Question: Refer to Exercise 2-54. Required Compute:

> Harmon Recycling Services (HRS), a not-for-profit organization, has two drop-off centers, Westside and Eastside. Data for the expected operation in the next quarter follow. Required a. Compute the predetermined overhead rate used to apply general operati

> Refer to the data in Exercise 6-44. Required a. Compute the predetermined overhead rate assuming that Kilbourne Appliances uses direct labor costs to allocate overhead costs. b. Draw the cost flow diagram assuming that Kilbourne Appliances uses direct la

> Gregorie Tool & Die reports the following information for the quarter: Required Select the answer for each of the following costs. a. Variable cost per unit. 1. $30 2. $35 3. $42 4. $45 b. Variable production cost per unit. 1. $30 2. $35 3. $42 4. $4

> What are predatory pricing, dumping, and price discrimination? What role would a cost accountant play in determining whether dumping or price discrimination has occurred?

> Kilbourne Appliances produces two models of beverage coolers for homes and offices, the KA-15 and the KA-24. Data on operations and costs for March follow. Required a. Compute the predetermined overhead rate assuming that Kilbourne Appliances uses direct

> Refer to the data in Exercise 6-38. Required Draw the cost flow diagram assuming that Redfern Audio uses machine-hours to allocate overhead costs. Exercise 6-38:

> Refer to the data in Exercise 6-38. Required Compute the predetermined overhead rate assuming that Redfern Audio uses machine-hours to allocate overhead costs. Exercise 6-38:

> Refer to the data in Exercise 6-38. Required Compute the predetermined overhead rate assuming that Redfern Audio uses direct material costs to allocate overhead costs. Exercise 6-38:

> Refer to the data in Exercise 6-38. Required Compute the predetermined overhead rate assuming that Redfern Audio uses the number of units to allocate overhead costs. Exercise 6-38:

> Refer to the data in Exercise 6-38. Required Compute the predetermined overhead rate assuming that Redfern Audio uses direct labor costs to allocate overhead costs. Exercise 6-38:

> Redfern Audio produces audio equipment including headphones. At the Campus Facility, it produces two wireless models, Standard and Enhanced, which differ both in the materials and components used and in the labor skill required. Data for the Campus Plant

> Gullen Partners produces cleaning solvents. On September 1, it had no work-in-process inventory. It started production of 56,000 gallons of solvent in September and completed production of 47,000 gallons. Cost records at Gullen show the following for Sep

> Bremen Fitness Products produces a sports drink. On October 1, it had no work-in-process inventory. It started production of 9,000 cases of the drink in October and shipped 7,800 cases to retailers. (Bremen holds no finished goods inventory.) The costs o

> Duffield Lubricants produces oil-based machine lubricants. On December 1, it had no work-inprocess inventory. It starts production of 86,000 gallons of lubricant in December and completes 72,000 gallons. The costs of the resources used by Duffield in Dec

> For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is true, false, or uncertain. Explain why. Give examples in your answer. a. A cost is something used up to produce revenues in a particular accounting period. b. Variable costs are direct costs; o

> Bostwick Chemicals started business on April 1. The following operations data are available for April for the one solvent it produces. Costs incurred in April follow. There are never any finished goods at Bostwick Chemicals because all production is to o

> In October, Seville Chemicals produced 22,500 barrels of the additive. Manufacturing overhead was $285,000 and the cost per barrel was $16.30. Materials costs were four times greater than labor costs. Required a. What were the labor costs for October? b.

> In May, Seville Chemicals produced 26,000 barrels of the additive. Labor costs were $16,800 and manufacturing overhead was $313,000. The cost per barrel was $15.80. Required What was the materials cost in May?

> Seville Chemicals produces a fuel additive. Operating data for January follow. Seville Chemicals produced 25,125 barrels of the additive in January. Required Compute the cost per barrel of the additive produced in January.

> Lenox Solvents manufactures a special fluid at its Hazelridge plant. Operating data for June follow. The Hazelridge plant produced 1,050,000 liters in June. The plant never has any beginning or ending inventories. Required Compute the cost per liter of l

> Fill in the missing items for the following inventories:

> Fill in the missing items for the following inventories:

> Assume that the following events occurred at Lakewood, Inc. last month. 1. Incurred direct labor costs of $300,000. 2. Completed work on 70 percent of the work in process. Costs are assigned equally across all work in process. 3. Transferred 80 percent o

> Results from a multiple regression of store costs on revenues and area using the data of Waveney DIY Centers (Exercise 5-44) are as follows: Required The managers in the region are interested in opening a new store with expected revenues of $19 million a

> Results from a regression of store costs on store area using the data of Waveney DIY Centers (Exercise 5-44) are as follows: Required The managers in the region are interested in opening a new store with expected area of 50,000 square feet. Assuming the

> The following information is available for Alcoy Partners for the year just ended: Required Select the answer for each of the following costs. a. Variable cost per unit. 1. $12 2. $18 3. $21 4. $25 b. Variable production cost per unit. 1. $12 2. $18 3. $

> Results from a regression of store costs on revenues using the data of Waveney DIY Centers (Exercise 5-44) are as follows. Required The managers in the region are interested in opening a new store with expected revenues of $19 million. Assuming the data

> Refer to the information in Exercise 5-44. Required Prepare a scattergraph based on the store cost and store area data for Waveney DIY Centers in Exercise 5-44. Exercise 5-44:

> Refer to the information in Exercise 5-44. Required Prepare a scattergraph based on the store cost and revenue data for Waveney DIY Centers in Exercise 5-44. Exercise 5-44:

> Results from a multiple regression of factory costs on labor-hours and machine-hours using the data of Fiske Corporation (Exercise 5-36) are as follows: Required Managers expect the plant to operate at 16,000 labor-hours and 21,000 machine-hours next qua

> Results from a regression of factory costs on machine-hours using the data of Fiske Corporation (Exercise 5-36) are as follows: Required Managers expect the plant to operate at 21,000 machine-hours next quarter. Assuming the relationship remains the same

> Results from a regression of factory costs on labor-hours using the data of Fiske Corporation (Exercise 5-36) are as follows: Required Managers expect the plant to operate at 16,000 labor-hours next quarter. Assuming the relationship remains the same wit

> Refer to the information in Exercise 5-36 for Fiske Corporation. Required Prepare a scattergraph based on the factory cost and machine-hour data in Exercise 5-36. Exercise 5-36:

> Refer to the information in Exercise 5-36 for Fiske Corporation. Required Prepare a scattergraph based on the factory cost and labor-hour data for Fiske Corporation in Exercise 5-36. Exercise 5-36:

> Hughes Payroll and Clerical Services (HPCS) provides payroll, bookkeeping, and other services to small businesses. HPCS financial records show the following costs for last quarter (QTR 1): HPCS recorded 4,375 billable hours in QTR 1, and fixed administra

> Hemlock Nutritional Supplements (HNS) provides you with the following accounting records on manufacturing cost for the most recent month: Production was 60,000 units (cases). Fixed manufacturing overhead was $144,000. For the coming year, costs are expec

> Refer to the information in Exercise 1-32. The museum director is considering a proposal by the head of the Neighborhood Outreach Program to keep the Evening Lecture Series but expand it by offering a Weekend Lecture Series as well. The Weekend Series wo

> Summit Corporation manufactures machines for the apparel industry. The production manager and cost analyst reviewed the accounts for the previous quarter and have provided an estimated breakdown of the fixed and variable portions of manufacturing overhea

> Dickerson Consultants offers logistics advice for large retail firms. Dickerson classifies its consultants into three categories, based on their experience and skills. The three levels are partner, senior, and associate. Dickerson quotes prices for prosp

> Collingwood Contractors (CC) designs and builds new model homes for individual customers. CC has developed a reputation in the market for relatively upscale, unique designs with highend finishings. CC has developed several formulas, which it uses to esti

> Gilbert Canned Produce (GCP) packs and sells three varieties of canned produce: green beans, sweet peas, and tomatoes. The company is currently operating at 82 percent of capacity. Worried about the company’s performance, the chief mark

> Lamothe Kitchen and Bath makes products for the home, which it sells through major retailers and remodeling (do-it-yourself, or DIY) outlets. One product that has had varying success is a ceiling fan for the kitchen. The fan comes in three sizes (36-inch

> Rathbone Industries produces and sells an instrument used in hospital monitoring systems. The instrument uses a specialized sensor that Rathbone currently purchases from Norfolk Electronix. Norfolk charges Rathbone $94 per sensor for the 12,000 sensors R

> Harbortown Marine Products (HMP) manufactures and sells various fixtures for boat cabins. One fixture uses a specialized fitting that is not used in any other HMP product. The management of HMP has considered outsourcing the fitting for several years but

> Riverdale Partners wants to introduce a new line of fragrances. Market research indicates that a potential fragrance would sell well in the market priced at $268.80 each. Riverdale requires an operating profit of 28 percent of costs. Required What is the

> Refer to Exercise 2-56. Required Prepare: a. A gross margin income statement. b. A contribution margin income statement. Exercise 2-56:

> Accounting records for The Ralston Company show the following for the most recent fiscal year: Required Prepare: a. A gross margin income statement. b. A contribution margin income statement.

> Your colleague says, “If a company only has one product, it doesn’t matter how we allocate cost because the result will always be the same.” Do you agree? Explain.

> Whitmore Glassware makes a variety of drinking glasses and mugs. The company’s designers have discovered a market for a 16-ounce mug with college logos. Market research indicates that a mug like this would sell well in the market priced at $26. Whitmore

> Refer to the data for Rochester Street Taco Shop in Exercise 3-49. Required Suppose RSTS expects to sell 7,000 tacos next month, but the fixed costs are uncertain. Using the Goal Seek function in Microsoft Excel, what must be the fixed costs for RSTS to

> Rochester Street Taco Shop (RSTS) sells a variety of tacos to go all at a price of $4.50 each. The variable cost of an RSTS taco averages $2.40. RSTS incurs monthly fixed costs of $7,350. RSTS is subject to a 20 percent tax rate. Required Using the Goal

> Refer to the data for Grove Audio in Exercise 3-31. Required Using the Goal Seek function in Microsoft Excel: a. What number must Grove Audio sell to break even? b. What number must Grove Audio sell to make an operating profit of $180,000 per year? Exer

> Golden Gate Novelties (GGN) sells souvenir key chains at the local airport. GGN charges $12 per chain. The variable cost for a chain, including the wholesale cost of the chain, packaging, the commission paid to the airport operator, and so on, is $10.40.

> Norwood Stationary has provided the following information (in thousands of dollars) for October. Required Prepare an income statement for October with a supporting cost of goods sold statement.

> The cost accountant for Sunset Fashions has compiled the following information for last quarter’s operations: Required Prepare an income statement with a supporting cost of goods sold statement.

> Northampton City Tours (NCT) offers personalized historical and architectural tours in a large midwestern city and the local suburbs. NCT charges $350 per trip to or from the airport. The variable cost for a tour totals $42 for fuel, driver, and so on. T

> Couzen’s Company’s cost structure is dominated by variable costs with a contribution margin ratio of .25 and fixed costs of $450,000. Every dollar of sales contributes 25 cents toward fixed costs and profit. The cost structure of a competitor, Jones & Fa

> Consider a bank that offers both online and branch access for customers. Based on the estimated costs of service through the two channels, the bank has decided it should motivate customers to use online services in place of branch services. After several

> The cost structure of Dennis’s Retail Mart is dominated by variable costs with a contribution margin ratio of .30 and fixed costs of $60,000. Every dollar of sales contributes 30 cents toward fixed costs and profit. The cost structure of a competitor, Oa

> Refer to the data for Charlevoix Cases in Exercise 3-33. Required Using the Goal Seek function in Microsoft Excel: a. What number must Charlevoix Cases sell to break even? b. What number must Charlevoix Cases sell to make an operating profit of $46,280 a

> The following data are available for Gray Services for the month just ended: Required Find the following by completing a cost of services sold statement. a. Marketing and administrative costs. b. Cost of services sold.

> Tuscola Counseling Services is a small firm that advises job seekers on both employment and education alternatives. Robert Gibson, the founder and president, has collected the following information for the year just ended: Required Prepare an income stat

> Harbor Island Investments (HII) is a discount brokerage firm offering clients investment advice, trading services, and a variety of mutual funds for investment. HII has collected the following information for November: Required Prepare an income statemen

> The following balances (in thousands of dollars) are from the accounts of Birwood Furniture: Direct materials used during the year amount to $1,096,000 and the cost of goods sold for the year was $1,278,000. Required Find the following by completing a co

> The following balances appear on the accounts of Greusel Fabrication: Direct materials used during the month amount to $525,000 and the cost of goods sold for the month was $1,436,000. Required Find the following by completing a cost of goods sold statem

> Grove Audio is considering the introduction of a new model of wireless speakers with the following price and cost characteristics. Required a. What number must Grove Audio sell annually to break even? b. What number must Grove Audio sell to make an opera

> For each of the following costs incurred in a manufacturing firm, indicate whether the costs are fixed (F) or variable (V) and whether they are period costs (P) or product costs (M) under full absorption costing. a. Straight-line depreciation on corporat

> Lillibridge & Friends, Inc. provides you with the following data for its single product: Required Give the amounts for each of the following: a. Prime cost per unit. b. Contribution margin per unit. c. Gross margin per unit. d. Conversion cost per un

> A manager asks you for a cost estimate to open a new retail outlet and says, “I want you to use statistical analysis, so it will be based on real data and therefore objective.” How might you respond?

> Elmo Security Consultants (ESC) offers a standardized review of data security for small business owners. The following data apply to the provision of these reviews: Required Give the amount for each of the following (one unit = one review): a. Variable r

> Refer to the information in Exercise 1-30. The managers of Lessing Toy & Hobby (LTH) have decided to keep the stores in the Northern Division open, in spite of the dwindling demand in the area. They want to forecast what the income will be in the com

> Refer to Exhibit 1.6, which shows budgeted versus actual costs. Assume that The AM Bakery is preparing a budget for the month ending October 31. Management prepares the budget by starting with the actual results for August 31 that appear in Exhibit 1.6.

> Charlevoix Cases makes mobile phone cases. The company has collected the following price and cost characteristics: Required a. How many cases must Charlevoix sell annually to break even? b. How many cases must Charlevoix sell annually to make an operatin

> Place the number of the appropriate definition in the blank next to each concept.

> For each of the following costs incurred in the manufacture of steel components, indicate whether the costs are prime costs (P), conversion costs (C), or both (B). a. Transportation-in costs for steel. b. Lease payments on the factory. c. Steel used in m

> For each of the following costs incurred in a manufacturing firm, indicate whether the costs are most likely fixed (F) or variable (V) and whether they are most likely period costs (P) or product costs (M) under full absorption costing. a. Administrative

> Refer to the information in Exercise 5-28. Required A rural county government has requested an estimate to build a 200,000-square-foot hospital in a small city (though the largest in the county). It will be a single-story building and not affiliated with

> Ferdinand Construction (FC) manages the design and construction of hospitals. Ferdinand has developed several formulas that it uses to quote jobs. These include costs of basic construction but exclude equipment and furniture. These estimates are also dep

> Five Below is a discount retailer. Required For each of the following decisions, indicate whether the decision maker would be more likely to get information from the financial (F) or cost (C) accounting system of Five Below (in addition, perhaps, to othe

> Skywest Airlines is a regional airline operating in the Western U.S. Several large airlines (Alaska Airlines, for example) outsource some lower-volume routes to Skywest. Skywest flies planes painted with the Alaska colors and logo and uses the Alaska-bra

> Marquette Company manufactures and sells kits that homeowners can buy and assemble into office and home furniture. Marquette and one of its customers, Goulburn Furnishings, have a dispute about inventory. Goulburn orders 100,000 units annually of one of

> Value Chain and Classification of Costs Tesla, Inc., incurs many types of costs in its automobile operations. Required For each cost in the following table, identify the stage in the value chain where this cost is incurred.

> Value Chain and Classification of Costs Pfizer Inc., a pharmaceutical firm, incurs many types of costs in its operations. Required For each cost in the following table, identify the stage in the value chain where this cost is incurred.

> Consider again the Business Application “Components of Cost of Goods Sold for a Retailer.” Some of the costs associated with opening during the COVID-19 pandemic were outlay costs and some were opportunity costs. Give one example of each for a retail sto

> The following events occurred at Moore’s Hobbies and Crafts store during the most recent fiscal year: 1. Purchased merchandise costing $99,000. 2. Had sales revenue for the year totaling $145,000; the merchandise sold was purchased for $85,000. 3. Paid $

> The friend in question 2-19 decides that she does not want to go to Oklahoma after all. How will the costs of your trip change? Was your choice of allocation in question 2-19 incorrect? Why?

> Why is a value income statement useful to managers?

> How does cost accounting help determine an organization’s strategy? What problems might arise from a faulty cost accounting system?

> B-You is a consulting firm that works with managers to improve their interpersonal skills. Recently, a representative of a high-tech research firm approached B-You’s owner with an offer to contract for one year with B-You to improve the

> Kendall & Floyd provides landscaping services in Eastvale. Sara Kendall, the owner, is concerned about the recent losses the company has incurred and is considering dropping its yard cleanup services, which she feels are marginal to the company&acirc

> Consider the Business Application “Operating Leverage as a Framework to Describe a Business Model.” From the description of the company in the text (and perhaps based on your experience), would you say food delivery services have high or low operating le

> Bates Courier Services provides delivery services in and around Butte City. Its profits have been declining, and management is planning to add an express service that is expected to increase revenue by $62,500 per year. The total cost to lease the necess

> Durham Parts (DP) makes a variety of products. It is organized in two divisions, Eastern and Western. The managers for each division are paid, in part, based on the financial performance of their divisions. The Western Division normally sells to outside

> Haverhill Electronics (HE) has offered to supply the county government with one model of its security screening device at “cost plus 20 percent.” HE operates a manufacturing plant that can produce 22,000 devices per ye

> Talbot Industries manufactures two models of wireless headset: TI-12 and TI-28. Each model requires time on a single machine. The machine has a monthly capacity of 540 hours. Total market demand for the two models is limited to 2,000 units of TI-12 and 1

> Conservatory Lumber sells rough and finished lumber for building products. At one of the company mills in the Northwest, it processes only one type of wood into two products: rough-cut lumber (sold for further processing) and dimensional lumber (for pane

> Williams Gear makes and sells three types of computer laptop sleeves: leather, fabric, and plastic. Management is trying to determine the most profitable mix. Sales prices, demand, and use of manufacturing inputs follow: Williams has two production limit

> Senator Pet Foods makes a variety of canned and dried food for pets. The Center Street Manufacturing Campus is the site of the original Senator plant and is used solely for the production of its original variety of canned food for dogs. The production of

> Ontario Audio makes a popular satellite radio receiver for over-the-road trucks and other professional uses. The two major parts of the radio are the electronics (receiver, speaker, and so on) and the metal case housing the radio. The electronics are man

> Refer to the information in Problem 4-69 for Parkway Health System. Regardless of your recommendation, the PHS administrators did not change operations (they chose the first alternative described in Problem 4-69). For this problem, assume that the expans