Questions from General Accounting


Q: Luxman Company has several processing departments. Costs charged to the Assembly

Luxman Company has several processing departments. Costs charged to the Assembly Department for October 2014 totaled $1,298,400 as follows. Production records show that 25,000 units were in beginnin...

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Q: Swinn Company manufactures bicycles. Materials are added at the beginning of

Swinn Company manufactures bicycles. Materials are added at the beginning of the production process, and conversion costs are incurred uniformly. Production and cost data for the month of May are as f...

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Q: VideoPlus, Inc. manufactures two types of DVD players, a

VideoPlus, Inc. manufactures two types of DVD players, a deluxe model and a standard model. The deluxe model is a multi-format progressive-scan DVD player with networking capability, Dolby digital, an...

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Q: Luxury Furniture designs and builds factory-made, premium, wood

Luxury Furniture designs and builds factory-made, premium, wood armoires for homes. All are of white oak. Its budgeted manufacturing overhead costs for the year 2014 are as follows. Overhead Cost Poo...

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Q: Merando Corporation produces two grades of wine from grapes that it buys

Merando Corporation produces two grades of wine from grapes that it buys from California growers. It produces and sells roughly 600,000 gallon jugs per year of a low-cost, high-volume product called V...

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Q: Smith and Jones is a law firm that serves both individuals and

Smith and Jones is a law firm that serves both individuals and corporations. A controversy has developed between the partners of the two service lines as to who is contributing the greater amount to t...

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Q: The Sasoon Barber Shop employs four barbers. One barber, who

The Sasoon Barber Shop employs four barbers. One barber, who also serves as the manager, is paid a salary of $3,000 per month. The other barbers are paid $1,500 per month. In addition, each barber is...

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Q: Olgivie Company had a bad year in 2013. For the first

Olgivie Company had a bad year in 2013. For the first time in its history, it operated at a loss. The company’s income statement showed the following results from selling 60,000 unit...

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Q: Alma Ortiz is the advertising manager for CostLess Shoe Store. She

Alma Ortiz is the advertising manager for CostLess Shoe Store. She is currently working on a major promotional campaign. Her ideas include the installation of a new lighting system and increased displ...

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Q: Production costs chargeable to the Finishing Department in May at Kim Company

Production costs chargeable to the Finishing Department in May at Kim Company are materials $8,000, labor $20,000, overhead $18,000, and transferred-in costs $67,000. Equivalent units of production ar...

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