Questions from Managerial Accounting


Q: During Year 1, Rooney Manufacturing Company incurred $8,000

During Year 1, Rooney Manufacturing Company incurred $8,000,000 of research and development (R&D) costs to create a long-life battery to use in computers. In accordance with FASB standards, the entire...

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Q: Anne Wood was talking to another accounting student, Don Kirby.

Anne Wood was talking to another accounting student, Don Kirby. Upon discovering that the accounting department offered an upper-level course in cost measurement, Anne remarked to Don, “How difficult...

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Q: The following financial statements model shows the effects of recognizing depreciation in

The following financial statements model shows the effects of recognizing depreciation in two different circumstances. One circumstance represents recognizing depreciation on equipment used in a facto...

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Q: After reviewing the financial statements of Perez Company, Lou Brewer concluded

After reviewing the financial statements of Perez Company, Lou Brewer concluded that the company was a service company. Mr. Brewer based his conclusion on the fact that Perez’s financial statements di...

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Q: Becky Shelton, a marketing coordinator for Douglass Enterprises, is in

Becky Shelton, a marketing coordinator for Douglass Enterprises, is in charge of ordering the T-shirts to be sold for the company’s annual fund-raising project. The T-shirts are printed with a special...

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Q: Gwen Pet Supplies purchases its inventory from a variety of suppliers,

Gwen Pet Supplies purchases its inventory from a variety of suppliers, some of which require a six-week lead time before delivering the goods. To ensure that she has a sufficient supply of goods on ha...

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Q: Vulcan College School of Business is divided into three departments: accounting

Vulcan College School of Business is divided into three departments: accounting, marketing, and management. Relevant information for each of the departments follows. Vulcan is a private school that ex...

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Q: The CFO of the Jordan Microscope Corporation intentionally misclassified a downstream transportation

The CFO of the Jordan Microscope Corporation intentionally misclassified a downstream transportation expense in the amount of $575,000 as a product cost in an accounting period when the company made 5...

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Q: In February 2006, former senator Warren Rudman of New Hampshire completed

In February 2006, former senator Warren Rudman of New Hampshire completed a 17-month investigation of an $11 billion accounting scandal at Fannie Mae (a major enterprise involved in home mortgage fina...

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Q: Soundwave Company manufactures and sells high-quality audio speakers. The

Soundwave Company manufactures and sells high-quality audio speakers. The speakers are encased in solid walnut cabinets supplied by Walton Cabinet, Inc. Walton packages the speakers in durable moistur...

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