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STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT - BREAK-EVEN POINT AND CVP ANALYSIS

Cornwell Company is in business since 2010, makes swimwear for professional athletes. Analysis of the firm's record for the year reavelas the following:

                Average swimsuit selling price                      $140

                Average swimsuit expenses:

                    Direct Material                                           $60

                    Direct labor                                                  25

                    Variable overhead                                        15

               Annual fixed cost:

                    Selling                                                       $20,500

                    Administrative                                            48,000

The company's tax rate is 40 percent. Daisy Rin, company president, has asked you to help her answer: What is the break-even point in number of swimsuits and in dollar?

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STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT - BREAK-EVEN POINT AND CVP ANALYSIS

Cornwell Company is in business since 2010, makes swimwear for professional athletes. Analysis of the firm's record for the year reavelas the following:

                Average swimsuit selling price                      $140

                Average swimsuit expenses:

                    Direct Material                                           $60

                    Direct labor                                                  25

                     Variable overhead                                        15

               Annual fixed cost:

                    Selling                                                       $20,500

                    Administrative                                            48,000

The company's tax rate is 40 percent. Daisy Rin, company president, has asked you to help her answer: How much revenue must be generated to realize $79,900 of pre-tax earnings? How many swimsuits would this level of revenue represent?

                   

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How much Human Resources cost would be allocated to Cafeteria?

Marshall Welding Company has two service departments (Cafeteria and Human Resources) and two production departments (Machining and Assembly). The number of employees in each department follows.

cafeteria 20

human resources 30

machining 100

assembly 150


Marshall Welding uses the step-down method of cost allocation and allocates cost on the basis of employees. Human Resources cost amounts to $1,200,000, and the department provides more service to the firm than Cafeteria. How much Human Resources cost would be allocated to Cafeteria?

a. $88,888

b. $28,572

c. none of the answers is correct

d. $44,444

e. $0

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Compute ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.

My question: Assume the company uses three inventory pools instead of one. Compute ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit. (Round price index to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.45 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 6,548.)

 

William’s Televisions produces television sets in three categories: portable, midsize, and flat-screen. On January 1, 2020, William adopted dollar-value LIFO and decided to use a single inventory pool. The company’s January 1 inventory consists of:

Category

 

Quantity

 

Cost per Unit

 

Total Cost

Portable   5,400   $ 100   $  540,000
Midsize   7,200   250   1,800,000
Flat-screen   2,700   400   1,080,000
    15,300       $ 3,420,000


During 2020, the company had the following purchases and sales.

Category

 

Quantity
Purchased

 

Cost per Unit

 

Quantity
Sold

 

Selling Price
per Unit

Portable   13,500   $ 110   12,600   $ 150
Midsize   18,000   300   21,600   400
Flat-screen   9,000   500   5,400   600
    40,500       39,600  

 

(b)

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Assume the company uses three inventory pools instead of one. Compute ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit. (Round price index to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.45 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 6,548.)

Ending inventory  

$

Cost of goods sold  

$

Gross profit  

$

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What is the total period cost for the month under variable costing?

The following information for the next 2 questions Davison Corporation, which has only one product , has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: Selling price 95 ,Units in beginning inventory 0 ,Units produced 5000, Units sold 4,900, Units in ending inventory 100.

Variable costs per unit

Direct materials. 26 ,Direct labor 40 , Variable manufacturing overhead 1, Variable selling and administrative expense 4,

Fixed costs

Fixed manufacturing overhead $40,000, Fixed selling and administrative expense $73,500  What is the total period cost for the month under variable costing? A) S133,100 B) $113,500 C) $40,000 D) $93,100

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WUC Window, Inc., is trying to determine the cost of its debts.

Calculating Cost of Debt:

WUC Window, Inc., is trying to determine the cost of its debts. The firm has a debt  issue outstanding with seven years to maturity that is quoted at 108 percent of face value.  The issue makes semiannual payments and has embedded cost of 6.1 annually.

a) What is a WUC"s pretax cost of debt?

b) If the tax rate is 38 percent, what is the after-tax cost of debt?

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If Net Sales are $30,000 and the Cost of Merchandise is $11,400, what is the Gross...

If Net Sales are $30,000 and the Cost of Merchandise is $11,400, what is the Gross Margin %?

Write only the number rounded to two decimal places, do not include the % sign or Bb will mark your answer wrong

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What is the pretax cost of debt if the debt-equity ratio is 0.88?

Debbie's Cookies has a return on assets of 9.3 percent and a cost of equity of 12.4 percent. What is the pretax cost of debt if the debt-equity ratio is 0.88? Ignore taxes.

  • 5.25%

  • 6.42%

  • 6.68%

  • 5.78%

  • 6.10%


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The weighted average cost of capital for a firm is the: A) discount rate which the...

The weighted average cost of capital for a firm is the:

A) discount rate which the firm should apply to all of the projects it undertakes.

B) overall rate which the firm must earn on its existing assets to maintain the value of its stock.

C) rate the firm should expect to pay on its next bond issue.

D) maximum rate which the firm should require on any projects it undertakes.

E) rate of return that the firm's preferred stockholders should expect to earn over the long term.

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1. For a manufacturing company, which of the following is an example of a period cost...

1. For a manufacturing company, which of the following is an example of a period cost rather than a product cost?

a. Depreciation on factory equipment

b. Wages of salespersons

c. Wages of machine operators

d. Insurance on factory equipment

2. A manager that is establishing objectives (strategic or operational) is performing which management function?

a. Controlling

b. Directing

c. Planning

d. Constraining

3. As product costs expire(expensed), they become part of

a. selling expenses.

b. inventory.

c. cost of goods sold.

d. sales revenue.

4. Property taxes on a manufacturing plant are an element of a

Product Cost Period Cost

a. Yes No

b. Yes Yes

c. No Yes

d. No No

5. A product requires processing in two departments, Department A and then Department B, before it is completed. Costs transferred out of Department A will be transferred to

a. Finished Goods Inventory.

b. Cost of Goods Sold.

c. Work in Process Department B.

d. Manufacturing Overhead.

6. An example of both a prime cost and a conversion cost for manufacturing a vehicle would be

a. wages of assembly line workers

b. steel

c. engine

d. depreciation on factory machinery.

7. A cost of goods manufactured schedule shows beginning and ending inventories for:

a. raw materials and work in process only

b. work in process only.

c. raw materials only.

d. raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.   

8. A process cost accounting system is most appropriate when

a. a variety of different products are produced, each one requiring different types of materials, labor, and overhead.

b. the focus of attention is on a particular job or order.

c. similar products are mass-produced.

d. individual products are custom made to the specification of customers.

9. The following information was gathered for the Buckley Corporation for the most recent year. Manufacturing overhead is allocated using direct labor hours.

Estimated direct labor hours

54,000

Actual direct labor hours

57,000

Estimated manufacturing overhead costs

$729,000

Actual manufacturing overhead costs

$685,000

What is the amount of overallocated or underallocated overhead for the year?

a. $44,000 overallocated

b. $44,000 underallocated

c. $84,500 overallocated

d. $84,500 underallocated

10. XYZ Company uses job costing. Actual manufacturing overhead for the period is $19,600 while allocated manufacturing overhead is $18,700. What entry will close the manufacturing overhead balance?

a. Debit manufacturing overhead and credit work in process for $900.

b. Debit manufacturing overhead and credit cost of goods sold for $900.

c. Debit cost of goods sold and credit finished goods inventory for $900.

d. Debit costs of goods sold and credit manufacturing overhead for $900..

11. Select the answer that best represents which industry would use (1) process costing and (2) job costing, respectively.

a. (1) Aircraft, (2) pharmaceuticals

b. (1) Chemicals, (2) Commercial building construction

c. (1) Construction, (2) Chemicals

d. (1) Printing, (2) Food and Beverage

12. For the year, Redder Company has cost of goods manufactured of $600,000, beginning finished goods inventory of $200,000, and ending finished goods inventory of $250,000. The cost of goods sold is:

a. $450,000.

b. $500,000.

c. $550,000.

d. $600,000.

13. Cost of Materials Used $45,000

Direct Labor costs $48,000

Factory Overhead $39,000

Work in Process, beg. $28,000

Work in Process, end. $18,000

What is Cost of Goods Manufactured?

a.

$178,000

b.

$132,000

c.

$122,000

d.

$142,000

14. Smith Paints allocates overhead based on machine hours. Selected data for the most recent year follow.

Estimated manufacturing overhead cost

$250,000

Actual manufacturing overhead cost

$230,000

Estimated machine hours

20,000

Actual machine hours

21,000

(The estimates were made as of the beginning of the year, while the actual results were for the entire year.)

The predetermined manufacturing overhead rate per machine hour is closest to:

a. $11.90.

b. $10.95.

c. $12.50.

d. $11.50.

15. Williams Company reports production costs for 2015 as follows:

Direct materials used

$345,000

Direct labor incurred

250,000

Factory overhead incurred

400,000

Operating expenses

175,000

Williams Company's period costs for 2015 amount to:

a.

$345,000

b.

$250,000

c.

$400,000

d.

$175,000

Williams Company�s productcosts for 2015 amount to:

a.

$995,000

b.

$920,000

c.

$825,000

d.

$770,000

16. In accumulating raw material costs, the cost of raw materials purchased in a perpetual inventory system is debited to:

a. Raw Materials Purchases

b. Raw Materials Inventory

c. Purchases

d. Work in Process

17. A manufacturing company income statement reports only two types of inventory accounts, Raw Materials and Finished Goods.

a True

b. False

18. Before these materials are used to manufacture its cars, Honda classifies steel, glass, and plastic as:

A. finished goods inventory.

B. work in process inventory.

C. raw materials inventory.

D. merchandise inventory.

19. Which of the following is an example of overhead in a factory?

A. Wages of machine operators

B. Wages of factory maintenance personnel

C. Wages of administrators in the corporate office

D. Salaries of salespersons

20. Factory labor data for Reyes Tool & Die is $5,000 (note: Job 1 $1,200; Job 2 $1,600; Job 3 $1,400 and general factory use $800). The summary journal entry to record factory labor incurred is

a. Work in process 4,200

Factory overhead 800

Wages payable 5,000

b. Work in process 5,000

Wages payable 5,000

c. Wages payable 4,200

General wage expense 800

Wages expense 5,000

d. Factory overhead 4,200

Work in process 800

Wages payable 5,000

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