Questions from Cost Accounting


Q: Indicate whether each of the following costs would be considered an ordering

Indicate whether each of the following costs would be considered an ordering cost (O), a carrying cost (C), or a cost of not carrying (N) inventory. For any costs that do not fit these categories, ind...

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Q: Xcaliber manufactures high-end flatware. One of the crucial processes

Xcaliber manufactures high-end flatware. One of the crucial processes in flatware production is polishing. The company normally operates three polishing machines to maintain pace with the upstream and...

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Q: A retail cosmetics chain carries three types of skin products: face

A retail cosmetics chain carries three types of skin products: face cream, lotion, and powder. Determine the economic order quantity for each, given the following information:

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Q: Rachelle Razer has taken a job as production superintendent in a plant

Rachelle Razer has taken a job as production superintendent in a plant that makes, among other products, jewelry cases. She is trying to determine how many cases to produce on each production run (EPR...

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Q: The supply management director at Texas Oil Field Services has contracted to

The supply management director at Texas Oil Field Services has contracted to purchase $2 million of spare parts that are currently unneeded. His rationale for the contract was that the parts were curr...

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Q: Tonight you are going to dine at the restaurant of your choice

Tonight you are going to dine at the restaurant of your choice. To choose the restaurant, you are going to consider the fact that some manage their food production on a push basis and others manage th...

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Q: Brenda Barnes has just been appointed the new director of Youth Hot

Brenda Barnes has just been appointed the new director of Youth Hot-Line, a not-for-profit organization that operates a phone bank for teen-age individuals experiencing emotional difficulties. The pho...

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Q: Everyone in your company seems excited about the suggestion that the firm

Everyone in your company seems excited about the suggestion that the firm implement a JIT system. Being a cautious person, however, your company president has asked you to write a report describing si...

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Q: Recently you read an article regarding a new product introduced late last

Recently you read an article regarding a new product introduced late last year by 3G Inc., a consumer products company. The article’s author, although praising 3G Inc. for providing the marketplace wi...

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Q: StatPro has just been presented the following market and production estimates on

StatPro has just been presented the following market and production estimates on Product X27, which has been under development in the company. Use the concept of target costing to integrate the marke...

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