Service versus manufacturing companies Voger Company began operations on January 1, 2007, by issuing common stock for
Question:
Service versus manufacturing companies Voger Company began operations on January 1, 2007, by issuing common stock for $75,200 cash.
During 2007, Voger received $61,600 cash from revenue and incurred costs that required $72,000 of cash payments.
Required Prepare an income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows for Voger Company for 2007, under each of the following independent scenarios.
a. Voger is an employment agency. The $72,000 was paid for employee salaries and advertising.
b. Voger is a trucking company. The $72,000 was paid to purchase two trucks. The trucks were purchased on January 1, 2007, had five-year useful lives and no expected salvage value. Voger uses straight-line depreciation.
c. Voger is a manufacturing company. The $72,000 was paid to purchase the following items:
(1) Paid $14,400 cash to purchase materials used to make products during the year.
(2) Paid $22,400 cash for wages to production workers who make products during the year.
(3) Paid $3,200 cash for salaries of sales and administrative employees.
(4) Paid $32,000 cash to purchase manufacturing equipment. The equipment was used solely for the purpose of making products. It had a six-year life and a $3,200 salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation.
(5) During 2007, Voger started and completed 2,600 units of product. The revenue was earned when Voger sold 2,200 units of product to its customers.
d. Refer to Requirement
c. Could Voger determine the actual cost of making the 500th unit of product? How likely is it that the actual cost of the 500th unit of product was exactly the same as the cost of producing the 501st unit of product? Explain why management may be more interested in average cost than in actual cost.
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Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts
ISBN: 9780073526799
4th Edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Bor-Yi Tsay, Philip Olds