Questions from Managerial Accounting


Q: What are controllable costs?

What are controllable costs?

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Q: Maryanne Dinardo manages an auto dealership’s service department. The recent month’s

Maryanne Dinardo manages an auto dealership’s service department. The recent month’s income statement for his department follows. (1) Analyze the items on the inco...

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Q: Windmire Company manufactures and sells to local wholesalers approximately 300,000

Windmire Company manufactures and sells to local wholesalers approximately 300,000 units per month at a sales price of $4 per unit. Monthly costs for the production and sale of this quantity follow....

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Q: Mervin Company produces circuit boards that sell for $8 per unit

Mervin Company produces circuit boards that sell for $8 per unit. It currently has capacity to produce 600,000 circuit boards per year, but is selling 550,000 boards per year. Annual costs for the 550...

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Q: Alto Company currently produces component TH1 for its sole product. The

Alto Company currently produces component TH1 for its sole product. The current cost per unit to manufacture its required 400,000 units of TH1 follows. Direct materials . . . . . . . . . . . $1.20 Di...

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Q: Micron Manufacturing produces electronic equipment. This year, it produced 7

Micron Manufacturing produces electronic equipment. This year, it produced 7,500 oscilloscopes at a manufacturing cost of $300 each. These oscilloscopes were damaged in the warehouse during storage an...

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Q: Sung Company is able to produce two products, R and T

Sung Company is able to produce two products, R and T, with the same machine in its factory. The following information is available. The company presently operates the machine for a single eight-hou...

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Q: Near the end of 2013, the management of Dimsdale Sports Co

Near the end of 2013, the management of Dimsdale Sports Co., a merchandising company, prepared the following estimated balance sheet for December 31, 2013. To prepare a master budget for January, Fe...

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Q: Esme Company’s management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department Z

Esme Company’s management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department Z, which has produced low profits or losses for several years. The company’s 2013 depa...

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Q: Garcia Company has 10,000 units of its product that were

Garcia Company has 10,000 units of its product that were produced last year at a total cost of $150,000. The units were damaged in a rain storm because the warehouse where they were stored developed a...

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