Astro Languet established Languet Products Co. as a sole proprietorship on January 5, 2020. At the company’s year end of December 31, 2020, the accounts had the following balances (in thousands):

A count of ending inventory on December 31, 2020, showed there were 4,000 units on hand.
Astro is now preparing financial statements for the year. He is aware that inventory may be costed using the FIFO or weighted average cost formula. He is unsure of which one to use and asks for your assistance. In discussions with Astro, you learn the following.

a) Discuss the impact of using the FIFO cost formula versus the weighted average cost formula on the key ratios.

b) Which method do you recommend? Explain briefly.

c) Considering the choice of inventory cost formulas that are available, do the ratios noted above adequately measure the financial performance of Languet Products from the perspective of the users?

Matheson Electronics has just developed a new electronic device that it believes will have broad market appeal. The company has performed marketing and cost studies that revealed the following information:

1. New equipment would have to be acquired to produce the device. The equipment would cost $480,000 and have a six-year useful life. After six years, it would have a salvage value of about $12,000.
2. Sales in units over the next six years are projected to be as follows:

3. Production and sales of the device would require working capital of $61,000 to finance accounts receivable, inventories, and day-to-day cash needs. This working capital would be released at the end of the project’s life.
4. The devices would sell for $60 each; variable costs for production, administration, and sales would be $45 per unit.
5. Fixed costs for salaries, maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and straight-line depreciation on the equipment would total $155,000 per year. (Depreciation is based on cost less salvage value.)
6. To gain rapid entry into the market, the company would have to advertise heavily. The advertising costs would be:

7. The company’s required rate of return is 15%.

Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Required:

1. Compute the net cash inflow (incremental contribution margin minus incremental fixed expenses) anticipated from sale of the device for each year over the next six years.

2-a. Using the data computed in (1) above and other data provided in the problem, determine the net present value of the proposed investment.

2-b. Would you recommend that Matheson accept the device as a new product?

Matheson Electronics has just developed a new electronic device that it believes will have broad market appeal. The company has performed marketing and cost studies that revealed the following information:

1. New equipment would have to be acquired to produce the device. The equipment would cost $480,000 and have a six-year useful life. After six years, it would have a salvage value of about $12,000.
2. Sales in units over the next six years are projected to be as follows:

3. Production and sales of the device would require working capital of $61,000 to finance accounts receivable, inventories, and day-to-day cash needs. This working capital would be released at the end of the project’s life.
4. The devices would sell for $60 each; variable costs for production, administration, and sales would be $45 per unit.
5. Fixed costs for salaries, maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and straight-line depreciation on the equipment would total $155,000 per year. (Depreciation is based on cost less salvage value.)
6. To gain rapid entry into the market, the company would have to advertise heavily. The advertising costs would be:

7. The company’s required rate of return is 15%.

Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Required:

1. Compute the net cash inflow (incremental contribution margin minus incremental fixed expenses) anticipated from sale of the device for each year over the next six years.

2-a. Using the data computed in (1) above and other data provided in the problem, determine the net present value of the proposed investment.

2-b. Would you recommend that Matheson accept the device as a new product?

Compute the net cash inflow (incremental contribution margin minus incremental fixed expenses) anticipated from sale of the device for each year over the next six years. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Using the data computed in (1) above and other data provided in the problem, determine the net present value of the proposed investment. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five-year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division’s return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 22% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows:

The company’s discount rate is 20%.

Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor using tables.

Required:

1. Calculate the payback period for each product.

2. Calculate the net present value for each product.

3. Calculate the internal rate of return for each product.

4. Calculate the project profitability index for each product.

In my opinion, we ought to stop making our own drums and accept that outside supplier’s offer,” said Wim Niewindt, managing director of Antilles Refining, N.V., of Aruba. “At a price of $21 per drum, we would be paying $4.70 less than it costs us to manufacture the drums in our own plant. Since we use 70,000 drums a year, that would be an annual cost savings of $329,000.” Antilles Refining’s current cost to manufacture one drum is given below (based on 70,000 drums per year):

A decision about whether to make or buy the drums is especially important at this time because the equipment being used to make the drums is completely worn out and must be replaced. The choices facing the company are:

Alternative 1: Rent new equipment and continue to make the drums. The equipment would be rented for $252,000 per year.

Alternative 2: Purchase the drums from an outside supplier at $21 per drum.

The new equipment would be more efficient than the equipment that Antilles Refining has been using and, according to the manufacturer, would reduce direct labor and variable overhead costs by 30%. The old equipment has no resale value. Supervision cost ($84,000 per year) and direct materials cost per drum would not be affected by the new equipment. The new equipment’s capacity would be 105,000 drums per year.

The company’s total general company overhead would be unaffected by this decision.

Required:

1. Assuming that 70,000 drums are needed each year, what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying the drums from an outside supplier?

2. Assuming that 80,000 drums are needed each year, what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying the drums from an outside supplier?

3. Assuming that 105,000 drums are needed each year, what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying the drums from an outside supplier?

(For all requirements, enter any "disadvantages" as a negative value. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Gitano Products operates a job-order costing system and applies overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct materials used in production (not on the basis of raw materials purchased). Its predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimated $139,500 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of $93,000 direct material dollars to be used in production. The company has provided the following data for the just completed year:

Required:

1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate for the year.

2. Compute the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year.

3. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for the year. Assume all raw materials are used in production as direct materials.

4. Compute the unadjusted cost of goods sold for the year. Do not include any underapplied or overapplied overhead in your answer.

5. Assume that the $35,000 ending balance in Work in Process includes $8,700 of direct materials. Given this assumption, supply the information missing below:

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Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for the year. Assume all raw materials are used in production as direct materials.

Assume that the $35,000 ending balance in Work in Process includes $8,700 of direct materials. Given this assumption, supply the information missing below:

Compute the unadjusted cost of goods sold for the year. Do not include any underapplied or overapplied overhead in your answer.

Hillyard Company, an office supplies specialty store, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparing the master budget for the first quarter:

1. As of December 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company’s general ledger showed the following account balances:

2. Actual sales for December and budgeted sales for the next four months are as follows:

3. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at December 31 are a result of December credit sales.

4. The company’s gross margin is 40% of sales. (In other words, cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.)

5. Monthly expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $21,000 per month: advertising, $61,000 per month; shipping, 5% of sales; other expenses, 3% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $43,060 for the quarter.

6. Each month’s ending inventory should equal 25% of the following month’s cost of goods sold.

7. One-half of a month’s inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid in the following month.

8. During February, the company will purchase a new copy machine for $1,600 cash. During March, other equipment will be purchased for cash at a cost of $73,000.

9. During January, the company will declare and pay $45,000 in cash dividends.

10. Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.

Required:

Using the data above, complete the following statements and schedules for the first quarter:

1. Schedule of expected cash collections:

2-a. Merchandise purchases budget:

2-b. Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases:

3. Cash budget:

4. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ending March 31.

5. Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.

Polaski Company manufactures and sells a single product called a Ret. Operating at capacity, the company can produce and sell 38,000 Rets per year. Costs associated with this level of production and sales are given below:

The Rets normally sell for $48 each. Fixed manufacturing overhead is $266,000 per year within the range of 29,000 through 38,000 Rets per year.

Required:

1. Assume that due to a recession, Polaski Company expects to sell only 29,000 Rets through regular channels next year. A large retail chain has offered to purchase 9,000 Rets if Polaski is willing to accept a 16% discount off the regular price. There would be no sales commissions on this order; thus, variable selling expenses would be slashed by 75%. However, Polaski Company would have to purchase a special machine to engrave the retail chain’s name on the 9,000 units. This machine would cost $18,000. Polaski Company has no assurance that the retail chain will purchase additional units in the future. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the special order? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

2. Refer to the original data. Assume again that Polaski Company expects to sell only 29,000 Rets through regular channels next year. The U.S. Army would like to make a one-time-only purchase of 9,000 Rets. The Army would pay a fixed fee of $1.80 per Ret, and it would reimburse Polaski Company for all costs of production (variable and fixed) associated with the units. Because the army would pick up the Rets with its own trucks, there would be no variable selling expenses associated with this order. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the U.S. Army's special order?

3. Assume the same situation as described in (2) above, except that the company expects to sell 38,000 Rets through regular channels next year. Thus, accepting the U.S. Army’s order would require giving up regular sales of 9,000 Rets. Given this new information, what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the U.S. Army's special order?

Explain how to compute the operating indicator analysis.

Room for DebateDebate 1-1

Which Body Should Set Accounting Standards in the United States?

Team Debate:

Team 1:Argue that the SEC should set accounting standards in the United States.

Team 2:Argue that the FASB should set accounting standards in the United States.

Explain what factors contributed to the development of The French Fur Trade in Wisconsin

The following information is available for the first three years of operations for Wildhorse Company: 1. Year Taxable Income 2020 $610,000 2021 460,000 2022 510,000 2. On January 2, 2020, heavy equipment costing $710,000 was purchased. The equipment had a life of 5 years and no salvage value. The straight-line method of depreciation is used for book purposes and the tax depreciation taken each year is listed below: Tax Depreciation 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total $234,300 $319,500 $106,500 $49,700 $710,000 3. On January 2, 2021, $333,000 was collected in advance for rental of a building for a three-year period. The entire $333,000 was reported as taxable income in 2021, but $222,000 of the $333,000 was reported as unearned revenue at December 31, 2021 for book purposes. 4. The enacted tax rates are 20% for all years.

a-Prepare a schedule comparing depreciation for financial reporting and tax purposes.

b-Prepare a schedule of future taxable and (deductible) amounts at the end of 2021.

c-Prepare a schedule of the deferred tax (asset) and liability at the end of 2021.

d-Compute the net deferred tax expense (benefit) for 2021.

f-Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income tax payable for 2021.

How can I improve my thesis for an essay for higher education as I only scored 20/40 in this assignment

They say I Say thesis

Although Henry Bienen has some compelling reasons regarding pursuing higher education in debate “is college for everyone” but we should study the current job market before we consider higher education. While many technical jobs require hands-on experience with interview skills but higher education might not include proper curriculum to handle such necessities for job security in the future.

Distinguish between the terms ‘wealth’ and ‘profit’.

Whitman Company has just completed its first year of operations. The company’s absorption costing income statement for the year follows:

The company’s selling and administrative expenses consist of $307,500 per year in fixed expenses and $4 per unit sold in variable expenses. The $23 unit product cost given above is computed as follows:

Required:

1. Redo the company’s income statement in the contribution format using variable costing.

2. Reconcile any difference between the net operating income on your variable costing income statement and the net operating income on the absorption costing income statement above.

variable costing net operating income ____

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absorption costing net operating income _____