MAs and Cost 2
MAs and Cost 2
MAs and Cost 2
Easy
1. Cost accounting is necessitated by
a. the high degree of conversion found in certain businesses.
b. regulatory requirements for manufacturing companies.
c. management's need to be aware of all production activities.
d. management's need for information to be used for planning and controlling activities.
2.Sharp Enterprises
3.The following information regarding fixed production costs from a manufacturing firm is available for the
current year:
4.The Card Division of Party Company reported the following results for a recent year
Sales $8,000,000
Expenses 6,250,000
Total assets (1/1) 5,000,000
Total assets (12/31) 5,400,000
Bennett Corporation produces a single product that sells for $7.00 per unit. Standard capacity is 100,000 units
per year; 100,000 units were produced and 80,000 units were sold during the year. Manufacturing costs and
selling and administrative expenses are presented below.
There were no variances from the standard variable costs. Any under- or overapplied overhead is written off
directly at year-end as an adjustment to cost of goods sold.
Refer to Bennett Corporation. In presenting inventory on the balance sheet at December 31, the unit cost
under absorption costing is
a. $2.50.
b. $3.00.
c. $3.50.
d. $4.50.
2.Andersen Corporation has a target return of 15%. If a prospective investment has an estimated return on
investment of 20%, and a residual income of $10,000, what is the estimated cost of the investment?
a. $200,000
b. $66,667
c. $50,000
d. The answer can't be determined from this information.
3. A company annually consumes 10,000 units of Part C. The carrying cost of this part is $2 per year and the
ordering costs are $100. The company uses an order quantity of 500 units. If the company operates 200 days per
year, and the lead time for ordering Part C is 5 days, what is the order point?
a. 250 units
b. 1,000 units
c. 500 units
d. 2,000 units
5.Which of the following indicates the mission being pursued by a subunit that is
Refer to Variance Corporation. The profit lost by selling defective units not reworked is
a. $25,000.
b. $15,000.
c. $18,750.
d. $3,750.
2. Seaworthy Corporation
Seaworthy Corporation is considering the purchase of a new ocean-going vessel that could potentially reduce
labor costs of its operation by a considerable margin. The new ship would cost $500,000 and would be fully
depreciated by the straight-line method over 10 years. At the end of 10 years, the ship will have no value and
will be scuttled. Seaworthy Companys cost of capital is 12 percent, and its marginal tax rate is 40 percent.
Refer to Seaworthy Corporation. What is the present value of the depreciation tax benefit of the new ship?
(Round to the nearest dollar.)
a. $113,004
b. $282,510
c. $169,506
d. $200,000
3.Diller Corporation
Diller Corporation has three production departments A, B, and C. Diller Corporation also has two service
departments, Administration and Personnel. Administration costs are allocated based on value of assets
employed, and Personnel costs are allocated based on number of employees. Assume that Administration
provides more service to the other departments than does the Personnel Department.
Refer to Diller Corporation. Using the direct method, what amount of Administration costs is allocated to
A (round to the nearest dollar)?
a. $216,000
b. $150,000
c. $288,000
d. $54,000
4.Biggs Industries is considering two alternative ways to depreciate a proposed investment. The investment has
an initial cost of $100,000 and an expected five-year life. The two alternative depreciation schedules follow:
Method 1 Method 2
Year 1 depreciation $20,000 $40,000
Year 2 depreciation $20,000 $30,000
Year 3 depreciation $20,000 $20,000
Year 4 depreciation $20,000 $10,000
Year 5 depreciation $20,000 $0
Assuming that the company faces a marginal tax rate of 40 percent and has a cost of capital of 10 percent, what
is the difference between the two methods in the present value of the depreciation tax benefit? Present value
tables or a financial calculator are required.
a. $7,196
b. $0
c. $2,878
d. $6,342
5.Versatile Company
Versatile Company produces four solvents from the same process: C, D, E, and G. Joint product costs are $9,000.
(Round all answers to the nearest dollar.)
Disposal Final
Sales price cost Further sales
per barrel per barrel processing price
Barrels at split-off at split-off costs per barrel
C 750 $10.00 $6.50 $2.00 $13.50
D 1,000 8.00 4.00 2.50 10.00
E 1,400 11.00 7.00 4.00 15.50
G 2,000 15.00 9.50 4.50 19.50
If Versatile sells the products after further processing, the following disposal costs will be incurred: C, $2.50; D,
$1.00; E, $3.50; G, $6.00.
Refer to Versatile Company. Using sales value at split-off, what amount of joint processing cost is allocated to
Product D?
a. $4,433
b. $2,276
c. $1,108
d. $1,182
Clincher:
1.The following information is for the Rayne Manufacturing Company for November.
2.Entertainment Division
The Entertainment Division is one of the operating units of Software Solutions, Inc. The following operating
data of the division is presented below:
Sales $3,000,000
Profit margin 10%
Target return 15%
Residual income $ 60,000
Refer to the Entertainment Division. What was the segment income of the Entertainment Division for the
year?
3.Denison Company's cost of compliance is $58,000. Appraisal cost is $21,000 and failure cost is $32,000. The
company's total quality cost is
a. $53,000.
b. $79,000.
c. $90,000.
d. $111,000.
4.Seating Concepts
Seating Concepts has just finished its first year of business. Seating Concepts makes decorative outdoor
furniture. The firm manufactured 2,500 pieces of furniture during the year: 2,400 were sold at garden centers for
$456,000; 100 pieces were defective and could only be sold as scrap metal (25 pounds each and can be sold for
$2.50 per pound). No defective units could be reworked. During the year the following costs were incurred:
Refer to Seating Concepts. Compute the total profits lost by the company from selling scrap units during
its first year of operations.
6.A small manufacturing company recently stated its sales goal for a period was $100,000. At this level of
activity, its budgeted expenses were $80,000. Its actual sales were $100,000, but its actual expenses were
$85,000. This company operated
a. effectively and efficiently.
b. neither effectively nor efficiently.
c. effectively but not efficiently.
d. efficiently but not effectively.
7.The payback method assumes that all cash inflows are reinvested to yield a return equal to
a. the discount rate.
b. the hurdle rate.
c. the internal rate of return.
d. zero.
8.Fleming Company
Fleming Company is considering an investment in a machine that would reduce annual labor costs by $30,000.
The machine has an expected life of 10 years with no salvage value. The machine would be depreciated
according to the straight-line method over its useful life. The company's marginal tax rate is 30 percent.
Refer to Fleming Company. Assume that the company will invest in the machine if it generates an internal
rate of return of 16 percent. What is the maximum amount the company can pay for the machine and still
meet the internal rate of return criterion?
a. $180,000
b. $210,000
c. $187,500
d. $144,996
9.Thomas Company is currently operating at a loss of $15,000. The sales manager has received a special order
for 5,000 units of product, which normally sells for $35 per unit. Costs associated with the product are: direct
material, $6; direct labor, $10; variable overhead, $3; applied fixed overhead, $4; and variable selling expenses,
$2. The special order would allow the use of a slightly lower grade of direct material, thereby lowering the price
per unit by $1.50 and selling expenses would be decreased by $1. If Thomas wants this special order to increase
the total net income for the firm to $10,000, what sales price must be quoted for each of the 5,000 units?
a. $23.50
b. $24.50
c. $27.50
d. $34.00
10.Harris Manufacturing incurs annual fixed costs of $250,000 in producing and selling a single product.
Estimated unit sales are 125,000. An after-tax income of $75,000 is desired by management. The company
projects its income tax rate at 40 percent. What is the maximum amount that Harris can expend for variable costs
per unit and still meet its profit objective if the sales price per unit is estimated at $6?
a. $3.37
b. $3.59
c. $3.00
d. $3.70
Final Round
1. Gem Systems
Gem Systems uses an activity-based costing system. The company has gathered the following information
concerning various cost pools and activity drivers;
Activity cost pool Normal Cost Activity cost driver Activity level
Material Handling $25,000 Number of moves 5,000
Machine setups $35,000 Number of setups 10,000
Inspections $ 5,000 Number of Inspections 2,500
Electricity Costs $15,000 Kilowatt Hours 5,000
Refer to Gem Systems. Calculate the product cost of one unit of Job 150.
2.Copper Hill Inc. manufactures laser printers within a relevant range of production of 50,000 to 70,000 printers
per year. The following partially completed manufacturing cost schedule has been prepared:
Complete the preceding cost schedule, identifying each cost by the appropriate letter (a) through (o).
Give the answer to letter O. Hehe! Goodluck
3. Perfect Stampers has collected new data over the last three months to perform an analysis of their budgeting
and cost computations:
Average production labor cost per month $5,500
Average raw materials consumed per month $1,475
Average utilities for the production facility per month $500
Variable indirect manufacturing overhead costs per month $1,950
Fixed costs per month $2,750
Average production volume in units 1,925 hub caps
Selling price per hub cap $9.95 each
Compute the unit variable cost, the contribution margin per unit and the break-even point in units?
4. The following data are available from the accounting records of Suwanee Co. for the month ended May 31,
2003. 17,000 units were manufactured and sold during the accounting period at a price of $60 per unit. There
was no beginning inventories and all units were completed (no work in process).
5. Yipann Corporation is reviewing an investment proposal. The initial costs as well as other related data for
each year are presented in the schedule below. The cash flows are all assumed to take place at the end of the
year. All salvage value of the investment at the end of each year is equal to its net book value, and there will be
no salvage value at the end of the investment's life.
Investment Proposal
Yipann uses a 24 percent after-tax target rate of return for new investment proposals. The discount figures for a
24 percent rate of return are given below:
Feed the Hungry Foundation is a non-profit organization that has a cost of capital of 10 percent. The foundation
is considering the replacement of a piece of equipment. The old machine has a book value of $3,000 and a
remaining estimated life of 5 years with no salvage value at that time. The salvage value of the old machine is
currently $1,500. The new equipment will cost $10,000. It has an estimated life of 5 years with no salvage value
then. Annual cash operating costs are $4,000 for the old machine and $2,000 for the new machine.
Refer to Feed the Hungry Foundation. Would the organization keep or replace the machine? What is the
net advantage?
7. . Latway Company is considering opening a new sales territory. Management expects the initial
investment to be $150,000 and subsequent investments of $100,000 and $50,000 at the end of the first and
second years. Net cash flow from the sales territory is expected to yield after-tax cash inflow for 5 more years:
$75,000 for the first two years and $60,000 for the remaining years. The company's cost of capital is 12 percent.
Calculate the net present value of this project.
8. Following are the financial statements for Starman Corporation for the year ended December 31, 20xx.
Assume that all balance sheet amounts represent both average and ending figures.
Starman Corporation
Balance Sheet
December 31, 20xx
Assets
Cash $ 20,000
Marketable securities 30,000
Accounts receivable 50,000
Inventory 100,000
Long-term receivables 35,000
Property, plant, and equipment 65,000
Total assets $300,000
Starman Corporation
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 20xx
Net sales $400,000
Cost of goods sold 240,000
Gross margin $160,000
Operating expenses 40,000
Income before income taxes $120,000
Income taxes expense 30,000
Net income $ 90,000
What is the receivable turnover for this corporation?
9. From the following information, compute the ratios indicated and place the proper numbers in the spaces
provided. Assume the average for the year is the same as the ending balances for the balance sheet accounts.
Round percentages to one decimal place, and show your work.
Westwood Corporation
Balance Sheet
December 31, 20xx
Assets
Cash $ 15,000
Marketable securities 10,000
Accounts receivable (net) 20,000
Inventory 30,000
Prepaid expenses 8,000
Property, plant, and equipment 117,000
Total assets $200,000
Westwood Corporation
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 20xx
Net sales $160,000
Cost of goods sold 120,000
Gross margin $ 40,000
Operating expenses
Selling and administrative expenses $ 16,000
Interest expense 8,000
Income taxes expense 4,000 28,000
Net income $ 12,000
Westwood had 4,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The market price of common stock at year
end was $15.00 per share. Dividends paid in 20xx were $0.60 per share.
10. The law firm of Duwe, Cheatem & Howe provides legal services for clients. During the year, corporate
clients required 5,000 hours of legal services, while individuals required 3,000 hours. The firm has traditionally
used direct labor hours to assign overhead.
However, Ms. Duwe believes services to businesses cost more than services to individuals and wishes to adopt
activity-based costing. The firm's revenues and costs for the year are shown below:
Mr. Cheatem has kept records of the following data for use in the new activity-based costing system:
Activity Level
Overhead Cost Cost Driver Corporate Individual
REQUIRED:
A. Compute the profits by segments using the three cost drivers in the ABC model.
11. On August 31, the end of the first year of operations, during which 18,000 units were manufactured
and 13,500 units were sold, Olympic Inc. prepared the following income statement based on the variable
costing concept:
Olympic Inc.
Income Statement
For Year Ended August 31, 20--
Sales $297,000
Variable cost of goods sold:
Variable cost of goods manufactured $288,000
Less ending inventory 72,000
Variable cost of goods sold 216,000
Manufacturing margin $ 81,000
Variable selling and administrative
expenses 40,500
Contribution margin $ 40,500
Fixed costs:
Fixed manufacturing costs $ 12,000
Fixed selling and administrative
expenses 10,800 22,800
Income from operations $ 17,700
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Determine the unit cost of goods manufactured, based on (a) the variable costing concept and (b) the absorption
costing concept.
13. Arron company sells three products, X, Y, and Z. The company has fixed costs in the amount of $3,900. The
following information is presented to you:
X Y Z
Price per unit $11 $15 $17
Variable costs per unit $6 $12 $16
Number of units sold 1,000 2,000 2,000
REQUIRED:
14. The Cuddly Creations Company produces small plastic dolls in its Georgia manufacturing plant. The
company is currently evaluating ways to improve productivity. The accountant of the firm's parent organization
suggested that management implement a new compensation plan based on throughput performance measure as
an incentive to increase productivity. To demonstrate how such a measure might work, the accountant gathered
the following production data for a recent month:
15. The manager of the Waco Division of National Church Tours is preparing the budget for the upcoming year.
At this point, he has determined that average total assets for the upcoming year will equal $4,000,000. The
manager is evaluated on the amount of residual income generated by the division. Assume variable costs in the
Waco Division are expected to equal 60% of total sales and fixed costs are expected to equal $400,000.
a. Compute the sales level that would generate a 20% return on investment.
16. Scrumptious Spices manufactures a special blend of beef marinade. The company buys one of the spices
used in the marinade in 10-pound bags that cost $5 each. The company uses 50,000 of the bags per year, and
usage occurs evenly throughout the year.
The average cost to carry a 10-pound bag in inventory per year is $1. The cost to place an order is $12.
1. Determine the economic order quantity for the spice in terms of 10 pound bags.
17.
Southern Cola is considering the purchase of a special-purpose bottling machine for P28,000. It is
expected to have a useful life of 7 years with a zero terminal disposal price. The plant manager
estimates the following savings in cash-operating costs.
Years Amount
1 P14,000
2 11,000
3 8,000
4 6,000
5 4,000
6 3,000
7 3,000
Southern Cola uses a required rate of return of 16% in its capital-budgeting decisions.
Increment tax rate is 40%. The company uses straight-line depreciation
1. Compute the PV of net advantage of using SYD instead of straight-line method of computing
depreciation.
18. Albania Company expects to sell 100,000 units annually for the next four years at P9 each, with variable
costs of P5 per unit, and annual cash fixed cost of P250,000. The product requires machinery costing P320,000
with a four-year life and no salvage value. The company will depreciate the machinery using straight-line
depreciation. Additionally, working capital (in form of receivables and inventory) will increase by P150,000.
This additional working capital will be returned in full at the end of the four years. The tax rate is 40% and cost
of capital is 12%.
1. Compute the profitability index for this investment.
19. Mountain View Hospital has purchased new lab equipment for P134,650. The equipment is expected to
last for three years and to provide cash inflows as follows:
Year 1 ... P45,000
Year 2 60,000
Year 3 ?
Assuming that the equipment will yield exactly a 16% rate of return, what is the expected cash inflows
for year 3?
20. A single process in which one product cannot be manufactured without producing others is referred to as a
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Answers and Solutions to
Quiz Bee( MAS and Cost)
Easy
1.Answer: A
2.Answer: A
Begin Inv Purch Ending Inv
Raw Materials $18,000.00 $42,000.00 $(15,000.00) $45,000.00
Rate Hours
Direct Labor $ 7.50 4,000 30,000.00
$75,000.00
3.Answer: C
4.Answer: A
$8,000,000/($((5,000,000 + 5,400,000)/2) = 1.538
5. Answer: D
Average:
1.Answer:D
DM + DL + VOH + FOH = Absorption Cost per Unit
$1.50 + $1.00 + $0.50 + $(150,000/100,000) = $4.50 / Unit
3.Answer: A
Order point = Daily use * Lead time
= (10,000/200) * 5
= 250 units
4.Answer: A
Use PV of Annuity for 6 years and 18%
$45,000 * 3.4976 = $157,392
5.Answer: D
Difficult:
1.Answer: D
250 units not reworked * $15 incremental difference = $3,750
2.Answer: A
Annual depreciation = $50,000
Tax savings = $20,000
Use PV of Annuity table 10 years, 12%; Constant = 5.6502
$20,000 * 5.6502 = $113,004
3.Answer: A
$900,000 * (300,000/1,250,000) = $216,000
4.Answer:C
5.Answer: D
Sales Price
Product Barrels at Split-Off Total
C 750 $10.00 $ 7,500
D 1,000 $ 8.00 $ 8,000
E 1,400 $11.00 $ 15,400
G 2,000 $15.00 $30,000
$60,900
$(8,000/60,900) * $9,000 = $1,182
Clincher:
1.Answer:38,020
Manufacturing Costs:
Raw Material (Nov. 1) $ 17,400
Purchases 120,000
Raw Material Available $137,400
Raw Material (Nov. 30) (13,200)
Raw Material Used $124,200
Direct Labor (21,000 $13) 273,000
Overhead:
Depr.-Factory Equipment $17,300
Repairs/Maintenance-Factory 7,400
Indirect Labor 11,200
Insurance-Factory 1,770
Factory Supplies Used 350
Total Overhead 38,020
Total Manufacturing Costs
Cost of Goods Manufactured:
Total Manufacturing Costs $435,220
Work in Process (Nov. 1) 31,150
Work in Process (Nov. 30) (28,975)
Cost of Goods Manufactured $437,395
3.Answer: C
4.Answer: 12750
Price for good units: $456,000 2,400 = $190
Price for defective units: $6,250* 100 = $ 62.50
5.Answer: B
6.Answer: C
7.Answer: D
8.Answer:D
Use PV of Annuity Table; 10 years, 16%; Constant = 4.8330
$30,000 * 4.8330 = $144,496
9.Answer: A
In order to increase income to $10,000, there must be an increase of $25,000 or $5 per unit.
10.Answer: C
Before Tax Income: $75,000 / 0.60 = $125,000
Fixed Costs: 250,000
Contribution Margin: $375,000
Final Round
1.Answer: $16.74 per unit
SUPPORTING CALCULATIONS:
Direct materials $40,000
Direct labor $25,000
Material Moves $ 5,000 (($25,000/5,000) x 1,000)
Machine Set ups $10,500 ((35,000/10,000) x 3,000)
Inspections $ 200 (($5,000/2,500) x 100)
Electricity $ 3,000 (($15,000/5,000) x 1,000
$83,700/5,000 units produced = $16.74 per unit
2.ANS: $11.30
(a) $5.00 ($350,000/70,000 printers)
(b) $9.00 ($630,000/70,000 printers)
(c) $14.00 ($980,000/70,000 printers)
(d) $450,000 ($5.00 90,000 printers)
(e) $630,000
(f) $1,080,000 ($450,000 + $630,000)
(g) $5.00
(h) $7.00 ($630,000/90,000 printers)
(i) $12.00 ($1,080,000/90,000 printers)
(j) $500,000 ($5.00 100,000 printers)
(k) $630,000
(l) $1,130,000 ($500,000 + $630,000)
(m) $5.00
(n) $6.30 ($630,000/100,000 units)
(o) $11.30 ($1,130,000/100,000 units)
3.ANS:
Unit variable costs = Total (average) production costs $9,425 / 1,925 hub caps = $4.8961 per hub cap.
Contribution Margin= Selling price per unit- variable unit costs = $9.95-$4.90= $5.05
Break-even point in units is $2,750 per month / ($9.95 - $4.90) = 545 units
4.Answer:
Suwanee Co.
Absorption Costing Income Statement
For the Month Ended May 31, 2003
Sales (17,000 $60) $1,020,000
Cost of goods sold 612,000
Gross profit $ 408,000
Selling and administrative expenses 66,000
Income from operations $ 342,000
5.ANS:
$10,450 calculated as follows:
$50,000 .81 = $ 40,500
$45,000 .65 = $ 29,250
$40,000 .52 = $ 20,800
$35,000 .42 = $ 14,700
$30,000 .34 = $ 10,200
Total $115,450
Less investment 105,000
$ 10,450
6.ANS:
Net cash outflow associated with keeping:$4,000 3.791 = $15,164
Since the net cash outflow of keeping is less than replacing, the Foundation should keep the machine.
7.ANS: (37,500)
Cash inflows:
Year 1 & 2 $75,000 1.690 $126,750
Year 3 60,000 .712 42,720
Year 4 60,000 .636 38,160
Year 5 60,000 .567 34,020
Present value of cash inflows $241,650
10.ANSWER:
Income statement using activity-based costing:
11.ANS:
(a) $16.00 ($288,000 total variable cost of goods manufactured/18,000 units manufactured.)
12.Answer:
SUPPORTING CALCULATIONS:
Fixed Costs/Contribution Margin = break-even
$200,000/$200 = 1,000 units at break-even
Actual Sales 1,750 - break-even sales 1,000 = margin of safety 750
13.ANS:
X Y Z
Contribution margin 5 3 1
Product mix 1/5 2/5 2/5
Product mix as % 0.2 0.4 0.4
CM x PM% 1.0 1.2 0.4 = 2.6
(weighted average CM)
3,900/2.6 = 1,500 units
14.ANS: 75%
15.ANS:
a. The required net income = 20% x $4,000,000 = $800,000.
16.Answer
1. EOQ =
where EOQ = Economic order quantity
P = Cost of placing and receiving an order
D = Annual demand in units
C = annual cost of carrying one unit in stock for one year
EOQ =
= 1,095 bags
17.Answer: 942