Questions from Managerial Accounting


Q: Use the information in the following table to compute each department’s contribution

Use the information in the following table to compute each department’s contribution to overhead (both in dollars and as a percent). Which department contributes the largest dollar a...

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Q: Compute return on assets for each of the divisions below (each

Compute return on assets for each of the divisions below (each is an investment center). Comment on the relative performance of each investment center.

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Q: Fill in the blanks in the schedule below for two separate investment

Fill in the blanks in the schedule below for two separate investment centers A and B. Round answers to the nearest whole percent.

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Q: The Windshield division of Fast Car Co. makes windshields for use

The Windshield division of Fast Car Co. makes windshields for use in Fast Car’s Assembly division. The Windshield division incurs variable costs of $200 per windshield and has capacity to make 500,000...

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Q: Refer to information in QS 9-11. If the Windshield

Refer to information in QS 9-11. If the Windshield division has excess capacity, what is the range of possible transfer prices that could be used on transfers between the Windshield and Assembly divis...

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Q: Adria Lopez’s two departments, computer consulting services and computer workstation furniture

Adria Lopez’s two departments, computer consulting services and computer workstation furniture manufacturing, have each been profitable. Adria has heard of the balanced scorecard and wants you to prov...

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Q: Revenues for three of Polaris’s four segments for the year ending December

Revenues for three of Polaris’s four segments for the year ending December 31, 2011 are reported below. Assume that Polaris reports operating expenses for each of its segments for th...

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Q: Access KTM’s 2011 annual report dated December 31, 2011, from

Access KTM’s 2011 annual report dated December 31, 2011, from its Website www.KTM.com. Identify and read the section in the Group Status Report—2011, section 12, regarding Sustainability. Required KT...

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Q: What is a joint cost? How are joint costs usually allocated

What is a joint cost? How are joint costs usually allocated among the products produced from them?

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Q: Polaris and Arctic Cat sell several different products; most are profitable

Polaris and Arctic Cat sell several different products; most are profitable but some are not. Teams of employees in each company make advertising, investment, and product mix decisions. A certain port...

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