1.

Which of the following statements is false about a binding price ceiling?

2.

Which of the following is the explicit cost?

3.

An increase in the labor force that can produce all goods would be reflected in a society’s production possibilities frontier (PPF) by an:

4.

If marginal cost is equal to average total cost at a given level of output, then we know that at that level of output

5.

Should a firm always produce the level of output where marginal cost is lowest?

6. Mac Laptops and Windows Computers are subsitutes. If the price of Mac Laptops decreases, we will see that the demand for Windows Computers will ______ because the cross price elasticity between the two goods is _____.

7. At a production level of Q=10, the average total cost for a firm is $20 with an average variable cost of $14. What is the average fixed cost for this firm?

The WireOne Company manufactures high-quality coated electrical wire in two departments, Weaving and Coating. Materials are introduced at various points during work in the Weaving Department. After the weaving is completed, the materials are transferred into the Coating Department, where specialty plastic coating is applied.

Selected data relating to the Weaving Department during May are given below:

The company uses the weighted-average method.

Required:

1. Compute the equivalent units of production.

2. Compute the costs per equivalent unit for May. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

3. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and of the units transferred to the Coating Department. (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places, and final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

4. Prepare a cost reconciliation between the costs determined in (3) above and the cost of beginning inventory and costs added during the period. (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places, and final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Rachel’s Costume Creations has two product lines: machine-made costumes and hand-made costumes. The company assigns $96,000 in manufacturing overhead costs to two cost pools: power costs and inspection costs. Of this amount, the power cost pool has been assigned $38,400 and the inspection cost pool has been assigned $57,600. Additional information about each product line is provided below.

a. Allocate the manufacturing overhead from the activity cost pools to each product line.

b. Compute the cost per unit of machine-made costumes and hand-made costumes.

c. Compute the profitability per unit of each product line.

A.

B.

C.

Cost of Production Report: Weighted average method

Sunrise Coffee Company roasts and packs coffee beans. The process begins in the Roasting Department. From the Roasting Department, the coffee beans are transferred to the Packing Department. The following is a partial work in process account of the Roasting Department at December 31:

Required:

Prepare a cost of production report, using the weighted average method, and identify the missing amounts for Work in Process—Roasting Department. Assume that direct materials are placed in process during production. If required, round your cost per equivalent unit answer to two decimal places.

Contribution Margin, Break-Even Sales, Cost-Volume-Profit Chart, Margin of Safety, and Operating Leverage

Belmain Co. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 20Y7 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their departments during the year. A summary report of these estimates is as follows:

It is expected that 7,000 units will be sold at a price of $264 a unit. Maximum sales within the relevant range are 9,000 units.

Required:

1. Prepare an estimated income statement for 20Y7.

2. What is the expected contribution margin ratio? Round to the nearest whole percent.
%

3. Determine the break-even sales in units and dollars.

4. Construct a cost-volume-profit chart on your own paper. What is the break-even sales?
$

5. What is the expected margin of safety in dollars and as a percentage of sales?

6. Determine the operating leverage. Round to one decimal place.

Income Statements under Absorption Costing and Variable Costing

Joplin Industries Inc. manufactures and sells high-quality sporting goods equipment under its highly recognizable J-Sports logo. The company began operations on May 1 and operated at 100% of capacity (59,400 units) during the first month, creating an ending inventory of 5,400 units. During June, the company produced 54,000 garments during the month but sold 59,400 units at $100 per unit. The June manufacturing costs and selling and administrative expenses were as follows:

a. Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept for June.

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a. Under absorption costing, the cost of goods manufactured includes direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead costs. Both fixed and variable factory costs are included as part of factory overhead.

Learning Objective 1.

b. Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept for June.

Contribution Margin, Break-Even Sales, Cost-Volume-Profit Chart, Margin of Safety, and Operating Leverage

Belmain Co. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 20Y7 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their departments during the year. A summary report of these estimates is as follows:

It is expected that 6,400 units will be sold at a price of $108 a unit. Maximum sales within the relevant range are 8,000 units.

Required:

1. Prepare an estimated income statement for 20Y7.

2. What is the expected contribution margin ratio? Round to the nearest whole percent.
%

3. Determine the break-even sales in units and dollars.

4. Construct a cost-volume-profit chart on your own paper. What is the break-even sales?
$

5. What is the expected margin of safety in dollars and as a percentage of sales?

6. Determine the operating leverage. Round to one decimal place.

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Woh Che Co. has four departments: materials, personnel, manufacturing, and packaging. In a recent month, the four departments incurred three shared indirect expenses. The amounts of these indirect expenses and the bases used to allocate them follow.

Departmental data for the company’s recent reporting period follow.

1. Use this information to allocate each of the three indirect expenses across the four departments.
2. Prepare a summary table that reports the indirect expenses assigned to each of the four departments.

Required 1

Use this information to allocate each of the three indirect expenses across the four departments.

Required 2

Woh Che Co. has four departments: Materials, Personnel, Manufacturing, and Packaging. In a recent month, the four departments incurred three shared indirect expenses. The amounts of these indirect expenses and the bases used to allocate them follow.

Departmental data for the company’s recent reporting period follow.

1. Use this information to allocate each of the three indirect expenses across the four departments.
2. Prepare a summary table that reports the indirect expenses assigned to each of the four departments.

Use this information to allocate each of the three indirect expenses across the four departments.

Prepare a summary table that reports the indirect expenses assigned to each of the four departments.

Cost of Production Report: Weighted average method

Sunrise Coffee Company roasts and packs coffee beans. The process begins in the Roasting Department. From the Roasting Department, the coffee beans are transferred to the Packing Department. The following is a partial work in process account of the Roasting Department at December 31:

Required:

Prepare a cost of production report, using the weighted average method, and identify the missing amounts for Work in Process—Roasting Department. Assume that direct materials are placed in process during production. If required, round your cost per equivalent unit answer to two decimal places.