Questions from General Accounting


Q: Palo Alto Corporation is considering purchasing a new delivery truck. The

Palo Alto Corporation is considering purchasing a new delivery truck. The truck has many advantages over the company’s current truck (not the least of which is that it runs). The new truck would cost...

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Q: BAP Corporation is reviewing an investment proposal. The initial cost and

BAP Corporation is reviewing an investment proposal. The initial cost and estimates of the book value of the investment at the end of each year, the net cash flows for each year, and the net income fo...

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Q: Hiland Inc. manufactures snowsuits. Hiland is considering purchasing a new

Hiland Inc. manufactures snowsuits. Hiland is considering purchasing a new sewing machine at a cost of $2.45 million. Its existing machine was purchased five years ago at a price of $1.8 million; six...

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Q: Eisler Corporation is involved in the business of injection molding of plastics

Eisler Corporation is involved in the business of injection molding of plastics. It is considering the purchase of a new computer-aided design and manufacturing machine for $430,000. The company belie...

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Q: BSU Inc. wants to purchase a new machine for $29

BSU Inc. wants to purchase a new machine for $29,300, excluding $1,500 of installation costs. The old machine was bought five years ago and had an expected economic life of 10 years without salvage va...

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Q: Ueker Company is considering three capital expenditure projects. Relevant data for

Ueker Company is considering three capital expenditure projects. Relevant data for the projects are as follows. Annual income is constant over the life of the project. Each project is expected to ha...

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Q: Brady Service Center just purchased an automobile hoist for $35,

Brady Service Center just purchased an automobile hoist for $35,000. The hoist has an 8-year life and an estimated salvage value of $3,000. Installation costs and freight charges were $3,300 and $700,...

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Q: Ortega has prepared the following list of statements about decision-making

Ortega has prepared the following list of statements about decision-making and incremental analysis. 1. The first step in management’s decision-making process is, “Determine and evaluate possible cour...

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Q: Gruden Company produces golf discs which it normally sells to retailers for

Gruden Company produces golf discs which it normally sells to retailers for $7 each. The cost of manufacturing 20,000 golf discs is: Materials ……………………………………$ 10,000 Labor ……………………………………………30,000 Var...

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Q: Chudrick Inc. makes unfinished bookcases that it sells for $62

Chudrick Inc. makes unfinished bookcases that it sells for $62. Production costs are $36 variable and $10 fixed. Because it has unused capacity, Chudrick is considering finishing the bookcases and sel...

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