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> Kelly Pitney began her consulting business, Kelly Consulting, on April 1, 2018. The accounting cycle for Kelly Consulting for April, including financial statements, was illustrated in this chapter. During May, Kelly Consulting entered into the following

> Selected transactions completed by Kornett Company during its first fiscal year ended December 31, 20Y5, were as follows: Jan. 3. Issued a check to establish a petty cash fund of $4,500. Feb. 26. Replenished the petty cash f

> The annual budgeted conversion costs for a lean cell are $180,000 for 2,000 production hours. Each unit produced by the cell requires 18 minutes of cell process time. During the month, 550 units are manufactured in the cell. The estimated materials costs

> Spotted Cow Dairy Company manufactures three products—whole milk, skim milk, and cream— in two production departments, Blending and Packing. The factory overhead for Spotted Cow Dairy is $299,700. The three products co

> Which of the following are features of a lean manufacturing system? A. Centralized maintenance areas B. Smaller batch sizes C. Employee involvement D. Less wasted movement of material and people

> Rough Riders Inc. manufactures jeans in the cutting and sewing process. Jeans are manufactured in 50-jean batch sizes. The cutting time is 6 minutes per jean. The sewing time is 15 minutes per jean. It takes 5 minutes to move a batch of jeans from cuttin

> VMH Group is a French domiciled company known for Dior, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, and many other fashion brands. LVMH’s operating segment revenues, operating income, and depreciation and amortization expenses for a recent year are as fol

> Marcus Simmons caught the flu and needed to see the doctor. Simmons called to set up an appointment and was told to come in at 1:00 p. m. Simmons arrived at the doctor’s office promptly at 1:00 p. m. The waiting room had five other people in it. Patients

> Turn around time (TAT) is a measure of the length of time from the end of one surgery in an operating room to the beginning of the next surgery. Improving TAT improves the operating room efficiency by allowing more surgeries to be performed per day. TAT

> Shield Insurance Company takes 10 days to make payments on insurance claims. Claims are processed through three departments: Data Input, Claims Audit, and Claims Adjustment. The three departments are located in different buildings, approximately one hour

> Auto Source, Inc. designs and manufactures tires for automobiles. The company’s strategy is to design products that incorporate the full environmental impact of the product over its life cycle. This includes designing tires for ease of

> The Victor Paper Company manufactures paper products from pulp. The process creates paper scrap from paper trim, off-grade, and machine errors. Presently, the scrap paper is discarded in a landfill. Management is considering a proposal for a scrap paper

> Central Plains Power Company is considering an investment in wind farm technology to reduce its use of natural gas. Initial installation costs are expected to be $1,200 per kilowatt-hour of capacity. The wind turbine has a capacity of generating 2 megawa

> Atlantis Cruise Lines offers luxury, one-week cruise packages in the Greek Aegean Sea. The ship has a capacity for 1,200 people. Atlantis averages 1,000 passengers per cruise. The price per passenger is $6,000. Costs associated with a cruise are as follo

> The management of Spotted Cow Dairy Company, described in Problem 1B, now plans to use the multiple production department factory overhead rate method. The total factory overhead associated with each department is as follows: Blending Department……………………

> Valley Power Company uses natural gas to create steam to spin turbines to generate electricity. The costs of the power plant, including depreciation, taxes, and insurance, are fixed to generating electricity. The costs of operating personnel, maintenance

> Cityscape Hotels has 200 rooms available in a major metropolitan city. The hotel is able to attract business customers during the weekdays and leisure customers during the weekend. However, the leisure customers on weekends occupy fewer rooms than do bus

> H &R Block Inc. provides tax preparation services throughout the United States and other parts of the world. These services are provided through company-owned and franchised operations. The total number of U.S. offices that are company-owned and fran

> Domino’s Pizza, Inc. is the second-largest pizza chain in the world. In the United States, Domino’s has 377 company-owned restaurants and 4,690 franchised restaurants. In addition, Domino’s has a supp

> GNC Holdings Inc. is a leading retailer of health and nutrition products, which are sold through both company-operated (3,500 outlets) and franchised retail (3,200 outlets) stores. In addition, GNC manufactures many of the products that it sells through

> Maywood City Police uses variance analysis to monitor police staffing. The following table identifies three common police activities, the standard time to perform each activity, and their actual frequency to establish the expected cost to serve these act

> One of the operations in the United States Postal Service is a mechanical mail sorting operation. In this operation, handwritten letter mail is sorted at a rate of 1.5 letters per second. An operator sitting at a keyboard mechanically sorts the letter fr

> Valley Hospital began using standards to evaluate its Admissions Department. The standard was broken into two types of admissions as follows: The unscheduled admission took longer because name, address, and insurance information needed to be determined

> Ambassador Suites Inc. operates a downtown hotel property that has 300 rooms. On average, 80% of Ambassador Suites’ rooms are occupied on weekdays, and 40% are occupied during the weekend. The manager has asked you to develop a budget for the housekeepin

> Adventure Park is a large theme park. Staffing for the theme park involves many different labor classifications, one of which is the parking lot staff. The parking lot staff collects parking fees, provides directions, and operates trams. The staff size i

> Data on the physical inventory of Katus Products Co. as of December 31 follows: Quantity and cost data from the last purchases invoice of the year and the next-to-the-last purchases invoice are summarized as follows: Instructions: Determine the inven

> Mercy Hospital staffs its medical/surgical floors with nurses depending on the number of patients assigned to the floor and the severity of their condition. The index used to capture nurse effort is termed a relative value unit, or RVU. For example, taki

> Segment disclosure by Segment disclosure by Apple Inc. provides sales information for its major product lines for three recent years as follows (in millions): A. Which product had the greatest percentage of Year 3 sales? Which product had the least per

> The Walt Disney Company is a leading worldwide entertainment company. Disney operates five business segments. These segments and some of their larger businesses are: • Media Networks: ABC Network, ESPN, Disney Channel, and A&E &acir

> Yum! Brands, Inc. is a worldwide operator and franchisor of fast food restaurants, under the familiar brands of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Segment revenues, operating income, and depreciation and amortization expense for Yum! ’s ope

> Lancaster County Hospital uses activity-based costing to determine the cost of serving patients. The hospital identified common treatments and developed the activity-based cost per patient by treatment. The activities and activity rates for a patient rec

> Music Land Theme Park has an average daily admission price of $60 per guest. The following financial data are available for analysis: Daily operating fixed costs…………………………………………………$750,000 Variable daily operating cost per guest………………………………………….24 Averag

> Star Stream is a subscription-based video streaming service. Subscribers pay $120 per year for the service. Star Stream licenses and develops content for its subscribers. In addition, Star Stream leases servers to hold this content. These costs are not v

> Ocean Escape Cruise Lines has a boat with a capacity of 1,200 passengers. An eight-day ocean cruise involves the following costs: Crew…………………………………………..$240,000 Fuel ………………………………………………60,000 Fixed operating costs…………………….800,000 The variable costs per

> Littlejohn, Inc. manufactures machined parts for the automotive industry. The activity cost associated with Part XX-10 is as follows: Each unit requires 30 minutes of fabrication direct labor. Moreover, Part XX-10 is manufactured in production run size

> Skidmore Electronics manufactures consumer electronic products. The company has three assembly labor classifications, S-1, S-2, and S-3. The three classifications are paid $15, $18, and $22 per hour, respectively. The assembly activity for a new smartpho

> Blue Ribbon Flour Company manufactures flour by a series of three processes, beginning in the Milling Department. From the Milling Department, the materials pass through the Sifting and Packaging departments, emerging as packaged refined flour. The balan

> Gourmet Master, Inc. uses activity-based costing to determine the cost of its stainless steel ovens. Activity-based product cost information is as follows: These activities only include the labor portion of the cost. Fabrication is the cutting and shap

> Eastern Skies Airlines has three flights that depart from New York City and arrive in Chicago every day. The three flights are as follows: Each flight uses a jet with a capacity of 180 seats. The airline measures the utilization of the aircraft by pass

> Midstate Containers Inc. manufactures cans for the canned food industry. The operations manager of a can manufacturing operation wants to conduct a cost study investigating the relationship of tin content in the material (can stock) to the energy cost fo

> Pix Paper Inc. produces photographic paper for printing digital images. One of the processes for this operation is a coating (solvent spreading) operation, where chemicals are coated onto paper stock. There has been some concern about the cost performanc

> Mystic Bottling Company bottles popular beverages in the Bottling Department. The beverages are produced by blending concentrate with water and sugar. The concentrate is purchased from a concentrate producer. The concentrate producer sets higher prices f

> Brady Furniture Company manufactures wooden oak furniture. The company employs a job cost system to trace manufacturing costs to jobs. Each job represents a batch of furniture of the same type. Information regarding direct materials on selected jobs thro

> Raneri 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 a training

> Alvarez Manufacturing Inc. is a job shop. The management of Alvarez Manufacturing Inc. uses the cost information from the job sheets to assess cost performance. Information on the total cost, product type, and quantity of items produced is as follows:

> The Valley Hospital measures the in-patient occupancy of the hospital by determining the number of patient days divided by the number of available bed days in the hospital for a time period. The following in-patient data are available for the months of A

> Sunrise Suites and Nationwide Inns operate competing hotel chains across the region. Hotel capacity information for both hotels is as follows: Information on the number of guests for each hotel and the average length of visit for June were as follows:

> Pittsburgh Aluminum Company uses a process cost system to record the costs of manufacturing rolled aluminum, which consists of the smelting and rolling processes. Materials are entered from smelting at the beginning of the rolling process. The inventory

> A recent annual report of Hilton Hotels and Marriott International provided the following occupancy data for two recent years: A. Is the occupancy trend favorable or unfavorable for Hilton Hotels? B. Is the occupancy trend favorable or unfavorable for

> Marriott International, Inc. , and Hyatt Hotels C or p or at ion are two major owners and managers of lodging and resort properties in the United States. Abstracted income statement information for the two companies is as follows for a recent year (in mi

> Deere & Company manufactures and distributes farm and construction machinery that it sells around the world. In addition to its manufacturing operations, Deere’s credit division loans money to customers to finance the purchase of th

> The condensed income statements through income from operations for Amazon. com, Inc. , Best Buy , Inc. , and Walmart Stores, Inc. for a recent fiscal year follow (in millions): 1. Prepare comparative common-sized income statements for each company. (Ro

> T&T Inc. is a leading global provider of telecommunication services. Facebook , Inc. is a major worldwide social media company. AT&T has a lengthy history and was founded by Alexander Graham Bell. Facebook has a short history and was founded by M

> Radio Shack C or p or at i on is a consumer electronics retailer. Recently, the company declared bankruptcy to provide financial protection while attempting to reorganize its operations. Annual report information for the three most recent years prior to

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Best Buy , Inc. is a leading retailer of consumer electronics and media products in the United States, while Walmart Stores, Inc. is the leading retailer in the United States. Amazo

> BB&T Corporation and Region s Financial Corporation are large regional banking companies. The net income and average common shares outstanding for both companies were reported in recent financial reports as follows (in millions): In addition, BB&am

> Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. In addition, Birinyi Associates identified Caterpillar as one of the top five companies to repurchase their own shares in a recent year.12 Three

> Dover Chemical Company manufactures specialty chemicals by a series of three processes, all materials being introduced in the Distilling Department. From the Distilling Department, the materials pass through the Reaction and Filling departments, emerging

> Pacific Gas and Electric Company is a large gas and electric utility operating in northern and central California. Three recent years of financial data for Pacific Gas and Electric are as follows (in millions): A. Determine the earnings per share for Y

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Walmart is the largest retailer in the United States. Amazon and Walmart compete in similar markets; however, Walmart sells through both traditional retail stores and the Internet,

> Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Marriott International, Inc. are two of the largest hotel operators in the world. Selected financial information from recent income statements for both companies follows (in millions): A. Compute the times interest e

> Aeropostale, Inc. is a specialty fashion retailer targeting young adults. The income before income tax expense and interest expense for four recent years follow (in millions): A. Compute the time interest earned ratio for each year. (Round to one decim

> Arch Coal, Inc. is a major coal mining company in the United States. Condensed income statement information for three recent years follows (in millions): A. Compute the times interest earned ratio for the three years. (Round to one decimal place.) B. H

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Walmart Stores, Inc. is the largest retailer in the United States. Amazon and Walmart compete in similar markets; however, Walmart sells through both traditional retail stores and t

> Cabela’s Incorporated is a leading specialty retailer of outdoor sports merchandise. Dick ’ s Sporting Goods, Inc. is a leading full-line retailer of sporting equipment and apparel. The current assets and current liabi

> Nan Marcus Group is one of the largest luxury fashion retailers in the world. Kohl’ s Corporation sells moderately priced private and national branded products through more than 1,100 department stores located throughout the United Stat

> The Hershey Company is the largest producer of chocolate in North America under the Hershey’s and Reese’s brand names. The following balance sheet information is provided at the end of three recent years (in thousands)

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Best Buy , Inc. is a leading retailer of consumer electronics and media products in the United States. Amazon and Best Buy compete in similar markets; however, Best Buy sells throug

> Bavarian Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins by placing direct materials (raw chocolate, milk, and sugar) into the Blending Department. All materials are placed into production at the beginning of the blending proces

> The following table shows the sales and average book value of fixed assets for three different companies from three different industries for a recent year: A. For each company, determine the fixed asset turnover ratio. (Round to one decimal place.) B.

> FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service , Inc. compete in the package delivery business. The major fixed assets for each business include aircraft, sorting and handling facilities, delivery vehicles, and information technology. The sales and average

> Verizon Communications Inc. is a major telecommunications company in the United States. Two recent balance sheets for Verizon disclosed the following information regarding fixed assets: Verizon’s revenue for the year was $120,550 mill

> Amazon .com, Inc. is the world’s leading Internet retailer of merchandise and media. Amazon also designs and sells electronic products, such as e-readers. Netflix, Inc. is the world’s leading Internet television networ

> Use the data in ADM-2 and ADM-3 to analyze the accounts receivable turnover ratios of R alp h Lau r en Corporation and L Brands, Inc. A. Compute the accounts receivable turnover ratios for Ralph Lauren and L Brands for the years shown in ADM-

> Brands, Inc. sells women’s clothing and personal health care products through specialty retail stores including Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works stores. L Brands reported the following (in millions) for two

> Ralph Lauren Corporation designs, markets, and distributes a variety of apparel, home décor, accessory, and fragrance products. The company’s products include such brands as Ralph Lauren, Polo by Ralph Lauren, and Chaps. Fo

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Best Buy , Inc. is a leading retailer of consumer electronics and media products in the United States. Amazon and Best Buy compete in similar markets; however, Best Buy sells throug

> Three companies that compete in the athletic and active wear market segment are Nike , Inc. , lululemon at hleticainc. , and Under Armour , Inc. Nike is the largest designer and seller of athletic footwear and apparel in the world. Lululemon designs and

> Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. is a leading retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts. Krispy Kreme owns or franchises 1,000 stores where the “hot” light tells you if doughnuts are cooking. Dunk in ’Brands G

> Preston & Grover Soap Company manufactures powdered detergent. Phosphate is placed in process in the Making Department, where it is turned into granulars. The output of Making is transferred to the Packing Department, where packaging is added at the

> Apache Corporation is an independent energy company that explores, develops, and produces oil and gas products. Apache operates worldwide, including in the United States, Canada, and the North Sea. The profitability of the oil and gas business is highly

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Netflix , Inc. provides digital streaming and DVD rentals in the United States. Amazon and Netflix compete in streaming and digital services; however, Amazon also sells many other p

> Google, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation design and distribute consumer and enterprise software, including overlaps in search, business productivity, and mobile operating systems. Google’s primary source of revenue is from advertising, wh

> The Kroger Company, a national supermarket chain, reported the following data (in millions) in its financial statements for a recent year: Total sales…………………………………$108,465 Total assets: Beginning of year……………………………29,281 End of year…………………………………….

> The Home Depot reported the following data (in millions) in its recent financial statements: A. Determine the asset turnover ratio for Home Depot for Year 2 and Year 1. (Round to two decimal places). B. What conclusions can be drawn from these ratios c

> Amazon. com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Netflix, Inc. provides digital streaming and DVD rentals in the United States. Amazon and Netflix compete in streaming and digital services; however, Amazon also sells many other pr

> Sears Holdings C or p or at ion is one of the largest mall-based retailers in the United States. The following year-end data were taken from a recent Sears balance sheet (in millions): A. Compute the working capital and the current ratio as of December

> The following year-end data were taken from recent balance sheets of U nde r A r mou r , I nc. (in millions): A. Compute the working capital and the current ratio as of December 31, Year 2 and Year 1. (Round to one decimal place.) B. What conclusions c

> Amazon .com, Inc. is the largest Internet retailer in the United States. Best Buy , Inc. is a leading retailer of technology and media products in the United States. Amazon and Best Buy compete in similar markets; however, Best Buy sells through both tra

> The following total liabilities and stockholders’ equity information (in millions) is provided for Papa John’ s International, Inc. and Y u m! Brands, Inc. at the end of a recent year: Yum! Brands is a much larger co

> Technology Accessories Inc. is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of accessories for consumer electronic products. Early in 20Y3, the company began production of a leather cover for tablet computers, called the iLeather. The cover is made of stitc

> The following data are taken from recent financial statement of Nike, Inc. (in millions): A. Determine the amount of change (in millions) and percent of change in net income from Year 1 to Year 2. B. Determine the percentage relationship

> Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is a quick-service restaurant providing a focused menu of burritos, tacos, and salads. Chipotle’s balance sheets for the end of two recent years are as follows (in thousands): A. Prepare a vertical analys

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. We will use Amazon as a continuing company exercise to reinforce the various tools and techniques for analyzing financial statements. We will begin with the ratio of liabilities to

> Low e’ s Companies, Inc. , a major competitor to T h e Ho me Depot in the home improvement retail business, operates over 1,800 stores. Lowe’s recently reported the following end of-year balance sheet data (in millions

> The Home Depot , Inc. , is the world’s largest home improvement retailer and one of the largest retailers in the United States based on sales volume. Home Depot operates over 2,200 stores that sell a wide assortment of building, home im

> Hewlett Packard Company (HP ) and Apple Inc. are both developers and marketers of computer equipment and peripherals. However, the two companies follow different manufacturing strategies. HP maintains a significant portion of its own manufacturing capabi

> Monster Beverage C or p or at ion develops, markets, and sells energy and other alternative beverage brands. Brown-F or man C or p or at ion manufactures and sells a wide variety of spirit and wine beverages, such as Jack Daniel’s&Acirc

> Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is a quick-service restaurant providing a focused menu of burritos, tacos, and salads. Chipotle’s balance sheets for the end of two recent years are as follows: A. Prepare a horizontal analysis of the two

> Amazon .com, Inc. is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Target Corporation is one of the largest value-priced general merchandisers operating in the United States. Target sells through nearly 1,800 brick-and-mortar stores and through the