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What are the similarities in and differences be- tween the manufacturing cost flows for job-order firms and process firms? LO3
Describe the five steps in accounting for the man- ufacturing activity of a processing department and explain how they interrelate. LO3
What is a production report? What purpose does this report serve? LO3
In assigning costs to goods transferred out, how do the weighted average and FIFO methods differ? LO3
Describe the effect of automation on the process accounting system. LO3
How does the adoption of a JIT (just-in-time) ap- proach to manufacturing affect process costing? LO3
How would process costing for services differ from process costing for manufactured goods? LO3
Jumpin Jeans produces a variety of styles of jeans in three departments: cutting, sewing, and packaging. During the month, the three departments recorded the following costs: LO3 Required:1. Prepare
Department B had the following data for November: LO3 Units in beginning work in process Units completed Units in ending work in process (30% complete) Total manufacturing cost Required: 500 300
Department B had the following data for November: LO3 Units in beginning work in process Units completed Units in ending work in process (30% complete) Total manufacturing cost Required: 500 300
Lau Company manufactures a product that passes through two processes. The fol- lowing information was obtained for the first department for May: LO3 a. All materials are added at the beginning of
Sensaround, Inc., manufactures products that pass through two or more processes. Sensaround uses the weighted average method to compute unit costs. During April, equivalent units were computed as
Shannon Company produces a product that passes through two departments.Data for June on Department 1 included: beginning work in process was zero;ending work in process had 300 units, 50 percent
Palomino, Inc., manufactures a variety of paints in three departments: grinding, mixing, and canning. Palomino uses the weighted average method. The following are cost and production data for the
Refer to Exercise 6-6. Prepare a cost of production report for the grinding department for the month of March. LO3
Gilroy, Inc., produces key chains. The key chains are produced in two departments. LO3 The data for Department 1 are as follows:Beginning work in process =Units started 43,000 Units transferred out
Kirlen Company manufactures soluble plant fertilizer. Department 1 mixes the chemicals required for the fertilizer. The following data are for the year: LO3 Beginning work in process =Units started
The following data are for four independent process costing departments. LO3 an A B a C D Beginning inventory 3,200 1,000 0 30,000 Percent completion 30% 40% 0% 75% Units started 17,000 23,000
Using the data from Exercise 6-10, compute the equivalent units of production for each of the four departments using the FIFO method. LO3
Terry Linens, Inc., manufactures bed and bath linens. The bath linens department sews terry cloth into towels of various sizes. Terry uses the weighted average Nonuniform Input: eke method. All
Refer to Exercise 6-12. Prepare a cost of production report for the bath linens deeeteaeProdicton partment for August using the weighted average method. LO3
Drysdale Dairy produces a variety of dairy products. In Department 12, cream (transferred in from Department 6) and other materials (sugar and flavorings) are mixed and churned to make ice cream. The
Halligan Company manufactures a product in four departments. Data for the first department follow:Production:Units in process, July 1, 75% complete 60,000 Units completed and transferred out 150,000
Refer to Exercise 6-15. Prepare a cost of production report for the first department of Halligan Company for the month of July. LO3
Rafer to the data in Exercise 6-17. Compute the cost of ending work in process and the cost of goods transferred out using the weighted average method. LO3
Poston Products, Inc., produces a chemical product that passes through three departments. For May, the following equivalent-unit schedule was prepared for the first department: LO3 Materials
Tolliver Company is a manufacturer that uses FIFO to account for its production costs. The product Tolliver makes passes through two processes. Tolliver’s controller prepared the following
Hogarth, Inc., manufactures a product that passes through three processes. During July, the first department transferred 12,000 units to the second department. The cost of the units transferred into
Using the same data found in Exercise 6-21, assume the company uses the FIFO method.Required:Prepare a schedule of equivalent units and compute the unit cost for July. LO3
Wholesome Bread makes and supplies bread throughout the western United States.Six operations describe the production process.a. Flour, milk, yeast, salt, butter, and so on are mixed ina large vat.b.
Funnifaces, Inc., manufactures various Halloween masks. Each mask is shaped from a piece of rubber in the molding department. The masks are then transferred to the finishing department where they are
Refer to the data in Exercise 6-25. Calculate the following using the FIFO method:Required:1. Prepare a physical flow schedule.wa Calculate equivalent units of production for direct materials and
Havel Company produces a product that passes through two processes: assembly and finishing. All manufacturing costs are added uniformly for both processes. The following information was obtained for
Refer to the data in Problem 6-27.Required:Prepare a production report for the assembly department for November using the FIFO method of costing. The report should contain the same schedules
Tyrone Company produces a variety of stationery products. One product, sealing wax sticks, passes through two processes: blending and molding. The weighted av- erage method is used to account for the
Keating Company manufactures a product that passes through three departments. In Department C, materials are added at the end of the process. Conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the
Merrifield, Inc., manufactures a single product that passes through several processes.During the first quarter of the year, the mixing department received 45,000 gallons of liquid from the cooking
Refer to Problem 6-31.Required:Prepare a production report for the mixing department using the weighted average method. LO3
Seacrest Company uses a process-costing system. The company manufactures a product that is processed in two departments, A and B. In Department A, materials are added at the beginning of the process;
Benson Pharmaceuticals uses a process-costing system to compute the unit costs of the over-the-counter cold remedies that it produces. It has three departments: picking, encapsulating, and bottling.
Refer to the data in Problem 6-35.Required:Prepare a production report for each department using the FIFO method. LO3
Strathmore, Inc., manufactures educational toys using a weighted average processcosting system. Plastic is molded into the appropriate shapes in the molding department. Molded components are
Refer to the data in Problem 6-37.Required:Repeat Requirements 2 through 5 using the FIFO method.
Susan Manners, cost accountant for Lean Jeans, Inc., spent the weekend completing a production report for the inspection department for the month of December.Inspection is the final department in the
Consider the following conversation between Gary Means, manager of a division that produces industrial machinery, and his controller, Donna Simpson, a CMA and CPA:Gary: “Donna, we have a real
Compare and contrast functional-based, activity-based, and strategic-based responsibility accounting systems. lop4
Explain process value analysis. lop4
Describe activity performance measurement. lop4
Explain the basic features of the Balanced Scorecard. lop4
What is meant by continuous improvement? lop4
Why are functional-based evaluation and control measures not suitable for the continuous improvement environment? lop4
Why are process innovation and process improvement key to continuous improvement? lop4
How can we measure activity performance? lop4
Why is activity-based management compatible with continuous improvement? lop4
What role, if any, do cost reports play in a continuous improvement environment? lop4
How can an organization achieve an integrated performance measurement system? lop4
Describe a functional-based responsibility ac counting system. lop4
Describe an activity-based responsibility account- ing system. How does it differ from functional- based responsibility accounting? lop4
Describe a strategic-based responsibility account- ing system. How does it differ from activity-based responsibility accounting? lop4
What are the two dimensions of the activity-based management model? How do they differ? lop4
What is driver analysis? What role does it play in process value analysis? lop4
What is meant by "activity inputs"? "activity out- put"? Explain what is meant by "activity output measurement." lop4
What is activity analysis? Why is this approach compatible with the goal of continuous improve ment? lop4
What are value-added activities? value-added costs? lop4
What are nonvalue-added activities? nonvalue- added costs? Give an example of each. lop4
Identify and define four different ways to man- age activities so that costs can be reduced. lop4
Explain how value-added standards are used to identify value-added and nonvalue-added costs. lop4
Explain how trend reports of nonvalue-added costs can be used. lop4
What is a kaizen standard? Describe the kaizen and maintenance subcycles. lop4
Explain how benchmarking can be used to im- prove activity performance. lop4
What is the meaning of the activity volume vari- ance? Explain how the unused capacity variance is useful to managers? lop4
Describe the benefits of life-cycle cost budgeting. lop4
What is target costing? Describe how costs are re- duced so that the target cost can be met. lop4
What is the purpose of a Balanced Scorecard? 20. According to the Balanced Scorecard, what is a strategy? lop4
Explain the difference between lag measures and lead measures. lop4
What is a testable strategy? 23. What is meant by double feedback? lop4
What are the three strategic themes of the finan cial perspective? lop4
Identify the five core objectives of the customer perspective? lop4
Explain what is meant by the long-wave and the short-wave of value creation. lop4
What is cycle time? velocity? lop4
What is manufacturing cycle efficiency? lop4
Identify three objectives of the learning and growth perspective. lop4
Cambry Day, president of DayTime Novelties, was considering a memo sent to her by Colby Sorensen, vice-president of operations. The memo argued that DayTime needed to change its responsibility
Six independent situations are presented below.A. It takes 45 minutes and 6 pounds of material to produce a product using a functional manufacturing process. A process reengineering study provided a
Lemmons Company has developed value-added standards for four activities: pur- chasing parts, assembling parts, administering parts, and inspecting parts. The ac- tivities, the activity driver, the
Refer to Exercise 10-6. Suppose that Lemmons Company used an activity analysis program during 2001 in an effort to reduce nonvalue-added costs. The value-added standards, actual quantities, and
Kenzie Sorensen, controller of Riqueza Company, has been helping an outside consulting group install an activity-based cost management system. This new accounting system is designed to support the
Nabors Motors Division had been given the charge to reduce the delivery time of its tractor motors from three days to one day. To help achieve this goal, engineering and production workers had made
Metcalf Electronics’ product development department was in the process of devel- oping a new model for its cellular phone line. The product life cycle is estimated at 27 months. Estimated sales
Listed below are a number of scorecard measures. Classify each performance measure according to the following: Perspective (e.g., customer or learning and growth), Financial or Nonfinancial,
The theoretical cycle time for a product is 20 minutes per unit. The budgeted conversion costs for the manufacturing cell are $1,800,000 per year. The total labor minutes available are 400,000.
John Thomas, vice-president of Mallett Company (a producer of a variety of plastic products), has been supervising the implementation of an activity-based cost management system. One of John’s
Arequipa Products has two plants that manufacture a line of recliners. One is lo- cated in Denver and the other in Fresno. Each plant is set up as a profit center. During the past year, both plants
Boyce Products manufactures products with life cycles that average three years. The first year involves product development, and the remaining two years emphasize production and sales. A budgeted
Anderson Company makes a product that experiences the following activities (and times):Hours Processing (two departments) 30 Inspecting 2 Rework 5 Moving (three moves) 8 Waiting (for the second
Explain the importance of measuring environmental costs. lop2
Explain how environmental costs are assigned to products and processes. lop2
Describe the life-cycle cost assessment model. lop2
Describe activity- and strategic-based environmental control. lop2
What are environmental costs? lop2

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