BSU Inc. wants to purchase a new machine for $29,300, excluding $1,500 of installation costs. The old machine was bought five years ago and had an expected economic life of 10 years without salvage value. This old machine now has a book value of $2,000, and BSU Inc. expects to sell it for that amount. The new machine would decrease operating costs by $7,000 each year of its economic life. The straight-line depreciation method would be used for the new machine, for a six-year period with no salvage value. Instructions: (a) Determine the cash payback period. (b) Determine the approximate internal rate of return. (c) Assuming the company has a required rate of return of 10%, state your conclusion on whether the new machine should be purchased.
> In year 1, Highrise Company contracts to manufacture a piece of customized equipment for a customer. The contract will take two years to complete. The contract price is $250,000 and the company estimates total costs of $220,000. Actual costs incurred are
> Betsy receives a salary of $50,000 from her employer (a retail clothing store) and several fringe benefits. Her employer pays premiums of $300 for her $40,000 group term life insurance coverage and pays $3,200 for medical insurance premiums. Her employer
> Realty Corporation, an accrual-basis, calendar-year corporation, agrees to rent office space to Tenant Company for $3,000 per month beginning on January 1, year 2. On December 15, year 1, Tenant gives Realty Corporation a $3,000 deposit in addition to re
> At the end of October, year 1, Dunbar Corporation hired Specialty Training, an accrual-basis, calendar-year taxpayer, to provide a six-week training program for its employees. Dunbar paid Specialty its full training fee of $30,000 on the first day of tra
> Beta Corporation received permission to change its tax year from a calendar year to a year ending August 31. Its income for the eight months ending August 31 is $96,000. What is Beta Corporation’s tax liability for its short tax year?
> On October 1, Bender Company (a calendar-year, cash-basis taxpayer) signs a lease with Realco Corporation to rent office space for 36 months. Bender obtains favorable monthly payments of $600 by agreeing to prepay the rent for the entire 36-month period.
> Tom is 68 years old. His employer pays the premiums for group term life insurance coverage of $110,000. The cost for Tom’s coverage is $3,000. a. If the plan providing this coverage is nondiscriminatory and Tom is not a key employee, how much gross inco
> Amy, a cash-basis taxpayer, received a salary of $100,000 during years 1, 2, and 3. Amy also was awarded a $30,000 bonus that was accrued by her employer, Vargus Corporation (an accrualbasis, calendar-year C corporation), in December of year 1 but which
> Charlie, who is in the 39.6 percent marginal tax bracket, is the president and sole owner of Charlie Corporation (a C corporation in the 34 percent tax bracket). His current salary is $700,000 per year. What are the income and FICA tax consequences if th
> Rebecca is single and an employee of Grand Corporation. In 2017 Rebecca’s salary was $190,000 and she earned a bonus of $45,000. How much in Social Security and Medicare taxes must be paid by Grand Corporation and how much of these taxes can it deduct? H
> What is a long-term contract? Briefly describe the two possible accounting treatments for long-term contracts.
> What is the purpose of the DIF formula? What happens if someone has a high DIF score?
> Moore Wholesalers is preparing its merchandise purchases budget. Budgeted sales are $400,000 for April and $480,000 for May. Cost of goods sold is expected to be 65% of sales. The company’s desired ending inventory is 20% of the following month’s cost of
> Bruno Industries expects credit sales for January, February, and March to be $200,000, $260,000, and $300,000, respectively. It is expected that 75% of the sales will be collected in the month of sale, and 25% will be collected in the following month. Co
> Pierre’s Hair Salon is considering opening a new location in French Lick, California. The cost of building a new salon is $300,000. A new salon will normally generate annual revenues of $70,000, with annual expenses (including depreciation) of $41,500. A
> Noble Company classifies its selling and administrative expense budget into variable and fixed components. Variable expenses are expected to be $22,000 in the first quarter, and $4,000 increments are expected in the remaining quarters of 2014. Fixed expe
> For Roche Inc., variable manufacturing overhead costs are expected to be $20,000 in the first quarter of 2014, with $5,000 increments in each of the remaining three quarters. Fixed overhead costs are estimated to be $40,000 in each quarter. Prepare the m
> The standard cost of product 777 includes 2 units of direct materials at $6.00 per unit. During August, the company bought 29,000 units of materials at $6.30 and used those materials to produce 16,000 units. Compute the total, price, and quantity varianc
> The Wellstone Division operates as a profit center. It reports the following for the year. Prepare a responsibility report for the Wellstone Division at December 31, 2014. Budget $2,000,000 Actual Sales $1,860,000 Variable costs 800,000 760,000 Con
> Palermo Company estimates that unit sales will be 10,000 in quarter 1; 12,000 in quarter 2; 15,000 in quarter 3; and 18,000 in quarter 4. Using a sales price of $70 per unit, prepare the sales budget by quarters for the year ending December 31, 2014.
> Voorhees, Inc. reports the following financial information. Average operating assets …………………………………. $3,000,000 Controllable margin ……………………………………………$ 660,000 Minimum rate of return ………………………………………………..10% Compute the return on investment and the residu
> Vilas Company is considering a capital investment of $190,000 in additional productive facilities. The new machinery is expected to have a useful life of 5 years with no salvage value. Depreciation is by the straight-line method. During the life of the i
> Jacque Company accumulated the following standard cost data concerning product I-Tal. Direct materials per unit: 2 pounds at $5 per pound Direct labor per unit: 0.2 hours at $15 per hour Manufacturing overhead: Predetermined rate is 125% of direct labor
> Dalby Company has accumulated the following budget data for the year 2014. 1. Sales: 30,000 units, unit selling price $85. 2. Cost of one unit of finished goods: direct materials 2 pounds at $5 per pound, direct labor 3 hours at $15 per hour, and manufac
> Fuqua Company’s sales budget projects unit sales of part 198Z of 10,000 units in January, 12,000 units in February, and 13,000 units in March. Each unit of part 198Z requires 4 pounds of materials, which cost $2 per pound. Fuqua Company desires its endin
> In May 2014, the budget committee of Grand Stores assembles the following data in preparation of budgeted merchandise purchases for the month of June. 1. Expected sales: June $500,000, July $600,000. 2. Cost of goods sold is expected to be 75% of sales.
> Lager Dental Clinic is a medium-sized dental service specializing in family dental care. The clinic is currently preparing the master budget for the first 2 quarters of 2014. All that remains in this process is the cash budget. The following information
> The costs listed below relate to a variety of different decision situations. Cost Decision 1. Unavoidable fixed overhead Eliminate an unprofitable segment 2. Direct labor Make or buy 3. Original cost
> Twyla Company operates a small factory in which it manufactures two products: C and D. Production and sales results for last year were as follows. For purposes of simplicity, the firm averages total fixed costs over the total number of units of C and D
> Cawley Company makes three models of tasers. Information on the three products is given below. Fixed expenses consist of $300,000 of common costs allocated to the three products based on relative sales, and additional fixed expenses of $30,000 (Tingler
> Aaron Corporation is projecting a cash balance of $30,000 in its December 31, 2013, balance sheet. Aaron’s schedule of expected collections from customers for the first quarter of 2014 shows total collections of $180,000. The schedule of expected payment
> Johnson Enterprises uses a computer to handle its sales invoices. Lately, business has been so good that it takes an extra 3 hours per night, plus every third Saturday, to keep up with the volume of sales invoices. Management is considering updating its
> On January 2, 2013, Benson Hospital purchased a $100,000 special radiology scanner from Picard Inc. The scanner had a useful life of 4 years and was estimated to have no disposal value at the end of its useful life. The straight-line method of depreciati
> Jobs, Inc. has recently started the manufacture of Tri-Robo, a three-wheeled robot that can scan a home for fires and gas leaks and then transmit this information to a mobile phone. The cost structure to manufacture 20,000 Tri-Robos is as follows. Cost
> A company manufactures three products using the same production process. The costs incurred up to the split-off point are $200,000. These costs are allocated to the products on the basis of their sales value at the split-off point. The number of units pr
> Duncan Company combines its operating expenses for budget purposes in a selling and administrative expense budget. For the first 6 months of 2014, the following dataare available. 1. Sales: 20,000 units quarter 1; 22,000 units quarter 2. 2. Variable cost
> Adler Company has always done some planning for the future, but the company has never prepared a formal budget. Now that the company is growing larger, it is considering preparing a budget. Instructions: Write a memo to Jim Dixon, the president of Adler
> Rachel Rey recently opened her own basketweaving studio. She sells finished baskets in addition to the raw materials needed by customers to weave baskets of their own. Rachel has put together a variety of raw material kits, each including materials at va
> Rodriguez, Inc., is preparing its direct labor budget for 2014 from the following production budget based on a calendar year. Each unit requires 1.5 hours of direct labor. Instructions: Prepare a direct labor budget for 2014. Wage rates are expected t
> Gibbs Company purchases sails and produces sailboats. It currently produces 1,200 sailboats per year, operating at normal capacity, which is about 80% of full capacity. Gibbs purchases sails at $250 each, but the company is considering using the excess c
> On January 1, 2014, the Hardin Company budget committee has reached agreement on the following data for the 6 months ending June 30, 2014. Sales units: First quarter 5,000; second quarter 6,000; third quarter 7,000. Ending raw materials inventory: 40% of
> Dallas Industries has adopted the following production budget for the first 4 months of 2014. Each unit requires 2 pounds of raw materials costing $2 per pound. On December 31, 2013, the ending raw materials inventory was 4,000 pounds. Management wants
> Klean Fiber Company is the creator of Y-Go, a technology that weaves silver into its fabrics to kill bacteria and odor on clothing while managing heat. Y-Go has become very popular as an undergarment for sports activities. Operating at capacity, the comp
> Leno Company manufactures toasters. For the first 8 months of 2014, the company reported the following operating results while operating at 75% of plant capacity: Sales (350,000 units) ……………………………………..$4,375,000 Cost of goods sold …………………………………………...2,6
> Chudrick Inc. makes unfinished bookcases that it sells for $62. Production costs are $36 variable and $10 fixed. Because it has unused capacity, Chudrick is considering finishing the bookcases and selling them for $70. Variable finishing costs are expect
> Gruden Company produces golf discs which it normally sells to retailers for $7 each. The cost of manufacturing 20,000 golf discs is: Materials ……………………………………$ 10,000 Labor ……………………………………………30,000 Variable overhead ……………………….... 20,000 Fixed overhead ………
> Ortega has prepared the following list of statements about decision-making and incremental analysis. 1. The first step in management’s decision-making process is, “Determine and evaluate possible courses of action.” 2. The final step in management’s deci
> Brady Service Center just purchased an automobile hoist for $35,000. The hoist has an 8-year life and an estimated salvage value of $3,000. Installation costs and freight charges were $3,300 and $700, respectively. Brady uses straight-line depreciation.
> Ueker Company is considering three capital expenditure projects. Relevant data for the projects are as follows. Annual income is constant over the life of the project. Each project is expected to have zero salvage value at the end of the project. Ueker
> Eisler Corporation is involved in the business of injection molding of plastics. It is considering the purchase of a new computer-aided design and manufacturing machine for $430,000. The company believes that with this new machine it will improve product
> Hiland Inc. manufactures snowsuits. Hiland is considering purchasing a new sewing machine at a cost of $2.45 million. Its existing machine was purchased five years ago at a price of $1.8 million; six months ago, Hiland spent $55,000 to keep it operationa
> BAP Corporation is reviewing an investment proposal. The initial cost and estimates of the book value of the investment at the end of each year, the net cash flows for each year, and the net income for each year are presented in the schedule below. All c
> Palo Alto Corporation is considering purchasing a new delivery truck. The truck has many advantages over the company’s current truck (not the least of which is that it runs). The new truck would cost $56,000. Because of the increased capacity, reduced ma
> You have been given the following information about the production of Horatio Co., and are asked to provide the plant manager with information for a meeting with the vice president of operations. Standard Cost Card Direct materials (5 pounds at $4 per p
> Perine Company has 2,000 pounds of raw materials in its December 31, 2013, ending inventory. Required production for January and February of 2014 are 4,000 and 5,000 units, respectively. Two pounds of raw materials are needed for each unit, and the estim
> The following direct materials and direct labor data pertain to the operations of Laurel Company for the month of August. Instructions: (a) Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for materials and labor. (b) Provide two possible explanations
> Lewis Company’s standard labor cost of producing one unit of Product DD is 4 hours at the rate of $12.00 per hour. During August, 40,600 hours of labor are incurred at a cost of $12.15 per hour to produce 10,000 units of Product DD. Instructions: (a) Co
> Monte Services, Inc. is trying to establish the standard labor cost of a typical oil change. The following data have been collected from time and motion studies conducted over the past month. Actual time spent on the oil change ……………………………..1.0 hour Hou
> Kimm Company has gathered the following information about its product. Direct materials. Each unit of product contains 4.5 pounds of materials. The average waste and spoilage per unit produced under normal conditions is 0.5 pounds. Materials cost $5 per
> Alona Company’s overhead rate was based on estimates of $200,000 for overhead costs and 20,000 direct labor hours. Alona’s standards allow 2 hours of direct labor per unit produced. Production in May was 900 units, and actual overhead incurred in May was
> The loan department of Calgary Bank uses standard costs to determine the overhead cost of processing loan applications. During the current month, a fire occurred, and the accounting records for the department were mostly destroyed. The data shown below w
> The information shown below was taken from the annual manufacturing overhead cost budget of Samantha Company. Variable manufacturing overhead costs ………………………………..$34,650 Fixed manufacturing overhead costs ……………………………………$19,800 Normal production level in
> Data for Nona Inc. are given in E23-7. Data given in E23-7: Nona Inc., which produces a single product, has prepared the following standard cost sheet for one unit of the product. Direct materials (8 pounds at $2.50 per pound) ……………..20 Direct labor (3
> Stiller Company uses a standard cost accounting system. Some of the ledger accounts have been destroyed in a fire. The controller asks your help in reconstructing some missing entries and balances. Instructions: Answer the following questions. (a) Mater
> Vista Company installed a standard cost system on January 1. Selected transactions for the month of January are as follows. 1. Purchased 18,000 units of raw materials on account at a cost of $4.50 per unit. Standard cost was $4.40 per unit. 2. Issued 18,
> At Jaymes Company, it costs $30 per unit ($20 variable and $10 fixed) to make a product at full capacity that normally sells for $45. A foreign wholesaler offers to buy 3,000 units at $25 each. Jaymes will incur special shipping costs of $2 per unit. Ass
> The following is a list of terms related to performance evaluation. 1. Balanced scorecard 5. Customer perspective 2. Variance 6. Internal process perspective 3. Learning and growth perspective 7. Ideal standards 4. Nonfinancial measures
> Wallowa Company is considering a long-term investment project called ZIP. ZIP will require an investment of $120,000. It will have a useful life of 4 years and no salvage value. Annual revenues would increase by $80,000, and annual expenses (excluding de
> Wallowa Company is considering a long-term investment project called ZIP. ZIP will require an investment of $120,000. It will have a useful life of 4 years and no salvage value. Annual cash inflows would increase by $80,000, and annual cash outflows woul
> Wallowa Company is considering a long-term investment project called ZIP. ZIP will require an investment of $120,000. It will have a useful life of 4 years and no salvage value. Annual cash inflows would increase by $80,000, and annual cash outflows woul
> The standard cost of product 5252 includes 1.9 hours of direct labor at $14.00 per hour. The predetermined overhead rate is $22.00 per direct labor hour. During July, the company incurred 4,100 hours of direct labor at an average rate of $14.30 per hour
> The service division of Raney Industries reported the following results for 2013. Sales ………………………………………………………$500,000 Variable costs ……………………………………………300,000 Controllable fixed costs ………………………………. 75,000 Average operating assets …………………………..625,000 Man
> Mussatto Company expects to produce 50,000 units of product IOA during the current year. Budgeted variable manufacturing costs per unit are direct materials $7, direct labor $13, and overhead $18. Annual budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead costs are $9
> Ash Creek Company is preparing its budgeted income statement for 2014. Relevant data pertaining to its sales, production, and direct materials budgets can be found in Do it! 21-3. In addition, Ash Creek budgets 0.3 hours of direct labor per unit, labor
> Ash Creek Company is preparing its master budget for 2014. Relevant data pertaining to its sales, production, and direct materials budgets are as follows. Sales. Sales for the year are expected to total 1,000,000 units. Quarterly sales are 20%, 20%, 30%,
> Zeller Company estimates that 2014 unit sales will be 20,000 in quarter 1, 24,000 in quarter 2, and 29,000 in quarter 3, at a unit selling price of $20. Management desires to have ending finished goods inventory equal to 10% of the next quarter’s expecte
> Blake Romney became Chief Executive Officer of Peters Inc. two years ago. At the time, the company was reporting lagging profits, and Blake was brought in to “stir things up.” The company has three divisions, electronics, fiber optics, and plumbing suppl
> Batista Company management wants to maintain a minimum monthly cash balance of $20,000. At the beginning of April, the cash balance is $25,000, expected cash receipts for April are $245,000, and cash disbursements are expected to be $255,000. How much ca
> Gator Corporation manufactures several types of accessories. For the year, the gloves and mittens line had sales of $500,000, variable expenses of $370,000, and fixed expenses of $150,000. Therefore, the gloves and mittens line had a net loss of $20,000.
> Mesa Verde manufactures unpainted furniture for the do-it-yourself (DIY) market. It currently sells a table for $75. Production costs are $40 variable and $10 fixed. Mesa Verde is considering staining and sealing the table to sell it for $100. Variable c
> Rubble Company must decide whether to make or buy some of its components. The costs of producing 60,000 switches for its generators are as follows. Instead of making the switches at an average cost of $2.95 ($177,000 4 60,000), the company has an oppor
> The March 31, 2011, edition of the Wall Street Journal includes an article by Russell Gold entitled “Solar Gains Traction—Thanks to Subsidies.” Instructions: Read the article and answer the following questions. (a) What was the total cost of the solar p
> Refer back to E24-9 to address the following. Data in E24-9: Brady Service Center just purchased an automobile hoist for $35,000. The hoist has an 8-year life and an estimated salvage value of $3,000. Installation costs and freight charges were $3,300 a
> Do you think that standard costs are used only in making products like wheel bearings and hamburgers? Think again. Standards influence virtually every aspect of our lives. For example, the next time you call to schedule an appointment with your doctor, a
> From the time you first entered school many years ago, instructors have been measuring and evaluating you by imposing standards. In addition, many of you will pursue professions that administer professional examinations to attain recognized certification
> At Symond Company, production workers in the Painting Department are paid on the basis of productivity. The labor time standard for a unit of production is established through periodic time studies conducted by Douglas Management Consultants. In a time s
> The setting of standards is critical to the effective use of standards in evaluating performance. Instructions: Explain the following in a memo to your instructor. (a) The comparative advantages and disadvantages of ideal versus normal standards. (b) Th
> Chicksaw Company uses the following budgets: Balance Sheet, Capital Expenditure, Cash, Direct Labor, Direct Materials, Income Statement, Manufacturing Overhead, Production, Sales, and Selling and Administrative. Prepare a diagram of the interrelationship
> You might hear people say that they “need to learn to live within a budget.” The funny thing is that most people who say this haven’t actually prepared a personal budget, nor do they intend to. Instead, what they are referring to is a vaguely defined, po
> In order to get your personal finances under control, you need to prepare a personal budget. Assume that you have compiled the following information regarding your expected cash flows for a typical month. Instructions: Using the information above, prep
> You are an accountant in the budgetary, projections, and special projects department of Fernetti Conductor, Inc., a large manufacturing company. The president, Richard Brown, asks you on very short notice to prepare some sales and income projections cove
> In order to better serve their rural patients, Drs. Joe and Rick Parcells (brothers) began giving safety seminars. Especially popular were their “emergency-preparedness” talks given to farmers. Many people asked whether the “kit&rdquo
> You might hear people say that they “need to learn to live within a budget.” The funny thing is that most people who say this haven’t actually prepared a personal budget, nor do they intend to. Instead, what they are referring to is a vaguely defined, po
> In order to get your personal finances under control, you need to prepare a personal budget. Assume that you have compiled the following information regarding your expected cash flows for a typical month. Instructions: Using the information above, prep
> What are joint products? What accounting issue results from the production process that creates joint products?
> You are an accountant in the budgetary, projections, and special projects department of Fernetti Conductor, Inc., a large manufacturing company. The president, Richard Brown, asks you on very short notice to prepare some sales and income projections cove
> What is the decision rule in deciding whether to sell a product or process it further?
> Define the term “opportunity cost.” How may this cost be relevant in a make-or-buy decision?
> Emil Corporation has an opportunity to buy parts at $9 each that currently cost $12 to make. What manufacturing costs are relevant to this make-or-buy decision?
> What data are relevant in deciding whether to accept an order at a special price?
