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Management And Cost Accounting
The following data relate to a year's budgeted activity for Patsy Corporation, a single product company:{Required:}Total fixed costs remain unchanged within the relevant range of 25,000 units. Total
Playtime, Inc. is a nationwide manufacturer of leisure products. In September of 20X2, the manager of the Men's Swimwear Division is considering the division's production schedule for the fourth
Norwood Corporation is considering changing its method of inventory valuation from absorption costing to direct costing and engaged you to determine the effect of the proposed change on the \(20
Sun Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian, Inc., produces and sells three main product lines. The company employs a standard cost accounting system for record-keeping purposes.At the
Milner Manufacturing Company uses a job order costing system and standard costs. It manufactures one product whose standard cost is as follows:Required:(a) Based on the standard costs, compute the
The S.T. Shire Company uses direct costing for internal management purposes and absorption costing for external reporting purposes. Thus, at the end of each year financial information must be
Forward Corporation is a progressive and fast-growing company. The company's executive committee consists of the president and the four vice presidents who report to the president-marketing,
BBG Corporation is a manufacturer of a synthetic element. Gary Voss, President of the company, has been eager to get the operating results for the just completed fiscal year. He was surprised when
Caprice Company manufactures and sells two products-a small portable office file cabinet that it has made for over 15 years and a home/travel file introduced recently. The files are made in Caprice's
Throughput Costing, Variable Costing and Absorption Costing The following data relates to year 20XX for Plano Manufacturing Company:Required:(a) Calculate cost of goods sold under throughput costing,
What characteristics distinguish project planning decisions from other types of managerial decisions? What are some examples of project planning decisions?
Give some examples of decision making situations in which qualitative factors may affect management's choice of alternatives.
What is the role of the cost accountant in making project planning decisions?
Describe the advantages of the contribution approach over absorption costing methods in evaluating decision alternatives.
In what situations might the use of the relevant cost approach to project planning decisions be preferred over the contribution approach?
How can limitations on production capacity affect the choice of alternatives in (a) a special order decision, and (b) a make or buy decision?
What types of costs may be relevant to a project planning decision even though they will never be recorded in the accounts?
What is a "sunk cost?" When is such a cost relevant to a project planning decision?
Is depreciation on equipment ever an incremental cost? Should the amount of depreciation ever affect the choice between alternatives in a project planning decision?
Some project planning decisions involve incremental cash flows over an extended period of time. What modifications should be made to the relevant cost approach in such situations?
Evaluate the following statement: "A firm should always attempt to maximize production and sale of the product with the highest contribution margin."
Why is a linear programming model useful in solving the product mix problem?
Distinguish between the corner points approach and the iso-profit line approach for finding the optimal solution in a linear programming problem.
Why are fixed costs not incorporated in linear programming models? How should fixed costs be treated in evaluating the profitability of the optimal solution?
Identify the basic assumptions underlying any linear programming model.
Valley Plumbing Co. has 500 rusted plumbing fixtures that are carried in inventory at a purchase cost of \(\$ 3,000\). If the fixtures are reworked for \(\$ 1,000\), they can be sold for \(\$
The Lantern Corporation has 1,000 obsolete lanterns that are carried in inventory at a manufacturing cost of \(\$ 20,000\). If the lanterns are re-machined for \(\$ 5,000\), they could be sold for
Marathon Manufacturing, which produces running shoes, has enough idle capacity available to accept a special order of 1,000 pairs of shoes at \(\$ 24\) per pair. The following data has been obtained
Relay Corporation manufactures batons. Relay can manufacture 300,000 batons a year at a variable cost of \(\$ 750,000\) and a fixed cost of \(\$ 450,000\). Based on Relay's predictions, 240,000
American Motor Company annually manufactures 100,000 units of its Part No. 42356, a bearing, for use in the production of its automobiles. The following costs will be incurred for this part in the
The Reno Company manufactures Part No. 498 for use in its production cycle. The cost per unit for 20,000 units of Part No. 498 is as follows:The Tray Company has offered to sell 20,000 units of Part
Standard costs and other data for two component parts used by Griffon Electronics are presented below:In past years, Griffon has manufactured all of its required components; however, in \(20
Maxwell Company has an opportunity to acquire a new machine to replace one of its present machines. The new machine would cost \(\$ 90,000\), have a five-year life, and no estimated salvage value.
Joe Carolina is considering the purchase of a new car. His current vehicle is a 9 year old Mercedes which has a resale value of \(\$ 3,500\) and has a remaining life of approximately 3 years. Joe has
Contribution Approach to Production Decisions}The officers of Bradshaw Company are reviewing the profitability of the company's four products and the potential effect of several proposals for varying
Berg and Sons build custom made pleasure boats which range in price from \(\$ 10,000\) to \(\$ 250,000\). For the past 30 years, Mr. Berg, Sr. has determined the selling price of each boat by
The Vernom Corporation, which produces and sells to wholesalers a highly successful line of summer lotions and insect repellents, has decided to diversify in order to stabilize sales throughout the
You have been engaged to assist the management of the Arcadia Corporation in arriving at certain decisions. Arcadia has its home office in Ohio and leases factory buildings in Texas, Montana and
Nubo Manufacturing, Inc. is presently operating at \(50 \%\) of practical capacity producing about 50,000 units annually of a patented electronic component. Nubo recently received an offer from a
Valbec Company manufactures and distributes toy doll houses. The toy industry is a seasonal business. 'Therefore, a large portion of Valbec's sales occur in the late summer and fall.The projected
The management of Bay Company is considering a proposal to install a third production department within its existing factory building. With the company's present production setup, raw material is
George Jackson operates a small machine shop. He manufactures one standard product available from many other similar businesses and he also manufactures products to customer order. His accountant
The Keylo Co. manufactures a line of plastic products that are sold through hardware stores. The company sales have declined slightly for the past two years leaving them with idle plants and
Marshall Manufacturing, Inc. has produced two products, Z and P, at its Richmond plant for several years. On March 31, 20X2, P was dropped from the product line. Marshall manufactures and sells
A typewriter manufacturer is considering dropping its manual typewriter product line due to consistent losses from this model over the past three years. The recent poor performance of this product
Solve for the values of \(A\) and \(B\) that maximize the total contribution margin expressed as:{Required:}Use the corner points approach. Z=2A+5B Subject to: 2A+B 5200 4A + 5B < 500 A, B 0
Solve for the values of \(\mathrm{X}\) and \(\mathrm{Y}\) that maximize the total contribution margin expressed{Required:}Use the iso-profit line approach. 2=5X+10Y Subject to: X + Y 400 2X+5Y 1,000
The Brown Company produces two products: \(\mathrm{X}\) and \(\mathrm{Y}\). The unit contribution margins are \(\$ 8\) and \(\$ 5\) for \(X\) and \(Y\), respectively. Production information is given
The Four-Season Corporation manufactures two products: H and C. Product H requires two units of materials and 4 direct labor hours. Product \(\mathrm{C}\) requires four units of materials and two
The cost accountant of the Stangren Corporation, your client, wants your opinion of a technique suggested to him by a young accounting graduate he employed as a cost analyst. The following
The Tripro Company produces and sells three products hereafter referred to as Products A, B, and C. The company is currently changing its shortrange planning approach in an attempt to incorporate
The controller of the Rustler Company attended a seminar on linear programming and feels that some of the concepts may be useful in planning operations for the coming year. The Rustler Company
The Beta Corporation manufactures office equipment and distributes its products through wholesale distributors.Beta Corporation recently learned of a patent on the production of a semi-automatic
Define the following terms:Economic order quantity, Reorder point, Lead time, Safety stock, and Stockout costs.
True or False--Indicate "true" or "false" for each of the following statements and explain why.(1) If the lead time of delivery is known with certainty, no safety stock would be needed.(2) An
Why is inventory management important to a firm? How do modern managers exercise effective management over the investment in inventories?
What is the optimal inventory level in a firm?
What information is useful to managers in properly planning and controling inventory?
Briefly discuss and compare three methods of determining the economic order quantity.
Discuss the trade-offs in costs involved in determining the economic order quantity.
Why are quantity discounts important in inventory management decisions?
Inventories usually are an important asset for both manufacturing and merchandising firms. A proper balance of inventory quantities is desirable from several standpoints. Maintaining such a balance
The following data refer to various annual costs relating to the inventory of a singleproduct company:Required:What is the annual carrying cost per unit? Cost per Unit Transportation-in on
Expected annual usage of a particular raw material is \(2,000,000\) units, and the standard order size is 10,000 units. The invoice cost of each unit is \(\$ 500\), and the cost to place one purchase
Barter Corporation has been buying Product \(\mathrm{A}\) in lots of 1,200 units which represents a four months' supply. The cost per unit is \(\$ 100\); the order cost is \(\$ 200\) per order; and
Brady Sporting Goods Incorporated buys baseballs at \(\$ 20\) per dozen from its wholesaler. Brady will sell 36,000 dozen baseballs evenly throughout the year. Brady desires a \(10 \%\) return on its
The Polly Company wishes to determine the amount of safety stock that it should maintain for Product \(\mathrm{D}\) that will result in the lowest cost. The following information is
The Thornton Company has found that its ordering cost of a raw material is \(\$ 20\) and the carrying cost is \(\$ 1\) per average unit of inventory per year. The company uses 10,000 units of raw
The W \& S Department Store has a requirement for a product line that amounts to 40,000 units per year. The unit purchase cost of the product is \(\$ 4\). The manager of the store estimates the cost
The average lead time for delivery of a raw material used by the Nell Company is 10 days. The average use of the material is 18 units per day. The carrying cost per unit of average inventory is \(\$
The Green Grass Company uses \(\$ 1,000,000\) of widgets per year. The unit cost of the widgets is \(\$ 20\). The company's ordering cost is \(\$ 40\) per order and the carrying cost is \(\$ 1\) per
The Treasure Manufacturing Company uses 100,000 units of Material M a year. It costs the company \(\$ 2\) a year to carry a unit of the material, and \(\$ 20\) to process a purchase order. Material
The manager of the Old Dominion Company is considering an offer of quantity discounts on an item from its vendor. The company's requirement for the item is 8,000 units a year. Carrying cost is
The estimated demand for a product at the Little Jimmy Store is 4,000 units per year. The estimated ordering cost is \(\$ 30\) per order and the estimated carrying cost is \(\$ 5\) per unit per year.
The Robney Company is a restaurant supplier that sells a number of products to various restaurants in the area. One of their products is a special meat cutter with a disposable blade.The blades are
The Starr Company manufactures several products. One of its main products requires an electric motor. The management of Starr Company uses the economic-orderquantity formula (EOQ) to determine the
Determining Annual Inventory Expenses, Reorder Point, and Stockout Costs You have been engaged to install an accounting system for the Kaufman Corporation. Among the inventory control features
EDP Associates, a small data processing company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norbrook Inc. EDP Associates provides data processing services to the parent company and many small outside
TexTec Inc. is a manufacturer of computer disk drives. It currently operates a traditional factory which is divided into departments and allocates overhead based on direct labor hours.Recently, the
How are quality of design and quality of conformance related and distinguished?
Identify and discuss four quality cost components.
What quality costs are incurred before and after product is delivered to the customer?
Explain the difference between the traditional view and the modern view of optimal quality costs.
Explain the difference between the designed in and the inspected in product quality.
Identify typical sources of quality cost data.
Describe and illustrate Taguchi quality loss function.
Explain why successful applications of Taguchi quality loss function is dependent upon an accurate estimate of loss associated with the specification limit.
What are the key assumptions of Taguchi quality loss function?
What is the purpose of quality costs reports?
What are the purposes of current and total quality performance reports?
How is a trend analysis useful in quality improvement?
How is a pareto analysis useful in quality improvement?
Explain why all purchases orders should be inspected for quality assurance.
Explain why prevention costs and appraisal costs are related.
Classify each of the following items as prevention, appraisal, internal failure, and external failure costs:a. Product warranty costsb. Vendor survey and reviewc. Design of product test equipmentd.
Management of Top-Quality Company has set a goal of total quality control that specifies annual quality costs to be \(3 \%\) of total revenue and an equal balance between prevention costs and
During 20X5, Benson recorded the following quality costs when it had total sales of \(\$ 5,000,000\) :{Required:}1. Determine the relative distribution of Benson's quality costs by component.2.
Recently Kent Company instituted a quality improvement program. Kent's actual and budgeted quality costs for \(20 \times 5\) are summarized below: (The actual sales for \(20 \times 5\) are \(\$
Radford Manufacturing Company's specification states a target weight of \(10 \mathrm{oz}\). for its product. Based on past experience, management estimated that loss associated with the specification
Fine Product Company manufactures a product with a feature that has a target value of 18 grams. The company has set specification limits for the product equal to the target value plus or minus 0.5
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