct labor hours. The standard rate is
Bach Tunes is a classical music retailer specializing in the Internet sale of MP3 albums of the works of J. S. Bach. Although prices vary with album popularity and file sizes, the albums sell for an
Falafel Hut operates fast food restaurants in the food courts of shopping malls. It’s main product is a serving of falafel that requires ground chick peas (direct material) and food preparation
Instant Computing is a contract manufacturer of laptop computers sold under brand named companies.Presented are Instant’s budgeted and actual contribution income statements for October. The company
Northern Communications Inc. has two divisions (Individual and Business) and has the following information available for the current year:Northern Communications Inc.’s Business segment income isa.
Refer to the previous question. The following information is available for the Individual Division, which has two product lines (Land and Mobile):The product margin for Land isa. $270,000b.
Varcore Inc. is currently acquiring a key component from it’s sister company, Farcore Inc. at a transfer price of \($10\) per unit. Farcore’s variable cost of purchasing the unit is \($4\), and
Shealy's Lawn and Garden Supply Company has recently acquired a lawn sod company that grows turf grasses for lawns. Previously, Shealy's was purchasing sod from other suppliers at 50 cents per square
SGA Inc., a division of AGS Inc., had sales of $4,000,000, total assets of $2,000,000, and net income of$400,000. Senior management of AGS Inc. has set a target minimum rate of return for SGA Inc. of
6. Which of the following is not one of the four most common categories of measurement presented in a balanced scorecard?a. Financialb. Internal processesc. Innovation and learningd. External
Presented is an abbreviated performance report for the month of July:The total flexible budget variance is:a. \($55,000\) Unfavorableb. \($90,000\) Unfavorablec. \($50,000\) Favorabled. \($55,000\)
The following additional information is available for the materials costs in question 2: Standard cost per unit produced: 2 liters @ \($4.00\) per liter Actual use of raw materials 13,000 liters @
The following additional information is available for the labor costs in question 2.¢ Standard cost per unit of product 1.5 direct labor hours @ \($20\) per labor hour¢ Actual use of direct labor
The following additional information is available for the variable overhead costs in question 2:¢ Standard cost per unit of product 2 liters of raw materials @ \($16\) per liter¢ Actual use of raw
Budgeted June sales of the Tack Shop include 100 western saddles at \($650\) each. Actual sales were 90 saddles at \($725\) each. The June sales price and sales volume variances for western saddles
Vin yard Clinic has the following resource input information available for a routine physical examination.• Each exam normally requires 1.25 hours of examining room time, including:• 45
Cubs Incorporated manufactures a product with a selling price of $60 per unit. Units and monthly cost data follow:Cubs Inc. pays all bills in the month incurred. All sales are on account with 50
Required Continuing problem P9-40, management is concerned that their supplier of raw materials will have a strike. Determine the budget implications if management plans to increase the January-end
Refer to the data in Mini Exercise M7-19. Using the step method, prepare a schedule for Wilhelm Manufacturing Company allocating the service department costs to the producing departments. (Round
Refer to E7-25.Requireda. For Scenarios B through D, explain what change occurred relative to Scenario A to cause GMROI to change. For example, was the change in GMROI caused by a change in inventory
Absorption and Variable Costing; Cost of Goods Sold Use data from Mini Exercise 5-19.Required Compute Bond ware’s March Cost of Goods Sold using both the variable and absorption costing methods.
Each of the following is a true statement regarding the budgeting process, except:a. The budget is the basis for evaluating performance.b. Budgets represent a guide for accomplishing goals and
Budgeted sales of the East End Burger Joint for the first quarter of the year are as follows:The cost of sales averages 40 percent of sales revenue and management desires ending inventories equal to
Syracuse Distribution’s sales budget for the first quarter follows:All sales are on account (credit) with 50 percent collected in the month of sale, 30 percent collected in the month after sale,
Refer to question 2 and determine the accounts receivable at the end of March:a. $147,000b. $205,000c. $235,000d. $285,000
Presented is selected second quarter budget data for the Arnold CompanyAdditional information:• Each unit of finished product requires three pounds of raw materials.• Arnold maintains ending
Presented is additional information for the Arnold Company (refer to question 4):• Price per pound of raw materials $20• Direct labor per unit of finished product 0.40 hours at \($25\) per
What are the primary phases in the planning and control cycle?
Does budgeting require formal or informal planning? What are some advantages of this style of management?
Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the incremental approach to budgeting.
Explain the minimum level approach to budgeting.
How does activity-based budgeting predict a cost objective’s budget?
Explain the continuous improvement concept of budgeting.
Which budget brings together all other budgets? How is this accomplished?
What budgets are normally used to support the cash budget? What is the net result of cash budget preparations?
Define budgeted financial statements.
Identify the two budgets that are part of the master budget of a manufacturing organization but not part of the master budget of a merchandising organization.
Contrast the top-down and bottom-up approaches to budget preparation.
Is budgetary slack a desirable feature? Can it be prevented? Why or why not?
Why are annual budgets not always desirable? What are some alternative budget periods?
Explain how continuous budgeting works.
In addition to the sales forecast, what forecasts are used in budgeting?
Wood County uses an incremental approach to budgeting. The 2016 cash budget for the Wood County Department of Motor Vehicles is presented as follows:RequiredPrepare an incremental cash budget for
Budgeted sales of Wirtz Music Shop for the first six months of 2017 are as follows:Beginning inventory for 2017 is 35,000 units. The budgeted inventory at the end of a month is 40 percent of units to
Patrick’s Retail Company is planning a cash budget for the next three months. Estimated sales revenue is as follows:All sales are on credit; 60 percent is collected during the month of sale, and 40
At the end of business on June 30, 2017, the PE Rug Company had 150,000 square yards of rugs and 650,000 pounds of raw materials on hand. Budgeted sales for the third quarter of 2017 are:The PE Rug
Hubert Products produces a product with the following standard costs:Management plans to produce 9,000 units in April 2017.RequiredPrepare a manufacturing cost budget for April 2017. Unit costs:
Highlands Industries has the following budget information available for February:Requireda. Use activity based costing to prepare a manufacturing cost budget for February. Clearly distinguish between
~The following data are from the general records of the Loading Department of Jonah Freight Company for November.¢ Cleaning incoming trucks, 20 minutes.* Obtaining and reviewing shipping documents
St. Sophia’s Hospital is preparing its budget for the coming year. It uses an activity-based approach for all costs except physician care. Its emergency room has three activity areas with cost
Awesome T-Shirt Shop has very seasonal sales. For 2017, management is trying to decide whether to establish a sales budget based on average sales or on sales estimated by quarter. The unit sales for
Presented are partial October, November, and December cash budgets for Holiday Events:Loans are obtained in increments of \($1,000\) at the start of each month to maintain a minimum endof-month
On July 1, MTC Wholesalers had a cash balance of \($175,000\) and accounts payable of \($99,000\). Actual sales for May and June, and budgeted sales for July, August, September, and October are:All
The sales budget for Andrew Inc. is forecasted as follows:To prepare a cash budget, the company must determine the budgeted cash collections from sales. Historically, the following trend has been
Timber Company is in the process of preparing its budget for next year. Cost of goods sold has been estimated at 70 percent of sales. Lumber purchases and payments are to be made during the month
Assume that Ringwood Manufacturing manages its cash flow from its home office. Ringwood controls cash disbursements by category and month. In setting its budget for the next six months, beginning in
Quality Wool Company, a merchandising company, is developing its master budget for 2018. The income statement for 2017 is as follows:The following are management’s goals and forecasts for 2018:.
Madison Booksellers is planning a budget for 2018. The estimate of sales revenue is \($1,600,000\) and of cost of goods sold is 70 percent of sales revenue. Depreciation on the office building and
At the beginning of October, Comfy Cushions had 1,600 cushions and 10,500 pounds of raw materials on hand. Budgeted sales for the next three months are:Comfy Cushions wants to have sufficient raw
Drainage Solutions Culverts produces small culverts for water drainage under two-lane dirt roads.Budgeted unit sales for the next several months are:At the beginning of September, 575 units of
Cash budgeting for Nichole Mango, a merchandising firm, is performed on a quarterly basis. The company is planning its cash needs for the third quarter of 2017, and the following information is
The Williams Supply Company sells for \($40\) one product that it purchases for \($25\). Budgeted sales in total dollars for the year are \($1,400,000\). The sales information needed for preparing
Wauconda Medical Center is located in a summer resort community. During the summer months the center operates an outpatient clinic for the treatment of minor injuries and illnesses. The clinic is
Dils Brothers Department Store prepares budgets quarterly. The following information is available for use in planning the second quarter budgets for 2017.Actual and forecasted sales for selected
What are the relationships among an organization’s value chain, processes, and activities?
What should be the goal of every organization along the value chain?
Distinguish between the value-added perspective and the value chain perspective.
Why are economic models seldom used for day-to-day pricing decisions?
Identify three reasons that cost-based approaches to pricing have traditionally been important.
Identify four drawbacks to cost-based pricing.
How does target costing differ from cost-based pricing?
Why is cost-based pricing more a technique, and target costing is more a philosophy? Which approach takes a more proactive approach to cost management?
Distinguish between the marketing life cycles of products incorporating advanced technology (such as household electronic equipment) and those using more traditional technology (such as household
What is the relationship between target costing and continuous improvement (Kaizen) costing?
Distinguish between the seller’s and the buyer’s perspective of life cycle costs.
What advantage is derived from benchmarking against firms other than competitors?
Prepare a value chain for bottled orange juice that was purchased for personal consumption at an on campus cafeteria.
Prepare a value chain for a firm that produces gasoline fuel. Clearly identify upstream and downstream entities in the value chain.
Using the generic internal value chain shown in Exhibit 8.2, classify each of the following activities of an aluminum cable manufacturer as inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics,
Using the generic internal value chain shown in Exhibit 8.2, classify each of the following activities of a cable television company as inbound logistics, operations, outbound logistics, marketing
Sue Bee Honey is one of the largest processors of its product for the retail market. Assume that one of its plants has annual fixed costs totalling \($12,000,000\), of which \($4,500,000\) is for
Assume that you plan to open a soft ice cream franchise in a resort community during the summer months. Fixed operating costs for the three-month period are projected to be \($9,080\). Variable costs
A few years ago, Hotel Klingerhoffer, a large hotel chain, announced that because occupancy rates had declined during the previous quarter, it was raising room rates to cover the cost of its increase
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