Highland Company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. Standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below:

Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct labor-hours. During March, 700 backpacks were manufactured and sold. Selected information relating to the month’s production is given below:

*For the month's production.

The following additional information is available for March’s production:

Required:

Hint: It may be helpful to complete a general model diagram for direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead before attempting to answer any of the requirements.

1. What is the standard cost of a single backpack?

2. What was the actual cost per backpack produced during March?

3. How many yards of material are required at standard per backpack?

4. What was the materials price variance for March if there were no beginning or ending inventories of materials?

5. What is the standard direct labor rate per hour?

6. What was the labor rate variance for March? The labor efficiency variance?

7. What was the variable overhead rate variance for March? The variable overhead efficiency variance?

8. Prepare a standard cost card for one backpack.

1.) On January 1, 2019, Fap Company had 390,000 shares of its $1 par value common stock outstanding. On March 1, Fap sold an additional 748,000 shares on the open market at $10 per share. Fap issued a 20% stock dividend on May 1. On August 1, Fap purchased 414,000 shares and immediately retired the stock. On November 1, 595,000 shares were sold for $15 per share. What is the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for 2019?

(Rounded to the nearest dollar.)

2.) On July 1, 2019, Montana Company purchased $3,820,000 of Idaho Company’s 8% bonds, due on July 1, 2026. The bonds, which pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1, were purchased for $3,300,000 to yield 10%. Determine the amount of interest revenue Montana should report on its income statement for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(Round to nearest whole dollar)

Better Health, Inc. is evaluating two investment projects, each of which requires an up-front expenditure of $2.5 million. The projects are expected to produce the following net cash inflows: Year Project A Project B 1 750,000 2,000,000 2 1,250,000 1,250,000 3 2,000,000 750,000 a. What is each project's IRR? Project A = IRR(C11: b. What is each project's NPV if the cost of capital is 10%?

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1) Complete the flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for the pizzeria for November.   

11-40 Make or buy, unknown level of volume. (A. Atkinson, adapted) Denver Engineering manufac- tures small engines that it sells to manufacturers who install them in products such as lawn mowers. The company currently manufactures all the parts used in these engines but is considering a proposal from an external supplier who wishes to supply the starter assemblies used in these engines.

The starter assemblies are currently manufactured in Division 3 of Denver Engineering. The costs relat- ing to the starter assemblies for the past 12 months were as follows:

Direct materials                                                  $550,000
Variable direct manufacturing labor $300,000

Manufacturing overhead $800,000
Total $1,650,000

Over the past year, Division 3 manufactured 150,000 starter assemblies. The average cost for each starter assembly is $10 ($1,500,000 / 150,000).

Further analysis of manufacturing overhead revealed the following information. Of the total manufac- turing overhead, only 25% is considered variable. Of the fixed portion, $300,000 is an allocation of general overhead that will remain unchanged for the company as a whole if production of the starter assemblies is discontinued. A further $200,000 of the fixed overhead is avoidable if production of the starter assemblies is discontinued. The balance of the current fixed overhead, $100,000, is the division manager’s salary. If Denver Engineering discontinues production of the starter assemblies, the manager of Division 3 will be transferred to Division 2 at the same salary. This move will allow the company to save the $80,000 salary that would otherwise be paid to attract an outsider to this position.

1. Tutwiler Electronics, a reliable supplier, has offered to supply starter-assembly units at $8 per unit. Because this price is less than the current average cost of $10 per unit, the vice president of manufacturing is eager to accept this offer. On the basis of financial considerations alone, should Denver Engineering accept the outside offer? Show your calculations. (Hint: Production output in the coming year may be different from production output in the past year.)
2. How, if at all, would your response to requirement 1 change if the company could use the vacated plant space for storage and, in so doing, avoid $100,000 of outside storage charges currently incurred? Why is this information relevant or irrelevant?

Discuss scenario where you apply the accounting codes of conduct and your own personal and professional code of ethics. I

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

One of the longest debates in accounting history is the issue of deferred taxes. The controversy began in the 1940s and has continued, even after the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.109 [FASB ASC 740: Income Taxes] in 1992. At issue is the appropriate treatment of tax consequences of economic events that occur in years other than that of the events themselves.

Required:

1. Distinguish between temporary differences and permanent differences. Provide an example of each.

2. Distinguish between intraperiod tax allocation and interperiod tax allocation (deferred tax accounting) Provide an example of each.

3. How are deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities classified and reported in the financial statements?

Hedged Sale Commitment and Exposed Asset Position

On June 25, 2020, GlobalAgra Inc., a U.S. company, received a purchase order from a Swiss customer for delivery of merchandise on July 10, 2020, at a price of CHF10,000,000, payable in Swiss francs (CHF) on September 10, 2020. To hedge its exposure to exchange rate changes, on June 25, 2020, GlobalAgra entered a forward contract for delivery of CHF10,000,000 to the broker on September 10, 2020. The merchandise was delivered as scheduled. On September 10, 2020, GlobalAgra received payment from the customer, and delivered the Swiss francs to the broker to close the forward contract. GlobalAgra’s accounting year ends December 31. Exchange rates ($/ CHF) are as follows:

Required

Prepare the journal entries GlobalAgra made on July 10, 2020, and September 10, 2020, to record the above transactions.

JE #5: Redeem Bonds @ 101 on Jan 1st year #2 assuming Bond Interest payment has been made. This is a test of your total understanding of using the bond amortization table and basic accounting principles. 'Critical thinking' is required. Explanation should contain all data needed for someone else who has the amortization table to verify the JE.

Rhone-Metro Industries manufactures equipment that is sold or leased. On December 31, 2018, Rhone-Metro leased equipment to Western Soya Co. for a four-year period ending December 31, 2022, at which time possession of the leased asset will revert back to Rhone-Metro. The equipment cost $600,000 to manufacture and has an expected useful life of six years. Its normal sales price is $672,747. The expected residual value of $15,000 at December 31, 2022, is not guaranteed. Equal payments under the lease are $194,000 (including $4,000 maintenance costs) and are due on December 31 of each year. The first payment was made on December 31, 2018. Western Soya’s incremental borrowing rate is 12%. Western Soya knows the interest rate implicit in the lease payments is 10%. Both companies use straight-line depreciation. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

Required:

1. Show how Rhone-Metro calculated the $194,000 annual lease payments.
2. How should this lease be classified (a) by Western Soya Co. (the lessee) and (b) by Rhone-Metro Industries (the lessor)?
3. Prepare the appropriate entries for both Western Soya Co. and Rhone-Metro on December 31, 2018.
4. Prepare an amortization schedule(s) describing the pattern of interest over the lease term for the lessee and the lessor.
5. Prepare the appropriate entries for both Western Soya and Rhone-Metro on December 31, 2019 (the second lease payment and amortization).
6. Prepare the appropriate entries for both Western Soya and Rhone-Metro on December 31, 2022, assuming the equipment is returned to Rhone-Metro and the actual residual value on that date is $2,000.