Questions from Accounting Principles


Q: Identify which costing system—job order or process cost— the

Identify which costing system—job order or process cost— the following companies would primarily use: (a) Quaker Oats, (b) Jif Peanut Butter, (c) Gulf Craft (luxury yachts), and (d) Warner Bros. Motio...

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Q: Hogan Inc. reported 2019 earnings per share of $3.

Hogan Inc. reported 2019 earnings per share of $3.26 and had no discontinued operations. In 2020, earnings per share on income from continuing operations was $2.99, and earnings per share on net incom...

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Q: Contrast the effects of changes in the activity level on total fixed

Contrast the effects of changes in the activity level on total fixed costs and on unit fixed costs.

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Q: What amount did Apple report as “Other comprehensive income (loss

What amount did Apple report as “Other comprehensive income (loss)” in its consolidated statement of comprehensive income ending September 26, 2015? By what percentage did Apple’s “Comprehensive incom...

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Q: Identify and explain factors that affect quality of earnings.

Identify and explain factors that affect quality of earnings.

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Q: Diane Hollowell and Terry Parmenter were discussing the format of the statement

Diane Hollowell and Terry Parmenter were discussing the format of the statement of cash flows of Snow Candy Co. At the bottom of Snow Candy’s statement of cash flows was a separate section entitled “N...

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Q: How should mixed costs be classified in CVP analysis? What approach

How should mixed costs be classified in CVP analysis? What approach is used to effect the appropriate classification?

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Q: Using the information in P26.5A, compute the overhead controllable

Using the information in P26.5A, compute the overhead controllable variance and the overhead volume variance. Data from P26.5: Hart Labs, Inc. provides mad cow disease testing for both state and fede...

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Q: a. If Erin Company had net income of $300,

a. If Erin Company had net income of $300,000 in 2019 and it experienced a 24.5% increase in net income for 2020, what is its net income for 2020? b. If 6 cents of every dollar of Erin’s revenue is n...

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Q: “Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis is based

“Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis is based entirely on unit costs.” Do you agree? Explain.

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