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Calculate the IRR for the following proposal: Machine cost $4,500,000 Set up cost $30,000 Training cost...

Calculate the IRR for the following proposal:

Machine cost $4,500,000
Set up cost $30,000
Training cost $30,000
Annual maintenance cost $15,000
Anticipated annual savings $477,000
Annual labor savings $40,000
Useful life in years 8
Overhaul cost in year 4 $30,000
Annual operating cost $27,000
Hurdle rate 8%
Salvage value $50,000
Depreciation method straight line

In: Finance

The following table lists out the overhead cost: Activity cost pool Overhead cost (£) Additional Notes...

The following table lists out the overhead cost:

Activity cost pool

Overhead cost (£)

Additional Notes

Job-order set up

25,000

Procurement and placement

350,000

Installation of winding system   

170,000

An auto winding system is fitted with every watch

Quality inspection (machine)

70,000

Quality inspection (manual)

24,000

Finishing

160,000

Hand-made finishing

Packaging and delivery

44,250

The company packages and delivers watches in batches containing 10 watches per batch. On an average, the packaging and delivery cost is the same for all batches (10 watches= 1 batch)

Factory cleaning services

30,000

A cost that is not consumed by any of the products

2. The company pays £8 per direct labour hour

3. The following table lists out some key figures for this firm:

Description

Quantity

Number of watches

1,500 units

Direct labour hours

7,000 hours

Machine hours

14,000 hours

Number of job orders

110

Inspection hours using machine

800 hours

Number of cycles for procurement and placement

2,400 times

Required:

a) Calculate the manufacturing overhead absorption rate using the traditional absorption costing system                                                                      

  

b) What would be the sales price of the following two products using the ABC system if the company adds 30% mark-up on total allocated costs?

Model

Luxury

Sports

Category

Female

Male

Job order number

LF-340 & LF-341

SM-119 & SM-120

Number of units

40

60

Direct materials (£ per unit)

85

55

Direct labour hours

200

250

Machine hours

225

750

Inspection hours using machine

12

40

Number of cycles for procurement and placement

50

80

                                                                               

In: Accounting

Nipigon Manufacturing has a cost of debt of 7 %, a cost of equity of 12%, and a cost of preferred stock of 9%.

Nipigon Manufacturing has a cost of debt of 7 %, a cost of equity of 12%, and a cost of preferred stock of 9%. Nipigon currently has 130,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $25 per share. There are 48,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding at a market price of $38 a share. The bond issue has a face value of $950,000 and a market quote of 104. The company’s tax rate is 35%.

Required:

Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Nipigon. You must show and clearly label all calculations to receive full marks. You can either enter your calculations in the space provided

In: Finance

PROBLEM I INSTRUCTIONS Classify each cost as either a product cost or period cost. Indicate whether...

PROBLEM I

INSTRUCTIONS

Classify each cost as either a product cost or period cost. Indicate whether each product cost is a direct material cost, a direct labor cost, or a factory overhead cost. Indicate whether each period cost is a selling expense or an administrative expense.

The following is a list of costs that we incurred in the production and sales of boats:

a. Cost of metal hardware for boats, such as ornaments and tie down grasps.
b. Power used by sanding equipment.
c. Yearly cost of maintenance contract for robotics equipment
d. Premiums on business interruption insurance in case of natural disaster.
e. Cost of normal scrap from defective hulls.
f. Masks for use by sanders in smoothing boat hull.
g. Cost of paving the employee parking lot.
h. Hourly wage of assembly line workers.
i. Oil to lubricate factory equipment.
j. Straight line depreciation on factory equipment.
k. Wood paneling for use in interior boat rim.
l. Commission to sales representatives, based upon the number of boats sold.
m. Steering wheels.
n. Special advertising campaign in Bass World.
o. Cost of boat fro “grand prize” promotion in local bass tournament.
p. Membership for key executives in the Bass World Association.
q. Navigation and fishing instruments for boats.
r. Cost of electrical wiring for boats.
s. Executives’ end-of-year bonuses.
t. Salary shop supervisor.
u. Decals for boat hulls.
v. Annual fee for Jim Bo Wilks, a famous fisherman to promote the boats.
w. Legal department cost for the year.
x. Paint for boats.
y. Salary of president of the company.
z. Fiberglass for producing the boat hull.


In: Accounting

What Variable cost is: What Fixed cost are: What Mixed cost are: Calculate contribution margin Per...

  1. What Variable cost is:
  2. What Fixed cost are:
  3. What Mixed cost are:
  4. Calculate contribution margin Per unit.
    1. 3. methods ONLY need to know 2 of them: NOT the graph method.

21.How to calculate Break even: & definition of break even

22. Calculate marginal safety:

23. CVP income statement is & how to calculate it :

24. What a Master budget is:

          Why we use budgets & why its useful

In: Accounting

Accounting 2: Cost Terms, Cost Behavior, Cost Systems. Assignment: To interview a manufacturing company and get...

Accounting 2: Cost Terms, Cost Behavior, Cost Systems.


Assignment: To interview a manufacturing company and get information on their comp.


What 8 in depth questions would you ask to get better understanding of them while focusing on the: pricing process


In: Accounting

Complete the following cost and revenue schedule. Rate of Output Total Cost Marginal Cost Average Fixed...

Complete the following cost and revenue schedule.

Rate of

Output

Total

Cost

Marginal

Cost

Average Fixed Cost

Average Variable Cost

Average Total Cost

Price

Marginal Revenue

0

200

121

1

225

121

2

260

121

3

381

121

4

580

121

5

800

121

Use the completed cost and revenue schedule to answer the following questions.

a. Use the optimization rule to maximize profit. What rate of output maximizes profit?

b. What is the actual amount of profit at the profit-maximizing level of output you found in (1a)?

In: Economics

Accounting 2: Cost Terms, Cost Behavior, Cost Systems. Assignment: To interview a manufacturing comp., there needs...

Accounting 2: Cost Terms, Cost Behavior, Cost Systems.
Assignment: To interview a manufacturing comp., there needs to be 8 in depth questions. Use the pricing process as the topic for the questions. What 8 would u ask a manufacturing comp??
Thx

In: Accounting

1. Define variable cost, fixed cost, and mixed cost. 2. Describe what happens to the net...

1. Define variable cost, fixed cost, and mixed cost.

2. Describe what happens to the net income of a company under each of the following assumptions: (a) Units sold are less than break-even units. (b) Units sold are greater than break-even units. (c) Units sold are equal to the break-even units

In: Accounting

Discuss the difference between product cost and period cost. Identify three major components of product cost...

  1. Discuss the difference between product cost and period cost. Identify three major components of product cost
  2. Compare and contrast Master budget and flexible budget. Which of the two budgets is more useful for performance evaluations.

In: Accounting