Questions from General Accounting


Q: Williams Company began operations in January 2015 with two operating (selling

Williams Company began operations in January 2015 with two operating (selling) departments and one service (office) department. Its departmental income statements follow. Williams plans to open a th...

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Q: Vortex Company operates a retail store with two departments. Information about

Vortex Company operates a retail store with two departments. Information about those departments follows. The company also incurred the following indirect costs. Indirect costs are allocated as fo...

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Q: Georgia Orchards produced a good crop of peaches this year. After

Georgia Orchards produced a good crop of peaches this year. After preparing the following income statement, the company believes it should have given its No. 3 peaches to charity and saved its efforts...

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Q: Factor Company is planning to add a new product to its line

Factor Company is planning to add a new product to its line. To manufacture this product, the company needs to buy a new machine at a $480,000 cost with an expected four-year life and a $20,000 salvag...

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Q: Most Company has an opportunity to invest in one of two new

Most Company has an opportunity to invest in one of two new projects. Project Y requires a $350,000 investment for new machinery with a four-year life and no salvage value. Project Z requires a $350,0...

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Q: Manning Corporation is considering a new project requiring a $90,

Manning Corporation is considering a new project requiring a $90,000 investment in test equipment with no salvage value. The project would produce $66,000 of pretax income before depreciation at the e...

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Q: Jones Products manufactures and sells to wholesalers approximately 400,000 packages

Jones Products manufactures and sells to wholesalers approximately 400,000 packages per year of underwater markers at $6 per package. Annual costs for the production and sale of this quantity are show...

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Q: Edgerron Company is able to produce two products, G and B

Edgerron Company is able to produce two products, G and B, with the same machine in its factory. The following information is available. The company presently operates the machine for a single eight...

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Q: Elegant Decor Company’s management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department

Elegant Decor Company’s management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department 200, which has produced losses or low profits for several years. The company’...

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Q: NSA Company produces baseball bats. Each bat requires 3 pounds of

NSA Company produces baseball bats. Each bat requires 3 pounds of aluminum alloy. Management predicts that 8,000 bats and 15,000 pounds of aluminum alloy will be in inventory on March 31 of the curren...

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