Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $120 and $80, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 100,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:

The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.

13. Assume that Cane’s customers would buy a maximum of 80,000 units of Alpha and 60,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the company’s raw material available for production is limited to 160,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits?

Flight Café is a company that prepares in-flight meals for airlines in its kitchen located next to the local airport. The company’s planning budget for July appears below:

In July, 27,000 meals were actually served. The company’s flexible budget for this level of activity appears below:

1. Compute the company’s activity variances for July. (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.)

1.Explain the four merchandise inventory methods and provide an example for each

Additional data obtained from an examination of the accounts in the ledger for 20Y9 are as follows:

1. Equipment and land were acquired for cash.
2. There were no disposals of equipment during the year.
3. The investments were sold for $78,340 cash.
4. The common stock was issued for cash.
5. There was a $58,910 credit to Retained Earnings for net income.
6. There was a $34,960 debit to Retained Earnings for cash dividends declared.

Required:

Prepare a statement of cash flows, using the indirect method of presenting cash flows from operating activities. Use the minus sign to indicate cash outflows, cash payments, decreases in cash, or any negative adjustments.

1) Skysong Corporation issued $620,000 of 9% bonds on November 1, 2017, for $656,123. The bonds were dated November 1, 2017, and mature in 8 years, with interest payable each May 1 and November 1. Skysong uses the effective-interest method with an effective rate of 8%.

Prepare Skysong’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entry.

2)On January 1, 2017, Skysong Corporation issued $450,000 of 7% bonds, due in 8 years. The bonds were issued for $478,264, and pay interest each July 1 and January 1. The effective-interest rate is 6%.

Prepare the company’s journal entries for (a) the January 1 issuance, (b) the July 1 interest payment, and (c) the December 31 adjusting entry. Skysong uses the effective-interest method.

Given the following information for Macro Drive Inc.

1. Prepare (in good form) an income statement for 2017 for Macro Drive Inc
2. Assume that Micro Drive Inc. has 50,000 shares outstanding, calculate the Earnings Per Share for the company for the period ending 2017
3. Differentiate between accounting income and free cash flow. Why is FCF the most important measure of cash flow?

At the beginning of the school year, Priscilla Wescott decided to prepare a cash budget for the months of September, October, November, and December. The budget must plan for enough cash on December 31 to pay the spring semester tuition, which is the same as the fall tuition. The following information relates to the budget:

a. Prepare a cash budget for September, October, November, and December. Enter all amounts as positive values except cash decrease which should be indicated with a minus sign.

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b. Are the four monthly budgets that are presented prepared as static budgets or flexible budgets?

Static

c. What are the budget implications for Priscilla Wescott?

Priscilla can see that her present plan will not provide  sufficient cash. If Priscilla did not budget but went ahead with the original plan, she would be $ short  at the end of December, with no time left to adjust.

X- Cell Limited is in the process of evaluating a project which will allow the firm to branch into a new product line. The projected cash flow for its new product line is as follows:

1. Calculate the payback period for the project. What is the key drawback of the payback method of project appraisal?
2. If the required return is 11 percent, should the firm accept the project based on the IRR rule?
3. Suppose X-Cell uses the NPV decision rule. At a required return of 9 percent, should the firm accept the project? Will your decision change if the required was 15 percent and why?
4. Why is NPV considered to be a superior method of evaluating the cash flows from a project? Suppose the NPV for a period’s cash flows is computed to be $2500.00. What does this number represent to the firm’s shareholders?

Thermal Rising, Inc., makes paragliders for sale through specialty sporting goods stores. The company has a standard paraglider model, but also makes custom-designed paragliders. Management has designed an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools and activity rates:

Management would like an analysis of the profitability of a particular customer, Big Sky Outfitters, which has ordered the following products over the last 12 months:

The company’s direct labor rate is $22 per hour.

Required:

Using the company’s activity-based costing system, compute the customer margin of Big Sky Outfitters. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Loss amounts should be entered with a minus sign.)

Fogerty Company makes two products—titanium Hubs and Sprockets. Data regarding the two products follow:

Additional information about the company follows:

1. Hubs require $29 in direct materials per unit, and Sprockets require $15.

2. The direct labor wage rate is $12 per hour.

3. Hubs require special equipment and are more complex to manufacture than Sprockets.

4. The ABC system has the following activity cost pools:

Required:

1. Compute the activity rate for each activity cost pool.

2. Determine the unit product cost of each product according to the ABC system.

QUESTION TWO

1. Discuss the capital allowances available to hotel owners and the capital expenditures that qualify for such allowances.                                                                                                            
2. Wageni tourist hotel ltd. Is a five star hotel in Mombasa. The hotel provided the following information,

1. Written down values as at 31.12.2018

Disposals during the year.

2. Additions during the year

1. Computer            350,000.00
2. Fax Machine        40,000.00
3. Photocopier         160,000.00
4. Beds                    500,000.00
5. New hotel building                      5,000,000.00

      The new hotel building was brought to use on 1.9.2019

3. The old hotel building was first brought in to use on 1.1.2014 at a cost of Sh. 8,000,000.00
4. A saloon car which cost sh. 1,200,000 in 2014 was traded in for a new car costing Sh. 900,000.00. The old car was valued at Shs. 600,000 and the company paid a balance of shs. 300,000.00

Required

1. Compute capital allowances due to the company for the year ended 31.12.2019.            
2. Show the written down value of all the assets as at 31.12.2019. Comment on Class I balance.

Bramble Company owns 9,000 acres of timberland purchased in 2006 at a cost of $1,540 per acre. At the time of purchase, the land without the timber was valued at $440 per acre. In 2007, Bramble built fire lanes and roads, with a life of 30 years, at a cost of $92,400. Every year, Bramble sprays to prevent disease at a cost of $3,300 per year and spends $7,700 to maintain the fire lanes and roads. During 2008, Bramble selectively logged and sold 770,000 board feet of timber, of the estimated 3,850,000 board feet. In 2009, Bramble planted new seedlings to replace the trees cut at a cost of $110,000.

A. Determine the depreciation expense and the cost of timber sold related to depletion for 2008. (Round intermediate calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.54687 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

B. Bramble has not logged since 2008. If Bramble logged and sold 990,000 board feet of timber in 2019, when the timber cruise (appraiser) estimated 5,500,000 board feet, determine the cost of timber sold related to depletion for 2019. (Round intermediate calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.54687 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

Define the triple bottom line and give examples of each of the “three Ps.” (2–3 paragraphs)

Nelson Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations:

The company produces the same number of units every month, although the sales in units vary from month to month. The company's variable costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to month.

Required:

a. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing.

b. Prepare an income statement for the month using absorption costing.