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> The following if-then statements were taken from a Balanced Scorecard: a. If employee capabilities increase, then process time decreases. b. If process time decreases, then customer retention will increase. c. If customer retention increases, then market

> Selected activities and other information are provided for Patterson Company for its most recent year of operations. Required: 1. Form reduced system cost pools for activities 7 and 8. 2. Assign the costs of the reduced system cost pools to Wafer A and W

> Assume that the company identifies poor plant layout as the root cause of wait time and move time. Required: 1. Express an improvement strategy as a series of if-then statements that will reduce the conversion cost per laptop. 2. Assume that you set an M

> Refer to Exercise 12-8. Required: Suppose that clerical error—either Thayne’s or the supplier’s—is the common root cause of the non-value-added activities. For each non-value-added a

> Thayne Company has 30 clerks that work in its Accounts Payable Department. A study revealed the following activities and the relative time demanded by each activity: Required: Classify the four activities as value-added or non-value-added, and calculate

> For the following two activities, ask a series of “why” questions (with your answers) that reveal the root cause. Once the root cause is identified, use a “how” question to reveal how the activity can be improved (with your answer). Activity 1: Daily cle

> Whitaker Company produces two models of blenders for restaurants: the “Super Model” (priced at $1,600) and the “Special Model” (priced at $800). Recently, Whitaker has been losing ma

> For each of the following situations, two scenarios are described, labeled A and B. Choose which scenario is descriptive of a setting corresponding to activity-based responsibility accounting and which is descriptive of financial-based responsibility acc

> Jane Erickson, manager of an electronics division, was not pleased with the results that had recently been reported concerning the division’s activity-based management implementation project. For one thing, the project had taken eight months longer than

> Suppose that for 20x2, Sanford, Inc., has chosen suppliers that provide higher-quality parts and redesigned its plant layout to reduce material movement. Additionally, Sanford implemented a new setup procedure and provided training for its purchasing age

> Sanford, Inc., has developed value-added standards for four activities: purchasing parts, receiving parts, moving parts, and setting up equipment. The activities, the activity drivers, the standard and actual quantities, and the price standards for 20x1

> Rico Company produces custom-made machine parts. Rico recently has implemented an activity-based management (ABM) system with the objective of reducing costs. Rico has begun analyzing each activity to determine ways to increase its efficiency. Setting up

> Imprimo, Inc., produces two types of ink-jet printers: business and home. Imprimo uses a plantwide rate based on direct labor hours to assign its overhead costs. The company has the following estimated and actual data for the coming year: Estimated overh

> For Situations 1 through 6, provide the following information: a. An estimate of the non-value-added cost caused by each activity b. The root causes of the activity cost (such as plant layout, process design, and product design) c. The appropriate cost r

> Suppose that Thayne attacks the root cause of the non-value-added activities by establishing a totally different approach to procurement called electronic data interchange (EDI). EDI gives suppliers access to Thayne’s online database that reveals Thayne’

> Suppose that clerical error is the common root cause of the non-value added activities. Paying bills is a subprocess that belongs to the procurement process. The procurement process is made up of three subprocesses: purchasing, receiving, and paying bill

> Classify the following cost drivers as structural, executional, or operational. a. Number of plants b. Number of moves c. Degree of employee involvement d. Capacity utilization e. Number of product lines f. Number of distribution channels g. Engineering

> San Jose Goodwill Bank has been experiencing significant competition from nonbanking financial service providers such as mutual funds. As a result, interest rates were lower, and the bank found it more difficult to maintain or increase deposits. Profits

> Keith Golding has decided to purchase a personal computer. He has narrowed his choices to two: Brand A and Brand B. Both brands have the same processing speed, hard disk capacity, RAM, graphics card memory, and basic software support package. Both come f

> Rodriguez Company produces two types of glucose monitors (basic and advanced). Both pass through two producing departments: Fabrication and Assembly. Rodriguez also has an Inspection Department that is responsible for testing monitors to ensure that they

> Refer to Exercise 11-17. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries for the month of May using backflush costing, assuming that Potter uses the completion of goods as the only trigger point. 2. Prepare the journal entries for the month of May using backflu

> Refer to Exercise 11-17. Required: Prepare the journal entries for the month of June using backflush costing, assuming that Potter uses the sale of goods as the second trigger point instead of the completion of goods. Data from Exercise 11-17: Potter Co

> Potter Company has installed a JIT purchasing and manufacturing system and is using back flush accounting for its cost f lows. It currently uses a two-trigger approach with the purchase of materials as the first trigger point and the completion of goods

> Pohlman Company makes aircraft engines. Pohlman has noticed that, in general, each new engine design is subject to an 80 percent learning rate. Assume that the first unit produced takes 500 hours, and direct labor is paid an average of $30 per hour. Requ

> Prior to installing a JIT system, Buckner Company, a producer of automobile parts, used maintenance hours to assign maintenance costs to its three products (wheels, rims, and ball bearings). The maintenance costs totaled $12,000,000 per year. The mainten

> Assume that a company has recently switched to JIT manufacturing. Each manufacturing cell produces a single product or major subassembly. Cell workers have been trained to perform a variety of tasks. Additionally, many services have been decentralized. C

> The following series of statements or phrases are associated with product life-cycle viewpoints. Identify whether each one is associated with the marketing, production, or customer viewpoint. Where possible, identify the particular characteristic being d

> Huang Company sells small machine parts to heavy equipment manufacturers for an average price of $1.05 per part. There are two types of customers: those who place small, frequent orders and those who place larger, less frequent orders. Each time an order

> Jackson, Inc., manufactures motorcycles. Jackson produces all the components necessary for the production of the cycles except for one (a carburetor). This component is purchased from two local suppliers: Harvey Parts and Curtis, Inc. Harvey sells the co

> Grand Teton Inc. provides numerous back country tours to adventure-seeking outdoor enthusiasts. Grand Teton’s enterprise risk management team has chosen its particular risk response to each of its top eight inherent risks. The risk grap

> McConkie Company has decided to pursue a cost leadership strategy. This decision is prompted, in part, by increased competition from foreign firms. McConkie’s management is confident that costs can be reduced by more efficient managemen

> High drug costs are often in the news. Consumer groups contend that the pricing for some drugs (e.g., HIV anti-retrovirals, Betaseron for multiple sclerosis) is “too high” considering that the cost to manufacture each dose is so low. They talk of price g

> Washington, Inc., has a number of divisions around the world. Division US (in the United States) purchases a component from Division N (in the Netherlands). The component can be purchased externally for $24.50 each. The freight and insurance on the item

> On June 1, Marano, Inc., sold product for $50,000 to be delivered immediately to a Japanese customer and to be paid in yen on August 1. Marano is worried that the exchange rate of dollar for yen could change significantly within two months. In hopes of a

> The controller for McGarvey Manufacturing Company felt that the number of purchase orders alone did not explain the monthly purchasing cost. He knew that nonstandard orders (for example, one requiring an overseas supplier) took more time and effort. He c

> Goler Company, based in Illinois, sells its product at home and abroad. On March 1, Bondi Company, an Australian company, orders $30,000 worth of product to be delivered immediately and to be paid in Australian dollars (AUD$) on May 1. The selling price

> Chinook, Inc., purchases components from a Japanese company that requires payment in yen (¥); it sells finished product to a German company that pays in euros. On June 1, Chinook ordered components from the Japanese company costing ¥6,890,000 and sold fi

> Aranda Company is an import-export company that relocated earlier this year in a foreign trade zone (FTZ) in a southwestern city. The company imports $760,000 of fabric from overseas for resale to clothing companies located in the United States. Aranda p

> Fisher Company has three sequential processes: cutting, welding, and assembly. Assume that the optimal mix is Component A = 0 units per week; and Component B = 30 units per week. Demand is uniformly spread out over the five-day work week. Fisher requires

> Fisher Company produces two types of components for airplanes: A and B, with unit contribution margins of $400 and $600, respectively. The components pass through three sequential processes: cutting, welding, and assembly. Data pertaining to these proces

> Wetzel Company produces two types of machine parts: Part A and Part B, with unit contribution margins of $450 and $840 respectively. Assume initially that Wetzel can sell all that is produced of either component. Part A requires three hours of assembly,

> Perez Corporation has an EOQ of 5,000 units. The company uses an average of 500 units per day. An order to replenish the part requires a lead time of five days. Required: 1. Calculate the reorder point, using Equation 20.3. 2. Graphically display the reo

> Thomas Corporation produces heating units. The following values apply for a part used in their production (purchased from external suppliers): D = 12,500 Q = 250 P = $45 C = $4.50 Required: 1. For Thomas, calculate the ordering cost, the carrying cost, a

> Warren Company plans to open a new repair service center for one of its electronic products. The center requires an investment in depreciable assets costing $480,000. The assets will be depreciated on a straight-line basis, over four years, and have no e

> Nguyen Hospital is considering two different low-field MRI systems: the Clearlook System and the Goodview System. The projected annual revenues, annual costs, capital outlays, and project life for each system (in after-tax cash f lows) are as follows: As

> McGarvey Manufacturing Company’s purchasing cost and number of purchase orders. The controller for McGarvey Manufacturing ran regression on the data, and the coefficients shown by the regression program are: Intercept: 15,676 (rounded to the nearest doll

> Manzer Enterprises is considering two independent investments: A new automated materials handling system that costs $900,000 and will produce net cash inflows of $300,000 at the end of each year for the next four years. A computer-aided manufacturing sys

> Carsen Sorensen, controller of Thayn Company, just received the following data associated with production of a new product: • Expected annual revenues: $750,000 • Projected product life cycle: five years • Equipment: $800,000 with a salvage value of $100

> WeCare Clinic is planning on investing in some new echocardiogram equipment that will require an initial outlay of $170,000. The system has an expected life of five years and no expected salvage value. The investment is expected to produce the following

> Katie’s Coffee Makers Inc. projected budgeted unit sales for the entire specialized coffee maker industry to be 2,500,000 (of all model types), and actual unit sales for the industry were 2,550,000. Required: 1. Calculate the market sha

> Refer to Brief Exercise 18-6. Required: 1. Calculate the sales mix variance. 2. What if actual units sold of the toaster oven increased? How would that affect the sales mix variance? What if actual units sold of the convection oven increased? How would t

> Refer to Brief Exercise 18-6. Required: 1. Calculate the budgeted average unit contribution margin. (Round unit contribution margin to the nearest cent.) 2. Calculate the contribution margin volume variance. (Round each item to the nearest cent.) 3. What

> Ioannis Inc., produces and sells two types of countertop ovens—the toaster oven and the convection oven. Budgeted and actual data for the two models are shown below. Budgeted Amounts: Actual Amounts: Required: 1. Calculate the contribut

> Holland Company is a garden products wholesale firm. In December, Holland Company expects to sell 84,000 bags of vegetable fertilizer at an average price of $8.75 per bag. Actual results are 85,000 bags sold at an average price of $8.50 per bag. Required

> Refer to Brief Exercise 18-3. Required: 1. Calculate the cost of each unit using variable costing. 2. How many units remain in ending inventory? What is the cost of ending inventory using variable costing? 3. Prepare a variable-costing income statement f

> McGarvey Manufacturing Company had the following 12 months of data on purchasing cost and number of purchase orders. Required: 1. Determine the high point and the low point. 2. Calculate the variable rate for purchasing cost based on the number of purcha

> Pattison Products, Inc., began operations in October and manufactured 40,000 units during the month with the following unit costs: Direct materials $5.00 Direct labor 3.00 Variable overhead 1.50 Fixed overhead* 7.00 Variable marketing cost 1.20 Total fix

> Kaune Food Products Company manufactures canned mixed nuts with an average manufacturing cost of $52 per case (a case contains 24 cans of nuts). Kaune sold 150,000 cases last year to the following three classes of customer: The supermarkets require speci

> Privacy Window and Wall Treatments Company provides draperies, shades, and various window treatments. Privacy works with the customer to design the appropriate window treatment, places the order, and installs the finished product. Direct materials and di

> Vihaan Chemicals Company processes a number of chemical compounds used in disinfecting health club fitness equipment. One compound is decomposed into two chemicals: flexalene and soreaphine. The cost of processing one batch of compound is $125,000, and t

> Redwood Elegance Company, manufactures wooden coffee tables for sale to specialty furniture stores. Currently, the company is operating at 85 percent of capacity. A chain of furniture outlet stores has offered to buy 5,000 units of Redwood’s ornate rusti

> Reshier Company makes three types of rug shampooers. Model 1 is the basic model rented through hardware stores and supermarkets. Model 2 is a more advanced model with both dry and wet-vacuuming capabilities. Model 3 is the heavy-duty riding shampooer sol

> Each year, Giada Company produces 25,000 units of a component part used in tablet computers. An outside supplier has offered to supply the part for $4.00. The unit cost is: Direct materials $1.60 Direct labor 1.25 Variable overhead 0.75 Fixed overhead 2.

> Ringsmith Company is considering two different processes to make its product—process 1 and process 2. Process 1 requires Ringsmith to manufacture subcomponents of the product in-house. As a result, materials are less expensive, but fixe

> Dupli-Pro Copy Shop provides photocopying service. Next year, Dupli-Pro estimates it will copy 2,800,000 pages at a price of $0.08 each in the coming year. Product costs include: Direct materials $0.015 Direct labor $0.004 Variable overhead $0.001 Total

> Vandenberg, Inc., produces and sells two products: a ceiling fan and a table fan. Vandenberg plans to sell 30,000 ceiling fans and 70,000 table fans in the coming year. Product price and cost information includes: Common fixed selling and administrative

> J. Q. Higgins, owner of Robin’s Nest, wants to determine the cost behavior of labor and overhead. Higgins pays his workers a salary; during busy times, everyone works to get the orders out. Temps (temporary workers hired through an agen

> Olivian Company wants to earn $420,000 in net (after-tax) income next year. Its product is priced at $275 per unit. Product costs include: Direct materials $90 Direct labor $65 Variable overhead $16 Total fixed factory overhead $440,000 Variable selling

> Health-Temp Company is a placement agency for temporary nurses. It serves hospitals and clinics throughout the metropolitan area. Health-Temp Company believes it will place temporary nurses for a total of 23,500 hours next year. Health-Temp charges the h

> Jay-Zee Company makes an in-car navigation system. Next year, Jay-Zee plans to sell 16,000 units at a price of $320 each. Product costs include: Direct materials $68 Direct labor $40 Variable overhead $12 Total fixed factory overhead $500,000 Variable s

> Super-Tees Company plans to sell 12,000 T-shirts at $16 each in the coming year. Product costs include: Direct materials per T-shirt $5.75 Direct labor per T-shirt $1.25 Variable overhead per T-shirt $0.60 Total fixed factory overhead $43,000 Variable se

> Choctaw Company provides the following additional information so that total productivity can be valued: Required: 1. Calculate the cost of inputs in 20x2, assuming no productivity change from 20x1 to 20x2. 2. Calculate the actual cost of inputs for 20x2.

> In 20x2, Choctaw Company implements a new process affecting labor and materials. The following reported data are provided to evaluate the effect on the company’s productivity: Required: 1. Calculate the productivity profile for 20x1. 2.

> During the week of June 12, Harrison Manufacturing produced and shipped 25,000 units of its aluminum wheels: 5,000 units of Model A and 20,000 units of Model B. The cycle time for Model A is 0.80 hours and that of Model B is 0.55 hours. The total net wor

> Anderson Company has the following departmental manufacturing structure for one of its products: After some study, the production manager of Anderson recommended the following revised cellular manufacturing approach: Required: 1. Calculate the total time

> Shultz Company had the following environmental activities and product information: 1. Environmental activity costs 2. Driver data 3. Other production data Required: 1. Calculate the activity rates that will be used to assign environmental costs to produc

> Verde Company reported operating costs of $50,000,000 as of December 31, 20x5, with the following environmental costs: Testing for contamination $ 700,000 Inspecting products 420,000 Treating toxic waste 2,100,000 Obtaining ISO 14001 certification 1,050,

> Noel’s Mobile Pet Services Company has a grooming department staffed by 10 professional pet groomers. Each groomer is paid $75,000 per year and is able to process 5,000 grooming orders. Last year, 46,000 grooming orders were processed by the 10 groomers.

> Bob’s Bistro produces party-sized hoagie sandwiches. For next year, Bob’s Bistro predicts that 50,000 units will be produced with the following total costs: Direct materials = $200,000 Direct labor = 100,000 Variable overhead = 60,000 Fixed overhead = 26

> Central Incorporated has two items in inventory as of December 31 , 2020. Each item was purchased for $40. Company management chose to write down Item 1 to $28, which at year-end was assessed to be its estimated net realizable value. Management did not w

> The following disclosure was included in the footnotes of Caterpillar's 2019 annual report. The company uses the LIFO cost flow assumption and reported net income of $6,093 for 2019. The company's effective tax rate is 22 percent (dollars in millions). a

> Heller Bottling Company began business in 2017. Inventory units purchased and sold for the first year of operations and each of the following four years follow: Inadequate cash flows forced Heller Bottling Company to cease operations at the end of 2021.

> Dallas Manufacturing engaged in five transactions involving inventory at the end of 2020: 1. Ordered $50,000 of inventory on December 29, 2020. The goods were shipped on December 30, 2020, with the terms FOB shipping point. Dallas received the inventory

> On January 1, 2021, Outreach Incorporated sold services to a Canadian supply company and accepted a three-year note in the amount of 11,000 Canadian dollars. Assume that exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar are as follows: Provi

> Potter Stables uses the aging method to estimate its bad debts. Sherman Potter, the company president, has given you the following aging of accounts receivable as of December 31 , 2021, along with the historical probabilities that the account balances wi

> Kyocera is a Japanese telecommunications company that publishes IFRS-based financial statements. On its March 31, 2019, statement of cash flows (indirect method) in the operating section it reported a "provision for doubtful accounts" of 33,276 million y

> The 2021 annual report of Johnson Services reveals the following information. The dollar amounts are end-of-year balances. Johnson estimates bad debts each year at 2 percent of credit sales. a. Compute the actual amount of write-offs during 2021 . b. Inf

> The following items were extracted from the 2019 financial records of Cummins Inc. ( dollars in millions): During the following year, assume the company writes off $5 of accounts receivable as uncollectible and then estimates $6 of the year's receivables

> During 2019, Advanced Micro Devices (A M D) entered into the transactions listed below. a. On a separate sheet of paper, complete the following chart to show the effect of these transactions on the accounting equation and compute the net effect (doll

> In its 2020 financial report, Sound Unlimited reported the following items: 1. A credit balance of $200,000 in allowance for bad debts. 2. A debit balance of $7,500,000 in accounts receivable. 3. Sales of $3,250,000. During 2020, the company was involved

> Arlington Cycle Company began operations on January 1, 2020. The company reported the following selected items in its 2021 financial report: Arlington estimates bad debts at 2 percent of gross sales. Analyze the activity in the allowance for bad debts T-

> The following items were taken from the financial records of Melvin Construction Company. a. $2,000 in a checking account. b. $8,000 invested in a treasury note due to mature in 90 days. c. $3,000 in a savings account that cannot be withdrawn until a $10

> Assume that Outreach (in E6.9) hedged the 11 ,000 (Canadian dollar) receivable by borrowing 11 ,000 Canadian dollars from a Canadian bank on January I , 2021. Use journal entries to demonstrate how this transaction removes Outreach's exposure to the risk

> Boyer International is currently preparing its financial statements for 2020. The company has several different sources of cash and is trying to decide how to classify them. The sources of cash follow: a. $30,000 in a checking account with The First Nati

> Assume Cummings, Inc., a leading diesel engine manufacturer, enters into the following transactions during 2020. 1. Purchased inventory on account. 2. Purchased plant machinery by issuing long-term debt. 3. Made a principal payment on long-term debt. 4.

> The financial information below was taken from the records of Lotechnic Enterprises. The company pays no dividends. a. Compute the current ratio, the debt/equity ratio, and return on assets for each of the four years. Assume that the year-end balances in

> Corporation began operations on January 1, 2017. The initial investment by the owners was $100,000. The following information was extracted from the company's records. a. Compute the return on equity for each year. Has the company been effective at manag

> The following data are from the 2020 financial report of Generic Clothing Company: a. Based upon the above data, compute the following for Generic Clothing Company for both 2019 and 2020: (1) The current ratio. (2) The quick ratio. b. Assume that net cre

> Excerpted financial information from the records of The Gap Inc., a major clothing retailer, follows (dollars in millions): a. Compute the current ratio for each year. b. Compute the gross margin ((Sales - COGS)/Sales) for each year. c. Compute inventory

> During 2019, Abercrombie & Fetch entered into the transactions listed below. a. On a separate sheet of paper, complete the following chart to show the effect of these transactions on the accounting equation and compute the net effect (dollars in mill