Questions from General Accounting


Q: Delby Industries has manufactured prefabricated houses for over 20 years. The

Delby Industries has manufactured prefabricated houses for over 20 years. The houses are constructed in sections to be assembled on customers’ lots. Delby expanded into the precut housing market when...

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Q: Costello Corporation manufactures a single product. The standard cost per unit

Costello Corporation manufactures a single product. The standard cost per unit of product is shown below. Direct materials—1 pound plastic at $7.00 per pound …………………..$ 7.00 Direct labor—1.6 hours at...

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Q: Hopkins Clothiers is a small company that manufactures tall-men’s suits

Hopkins Clothiers is a small company that manufactures tall-men’s suits. The company has used a standard cost accounting system. In May 2014, 11,200 suits were produced. The followin...

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Q: Kansas Company uses a standard cost accounting system. In 2014,

Kansas Company uses a standard cost accounting system. In 2014, the company produced 28,000 units. Each unit took several pounds of direct materials and 1.6 standard hours of direct labor at a standar...

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Q: Pace Labs, Inc. provides mad cow disease testing for both

Pace Labs, Inc. provides mad cow disease testing for both state and federal governmental agricultural agencies. Because the company’s customers are governmental agencies, prices are strictly regulated...

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Q: Lon Timur is an accounting major at a midwestern state university located

Lon Timur is an accounting major at a midwestern state university located approximately 60 miles from a major city. Many of the students attending the university are from the metropolitan area and vis...

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Q: Goltra Clinic is considering investing in new heart-monitoring equipment.

Goltra Clinic is considering investing in new heart-monitoring equipment. It has two options: Option A would have an initial lower cost but would require a significant expenditure for rebuilding after...

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Q: Goldbloom Corp. is thinking about opening a soccer camp in southern

Goldbloom Corp. is thinking about opening a soccer camp in southern California. To start the camp, Goldbloom would need to purchase land and build four soccer fields and a sleeping and dining facility...

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Q: Morello Inc. manufactures basketballs for the National Basketball Association (NBA

Morello Inc. manufactures basketballs for the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first 6 months of 2014, the company reported the following operating results while operating at 90% of plan...

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Q: The management of Gill Corporation is trying to decide whether to continue

The management of Gill Corporation is trying to decide whether to continue\ manufacturing a part or to buy it from an outside supplier. The part, called FIZBE, is a component of the companyâ ...

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