1. The overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor dollar cost. Calculated the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? Solution: Based on the given info we calculate Overhead Allocation
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Time Value of Money Q1. Mr. Sundaram is planning to retire this year. His company can pay him a lump sum retirement payments of Rs 2‚ 00‚000 or Rs 25‚000 life time annuity whichever he chooses. Mr. Sundaram is in good health and estimates to live for at least 20 more years. If his interest rate is 12%‚ which alternative should he choose? Ans Present Value of Annuity 25000*7.469*1.12 = 2‚09‚132 Which is greater than lump sum value of Rs. 2‚00‚000. So Annuity option is better
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Assignment 3 Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 a) It would be beneficial for the company as a whole if logs were transferred to the Sawing Division at the suggested price of $61.50 per log. CM from selling externally = $75 - $40.50 - $9.50 = $25/unit $25 x 10‚000 units = $250‚000 CM from selling to Sawing division = $122-Trasnfer costs from Harvesting-Production costs = $122-40.50-9.50-35-4.5-2.5 = $30/unit $30 x 10‚000 units = $300‚000 $300‚000 - $250‚000 = $50‚000 The CM is greater
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1. The Allen Company uses a job-order costing system. The following activity took place during the month of March: Required: Prepare journal entries to record the information above. Key your entries by the letters a through i. Assume all purchases are made on account. 1 2 2. Hirpara Inc. has provided the following data for July: Required: Prepare T-accounts for Raw Materials‚ Work in Process‚ Finished Goods‚ and Manufacturing Overhead‚ and Cost of Goods Sold. Record the beginning
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Problem One Cost Concepts and Cost Flow (8 points) The following information is from MM wooden bed Co. for September: Wood used in production Carpenters salary Factory supervisors salary Factory security guard and janitor salary Sales persons salary CEO and CFO salary Advertisement expense Depreciation of factory equipment Factory utilities Oil and lubricants for factory equipment‚ and other miscellaneous materials used in production Wood inventory‚ Sept. 1 Work-in-process inventory
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Managerial Accounting‚ Spring 2013 Read chapter 7‚ complete the following which are DUE March 3‚ 2013 Complete all Questions as marked on page 301 (7-1 through 7-10). Also the following problems sets should be completed in excel. Chapter 7‚ (page 308) Problem 7-9 Questions 7-1 In what fundamental ways does activity-based costing differ from traditional costing methods such as job-order costing as described in Chapter 3? a) Nonmanufacturing as well as manufacturing costs may be assigned to
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Problem 19-2: Vt. Sugar Enterprises Given: Syrup Sugar Total Units produced 20‚000 1‚000 21‚000 Unit selling price $15.00 $2.00 Total process costs: After split-off $12‚000 $280 $12‚280 Joint costs $100‚000 a. Calculate the cost of the syrup if the sugar is considered a by-product and the gross margin from its sale is considered to be a reduction of syrup costs. Products Sales Value Costs beyond split-off Difference Joint costs allocation Syrup $300‚000 12‚000 288‚000
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Checkpoint Week One Exercise E9-2 E9-2 Trudy Company incurred the following costs. 1. Sales tax on factory machinery purchased $ 5‚000 2. Painting of and lettering on truck immediately upon purchase 700 3. Installation and testing of factory machinery 2‚000 4. Real estate broker’s commission on land purchased 3‚500 5. Insurance premium paid for first year’s insurance on new truck 880 6. Cost of landscaping on property purchased 7‚200 7. Cost of paving parking lot for
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Chapter 7 Homework Solutions Q7-1 Absorption and variable costing differ in how they handle fixed manufacturing overhead. Under absorption costing‚ fixed manufacturing overhead is treated as a product cost and hence is an asset until products are sold. Under variable costing‚ fixed manufacturing overhead is treated as a period cost and is expensed on the current period’s income statement. Q7-2 Selling and administrative expenses are treated as period costs under both variable costing and absorption
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1-5 a. Historical costs are not useless in rapidly changing environment. Even though it does not tell us the fair market value of a certain item‚ it gives us an idea of how the price has changed as time passes. It allows us to record the depreciation and forecast the future costs. b. 1-8 2-4 A lotion bundle consists of 2 cases of 4oz‚ 4 cases of 8oz and 1 case of 12oz bottles. For each lotion bundle: Revenue=2*$36+4*$66+1*72=$408‚ Variable cost=2*$13+4*$24.5+1*27=$151 Contribution
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