Marvel Parts, Inc., manufactures auto accessories. One of the company’s products is a set of seat covers that can be adjusted to fit nearly any small car. The company has a standard cost system in use for all of its products. According to the standards that have been set for the seat covers, the factory should work 1,045 hours each month to produce 2,090 sets of covers. The standard costs associated with this level of production are:

During August, the factory worked only 800 direct labor-hours and produced 1,900 sets of covers. The following actual costs were recorded during the month:

At standard, each set of covers should require 3.0 yards of material. All of the materials purchased during the month were used in production.

Required:

1. Compute the materials price and quantity variances for August.

2. Compute the labor rate and efficiency variances for August.

3. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances for August.

A manufacturing company's weekly payroll is $800,000 for a 5-day work week beginning each Monday and ending each Friday. The last time salaries and wages were recorded was Friday, December 26. What adjustment is needed on December 31, the last day of the company's fiscal period?

The answer is: Increase Wages Expense by $480,000 but I'm unsure how you get the number $480,000?

1). costs are costs that are incurred for the production requirements of a certain period.
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2) budgetary slack can be avoided if lower and mid level managers are requested to support all of their spending requirements with specific operational plans.
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3) for an automotive repair shop the wages of mechanics would be classified as direct labor cost.
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4) when goods are sold their cost are transferred from work-in-process to finish Goods
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Option #1: Acquisition Costs: Land and Building

You are the project manager at Janson Manufacturing. Feedback from the annual employee’s survey revealed that employees were interested in having a fitness center. Thus, last week, you closed the deal and purchased land and a building for $6 million. Other expenses incurred in connection to this purchase included:

An independent appraisal was requested to determine the individual fair value estimates. The land appraised at $5.5 million and the building at $1.9 million.

Spending on the property started right away. Janson installed fences and completed the driveway at a cost of $45,000 and $75,000, respectively.

Required:

1. What is the initial valuation of each asset Janson purchased in these transactions?
2. Suppose Janson, immediately after acquiring the property, decided to tear down the building. The cost of the removal of the building was $350,000 and salvaged materials sold for $8,000. An additional $100,000 was paid to grade the land for building the new fitness center. What is the initial valuation of each asset Janson acquired in this transaction?

Answers must be submitted in an Excel file showing all calculations used to arrive at the final answers. Provide comments on the spreadsheet to explain the rationale for the amounts recorded.

Emerson Process Management, a global supplier of measurement, analytical, and monitoring instruments and services based in Austin, Texas, had a new data warehouse designed for analyzing customer activity to improve service and marketing that was full of inaccurate and redundant data. The data in the warehouse came from numerous transaction processing systems in Europe, Asia, and other locations around the world. The team that designed the warehouse had assumed that sales groups in all these areas would enter customer names and addresses the same way, regardless of their location. In fact, cultural differences combined with complications from absorbing companies that Emerson had acquired led to multiple ways of entering quote, billing, shipping, and other data. Assess the potential business impact of these data quality problems. What decisions have to be made and steps taken to reach a solution?

Bledsoe Corporation has provided the following data for the month of November:

Additional information:

Any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead is closed out to cost of goods sold.

Required:

Prepare a Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured and a Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold.

Depreciation by Two Methods; Sale of Fixed Asset

New lithographic equipment, acquired at a cost of $625,000 on March 1 of Year 1 (beginning of the fiscal year), has an estimated useful life of five years and an estimated residual value of $53,700. The manager requested information regarding the effect of alternative methods on the amount of depreciation expense each year.

On March 4 of Year 5, the equipment was sold for $91,500.

Required:

1. Determine the annual depreciation expense for each of the estimated five years of use, the accumulated depreciation at the end of each year, and the book value of the equipment at the end of each year by the following methods:

a. Straight-line method

b. Double-declining-balance method

2. Journalize the entry to record the sale assuming that the manager chose the double declining-balance method. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

3. Journalize the entry to record the sale in (2) assuming that the equipment was sold for $78,600 instead of $91,500. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under

Break-Even Sales Under Present and Proposed Conditions

Darby Company, operating at full capacity, sold 86,400 units at a price of $51 per unit during the current year. Its income statement for the current year is as follows:

The division of costs between fixed and variable is as follows:

Management is considering a plant expansion program that will permit an increase of $357,000 in yearly sales. The expansion will increase fixed costs by $35,700, but will not affect the relationship between sales and variable costs.

Required:

1. Determine the total variable costs and the total fixed costs for the current year. Enter the final answers rounded to the nearest dollar.

2. Determine (a) the unit variable cost and (b) the unit contribution margin for the current year. Enter the final answers rounded to two decimal places.

3. Compute the break-even sales (units) for the current year. Enter the final answers rounded to the nearest whole number.
units

4. Compute the break-even sales (units) under the proposed program for the following year. Enter the final answers rounded to the nearest whole number.
units

5. Determine the amount of sales (units) that would be necessary under the proposed program to realize the $54,400 of income from operations that was earned in the current year. Enter the final answers rounded to the nearest whole number.
units

6. Determine the maximum income from operations possible with the expanded plant. Enter the final answer rounded to the nearest dollar.
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7. If the proposal is accepted and sales remain at the current level, what will the income or loss from operations be for the following year? Enter the final answer rounded to the nearest dollar.
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8. Based on the data given, would you recommend accepting the proposal?

1. In favor of the proposal because of the reduction in break-even point.
2. In favor of the proposal because of the possibility of increasing income from operations.
3. In favor of the proposal because of the increase in break-even point.
4. Reject the proposal because if future sales remain at the current level, the income from operations will increase.
5. Reject the proposal because the sales necessary to maintain the current income from operations would be below the current year sales.

Choose the correct answer.

Here are comparative balance sheets for Velo Company.

Additional information:

Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2020 using the indirect method. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e.g. -15,000, or in parenthesis e.g. (15,000).)

Mercer Asbestos Removal Company removes potentially toxic asbestos insulation and related products from buildings. There has been a long-simmering dispute between the company’s estimator and the work supervisors. The on-site supervisors claim that the estimators do not adequately distinguish between routine work such as removal of asbestos insulation around heating pipes in older homes and nonroutine work such as removing asbestos-contaminated ceiling plaster in industrial buildings. The on-site supervisors believe that nonroutine work is far more expensive than routine work and should bear higher customer charges. The estimator sums up his position in this way: “My job is to measure the area to be cleared of asbestos. As directed by top management, I simply multiply the square footage by $3.10 to determine the bid price. Since our average cost is only $2.85 per square foot, that leaves enough cushion to take care of the additional costs of nonroutine work that shows up. Besides, it is difficult to know what is routine or not routine until you actually start tearing things apart.” To shed light on this controversy, the company initiated an activity-based costing study of all of its costs. Data from the activity-based costing system follow: Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Total Activity Removing asbestos Thousands of square feet 800 thousand squarefeet Estimating and job setup Number of jobs 500 jobs Working on nonroutine jobs Number of nonroutine jobs 100 nonroutine jobs Other (costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs) None Note: The 100 nonroutine jobs are included in the total of 500 jobs. Both nonroutine jobs and routine jobs require estimating and setup. Costs for the Year Wages and salaries $ 450,000 Disposal fees 820,000 Equipment depreciation 110,000 On-site supplies 65,000 Office expenses 350,000 Licensing and insurance 550,000 Total cost $ 2,345,000 Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities Removing Asbestos Estimating and Job Setup Working on Nonroutine Jobs Other Total Wages and salaries 60 % 10 % 20 % 10 % 100 % Disposal fees 60 % 0 % 40 % 0 % 100 % Equipment depreciation 40 % 5 % 25 % 30 % 100 % On-site supplies 70 % 20 % 10 % 0 % 100 % Office expenses 10 % 40 % 15 % 35 % 100 % Licensing and insurance 25 % 0 % 60 % 15 % 100 % Required: 1. Perform the first-stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools. 2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools. 3. Using the activity rates you have computed, determine the total cost and the average cost per thousand square feet of each of the following jobs according to the activity-based costing system. (Round the "Average cost" to 2 decimal places.) a. A routine 1,000-square-foot asbestos removal job. b. A routine 2,000-square-foot asbestos removal job. c. A nonroutine 2,000-square-foot asbestos removal job.

Swathmore Clothing Corporation grants its customers 30 days’ credit. The company uses the allowance method for its uncollectible accounts receivable. During the year, a monthly bad debt accrual is made by multiplying 2% times the amount of credit sales for the month. At the fiscal year-end of December 31, an aging of accounts receivable schedule is prepared and the allowance for uncollectible accounts is adjusted accordingly.

At the end of 2020, accounts receivable were $592,000 and the allowance account had a credit balance of $56,000. Accounts receivable activity for 2021 was as follows:

The company’s controller prepared the following aging summary of year-end accounts receivable:

req1-

1. Record a summary entry to record the monthly bad debt accrual.

2. Record a summary entry to record the 2021 write-offs.

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1. Record the year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense.

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What is total bad debt expense for 2021?

req 3b-

How would accounts receivable appear in the 2021 balance sheet?

Required:
1. Prepare a summary journal entry to record the monthly bad debt accrual and the write-offs during the year.
2. Prepare the necessary year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense.
3-a. What is total bad debt expense for 2021?
3-b. How would accounts receivable appear in the 2021 balance sheet?
  

Pinnacle Plus declared and paid a cash dividend of $8,400 in the current year. Its comparative financial statements, prepared at December 31, reported the following summarized information:

Required:

1. Compute the gross profit percentage in the current and previous years. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year?
2. Compute the net profit margin for the current and previous years. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year?
3. Compute the earnings per share for the current and previous years. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year?
4. Stockholders’ equity totaled $118,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the return on equity (ROE) ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year?
5. Net property and equipment totaled $128,000 at the beginning of the previous year. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year?
6. Compute the debt-to-assets ratios for the current and previous years. Is debt providing financing for a larger or smaller proportion of the company’s asset growth?
7. Compute the times interest earned ratios for the current and previous years. Are the current year results better, or worse, than those for the previous year?
8. After Pinnacle Plus released its current year’s financial statements, the company’s stock was trading at $36. After the release of its previous year’s financial statements, the company’s stock price was $33 per share. Compute the P/E ratios for both years. Does it appear that investors have become more (or less) optimistic about Pinnacle’s future success?

Becton Labs, Inc., produces various chemical compounds for industrial use. One compound, called Fludex, is prepared using an elaborate distilling process. The company has developed standard costs for one unit of Fludex, as follows:

During November, the following activity was recorded related to the production of Fludex:

1. Materials purchased, 10,500 ounces at a cost of $216,825.

2. There was no beginning inventory of materials; however, at the end of the month, 2,600 ounces of material remained in ending inventory.

3. The company employs 20 lab technicians to work on the production of Fludex. During November, they each worked an average of 180 hours at an average pay rate of $14.00 per hour.

4. Variable manufacturing overhead is assigned to Fludex on the basis of direct labor-hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs during November totaled $7,000.

5. During November, the company produced 3,700 units of Fludex.

Required:

1. For direct materials:

a. Compute the price and quantity variances.

b. The materials were purchased from a new supplier who is anxious to enter into a long-term purchase contract. Would you recommend that the company sign the contract?

2. For direct labor:

a. Compute the rate and efficiency variances.

b. In the past, the 20 technicians employed in the production of Fludex consisted of 8 senior technicians and 12 assistants. During November, the company experimented with fewer senior technicians and more assistants in order to reduce labor costs. Would you recommend that the new labor mix be continued?

3. Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances.

1) For direct materials, compute the price and quantity variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Materials quantity variance=? and U or F

Materials price Variance=? and U or F

2) For direct materials, the materials were purchased from a new supplier who is anxious to enter into a long-term purchase contract. Would you recommend that the company sign the contract?

yes or no

3) For direct labor, compute the rate and efficiency variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Labor efficiency variance=? and U or F

Labor rate variance= ? and U or F

4) In the past, the 20 technicians employed in the production of Fludex consisted of 8 senior technicians and 12 assistants. During November, the company experimented with fewer senior technicians and more assistants in order to reduce labor costs. Would you recommend that the new labor mix be continued?

yes or no

5) Compute the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Variable overhead rate variance=? and F or U

Variable overhead effiency variance=? and F or U

A number of companies voluntarily prepare segment reports beyond what is required by regulation. Given the difficulties faced by regulators in developing rules for segment reporting, is regulation really necessary and/or desirable?

Carey Company is considering the acquisition of additional equipment for the business and is analyzing the opportunity to purchase versus lease the equipment. The staff at Carey Co. fully understands the accounting for a purchase of equipment but is not familiar with the new rules related to lease accounting (ASC 842). It is your task to advise Carey Company whether to purchase or lease additional equipment for their business. In your discussion, you should address the following questions at a minimum.

-What is included in the measurement of a lease liability?

-What is included in the measurement of the right-of-use asset?

-What considerations determine the term of a lease?

-If Carey Company engages in the lease, how would an agreement that they make up any residual value deficiency at the end of the lease term (attributable to damage or extraordinary wear and tear) affect the minimum lease payments?