------------------------------------------------- Subject: Managerial Accounting Case 1 Seligram In the Seligram case‚ the existing cost accounting system measured two components of cost: direct labor and burden. All burden cost‚ which is the overhead‚ was grouped into a single cost pool and was calculated only by using a burden rate per direct labor dollar. This may cause problems since direct labor and overhead are not consumed by the products in the same proportion. Simply using the same burden
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which provides customers with car repairing services. In March 2012 he bought a 5-year old second hand car from his customer at a price of $60‚000. He paid his worker $5‚000 to repair and clean up the engine‚ and then successfully sold the car to another customer for $68‚000 in June 2012. Discuss how the 2012 GDP and its components were affected under the three different approaches of GDP accounting. A garage was operated by Peter. In March 2012‚ he spent $60‚000 buying a 5-years old second-hand
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| Appraised Value | Percent of Total | Apportioned Cost | Building | $514‚250 | 55% ($514‚250/$935‚000) | $495‚000 ($900‚000 x 55%) | Land | 271‚150 | 29% ($271‚150/$935‚000) | 261‚000 ($900‚000 x 29%) | Land Improvements | 65‚450 | 7% ($65‚450/$935‚000) | 63‚000 ($900‚000 x 7%) | Four Vehicles | 84‚150 | 9% ($84‚150/$935‚000) | 81‚000 ($900‚000 x 9%) | Totals | $935‚000 | 100% | $900‚000 | 1. Prepare a table to allocate the lump-sum purchase price to the separate assets purchased
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CHAPTER 3 PROBLEM 3-43 (35 MINUTES) 1. Predetermined overhead rate = budgeted overhead ÷ budgeted direct-labor cost = $2‚730‚000 ÷ $2‚100‚000 = 130% of direct labor cost 2. Additions (debits) total $7‚802‚500 [$2‚800‚000 + $2‚175‚000 + ($2‚175‚000 x 130%)]. 3. The finished-goods inventory consisted of job no. 3154‚ which cost $175‚750 [$78‚000 + $42‚500 + ($42‚500 x 130%)]. 4. Since there is no work in process at year-end‚ all amounts in the Work-in-Process account must
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what conditions is direct labor a valid basis for allocating overhead? Direct labor is a valid basis for allocating overhead when: (a) direct labor constitutes a significant part of total product cost‚ and (b) there is a high correlation between direct labor and changes in the amount of overhead costs. 2. What has happened in recent industrial history to reduce the usefulness of direct labor as the library basis for allocating overhead to products? Recently in the industries‚ the amount of
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Contract costing is a system of job costing that is applied to relatively large cost units‚ which normally take a considerable length of time to complete. Building and construc¬tion work‚ civil engineering and shipbuilding are some examples of industries where large contract work is undertaken‚ and where contract costing is appropriate. Contract Costing deals with the books of the Contractor only‚ i.e. the cost of the work and measuring the profit or loss on the contract. Contract costing is
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Chapter 2 Cost Terms‚ Concepts‚ and Classifications Solutions to Questions 2-15 Direct labour cost (46 hours $18 per hour) $828 Manufacturing overhead cost (6 hours $9 per hour) 54 Total wages earned $882 2-16 Direct labour cost (35 hours $26 per hour) $910 Manufacturing overhead cost (5 hours $26 per hour) 130 Total wages earned $1‚040 Problem 2-15 (30 minutes) Name of the Cost Variable Cost Fixed Cost Product Cost Period (Selling
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a. Overhead costs are traced to departments‚ then costs are traced to products. b. Overhead costs are traced to activities‚ then costs are traced to products. c. Overhead costs are traced directly to products. d. All overhead
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exists. Does this legal rule assure good financial management for each governmental unit? Why or why not? Not necessarily. If the appropriation budget is prepared mechanically (with very little thought as to what services should be rendered and how the services should be delivered) adhering to the budget may be poor financial management. On the other hand‚ if the budget relates input of resources to output of services‚ that have
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Recievables 12.8 times 15.8 times * sales on account / ave.receivables Ave. age of Receivables: 28.5 days 23.1 days 365 days / turnover E.) Cost of Goods Sold $ 3‚875‚000 $ 3‚450‚000 Average Inventory $ 775‚000 $ 550‚000 Inventory Turnover 5.0 times 6.3 times * cost of goods sold / ave.turnover Turnover in Days: 73 days 58 days 365 / turnover F.) Total Liabilities $ 1‚400‚000 $ 1‚030‚000 Stockholders’
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