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> Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reported the following data (in millions) for a recent year: 1. Compute the return on total assets. Round to one decimal place. 2. Compute the return on stockholders’ equity. Round to one decimal place. 3.

> Divide responsibilities between two groups, with one group going to the home page of The Palladium Group at http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com, and the second group going to the home page of Stern Stewart & Co. at http://www.eva.com. The Palladium Group is

> Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) operates membership warehouses throughout the United States and the world. Fifteen Costco metrics and recent initiatives are as follows: 1. Increasing same store sales 2. Improving safety procedures for warehouse prepa

> A bank manager of Oxford First Bank Inc. uses the managerial accounting system to track the costs of operating the various departments within the bank. The departments include Cash Management, Trust, Commercial Loans, Mortgage Loans, Operations, Credit C

> Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) provides passenger services throughout the United States and the world. Fifteen Delta metrics and recent initiatives are as follows: 1. Using a mobile phone app that allows passengers to monitor their place in standby and firs

> Several years ago, United Parcel Service (UPS) believed that the Internet was going to change the parcel delivery market and would require UPS to become a more nimble and customer focused organization. As a result, UPS replaced its old measurement system

> American Express Company (AXP) is a major financial services company, noted for its American Express card. Below are some of the performance measures used by the company in its balanced scorecard. For each measure, identify

> Using the results of MBA 13-6 and MBA 13-7, compare the operating results of Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Southwest Airlines (LUV). Data from MBA 13-6: Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported the following data (in millions) for three recent years. Data from MBA

> Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) reported the following data (in millions) for a recent year. Southwest refers to its utilization rates as “passenger load factor.” 1. Compute the passenger load factor (utilization rate)

> Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported the following data (in millions) for three recent years. Delta refers to its utilization rates as “passenger load factor.” 1. Compute the passenger load factor (utilization rate) for ea

> The East Memorial Hospital measures occupancy using the number of patient beds used during a month. Patient data for the months of January, February, and March are as follow: East Memorial Hospital has 1,000 rooms, which includes 200 private rooms with

> Stop-N-Stay and Paradise Inn operate motels across the northwest. Operating data for each chain are as follows: For August, each chain reported the following: 1. Determine the occupancy rate for Stop-N-Stay for August. 2 Determine the occupancy rate

> Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) and Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) reported the following occupancy data for two recent years: 1. Comment on Hilton’s occupancy rate for Years 1 and 2. 2. Comment on Marriott’

> Hendrick Motorsports sponsors cars and drivers in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)’s Sprint Cup Series. Performance data for three recent years are as follows: Performance data for Hendrick Motorsports&acirc

> Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Health System in Norfolk, Virginia, introduced a new budgeting method that allowed the hospital’s annual plan to be updated for changes in actual operations. For example, if the budget was based on 1,000 patien

> Perez Inc. manufactures various types of furniture including couches, tables, and chairs. During April, wood for 1,000 tables entered into the cutting process where wood is cut to design specifications. After the cutting process, the table

> Using the data and your answers from MBA 12-2, determine the following: 1. The selling price necessary for Laminated glass to be as profitable as Regular glass. 2. Assuming the selling price for Laminated glass cannot be changed, how much will the variab

> Using the data and your answers from MBA 12-2, determine the following: 1. The selling price necessary for Mirror glass to be as profitable as Regular glass. 2. Assuming the selling price for Mirror glass cannot be changed, how much will the variable cos

> Nygard Glass Company manufactures three types of safety plate glass: mirror, laminated, and regular. All three products have high demand. Thus, Nygard Glass is able to sell all the safety glass that it can make. The production process includes an autocla

> Zion Metals Inc. has three grades of metal product, A1, B3, and E6. Financial data for the three grades are as follows: Zion Metals’ operations require all three grades to be melted in a furnace before being formed. The furnace runs 2

> Chavez Chemical Company produces three products: ethylene, butane, and ester. Each of these products has high demand in the market, and Chavez Chemical is able to sell as much as it can produce of all three. The reaction operation is a bottleneck in the

> The controller of the plant of Martz Industries prepared a graph of the unit costs from the job cost reports for Product M908t. The graph appeared as follows: How would you interpret this information? What further information would you request? $40

> Using the data from P10-3, analyze and interpret the differences between the estimated and actual costs. Data from Problem 10-3: Hallmark Furniture Company refinishes and reupholsters furniture. Hallmark Furniture uses a job order cost sy

> Hathaway Trophies Inc. uses a job order cost system for determining the cost to manufacture award products (plaques and trophies). Among the company’s products is an engraved plaque that is awarded to participants who complete an execut

> The management of Colfax Manufacturing Inc. uses cost information from job sheets to assess its performance. Information on the total, product type, and quantity of items produced is as follows: a. Develop a graph for each product (three graphs), with

> The director of marketing for Truss Industries Inc., Ellen Knutson, had the following discussion with the company controller, Bud Wyckoff, on February 26 of the current year: Ellen: Bud, it looks like I’m going to spend much less than indicated on my Feb

> In divisional income statements prepared for Iguana Construction Company, the Payroll Department costs are charged back to user divisions on the basis of the number of payroll checks, and the Purchasing Department costs are charged back on the basis of t

> For each of the following service departments, identify an activity base that could be used for charging the expense to the profit center. a. Accounts Receivable b. Central Purchasing c. Duplication Services d. Electronic Data Processing e. Legal f. Telec

> The following data were summarized from the accounting records for Vintage Construction Company for the year ended October 31, 20Y3. Prepare divisional income statements for Vintage Construction Company. Administrative expenses: Sales: Commercial D

> Based on Kaufman Manufacturing’s data in Exercise 14-17, assume that a transfer price of $22 has been established and that 150,000 units of materials are transferred, with no reduction in the Electronic Division’s current sales. a. How much would Kaufman

> Data for the California, Midwest, Northwest, and Texas divisions of Firefly Industries are as follows: a. Determine the missing items, identifying each by the letters (a) through (l). Round profit margin to one decimal place and investme

> The following table presents various rates of return on investment and residual incomes: Determine the missing items, identifying each item by the appropriate letter. Minimum Minimum Acceptable Operating Income Invested Operating Return on Rate of

> The Walt Disney Company has four major sectors, described as follows: • Media Networks: The ABC television and radio network, Disney channel, ESPN, A&E, E! and Disney.com. • Parks and Resorts: Walt Disney World Res

> The condensed income statement for the International Division of Valgenti Inc. is as follows (assuming no service department charges): Sales ………………………………. $24,000,000 Cost of goods sold ……………. (14,100,000) Gross profit ……………………… $ 9,900,000 Administrati

> Partially completed budget performance reports for Runquist Company, a manufacturer of air conditioners, are provided below. a. Complete the budget performance reports by determining the correct amounts for the lettered spaces. b. Compose a memo to J

> Donner Racket Company manufactures two types of tennis rackets, the Junior and Pro Striker models. The production budget for March for the two rackets is as follows: Both rackets are produced in two departments, Forming and Assembly. The direct labor h

> Many businesses are offering their products and services over the Internet. Two of these companies and their Internet addresses are listed below. 1. In groups of three, assign each person in your group to one of the Internet sites listed above. For eac

> Coca-Cola Enterprises is the largest bottler of Coca-Cola® in North America. The company purchases Coke® and Sprite® concentrate from The Coca-Cola Company, dilutes and mixes the concentrate with carbonated water, and then fills the blended beverage into

> Zippy’s Frozen Pizza Inc. has determined from its production budget the following estimated production volumes for 12” and 16” frozen pizzas for September: There are three direct materials used in p

> Based on the data in Exercise 13-5 and assuming that the average compensation per hour for staff is $36 and for partners is $300, prepare a professional labor cost budget for Day & Spieth, CPAs, for the year ending March 31, 20Y6. Use the following c

> Day & Spieth, CPAs, offer three types of services to clients: auditing, tax, and small business accounting. Based on experience and projected growth, the following billable hours have been estimated for the year ending March 31, 20Y6: T

> Ultimate Audio Company manufactures two models of speakers, U500 and S1000. Based on the following production and sales data for June, prepare (a) a sales budget and (b) a production budget. U500 S1000 Estimated inventory (units), June 1 25,000 10,0

> Topeka Plastics Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July, during which it expected to use 25,000 hours for production: Topeka Plastics has 30,000 hours of monthly productive capacity available in the Tri

> The data related to Danville Sporting Goods Company’s factory overhead cost for the production of 40,000 units of product are as follows: Productive capacity at 100% of normal was 100,000 hours, and the factory overhead cost budgeted

> Osceola Textiles Corporation began May with a budget for 45,000 hours of production in the Weaving Department. The department has a full capacity of 60,000 hours under normal business conditions. The budgeted overhead at the planned volumes at the beginn

> The following data relate to factory overhead cost for the production of 8,000 computers: If productive capacity of 100% was 10,000 hours and the factory overhead cost budgeted at the level of 8,000 standard hours was $284,000, determine th

> Southwest Iowa Hospital began using standards to evaluate its Admissions Department. The standards were broken into two types of admissions as follows: The unscheduled admission took longer, since name, address, and insurance information needed to be d

> The following conversation took place between Dean Lancaster, vice president of marketing, and Dina Conaway, controller of Redwood Computer Company: Dean: I am really excited about our new computer coming out. I think it will be a real market success. Di

> At the beginning of August, Havasu Printers Company budgeted 30,000 books to be printed in August at standard direct materials and direct labor costs as follows: Direct materials ……………………… $15,000 Direct labor ……………………………. 72,000 Total …………………………………….

> The following data relate to direct labor costs for the production of smart tablets. a. Determine the rate variance, time variance, and total direct labor cost variance. b. Discuss what might have caused these variances. Actual: 6,300 hrs. at $23.0

> H.J. Heinz Company uses standards to control its materials costs. Assume that a batch of ketchup (6,000 pounds) has the following standards: The actual materials in a batch may vary from the standard due to tomato characteristics. Assume that the actua

> The following data relating to direct materials cost for August of the current year are taken from the records of Happy Tots Inc., a manufacturer of plastic toys: Quantity of direct materials used ………………….……. 12,000 lbs. Actual unit price of direct mate

> The following data relate to the direct materials cost for the production of 20,000 automobile tires: a. Determine the price variance, quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. b. To whom should the variances be reported for analysis

> McAlisters Bottle Company manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows: At the beginning of May, McAlisters Bottle’s management planned to produce 800,00

> Sorrento Furniture Company manufactures unfinished oak furniture. Sorrento uses a standard cost system. The direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead standards for an unfinished dining room table are as follows:

> On August 1, 20Y4, the controller of Handy Dan Tools Inc. is planning capital expenditures for the years 20Y5–20Y8. The controller interviewed several Handy Dan executives to collect the necessary information for the capital expenditures budget. Excerpts

> Organic Physical Therapy Inc. is planning its cash payments for operations for the three months ending March 31. The Accrued Expenses Payable balance on January 1 is $12,000. The budgeted expenses for the next three months are as follows: Other operati

> If you are not familiar with The Priceline Group Inc. (PCLN), go to its Web site. Assume that an individual “names a price” of $90 on Priceline.com for a room in Miami, Florida, on September 3. Assume that September 3 is a Saturday, with low expected roo

> Tadpole Learning Systems Inc. was organized on February 28. Projected selling and administrative expenses for each of the first three months of operations are as follows: March ……………………… $ 120,000 April ………………………… 140, 000 May ………………….……… 160, 000 Depr

> Innovative Office Inc. has “cash and carry” customers and credit customers. Innovative Office estimates that 30% of monthly sales are to cash customers, while the remaining sales are to credit customers. Of the credit customers, 75% pay their accounts in

> Pet Stop Inc., a pet wholesale supplier, was organized on May 1. Projected sales for each of the first three months of operations are as follows: May ………………………. $ 1,200,000 June ………………………… 1,800,000 July …………………………. 2,200,000 All sales are on account. Of

> The controller of Pueblo Ceramics Inc. wishes to prepare a cost of goods sold budget for April. The controller assembled the following information for constructing the cost of goods sold budget: Use the preceding information to prepare a cost of good

> Nutty Candy Company budgeted the following costs for anticipated production for August: Prepare a factory overhead cost budget, separating variable and fixed costs. Assume that factory insurance and depreciation are the only factory fixed costs. Pr

> Levi Strauss & Co. manufactures slacks and jeans under a variety of brand names, such as Dockers® and 501 Jeans®. Slacks and jeans are assembled by a variety of different sewing operations. Assume that the sales budget for Docke

> a. Matzinger Company budgets sales of $10,400,000, fixed costs of $1,100,000, and variable costs of $6,656,000. What is the contribution margin ratio for Matzinger Company? b. If the contribution margin ratio for Raynor Company is 41%, sales are $6,200,0

> Miss River Railroad decided to use the high-low method and operating data from the past six months to estimate the fixed and variable components of transportation costs. The activity base used by Miss River Railroad is a measure of railroa

> Liberty Inc. has decided to use the high-low method to estimate costs. The data for various levels of production are as follows: Units Produced Total Costs 100,000 $ 1,800,000 180,000 2,800,000 300,000 4,300,000 a. Deter

> SunRise Inc. and SunSet Inc. have the following operating data: a. Compute the operating leverage for SunRise Inc. and SunSet Inc. b. How much would operating income increase for each company if the sales of each increased by 25%? c. Why is there a dif

> A manager of Coastal Sporting Goods Company is considering accepting an order from an overseas customer. This customer has requested an order for 50,000 dozen golf balls at a price of $12 per dozen. The variable cost to manufacture a dozen golf balls is

> Yellow Dove Airways provides air transportation services between Portland and Minneapolis. A single Portland to Minneapolis round-trip flight has the following operating statistics: Fuel and landing fees ……………………………………………………………………… $19,400 Flight crew sa

> Northwest Technology Inc. manufactures and sells two products, digital game players and computer tablets. The fixed costs are $936,000, and the sales mix is 70% game players and 30% computer tablets. The unit selling price and the unit var

> Using the data for Cabinet Inc. in Exercise 11-16, (a) determine the maximum possible operating loss, (b) compute the maximum possible operating income, (c) construct a profit volume graph, and (d) estimate the break-even sales (units) by using the profit-

> For the coming year, Cabinet Inc. anticipates fixed costs of $60,000, a unit variable cost of $70, and a unit selling price of $100. The maximum sales within the relevant range are $500,000. a. Construct a cost-volume-profit graph. b. Estimate the break-e

> Media outlets such as ESPN and Fox Sports often have Web sites that provide in-depth coverage of news and events. Portions of these Web sites are restricted to members who pay a monthly subscription to gain access to exclusive news and commentary. These

> The Garden Club of Palm Springs, California, collected recipes from members and published a cookbook entitled Desert Dishes. The book will sell for $40 per copy. The chairperson of the cookbook development committee estimated that the club needed to sell

> Molson-Coors Brewing Company (TAP) reported the following operating information for a recent year (in millions): Sales …………………………………………………………………………………. $3,568 Cost of goods sold ……………………………………………………………. (2,164) Gross profit ……………………………………………………………………… $

> Umbrella Insurance Company carries three major lines of insurance: auto, workers’ compensation, and homeowners. The company has prepared the following report for 20Y2: Management is concerned that the administrative expenses may make

> Deer Lodge Regional Hospital plans to use activity-based costing to assign hospital indirect costs to the care of patients. The hospital has identified the following activities and activity rates for the hospital indirect costs: The reco

> Jupiter Shirt Company manufactures various styles of men’s casual wear. Shirts are cut and assembled by a workforce that is paid by piece rate. This means that workers are paid according to the amount of work completed during a period of time. To illustr

> Break-even analysis is one of the most fundamental tools for managing any kind of business unit. Consider the management of your school. In a group, brainstorm some applications of break-even analysis at your school. Identify three areas where break-even

> The American textile industry has moved much of its operations offshore in the pursuit of lower labor costs. Over the past 50 years, textile imports have risen from 2% of all textile production to over 70%. Offshore manufacturers make long runs of standa

> The chief executive officer (CEO) of Kankakee Industries has just returned from a management seminar describing the benefits of the just-in-time philosophy. The CEO issued the following statement after returning from the conference: This company will beco

> Media Connect Inc. provides advertising services for clients across the nation. Media Connect is presently working on four projects, each for a different client. Media Connect accumulates costs for each account (client) on the basis of both direct costs

> The following events took place for Bridger Bikes Inc. during July 20Y6, the first month of operations, as a producer of road bikes: ▪ Purchased $340,000 of materials. ▪ Used $329,000 of direct materials in production. ▪ Incurred $160,000 of direct labor

> Wagner Printing Inc. began printing operations on July 1. Jobs 7-01 and 7-02 were completed during the month, and all costs applicable to them were recorded on the related cost sheets. Jobs 7-03 and 7-04 are still in process at the end of the month, and

> The following account appears in the ledger after all postings have been completed except for the entries to transfer the costs of the jobs completed in October. Work in Process Balance, October 1 ……â&#128

> Mt Ellis Medical Center has a single operating room that is used by local physicians to perform surgical procedures. The cost of using the operating room is accumulated by each patient procedure and includes the direct materials costs (drugs and medical

> Novus Engine Shop uses a job order cost system to determine the cost of performing engine repair work. Estimated costs and expenses for the coming period are as follows: Engine parts ………………………………………………………………………… $1,257,500 Shop direct labor …………………………………

> Prostheses Industries operates two factories. The manufacturing operations of Factory 1 are machine intensive, while the manufacturing operations of Factory 2 are labor intensive. The company applies factory overhead to jobs on the basis of machine hours

> Chamlee Industries Inc. manufactures recreational vehicles. Chamlee Industries uses a job order cost system. The time tickets from May jobs are summarized below. Job 5-100 ………………………………. $6,400 Job 5-101 …………………………………. 3,900 Job 5-102 …………………………………. 4,800

> Sales volume has been dropping at Pinnacle Publishing Company. During this time, however, the Shipping Department manager has been under severe financial constraints. The manager knows that most of the Shipping Departmentâ€&#153

> The weekly time tickets indicate the following distribution of labor hours for three direct labor employees: The direct labor rate earned by the three employees is as follows: Leavitt ………&acir

> For a recent year, McDonald’s (MCD) company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions): Assume that the variable costs consist of food and packaging, payroll, and 45% of the general, selling, and administrati

> Big Timber Furniture Company manufactures furniture. Big Timber Furniture uses a job order cost system. Balances on June 1 from the materials ledger are as follows: The materials purchased during June are summarized from the receiving reports as follow

> Materials issued for the current month are as follows: a. Determine the amount of materials transferred to Work in Process and Factory Overhead for the current month. b. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the materials tr

> An incomplete subsidiary ledger of wire cable for July is as follows: a. Complete the materials issuances and balances for the wire cable subsidiary ledger. Assume a first-in, first-out cost flow. b. Determine the balance of wire cable at the end of Ju

> The following information is available for the first month of operations of Lane Inc., a manufacturer of art and craft items: Using the above information, determine the following: a. Cost of goods sold b. Direct materials cost c. Direct

> Third World Gamer Inc. manufactures components for computer games within a relevant range of 500,000 to 1,000,000 disks per year. Within this range, the following partially completed manufacturing cost schedule has been prepared: Complete the cost sche

> Intuit Inc. (INTU) develops and sells software products for the personal finance market, including popular titles such as Quicken® and TurboTax®. Classify each of the following costs and expenses for this company as either variable or fixed to the number o

> For apparel manufacturer Ann Taylor, Inc., classify each of the following costs as either a product cost or a period cost: a. Advertising expenses b. Corporate controller’s salary c. Depreciation on office equipment d. Depreciation on sewing machines e.