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Suppose the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen is initially ¥90/$. According...

Suppose the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen is initially ¥90/$. According to purchasing-power parity, if the price of traded goods rises by 5 percent in the United States and by 15 percent in Japan, what will be the expected exchange rate?

¥99/$

¥72/$

¥81/$

¥90/$

¥108/$

If Mexico dollarizes its currency, it essentially

Ensures that Mexico's business cycle is identical to that of the U.S.

Allows the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank to be Mexico's lender of last resort

Accepts the monetary policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank

Wants the U.S. Treasury be in charge of its tax collections

Abandons its ability to run governmental balanced budgets

__________ is a currency basket, defined by the International Monetary Fund, to which some nations peg their currencies

Primary Reserve Assets

Bread Basket

Special Drawing Rights

Swap facility

IMF tranche

If Japan has floating rate, a depreciation in the value of Japanese yen over time will result in Japanese

Both exports and imports rising

Both exports and imports falling

Exports rising, imports falling

Imports rising, exports falling

Both Japanese imports and exports will remain unchanged

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Operating Budget, Comprehensive Analysis Allison Manufacturing produces a subassembly used in the production of jet aircraft...

Operating Budget, Comprehensive Analysis

Allison Manufacturing produces a subassembly used in the production of jet aircraft engines. The assembly is sold to engine manufacturers and aircraft maintenance facilities. Projected sales in units for the coming 5 months follow:

January 40,000
February 50,000
March 60,000
April 60,000
May 62,000

The following data pertain to production policies and manufacturing specifications followed by Allison Manufacturing:

  1. Finished goods inventory on January 1 is 32,000 units, each costing $166.06. The desired ending inventory for each month is 80% of the next month's sales.
  2. The data on materials used are as follows:
    Direct Material Per-Unit Usage DM Unit Cost ($)
    Metal 10 lbs. 8
    Components 6 5
    Inventory policy dictates that sufficient materials be on hand at the end of the month to produce 50% of the next month's production needs. This is exactly the amount of material on hand on December 31 of the prior year.
  3. The direct labor used per unit of output is 3 hours. The average direct labor cost per hour is $14.25.
  4. Overhead each month is estimated using a flexible budget formula. (Note: Activity is measured in direct labor hours.)
    Fixed-Cost  
    Component ($)
    Variable-Cost
    Component ($)
    Supplies 1.00
    Power 0.50
    Maintenance 30,000 0.40
    Supervision 16,000
    Depreciation 200,000
    Taxes 12,000
    Other 80,000 0.50
  5. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are also estimated using a flexible budgeting formula. (Note: Activity is measured in units sold.)
    Fixed   
    Costs ($)
    Variable
    Costs ($)
    Salaries 50,000
    Commissions 2.00
    Depreciation 40,000
    Shipping 1.00
    Other 20,000 0.60
  6. The unit selling price of the subassembly is $205.
  7. All sales and purchases are for cash. The cash balance on January 1 equals $400,000. The firm requires a minimum ending balance of $50,000. If the firm develops a cash shortage by the end of the month, sufficient cash is borrowed to cover the shortage. Any cash borrowed is repaid at the end of the quarter, as is the interest due (cash borrowed at the end of the quarter is repaid at the end of the following quarter). The interest rate is 12% per annum. No money is owed at the beginning of January.

Required:

1. Prepare a monthly operating budget for the first quarter with the following schedules. (Note: Assume that there is no change in work-in-process inventories.)

a. Schedule 1: Sales Budget. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Sales Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Units
Selling price $ $ $ $
Sales $ $ $ $

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Correct

b. Schedule 2: Production Budget.

Allison Manufacturing
Production Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Sales
Desired ending inventory
Total needs
Less: Beginning inventory
Units to be produced

Feedback

Partially correct

c. Schedule 3: Direct Materials Purchases Budget. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January Metal January Components February Metal February Components March Metal March Components Total Metal Total Components
Units to be produced
Direct materials per unit
Production needs
Desired ending inventory
Total needs
Less: Beginning inventory
Direct materials to be purchased
Cost per unit $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Total cost $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

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Correct

d. Schedule 4: Direct Labor Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Direct Labor Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Units to be produced
Direct labor time per unit (hours)
Total hours needed
Cost per hour $ $ $ $
Total cost $ $ $ $

Feedback

Correct

e. Schedule 5: Overhead Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Overhead Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Budgeted direct labor hours
Variable overhead rate $ $ $ $
Budgeted variable overhead $ $ $ $
Budgeted fixed overhead
Total overhead $ $ $ $

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Correct

f. Schedule 6: Selling and Administrative Expenses Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Selling and Administrative Expenses Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Planned sales
Variable selling and administrative expenses per unit $ $ $ $
Total variable expense $ $ $ $
Fixed selling and administrative expenses:
Salaries $ $ $ $
Depreciation
Other
Total fixed expenses $ $ $ $
Total selling and administrative expenses $ $ $ $

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Correct

g. Schedule 7: Ending Finished Goods Inventory Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent.

Allison Manufacturing
Ending Finished Goods Inventory Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
Unit cost computation:
Direct materials:
Metal $
Components $
Direct labor
Overhead:
Variable
Fixed
Total unit cost $
Finished goods inventory $

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Partially correct

h. Schedule 8: Cost of Goods Sold Budget.

Allison Manufacturing
Cost of Goods Sold Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
Direct materials
Metal $
Components $
Direct labor used
Overhead
Budgeted manufacturing costs $
Add: Beginning finished goods
Cost of goods available for sale $
Less: Ending finished goods
Budgeted cost of goods sold $

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Partially correct

i. Schedule 9: Budgeted Income Statement. Use a minus sign to indicate a negative amount.

Allison Manufacturing
Budgeted Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended March 31
Sales $
Less: Cost of goods sold
Gross margin $
Less: Selling and administrative expenses
Income before taxes $

Feedback

Partially correct

j. Schedule 10: Cash Budget. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to enter a negative amount.

Allison Manufacturing
Cash Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Beginning balance $ $ $ $
Cash receipts
Cash available $ $ $ $
Less Disbursements:
Purchases $ $ $ $
Direct labor
Overhead
Selling & admin.
Total $ $ $ $
Tentative ending balance $ $ $ $
Borrowed/repaid
Interest paid
Ending balance $ $ $ $

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Operating Budget, Comprehensive Analysis Allison Manufacturing produces a subassembly used in the production of jet aircraft...

Operating Budget, Comprehensive Analysis

Allison Manufacturing produces a subassembly used in the production of jet aircraft engines. The assembly is sold to engine manufacturers and aircraft maintenance facilities. Projected sales in units for the coming 5 months follow:

January 40,000
February 50,000
March 60,000
April 60,000
May 62,000

The following data pertain to production policies and manufacturing specifications followed by Allison Manufacturing:

  1. Finished goods inventory on January 1 is 32,000 units, each costing $166.06. The desired ending inventory for each month is 80% of the next month's sales.
  2. The data on materials used are as follows:
    Direct Material Per-Unit Usage DM Unit Cost ($)
    Metal 10 lbs. 8
    Components 6 5
    Inventory policy dictates that sufficient materials be on hand at the end of the month to produce 50% of the next month's production needs. This is exactly the amount of material on hand on December 31 of the prior year.
  3. The direct labor used per unit of output is 3 hours. The average direct labor cost per hour is $14.25.
  4. Overhead each month is estimated using a flexible budget formula. (Note: Activity is measured in direct labor hours.)
    Fixed-Cost  
    Component ($)
    Variable-Cost
    Component ($)
    Supplies 1.00
    Power 0.50
    Maintenance 30,000 0.40
    Supervision 16,000
    Depreciation 200,000
    Taxes 12,000
    Other 80,000 0.50
  5. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are also estimated using a flexible budgeting formula. (Note: Activity is measured in units sold.)
    Fixed   
    Costs ($)
    Variable
    Costs ($)
    Salaries 50,000
    Commissions 2.00
    Depreciation 40,000
    Shipping 1.00
    Other 20,000 0.60
  6. The unit selling price of the subassembly is $205.
  7. All sales and purchases are for cash. The cash balance on January 1 equals $400,000. The firm requires a minimum ending balance of $50,000. If the firm develops a cash shortage by the end of the month, sufficient cash is borrowed to cover the shortage. Any cash borrowed is repaid at the end of the quarter, as is the interest due (cash borrowed at the end of the quarter is repaid at the end of the following quarter). The interest rate is 12% per annum. No money is owed at the beginning of January.

Required:

1. Prepare a monthly operating budget for the first quarter with the following schedules. (Note: Assume that there is no change in work-in-process inventories.)

a. Schedule 1: Sales Budget. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Sales Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Units
Selling price $ $ $ $
Sales $ $ $ $

b. Schedule 2: Production Budget.

Allison Manufacturing
Production Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Sales
Desired ending inventory
Total needs
Less: Beginning inventory
Units to be produced

c. Schedule 3: Direct Materials Purchases Budget. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January Metal January Components February Metal February Components March Metal March Components Total Metal Total Components
Units to be produced
Direct materials per unit
Production needs
Desired ending inventory
Total needs
Less: Beginning inventory
Direct materials to be purchased
Cost per unit $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Total cost $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

d. Schedule 4: Direct Labor Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Direct Labor Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Units to be produced
Direct labor time per unit (hours)
Total hours needed
Cost per hour $ $ $ $
Total cost $ $ $ $

e. Schedule 5: Overhead Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Overhead Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Budgeted direct labor hours
Variable overhead rate $ $ $ $
Budgeted variable overhead $ $ $ $
Budgeted fixed overhead
Total overhead $ $ $ $

f. Schedule 6: Selling and Administrative Expenses Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent. Do not include a multiplication symbol as part of your answer.

Allison Manufacturing
Selling and Administrative Expenses Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Planned sales
Variable selling and administrative expenses per unit $ $ $ $
Total variable expense $ $ $ $
Fixed selling and administrative expenses:
Salaries $ $ $ $
Depreciation
Other
Total fixed expenses $ $ $ $
Total selling and administrative expenses $ $ $ $

g. Schedule 7: Ending Finished Goods Inventory Budget. If required, round amounts to the nearest cent.

Allison Manufacturing
Ending Finished Goods Inventory Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
Unit cost computation:
Direct materials:
Metal $
Components $
Direct labor
Overhead:
Variable
Fixed
Total unit cost $
Finished goods inventory $

h. Schedule 8: Cost of Goods Sold Budget.

Allison Manufacturing
Cost of Goods Sold Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
Direct materials
Metal $
Components $
Direct labor used
Overhead
Budgeted manufacturing costs $
Add: Beginning finished goods
Cost of goods available for sale $
Less: Ending finished goods
Budgeted cost of goods sold $

i. Schedule 9: Budgeted Income Statement. Use a minus sign to indicate a negative amount.

Allison Manufacturing
Budgeted Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended March 31
Sales $
Less: Cost of goods sold
Gross margin $
Less: Selling and administrative expenses
Income before taxes $

j. Schedule 10: Cash Budget. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to enter a negative amount.

Allison Manufacturing
Cash Budget
For the Quarter Ended March 31
January February March Total
Beginning balance $ $ $ $
Cash receipts
Cash available $ $ $ $
Less Disbursements:
Purchases $ $ $ $
Direct labor
Overhead
Selling & admin.
Total $ $ $ $
Tentative ending balance $ $ $ $
Borrowed/repaid
Interest paid
Ending balance $ $ $ $

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If marginal productivity of labor is falling, by hiring another unit of labor (all else held...

If marginal productivity of labor is falling, by hiring another unit of labor (all else held the same) we know that:

A

Average productivity must be falling.

B

Marginal cost must be falling.

C

Marginal cost must be rising.

D

Average cost must be falling.

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During our most recent recession spending in nearly every category plummeted. New car sales, housing, electronics,...

  • During our most recent recession spending in nearly every category plummeted. New car sales, housing, electronics, even food. Sales fell across the board. However, spending in one category increased by 18% in the United States and doubled in many other countries during this time. Why would consumers cut spending in so many areas and increase spending in one? Think about people you know. What did you and your friends spend more on during this time of belt tightening and why? Provide references please.

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The production department of Zan Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced...

The production department of Zan Corporation has submitted the following forecast of units to be produced by quarter for the upcoming fiscal year:

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Units to be produced 9,000 12,000 11,000 10,000

In addition, 15,750 grams of raw materials inventory is on hand at the start of the 1st Quarter and the beginning accounts payable for the 1st Quarter is $5,600.

Each unit requires 7 grams of raw material that costs $1.20 per gram. Management desires to end each quarter with an inventory of raw materials equal to 25% of the following quarter’s production needs. The desired ending inventory for the 4th Quarter is 8,000 grams. Management plans to pay for 60% of raw material purchases in the quarter acquired and 40% in the following quarter. Each unit requires 0.20 direct labor-hours and direct laborers are paid $15.50 per hour.

Required:

1-a. Prepare the company’s direct materials budget for the upcoming fiscal year. (Round "Unit cost of raw materials" answers to 2 decimal places.) Please also insert the year column after Quarter 4

Required production in units of finished goods Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter4
Units of Raw Materials Needed to meet production
Units of Raw Materials needed per unit finished goods
Add desired Units of ending raw material
Total Units of raw material needed
?
Units of raw material to be purchased
Unit cost of raw material
Cost of raw material to be purchased

*The chart ends after cost of raw materials to be purchased*

1-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for purchases of materials for the upcoming fiscal year.

Beg. Balance Account Payable Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Year
1st Quarter Purchases
2nd Quarter Purchases
3rd Quarter Purchases
4th Quarter Purchases
Total cash disbursement


2. Prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. (Round "Direct labor-hours per unit" and "Direct labor cost per hour" answers to 2 decimal places.) Please also add the year column next to it. Thank you!

Required Production in units Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Direct Labor Hours per unit
Total Direct Labor cost per hour
Direct Labor Cost per hour
Total Direct Labor Cost

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Exercise 8-3 (Algo) Direct Materials Budget [LO8-4] Two grams of musk oil are required for each...

Exercise 8-3 (Algo) Direct Materials Budget [LO8-4]

Two grams of musk oil are required for each bottle of Mink Caress, a very popular perfume made by a small company in western Siberia. The cost of the musk oil is $2.10 per gram. Budgeted production of Mink Caress is given below by quarters for Year 2 and for the first quarter of Year 3:

Year 2 Year 3
First Second Third Fourth First
Budgeted production, in bottles 84,000 114,000 174,000 124,000 94,000

The inventory of musk oil at the end of a quarter must be equal to 20% of the following quarter’s production needs. Some 33,600 grams of musk oil will be on hand to start the first quarter of Year 2.

Required:

Prepare a direct materials budget for musk oil, by quarter and in total, for Year 2.

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The following information relates to Tea Limited, a company that will commence business on 1 January 2021.

 

The following information relates to Tea Limited, a company that will commence business on 1 January 2021. The company is preparing its budget for 2021 and will detail the projected activities for each quarter of the year.

Information:

1. Cash at bank on 1 January 2021 amounted to R150 000.

2. Projected sales per quarter for 2021:

First quarter R750 000

Second quarter R825 000

Third quarter R930 000

Fourth quarter R980 000

Fifty percent (50%) of the sales are for cash and fifty percent (50%) are on credit. Cash customers are entitled to a 5% cash discount.

3. Collection of credit sales:

 60% of the credit sales are collected in the quarter of the sale.

 30% is collected in the following quarter and the balance is written off as a bad debt.

4. Purchases for each quarter are expected to be as follows:

First quarter R100 000

Second quarter R120 000

Third quarter R140 000

Fourth quarter R180 000

All purchases are on credit. 75% of the purchases will be paid for in the quarter of purchase and the remaining 25% in the following quarter.

5. Fixed overheads total R200 000 per year and are paid for equally each quarter.

6. Administrative expenses are paid for in the quarter in which they are incurred and are estimated at a total of R20 000 per quarter.

7. An investment of R150 000 matures on 30 June 2021, and interest of R15 000 will also be received on this date.

Required:

2.1 Prepare the Debtors Collection Schedule for the four quarters of 2021.

2.2 Prepare the Cash Budget for the four quarters of 2021.

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The following information relates to Tea Limited, a company that will commence business on 1 January...

The following information relates to Tea Limited, a company that will commence business on 1 January 2021.

The company is preparing its budget for 2021 and will detail the projected activities for each quarter of the year.

Information:

1. Cash at bank on 1 January 2021 amounted to R150 000.

2. Projected sales per quarter for 2021:

          First quarter R750 000

          Second quarter R825 000

          Third quarter R930 000

          Fourth quarter R980 000

Fifty percent (50%) of the sales are for cash and fifty percent (50%) are on credit. Cash customers are entitled to a 5% cash discount.

3. Collection of credit sales:

60% of the credit sales are collected in the quarter of the sale.

30% is collected in the following quarter and the balance is written off as a bad debt.

4. Purchases for each quarter are expected to be as follows:

First quarter R100 000

Second quarter R120 000

Third quarter R140 000

Fourth quarter R180 000

All purchases are on credit. 75% of the purchases will be paid for in the quarter of purchase and the remaining 25% in the following quarter.

5. Fixed overheads total R200 000 per year and are paid for equally each quarter.

6. Administrative expenses are paid for in the quarter in which they are incurred and are estimated at a total of R20 000 per quarter.

7. An investment of R150 000 matures on 30 June 2021, and interest of R15 000 will also be received on this date.

Required:

2.1 Prepare the Debtors Collection Schedule for the four quarters of 2021.

2.2 Prepare the Cash Budget for the four quarters of 2021.

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Nash Company sells on credits goods that cost $310,000 to Ricard Company for $409,500 on January...

Nash Company sells on credits goods that cost $310,000 to Ricard Company for $409,500 on January 2, 2020. The sales price includes an installation fee, which has a standalone selling price of $42,500. The standalone selling price of the goods is $367,000. The installation is considered a separate performance obligation and is expected to take 6 months to complete.

(a) Prepare the journal entries (if any) to record the sale on January 2, 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Jan. 2, 2020

enter an account title to record the transaction on January 2, 2017

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record the transaction on January 2, 2017

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record the transaction on January 2, 2017

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

(To record sales on account)

Jan. 2, 2020

enter an account title to record the transaction on January 2, 2017

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

enter an account title to record the transaction on January 2, 2017

enter a debit amount

enter a credit amount

(To record cost of goods aold)


(b) Nash prepares an income statement for the first quarter of 2020, ending on March 31, 2020 (installation was completed on June 18, 2020). How much revenue should Nash recognize related to its sale to Ricard?

First Quarter

Sales Revenue

$enter a dollar amount

Cost of Goods Sold

enter a dollar amount

Gross Profit

$enter a total amount for this statement

show work and explain

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