Ginocera Inc. is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of
low-cost, high-quality stainless steel kitchen knives. A new
kitchen knife series called the Kitchen Ninja was released for
production in early 2016. In January, the company spent $605,000 to
develop a late-night advertising infomercial for the new product.
During 2016, the company spent $1,412,000 promoting the product
through these infomercials, and $816,000 in legal costs. The knives
were ready for manufacture on January 1, 2016.
Ginocera uses a
job
order cost system to accumulate costs associated with
the kitchen knife. The unit direct materials cost for the knife
is:
Hardened steel blanks |
|
(used for knife shaft and
blade) |
$4.00 |
Wood (for handle) |
1.55 |
Packaging |
0.45 |
The production process is straightforward. First, the hardened
steel blanks, which are purchased directly from a raw material
supplier, are stamped into a single piece of metal that includes
both the blade and the shaft. The stamping machine requires one
hour per 250 knives.
After the knife shafts are stamped, they are brought to an assembly
area where an employee attaches the handle to the shaft and packs
the knife into a decorative box. The direct labor cost is $0.55 per
unit.
The knives are sold to stores. Each store is given promotional
materials, such as posters and aisle displays. Promotional
materials cost $60 per store. In addition, shipping costs average
$0.15 per knife.
Total completed production was 1,210,000 units during the year.
Other information is as follows:
Number of customers
(stores) |
58,500 |
Number of knives sold |
1,135,000 |
Wholesale price (to store)
per knife |
$16 |
Factory overhead cost is applied to jobs at the rate of $675 per
stamping machine hour after the knife blanks are stamped. There
were an additional 21,000 stamped knives, handles, and cases
waiting to be assembled on December 31, 2016.
A. |
Prepare an annual income statement for the
Kitchen Ninja knife series, including supporting calculations, from
the information provided. Refer to the list of Amount Descriptions
for exact wording of the answer choices for text
entries.* |
B. |
Determine the balances in the work in process
and finished goods inventories for the Kitchen Ninja knife series
on December 31, 2016.*
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*
In
your computations, if required, round interim per-unit costs to two
decimal places. |
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