Questions from Managerial Accounting


Q: What is decentralization?

What is decentralization?

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Q: A&Z Company sells products both domestically and internationally. Fixed

A&Z Company sells products both domestically and internationally. Fixed costs totaled $5,000,000 last year. In an effort to increase its total sales volume, A&Z plans to spend an additional $1...

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Q: Florida Favorites Company produces toy alligators and toy dolphins. Fixed costs

Florida Favorites Company produces toy alligators and toy dolphins. Fixed costs are $1,290,000 per year. Sales revenue and variable costs per unit are as follow: Required (a) Suppose the company curr...

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Q: Gilmark Company has 10,000 obsolete lamps carried in inventory at

Gilmark Company has 10,000 obsolete lamps carried in inventory at a cost of $12 each. They can be sold as they are for $4 each. They can be reworked, however, at a total cost of $55,000 and sold for $...

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Q: Berry Company produces and sells 30,000 cases of fruit preserves

Berry Company produces and sells 30,000 cases of fruit preserves each year. The following information reflects a breakdown of its costs: Berry marks up its prices 40% over full costs. It has surplus...

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Q: Classify each of the following as a variable or fixed cost

Classify each of the following as a variable or fixed cost with respect to a unit of production: a. Salaries of production supervisors. b. Steel used in automobile production. c. Wood used in furnitur...

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Q: Shannon O’Reilly is trying to decide whether to continue to take public

Shannon O’Reilly is trying to decide whether to continue to take public transportation to work or to purchase a car. Before making her decision, she would like to compare the cost of using public tran...

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Q: Johnson Company and Smith Company are competing firms that offer limousine service

Johnson Company and Smith Company are competing firms that offer limousine service from the Charlesburg airport. While Johnson pays most of its employees on a per-ride basis, Smith prefers to pay its...

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Q: Last month, Capetini Capacitor Company sold capacitors to its distributors for

Last month, Capetini Capacitor Company sold capacitors to its distributors for $250 per capacitor. The sales level of 3,000 capacitors per month was less than the single-shift capacity of 4,400 capaci...

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Q: Capilano Containers Company specializes in making high-quality customized containers to

Capilano Containers Company specializes in making high-quality customized containers to order. Its agreement with the labor union ensures employment for all its employees and a fixed payroll of $80,00...

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