What does a consistently negative responsibility margin imply will happen to the operating income of the business if the center is closed? Why? Identify several other factors that should be considered in deciding whether or not to close the center.
> Elliot-Cole is a publicly owned international corporation, with operations in over 90 countries. Net income has been growing at approximately 15 percent per year, and the stock consistently trades at about 20 times earnings. To attract and retain key man
> Undem Scientific provides research consulting services to both university and corporate clients. The company closes its temporary accounts once each year on December 31. It recently issued the following income statement as part of its annual report. The
> Maggie Miller owns Miller Construction Co. The company maintains accounting records for the purposes of exercising control over its construction activities and meeting its reporting obligations regarding payrolls and income tax returns. As it has no othe
> Crasher Company had net income in the current year of $500,000. In addition, the company had a gain on foreign currency translation of $20,000, net of related income taxes. Assuming the company uses the two-income statement approach for presenting elemen
> Describe at least two products or production processes that might use both process and job order costing methods to determine the cost of a finished unit.
> What is meant by the phrase “natural hedging against exchange rate risk"?
> Jensen Tire had two large shipments in transit at December 31. One was a $130,000 inbound shipment of merchandise (shipped December 28, F.O.B. shipping point), which arrived at Jensen’s receiving dock on January 2. The other shipment was a $95,000 outbou
> Robinson International began operations in early February. The company has provided the following summary of total manufacturing costs assigned to the job sheets of its entire client base during its first three months of operations. Job no. 1002 was com
> Explain why transfer pricing decisions between divisions in separate countries may involve tax or tariff issues.
> DuPont reports in a recent balance sheet $299 million of 6.50 percent bonds payable due in 2028. The company’s effective income tax rate is approximately 27 percent. a. Compute the company’s after-tax cost of borrowing on this bond issue stated as a tot
> Queen Enterprises is a furniture wholesaler. Queen hired a new accounting clerk on January 1 of the current year. The new clerk does not understand accrual accounting and recorded the following transactions based on when cash receipts and disbursements c
> Company A, a U.S. company, has a subsidiary located in Country Z, where various forms of bribery are accepted and expected. To oversee the operations of the subsidiary, Company A sent one of its top U.S. managers to Country Z. Manager M engaged in the fo
> FlyWiz, Inc., is a small manufacturer of professional fishing equipment. The company has two divisions—the rod division and the reel division. Data for the month of January are shown. Nick Fulbright, the company’s chi
> D. Lawrence designs and manufactures fashionable men’s clothing. For the coming year, the company has scheduled production of 40,000 suede jackets. Budgeted costs for this product are as follows. The management of D. Lawrence is consid
> A comedy club called Comedy Today was organized as a partnership with Abbott investing $80,000 and Martin investing $120,000. During the first year, net income amounted to $110,000. Instructions: a. Determine how the $110,000 net income would be divid
> A U.S.-based company, IBC, has wholly owned subsidiaries across the world. IBC is in the medical products market; the company sources most of its sales of medical devices from the United States, but it sells most of those devices to the European market.
> Book Web, Inc., sells books and software over the Internet. A recent article in a trade journal has caught the attention of management because the company has experienced soaring inventory handling costs. The article notes that similar firms have purchas
> Fox Run Outfitters manufactures lightweight frames that it uses in several of its backpack products. Management is considering whether to continue manufacturing the frames or to buy them from an outside source. The following information is available. 1.
> In general terms, identify several factors that prompt different countries to develop different accounting principles.
> Refer to the Demonstration Problem illustrated in the previous chapter. Prepare a 10-column worksheet for Internet Consulting Service, Inc., dated December 31, current year. At the bottom of your worksheet, prepare a brief explanation keyed to each adjus
> Our Little Secret is a small manufacturer of swimsuits and other beach apparel. The company is closely held and has no external reporting obligations, other than payroll reports and income tax returns. The company’s accounting system is grossly inadequat
> Describe the three principles guiding the design of management accounting systems.
> Simon Tough is considering investing in a vending machine operation involving 20 vending machines located in various plants around the city. The machine manufacturer reports that similar vending machine routes have produced a sales volume ranging from 60
> Sheila Lufty manages the plant that produces dining room furniture for Bastile Furniture Company. Sheila’s annual performance is evaluated based on how well she manages all the costs incurred to run the plant and produce the furniture. For her annual eva
> Warthers Corporation produces auto parts. The company acquires other companies when they are considered a good strategic fit. Several years ago Warthers acquired Landis Company, a supplier of dashboards. Warthers decided to maintain Landisâ€&#
> The year-end balance sheet of Mirror, Inc., includes the following stockholders’ equity section (with certain details omitted) Instructions From this information, compute answers to the following questions. a. How many shares of pref
> Use Exhibit 15–1 to evaluate the following statement: “The nexus of business activity has shifted eastward so the United States and Europe don’t matter much anymore.
> Accessory World makes floor mats for the automobile industry. Finished sets of mats must pass through two departments: Cutting and Coating. Large sheets of synthetic material are cut to size in the Cutting Department and then transferred to the Coating D
> Shown as follows are selected transactions of the architectural firm of Munson, Chang, and Alverez, Inc
> Shown are data from recent reports of two toy makers. Dollar amounts are stated in thousands. a. Compute for each company (1) the debt ratio and (2) the interest coverage ratio. (Round the debt ratio to the nearest percent and the interest coverage rati
> In a process costing system, what condition must be present in order for accountants to combine direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs and treat them simply as conversion costs?
> In the following list, assume each transaction is independent of the others. Each of these transactions occurs in a single division of Wrangling International, a multidivisional company. Each transaction may impact capital turnover, ROI, and/or residual
> Sandra Olson manages a restaurant that is part of the Eatwell Chain of restaurants popular in the Southwest. Eatwell has recently adopted a balanced scorecard for the entire company. As a result, the restaurant managers for each individual restaurant hav
> Discuss two ways in which the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has affected U.S. companies.
> Indicate whether each of the following should be considered a product cost or a period cost. If you identify the item as a product cost, also indicate whether it is a direct or an indirect cost. For instance, the answer to the Example item is “indirect p
> Sparta and Associates produces trophies and has two divisions—the green division and the white division. The green division produces the trophy base, which it can sell to outside markets for $150. A trophy base has variable costs per unit of $65 and fixe
> Joy Sun organized Ray Beam, Inc., in January 2018. The corporation immediately issued at $15 per share one-half of its 260,000 authorized shares of $1 par value common stock. On January 2, 2019, the corporation sold at par value the entire 10,000 authori
> Myer’s Treats uses one gallon of mix for each cake produced by the Baking Department. On August 1, the Baking Department had 600 cakes in process. These units were 100 percent complete with respect to batter transferred in from the Mixing Department duri
> Distinguish between the terms classified, comparative, and consolidated as they apply to financial statements. May a given set of financial statements have more than one of these characteristics?
> Galaxy Quest produces telescopes in a single processing department. All direct materials used in the production of telescopes are added at the beginning of the process. Conversion costs (labor and overhead) are incurred evenly thereafter, as each unit is
> To answer the following questions use the financial statements for Home Depot, Inc., in Appendix A at the end of the textbook. a. Compute the company’s current ratio and quick ratio for the most recent year reported. Do these ratios provide support that
> A prior period adjustment relates to the income of past accounting periods. Explain how such an item is shown in the financial statements.
> The manager of Princeton Therapeutic’s Hospital division is evaluated on her division’s return on investment and residual income. The company requires that all divisions generate a minimum return on invested assets of 20 percent. Consistent failure to ac
> Big Boomers makes custom clubs for golfers. The company also provides repair services for golfers with broken clubs. Most of the work is done by hand and with small tools used by craftsmen. Customers are quoted a price in advance of their clubs being man
> Logan Pharmaceutical produces two products: Caltrate and Dorkamine. The company uses activitybased costing (ABC) to allocate manufacturing costs to each product line. The costs incurred by the Quality Control Department average $5 million per year and co
> Fire Code manufactures smoke detectors that are sold to homeowners throughout the United States at $20 apiece. Each detector is equipped with a sensory cell that is guaranteed to last two full years before needing to be replaced. The company currently ha
> During the current year, Central Auto Rentals purchased 60 new automobiles at a cost of $24,000per car. The cars will be sold to a wholesaler at an estimated $8,000 each as soon as they have been driven 50,000 miles. Central Auto Rentals computes depreci
> The following income statement and selected balance sheet account data are available for Terence, Inc., at December 31, 2021. Additional Information: 1. Dividend revenue is recognized on the cash basis. All other income statement amounts are recognized
> Bronson Corporation recently filed the following information with the SEC regarding its executive compensation. Base Salary: The Board of Directors annually reviews each executive officer’s salary. The Board believes that the company’s primary competitor
> Euroam is a U.S. corporation that purchases motors from European manufacturers for distributionin the United States. A recent purchase involved the following events. Instructions: a. Prepare in general journal form the entries necessary to record the pr
> Briefly explain the difference between the direct and indirect methods of computing net cash flows from operating activities. Which method results in higher net cash flows?
> Each of the following situations describes an event that affected the stock market price of a particular company. a. The price of a common share of McDonnell Douglas, Inc., increased by over $5 per share in the several days after it was announced that Sa
> Shown are selected financial data for THIS Star, Inc., and THAT Star, Inc., at the end of the current year. Assume that the year-end balances shown for accounts receivable and for inventory also represent the average balances of these items throughout t
> The Comfort Store sells heating oil, coal, and kerosene fuel to residential customers. Heating oil is kept in large storage tanks that supply the company’s fleet of delivery trucks. Coal is kept in huge bins that are loaded and emptied from the top by gi
> An important focus of management accounting is decision-making authority. Everyone within an organization has some decision-making authority. How do employees and managers know what decision-making authority they have regarding firm assets?
> At the end of the year, the following information was obtained from the accounting records of Solar Systems, Inc. Instructions: a. From the information given, compute the following. b. Solar Systems has an opportunity to obtain a long-term loan at an a
> Rochester Corporation is engaged primarily in the business of manufacturing raincoats and umbrellas. Shown is selected information from a recent annual report. (Dollar amounts are stated in thousands.) The company has long-term liabilities that bear int
> At the beginning of 2021, Greene, Inc., showed the following amounts in the stockholders’ equitysection of its balance sheet. Instructions:a. Prepare in general journal form the entries to record these transactions.b. Prepare the stoc
> Eastern Aviation operated both an airline and several restaurants located near airports. During the year just ended, all restaurant operations were discontinued and the following operating results were reported. All of these amounts are before income ta
> Harry Haney, manager of the Eastern Division of Mattock Co., made the following comment to the manager of the Central Division: It’s all well and good for you to say that I should disregard sunk costs when I consider whether to replace the old, inefficie
> What are the four significant parts of the production cost report for process costing?
> Wolves Company has defective products in inventory. It haste opportunity to either sell, scrap, or rebuild the defective products. Identify several factors Wolves Company should consider before making a decision.
> Use the Internet search engine of your choice and do a general search on the name of a company of interest to you (e.g., General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, etc.). Explore the website of the company you choose and locate that companyâ&
> Read Note 1 in Home Depot’s financial statements in Appendix A at the end of this textbook. With a group of students identified by your instructor, list answers to the following. Instructions: a. List the specific categories in Note 1 that discuss parts
> The Mandela family decided early in 2020 to incorporate their family owned vineyards under the name Mandela Corporation. The corporation was authorized to issue 500,000 shares of a single class of $10 par value capital stock. Presented as follows is the
> The accountants for Monoglut, Inc., have developed the following information regarding the standard cost and the actual cost of a product manufactured in March. Instructions: a. Compute the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance, i
> Why JIT is often described as a “philosophy,” rather than as an inventory management technique?
> Smooth Corporation is a small producer of paint. During June, the company produced 10,000 cases of paint. Each case contains 12 quarts of paint. To achieve this level of production, Smooth purchased and used 34,000 gallons of direct materials at a cost o
> Five events pertaining to Lubbock Manufacturing Co. are described as follows. a. Declared and paid a cash dividend. b. Issued a 10 percent stock dividend. c. Issued a 2-for-1 stock split. d. Purchased treasury stock. e. Reissued the treasury stock at a p
> In evaluating the potential future profitability of a company, how would you consider irregular income items, discontinued operations, and prior period adjustments?
> Explain how each of the following is computed: a. Price-earnings ratio. b. Basic earnings per share. c. Diluted earnings per share.
> Visit the home page of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Use EDGAR to locate the most recent 10-K of Ford Motor Company and examine its consolidated income statement. Instructions: a. In the most recent year reported, what percen
> The following data relate to the operations of Slick Software, Inc., during 2021. Instructions: a. Prepare a condensed income statement for 2021, including earnings per share figures. SlickSoftware, Inc., had 200,000 shares of $1 par value common stock
> Explain how the lessee accounts for operating/Type B leases and capital/Type A leases. Why is an operating lease sometimes called off-balance sheet financing?
> Prescott Manufacturing operates several plants, each of which produces a different product. Early in the current year, John Walker was hired as the new manager of the Meadowbrooke Plant. At year-end, all the plant managers are asked to summarize the oper
> Newton Corporation uses a process costing system to trace costs through several phases of production, starting with the Blending Department and ending with the Packaging Department. Recent computer problems have caused some of the companyâ€
> Criticize the following quotation: “At our company, budgeted revenue is set so high and budgeted expenses so low that no department can ever meet the budget. This way, department managers can never relax; they are motivated to keep working harder no matt
> John Hansen owns Hansen Sporting Goods, a retail store organized as a sole proprietorship. He also owns a home that he purchased for $250,000 but that has a market value of $300,000 today. (Hansen has a $140,000 mortgage against this house.) Explain how
> What is meant by a favorable labor efficiency variance? How is the labor efficiency variance computed?
> The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an important governmental organization that exists primarily for the protection of the interests of investors in the U.S. securities markets. The SEC provides a wealth of information through its website, ww
> Phillips Supply uses a periodic inventory system but needs to determine the approximate amount of inventory at the end of each month without taking a physical inventory. Phillips has provided the following inventory data. a. Estimate the cost of goods s
> Raquel Swimwear sells lines of adult and youth swimming suits. The following is per-unit information for these two product lines. Fixed costs and expenses amount to $117,000 per month. The company currently has total sales of $500,000 per month, of whic
> Sam’s Lawn Maintenance uses a perpetual inventory system. At December 31, the perpetual inventory records indicate the following quantities of a particular mower. A year-end physical inventory, however, shows only 199 of these lawn mow
> The following are selected items from the accounting records of Georgia Peach for the year ended December 31, 2021. Other Information 1. The note payable to Smithfield Bank is due in 60 days. Arrangements have been previously approved to renew this not
> Lincoln Estates manufactures log homes to customers’ specifications and uses job order costing. A predetermined overhead rate is used in applying manufacturing overhead to individual jobs. In the Cutting Department, overhead
> During the current year, Rodgers Company purchased two assets that are described as follows. Rodgers depreciates heavy equipment by the declining-balance method at 200 percent of the straight-line rate. It amortizes intangible assets by the straight-lin
> Classify each of the following costs as a product cost or period cost. If it is a product cost, classify it as direct (or indirect) materials, direct (or indirect) labor, or overhead. a. Wheat used to make flour at General Mills. b. Sales commissions pai
> A recent annual report issued by The Gap, Inc., revealed the following data. The company’s income statement reported total annual revenue of $15.855 billion and net income for the year of $0.848 billion. Instructions: a. Evaluate Th
> On May 10, Hudson Computing sold 90 Millennium laptop computers to Apex Publishers. At the date of this sale, Hudson’s perpetual inventory records included the following cost layers for the Millennium laptops. Prepare journal entries t
> Ahuna, Inc., provides in-home cooking lessons to its clients. The following is the company’s trial balance dated March 1, current year. Ahuna engaged in the following transactions in March. Instructions: a. Record the companyâ&
> Colonial Furniture Co. uses a standard cost system. One of the company’s most popular products is a cherrywood desk. The per-unit standard costs of the desk, assuming a “normal” volume of 2,000 units
> Assume Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company is analyzing an offer to buy from a supplier a component that would replace a component it currently makes for its motorcycles. What additional factors beyond price should Harley-Davidson take into account in thi
> Nazi, Inc., produces a popular brand of humidifier that is backed by a five-year warranty. In year 1, Nazi began implementing a total quality management program that has resulted in significant changes in its cost of quality. Listed as follows is Nazi&ac
> Eastern Supply sells a variety of merchandise to retail stores on account, but it insists that any customer who fails to pay an invoice when due must replace their account receivable with an interest-bearing note at an above-market interest rate. The com
> The net income of Foster Furniture, Inc., amounted to $1,920,000 for the current year a. Compute the amount of earnings per share assuming that the shares of capital stock outstanding throughout the year consisted of 1. 400,000 shares of $1 par value com
> Viking Beer is a microbrewery that produces one type of beer. The production level is 18,000 gallons per month, which is bottled in 192,000 twelve-ounce bottles. The beer is brewed in batches of 3,600 gallons, which is the capacity of the fermenting tank
> Jake Marley, owner of Marley Wholesale, is negotiating with the bank for a $200,000, 90-day, and 12 percent loan effective July 1 of the current year. If the bank grants the loan, the proceeds will be $194,000, which Marley intends to use on July 1 as fo
> He partnership of Avery and Kirk was formed on July 1, when George Avery and Dinah Kirk agreed to invest equal amounts and to share profits and losses equally. The investment by Avery consists of $30,000 cash and an inventory of merchandise valued at $56
> The accounting records of Idaho Paper Company include the following information relating to the current year. The company manufactures a single product; during the current year, 45,000 units were manufactured and 40,000 units were sold. Instructions: a
> Road King manufactures fiberglass travel trailers. The manufacturing costs incurred during its first year of operations are as follows. During the year, 150 completed trailers were manufactured, of which 120 were sold. (Assume that the ending Finished G
