Questions from Cost Accounting


Q: Mountain Industries operates a Manufacturing Division and an Assembly Division. Both

Mountain Industries operates a Manufacturing Division and an Assembly Division. Both divisions are evaluated as profit centers. Assembly buys components from Manufacturing and assembles them for sale....

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Q: Refer to the information in Exercise 15-25. Suppose Manufacturing

Refer to the information in Exercise 15-25. Suppose Manufacturing is located in Country A with a tax rate of 60% and Assembly in Country B with a tax rate of 40%. All other facts remain the same. In...

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Q: Leapin’ Larry’s Pre-Owned Cars has two divisions, Operations and

Leapin’ Larry’s Pre-Owned Cars has two divisions, Operations and Financing. Operations is responsible for selling Larry’s inventory as quickly as possible and purchasing cars for future sale. Financin...

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Q: Perth Corporation has two operating divisions, a casino and a hotel

Perth Corporation has two operating divisions, a casino and a hotel. The two divisions meet the requirements for segment disclosures. Before transactions between the two divisions are considered, reve...

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Q: Athena Company has two divisions. Spartan Division, which has an

Athena Company has two divisions. Spartan Division, which has an investment base of $8,400,000, produces and sells 450,000 units of a product at a market price of $28 per unit. Its variable costs tota...

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Q: Refer to the data in Problem 15-29. Division managers

Refer to the data in Problem 15-29. Division managers are evaluated using residual income using a 15 percent cost of capital. In Problem 15-29 Athena Company has two divisions. Spartan Division, whic...

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Q: Skane Shipping Ltd. (SSL) operates a fleet of container

Skane Shipping Ltd. (SSL) operates a fleet of container ships in international trade between Sweden and Singapore. All of the shipping income (that is, that related to SSL’s ships) is deemed to be ear...

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Q: Cochise Corporation’s Southern Division is operating at capacity. It has been

Cochise Corporation’s Southern Division is operating at capacity. It has been asked by Northern Division to supply it a thermal switch, which Southern sells to its regular customers for $60 each. Nort...

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Q: Oriole, Inc. is a large consumer products company, which

Oriole, Inc. is a large consumer products company, which manufactures health and beauty products sold at grocery and drug stores throughout the country. One division, PS, does both manufacturing and s...

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Q: Refer to the data in Exercise 8-16. Assume that

Refer to the data in Exercise 8-16. Assume that beginning inventory is 50 percent complete with respect to materials and 30 percent complete with respect to conversion costs. In Exercise 8-16. Clean...

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