Questions from General Accounting


Q: A company has already incurred $5,000 of costs in

A company has already incurred $5,000 of costs in producing 6,000 units of Product XY. Product XY can be sold as is for $15 per unit. Instead, the company could incur further processing costs of $8 pe...

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Q: Excel Memory Company can sell all units of computer memory X and

Excel Memory Company can sell all units of computer memory X and Y that it can produce, but it has limited production capacity. It can produce two units of X per hour or three units of Y per hour, and...

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Q: A guitar manufacturer is considering eliminating its electric guitar division because its

A guitar manufacturer is considering eliminating its electric guitar division because its $76,000 expenses are higher than its $72,000 sales. The company reports the following expenses for this divisi...

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Q: A division of a large company reports the information shown below for

A division of a large company reports the information shown below for a recent year. Variable costs and direct fixed costs are avoidable, and 40% of the indirect fixed costs are avoidable. Based on th...

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Q: Rory Company has a machine with a book value of $75

Rory Company has a machine with a book value of $75,000 and a remaining five-year useful life. A new machine is available at a cost of $112,500, and Rory can also receive $60,000 for trading in its ol...

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Q: Google applies overhead to product costs. What account(s)

Google applies overhead to product costs. What account(s) is (are) used to eliminate over-applied or under-applied overhead from the Factory Overhead account, assuming the amount is not material?

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Q: Heels, a shoe manufacturer, is evaluating the costs and benefits

Heels, a shoe manufacturer, is evaluating the costs and benefits of new equipment that would custom fit each pair of athletic shoes. The customer would have his or her foot scanned by digital computer...

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Q: Park Co. is considering an investment that requires immediate payment of

Park Co. is considering an investment that requires immediate payment of $27,000 and provides expected cash inflows of $9,000 annually for four years. Assume Park Co. requires a 10% return on its inve...

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Q: Howard Co. is considering two alternative investments. The payback period

Howard Co. is considering two alternative investments. The payback period is 3.5 years for Investment A and 4 years for Investment B. (1) If management relies on the payback period, which investment i...

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Q: Peng Company is considering an investment expected to generate an average net

Peng Company is considering an investment expected to generate an average net income after taxes of $1,950 for three years. The investment costs $45,000 and has an estimated $6,000 salvage value. Assu...

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