Answer:
$0.43
Explanation:
Equivalent Units
Labor
% Completion Units
Units Completed and Transferred out 100% 109,500
Ending Work in Process 25% 11,800
Total Equivalent units 121,300
Particulars Amount
Beginning work in Process 10,700
Cost Added during May 42,000
Total cost added during the year $52,700
Cost per Equivalent unit = Total cost added during the year / Total Equivalent units
Cost per Equivalent unit = $52,700 / 121,300 units
Cost per Equivalent unit = 0.43446002
Cost per Equivalent unit = $0.43
The electronic invoicing and payment (EIPP) system for the B2B environment is similar to the electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) system for the B2C environment. a) True b) False
Answer:
a) True
Explanation:
Electronic bill payment and presentment (EBPP) can be regarded as process that is been utilized by
companies in collection of payments electronically by utilization of systems such as Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) as well as Internet and direct-dial access. This has turned to a core component of online banking as regards to some financial institutions today, some industries such as telecommunications and insurance providers make use of it.
Electronic invoicing and presentment payment (EIPP) can be regarded as process involving sending of electronic invoice to customers using the internet, as well as the ability of customers to be able to pay that invoice online also. It give a solution that brings about increased productivity, as well as given room for business owner to spend more time in developing their business as well as relationships with their customers.
It should be noted that the The electronic invoicing and payment (EIPP) system for the B2B environment is similar to the electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) system for the B2C environment.
Countess Corp. is expected to pay an annual dividend of $4.81 on its common stock in one year. The current stock price is $75.67 per share. The company announced that it will increase its dividend by 3.80 percent annually. What is the company's cost of equity
Answer:
10.40 %
Explanation:
Use the Dividend Growth Model to calculate the Cost of Equity since the information provided allows for this method.
Cost of equity = Expected Dividend / Market Price + Growth rate
therefore,
Cost of equity = ($4.81 x 1.038) / $75.67 + 3.80
= 10.40 %
A 5-year treasury bond with a coupon rate of 8% (paid semiannually) has a face value of $1,000. What is the semiannual coupon payment
Answer:
$40
Explanation:
Coupon payment = Face value * Coupon rate * 1/2
Coupon payment = $1,000 * 8% * 1/2
Coupon payment = $1,000 * 0.08 * 1/2
Coupon payment = $40
So, the semiannual coupon payment is $40.
Due to erratic sales of its sole product—a high-capacity battery for laptop computers—PEM, Inc., has been experiencing financial difficulty for some time. The company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (12,800 units × $20 per unit) $ 256,000 Variable expenses 153,600 Contribution margin 102,400 Fixed expenses 114,400 Net operating loss $ (12,000 ) Required: 1. Compute the company’s CM ratio and its break-even point in unit sales and dollar sales. 2. The president believes that a $6,700 increase in the monthly advertising budget, combined with an intensified effort by the sales staff, will result in an $84,000 increase in monthly sales. If the president is right, what will be the increase (decrease) in the company’s monthly net operating income?
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Sales (12,800 units × $20 per unit) $256,000
Variable expenses 153,600 (12)
Contribution margin 102,400
Fixed expenses 114,400 Net operating loss $ (12,000 )
First, we need to calculate the contribution margin ratio and the break-even point in units and dollars:
Contribution margin ratio= unitary CM / Selling price
Contribution margin ratio= total CM / Sales
Contribution margin ratio= 102,400 / 256,000
Contribution margin ratio= 0.4
Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit
Break-even point in units= 114,400 / (20 - 12)
Break-even point in units= 14,300
Break-even point (dollars)= fixed costs/ contribution margin ratio
Break-even point (dollars)= 114,400 / 0.4
Break-even point (dollars)= $286,000
Now, we need to calculate the effect on the income of increasing the advertising budget:
Effect on income= increase in contribution margin - increase in fixed costs
Effect on income= 84,000*0.4 - 6,700
Effect on income= $26,900 increase
BK Books is an online book retailer that also has 10,000 "bricks and mortar" outlets worldwide. You are a risk-neutral manager within the CorporateFinance Division and are in dire need of a new financial analyst. You onlyinterview students from the top MBAprograms in your area. Thanks to yourscreening mechanisms and contacts, the students you interview ultimately dif-fer only with respect to the wage that they are willing to accept. About 5 per-cent of acceptable candidates are willing to accept a salary of $60,000, while95 percent demand a salary of $110,000. There are two phases to the inter-view process that every interviewee must go through. Phase 1 is the initialone-hour on-campus interview. All candidates interviewed in Phase 1 are alsoinvited to Phase 2 of the interview, which consists of a five-hour office visit.In all, you spend six hours interviewing each candidate and value this time at$750. In addition, it costs a total of $4,250 in travel expenses to interview each candidate. you are very impressed with the first interviewee completing both phases of bk books’s interviewing process, and she has indicated that her reservation salary is $110,000. should you make her an offer at that salary or continue the interviewing process? explain.
Answer: Therefore, we should make her an offer at that salary
Explanation:
Based on the information given in the question,
Lowest salary = $60,000
Highest salary = $110,000
Expected Benefit = 5% × ($110,000 - $60,000) = 5% × $50,000 = $2500
The cost of conducting another interview will be:
= cost of time + cost of travel
= $750 + $4250
= $5000
Since the cost of conducting the additional interview is more than the expected benefit, therefore the interviewee should be hired rather than continuing the interviewing process.
Therefore, we should make her an offer at that salary.
_____ feasibility is the measure of how well a proposed solution will work in an organization and how internal and external customers will react to it.
Answer:
Operational
Explanation:
Operational feasibility is a strategic process that typically involves measuring how well a proposed solution to a particular problem will work in an organization while also determining how the organization's internal and external customers will react to the proposed solution.
As a general rule, it's very important and necessary that an organization carry out an operational feasibility so as to have a good knowledge and understanding of its proposed actions.
Answer:
Operational
Explanation:
Operational feasibility is the measure of how well a proposed solution will work in an organization and how internal and external customers will react to it.
The following is a list of account titles and amounts (dollars in millions) from a recent annual report of Hasbro, Inc., a leading manufacturer of games, toys, and interactive entertainment software for children and families:
Buildings and improvements $ 234 Goodwill $ 593
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 392 Machinery, equipment, and software 504
Allowance for doubtful accounts 16 Accumulated depreciation 509
Other noncurrent assets 658 Inventories 340
Accumulated amortization (other intangibles) 798 Other intangibles 1,123
Cash and cash equivalents 893 Land and improvements 7
Accounts receivable 1,111
Required:
Prepare the asset section of the balance sheet for Hasbro, Inc., classifying the assets into Current Assets, Property, Plant, and Equipment (net), and Other Assets. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Answer:
Hasbro, Inc.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $893
Accounts receivable 1,111
Allowance for doubtful accounts (16) 1,095
Inventories 340
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets 392
Total current assets $2,720
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net):
Buildings and improvements $ 234
Land and improvements 7
Machinery, equipment, and software 504
Other noncurrent assets 658
Accumulated depreciation (509)
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) $894
Other Assets:
Goodwill $ 593
Other intangibles 1,123
Accumulated amortization
(other intangibles) 798 325
Other assets $918
Total assets $4,532
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $893
Accounts receivable 1,111
Allowance for doubtful accounts (16) 1,095
Inventories 340
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets 392
Total current assets $2,720
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net):
Buildings and improvements $ 234
Land and improvements 7
Machinery, equipment, and software 504
Other noncurrent assets 658
Accumulated depreciation (509)
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) $894
Other Assets:
Goodwill $ 593
Other intangibles 1,123
Accumulated amortization
(other intangibles) 798 325
Other assets $918
Charlotte's Crochet Shoppe has 15,500 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $79 and a rate of return of 11.77 percent. The company also has 320 bonds outstanding, with a par value of $2,000 per bond. The pretax cost of debt is 6.21 percent and the bonds sell for 98.4 percent of par. What is the firm's WACC if the tax rate is 39 percent?
A. 9.06%
B. 8.58%
C. 10.31%
D. 9.88%
E. 8.75%
Filer Manufacturing has 8,136,353 shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $26.75, and the book value per share is $5.85. Filer Manufacturing also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $48,480,532, has a 0.05 coupon, matures in 10 years and sells for 83 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $66,060,894, has a 0.06 coupon, matures in 20 years, and sells for 92 percent of par. The most recent dividend was $1.97 and the dividend growth rate is 0.04. Assume that the overall cost of debt is the weighted average of that implied by the two outstanding debt issues. Both bonds make semiannual payments. The tax rate is 0.26. What is Filer's aftertax cost of debt? Enter the answer with 4 decimals (e.g. 0.2345)
Answer:
Filer Manufacturing
Filer's after-tax cost of debt is:
= 4.1440%.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Outstanding common stock shares = 8,136,353
Current share price = $26.75
Book value per share = $5.85
Tax rate = 0.26
Most recent dividend paid = $1.97 per share
Dividend growth rate = 0.04
Outstanding bond issues:
First Bond Second Bond Total
Face value of issue $48,480,532 $66,060,894 $114,541,426
Selling price 83% of par 92% of par
Sales price $40,238,842 $60,776,022 $101,014,864
Relative sizes 40% 60%
Coupon rate of first bond 0.05 0.06
Weighted average cost of bonds 0.02 0.036
Before-tax cost of bonds = 0.056
After-tax cost of bonds = 0.056 * (1 - 0.26) = 0.04144 = 4.1440%
Maturity period 10 years 20 years
We Are the World is an importing company that specializes in importing hand-made arts and crafts from crafters and artisans around the world. The company has about $4 million worth of stock outstanding. Due to its desire to avoid double taxation, it is structured so that its individual shareholders pay taxes on all of the company's income. The shareholders report the flow-through of income and losses on their personal tax returns and are assessed at their individual tax rates. We Are the World is a(n):_____.
a. limited liability company (LLC).
b. C corporation.
c. S corporation.
d. G corporation.
e. investment trust.
Answer:
c. S corporation.
Explanation:
S corporations that are elected for passing out the corporate income, losses, deductions and credits via to the shareholders for the federal tax motive. It is responsible for tax on specific gains and the passive income for the entity level
Also the shareholders could reported the flow via income and the losses on the personal income tax returns and can be assess at individual tax rates
So, the option c is correct
The highest rate of entrepreneurship activity is in the 55-64 age group! Since 1966. older Americans have opened businesses at a higher rate that 20-34 year olds. 1. Can you think of reasons (other than experience and funding) that older entrepreneurs are successful
Answer:
In simple words, Older businessmen have previously experienced a variety of professional and personal conditions. They have more faith in their own abilities and capabilities than a new entrepreneur. Excellent leadership and delegating abilities arise from such conviction, and that is something that youthful entrepreneurs likely to develop only via trial & error.
Select all that apply The margin of safety is: (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question. the difference between expected sales and break-even sales divided by expected sales. the amount sales can drop before the company incurs a loss. adequate if greater than 15% to 20%. always expressed as a dollar amount (not in units or percentages).
Answer: • The amount sales can drop before the company incurs a loss.
• The difference between expected sales and break-even sales divided by expected sales.
Explanation:
The correct option regarding the margin of safety are that:
• The amount sales can drop before the company incurs a loss.
• The difference between expected sales and break-even sales divided by expected sales.
To urban-dwelling, educated tech-savvy consumers, when they use Zipcar, car-sharing service, instead of owning a car, they save money while reducing their carbon footprint. What is effective about this position statement?
Answer: It addresses all five key elements of an effective position statement.
Explanation:
In this scenario, the most effective thing about this position statement is that it addresses all the five key elements of an effective position statement.
The target market is identified, the category of customers which are the prospective customers is identified as well. The company's differentiators as well as the mission and vision is also in effect.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT. All else equal, 1. If a bond's yield-to-maturity (YTM, i.e., market interest rate) is greater than its coupon rate, then the bond is trading at a premium. 2. Duration measures the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rate. 3. If a bond's market value is equal to its par amount, then its YTM will be equal to its coupon rate. 4. The estimated market price of a bond is the sum of its future discounted cash flows.
Answer:
1
Explanation:
When the yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate, the bond is selling at a discount.
When the yield to maturity is less than the coupon rate, the bond is selling at a premium.
When the yield to maturity is equal to the coupon rate, the bond is selling at par.
In a perpetual inventory system a.the inventory records cannot be computerized. b.the amount of inventory for sale and the amount sold are not listed in the inventory account. c.a count must be made in order to know the inventory amount. d.each purchase and sale of inventory is recorded in the inventory account.
Answer:
d. each purchase and sale of inventory is recorded in the inventory account.
Explanation:
In a perpetual inventory system we keep track of inventory balance and cost of sales whenever a sale or purchase transaction occurs. Under the perpetual inventory system, the firm always keeps updated inventory records.
Bonner Metals wants to issue new 20-year bonds for some much-needed expansion projects. The company currently has 8.5 percent bonds on the market that sell for $959, make semiannual payments, and mature in 16 years. What should the coupon rate be on the new bonds if the firm wants to sell them at par?
Answer: 8.99%
Explanation:
The coupon rate on the new bonds if the firm wants to sell them at par will be calculated thus:
Par value = 1000
Selling value = 959
Maturity = 16 × 2 = 32
Coupon = 8.5% = 8.5% × 1000 = $85
Semiannual PMT = $85/2 = $42.5
The coupon rate on the new bonds will be:
= Rate(32, 42.5, -959, 1000) × 2
= 8.99
Coupon rate = 8.99%
SprayCo Inc. develops and produces spraying equipment for lawn maintenance and industrial uses. On March 9 of the current year, SprayCo reacquired 16,900 shares of its common stock at $23 per share. On June 9, 10,600 of the reacquired shares were sold at $25 per share, and on November 13, 4,100 of the reacquired shares were sold at $25.
Required:
Journalize the transactions of March 9, June 9, and November 13.
Answer:
Date Account Title Debit Credit
Mar 9 Treasury Stock $388,700
Cash $388,700
Working:
Treasury stock = 16,900 * 23 = $388,700
Date Account Title Debit Credit
June 9 Cash $265,000
Treasury Stock $243,800
Additional Paid-in capital - $21,200
Treasury stock.
Working:
Cash = 10,600 * 25 = $265,000
Treasury stock = 10,600 * 23 = $243,800
Date Account Title Debit Credit
Nov 13 Cash $102,500
Treasury Stock $ 94,300
Additional Paid-in capital - $ 8,200
Treasury stock.
Working:
Cash = 4,100 * 25 = $102,500
Treasury stock = 4,100 * 23 = $94,300
A trademark is a device that can take almost any form as long as it is capable of identifying and distinguishing specific products or services. Owens-corning fiberglas corporation's trademark is an example of a poduct that is protected by:__________
a. combination of letters and designs.
b. product shape.
c. picture.
d. logo.
e. color.
Answer:
E)color
Explanation:
Trademark can be regarded as one of intellectual property, it can be explained as recognizable insignia, symbol as well as phrase and word, which denotes a particular product and it's one that legally differentiates that particular Product from all other products of its kind. A trademark can also be regarded as one that exclusively identifies a product and allow the consumer to know specific company it belongs to and also allows them to know company that have the ownership of the brand.
It should be noted that trademark is a device that can take almost any form as long as it is capable of identifying and distinguishing specific products or services.
For instance Owens-corning fiberglas corporation's trademark is an example of a poduct that is protected by logo.
a company enters into a long futures contract to buy 4,000 barrels of oil for $62.50 per barrel. the initial margin is $62.50 x 4,000. what oil futures price will allow $2,000 to be withdrawn from the margin account
Answer:
For $2,000 to be withdrawn from the margin account, the oil futures price must be $62.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Price of the long futures contract to buy 4,000 barrels of oil = $62.50 per barrel
Initial margin = $62.50 * 4,000
b) If the futures price is fixed at $62 per barrel and the initial margin per barrel already opened with a broker is $62.50, then the security investor can withdraw $2,000 ($0.50 * 4,000) from the margin account. This will result in an excess of $0.50 per barrel. Computationally, $0.50 * 4,000 = $2,000.
A monopolistically competitive firm is producing at an output level in the short run where average total cost is $4.75, price is $4.75, marginal revenue is $3.00, and marginal cost is $3.50. This firm is operating
Answer:
loss at the short run
Explanation:
marginal cost is higher than the marginal revenue
Setting a passing score for whites at 80 out of 100 and a passing score of 60 out of 100 for minority applicants in an admission test is an example of race norming.
A. True
B. False
Answer: True
Explanation:
Race norming simply refers to the practice whereby two different cut off test scores are set for employment which is based on race. Race-norming, is also referred to as the within-group score conversion and it has to do with the adjustment of test scores in order to account for the ethnicity of the test-taker.
Since a passing score for whites was set at 80 out of 100 while a passing score of 60 out of 100 was set for the minority applicants, then it's an example of race norming.
Consider two college roommates, one who smokes and one who does not. The smoker wishes to smoke in the room, and the nonsmoker dislikes smoking in the room. Suppose the smoker would be willing to pay $500 to be allowed to smoke in the room during the semester, and the nonsmoker would be willing to pay $600 to keep the room smoke-free. What should happen in the socially optimal outcome
Answer:
The socially optimal outcome is that there will be no smoking in the room.
Explanation:
The above answer is based on the willingness of the nonsmoker to ensure that no smoking happens in the room. For instance, the nonsmoker can pay off the smoker, paying $600 to dissuade him from smoking in the room. On the contrary, the smoker is only willing to cough out $500, which is less than $600, in order to smoke in the room. Under social optimality, the nonsmoker wins this game.
Calculate real rate if you have nominal rate is 12% and inflation rate is 7% Enter the answer in percentage format to two decimal place without the % sign -> 9.30 and not 9.3% or .093)
Answer: 5.00
Explanation:
The real interest rate is the difference between the nominal interest and the inflation rate.
Real interest rate will be:
= Nominal interest rate − Inflation rate.
= 12% - 7%
= 5.00
Therefore, the real Interest rate is 5.00.
Debbie promises to sell Brian a one of a kind baseball card for $1,000. Brian says that he does not have the money right now, but will have at it his next paycheck. Debbie gives Brian a signed written notice that the offer will stay open for two months. Does it the analysis change if Debbie is a merchant seller for this to be a firm offer under the UCC?
a. Yes, such offers are not reasonable.
b. Yes, such offers are voidable.
c. Yes, such offers are void.
d. Yes, the offeror must be a merchant, pursuant to the UCC definition of merchant.
e. Yes, such offers are only valid until the sun sets.
Answer:
d. Yes, the offeror must be a merchant, pursuant to the UCC definition of merchant.
Explanation:
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) establishes that firm offers can only be made by merchants. They also apply only to the sale of goods, but the baseball card is a type of good.
The problem is that Debbie is not probably a merchant. In order for her to be considered a merchant, she would need to be in the business of buying and selling baseball cards on a regular basis.
1) A First National Bank depositor made out a deposit slip showing currency of $620.00, coins of $13.25,
and two checks for $113.30 and $174.00. Compute the total deposit shown on the deposit slip.
(2 pts)
$920.55
$902.55
$633.25
$820.55
Answer:
The right answer is "$907.30".
Explanation:
Given that:
Currency,
= $620.00
Two checks,
= $113.30
and,
= $174.00
Now,
The total deposit shown will be:
= [tex]Currency+2 \ checks[/tex]
By substituting the values, we get
= [tex]620.00+(113.30+174.00)[/tex]
= [tex]620.00+287.3[/tex]
= [tex]907.30[/tex] ($)
Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) attempts to keep the most highly demanded resource busy on critical chain activities, but not overloaded.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
True
Explanation:
Critical-Chain
This was introduced or originated by Eli Goldratt in 1997. Its aim is to challenges conventional project management approaches and absolute dependence on TOC principles. The idea of what to change or eliminated is the largely rooted behaviors that is common with the traditional project management practices. It is very multitasking anf it is the longest string of reliance that occur on the project.
Critical- Chain Approach
This approach simply covers project network as it ca be limited by both resource and technical reliance/dependencies. each type of limitations can create task reliance.
The Summary of Critical Chain Approach
1.) use Aggressive but Possible Times (ABPT) for task durations
2.) identify the critical chain by accounting for resource dependencies
3.) use buffer management to track project progress etc.
Ken Jones, an architect, organized Jones Architects on April 1, 20Y2. During the month, Jones Architects completed the following transactions: Transferred cash from a personal bank account to an account to be used for the business in exchange for Common Stock, $30,000. Purchased used automobile for $20,000, paying $4,500 cash and giving a note payable for the remainder. Paid April rent for office and workroom, $3,000. Paid cash for supplies, $1,440. Purchased office and computer equipment on account, $6,000. Paid cash for annual insurance policies on automobile and equipment, $2,000. Received cash from a client for plans delivered, $7,500. Paid cash to creditors on account, $1,740. Paid cash for miscellaneous expenses, $375. Received invoice for blueprint service, due in May, $1,000. Recorded fees earned on plans delivered, payment to be received in May, $5,200. Paid salary of assistant, $1,600. Paid cash for miscellaneous expenses, $810. Paid installment due on note payable, $240. Paid gas, oil, and repairs on automobile for April, $390.
Required:
Record the above transactions in T accounts.
Answer:
Jones Architects
T-accounts:
Cash
Account Titles Debit Credit
Common Stock, $30,000
Automobile $4,500
Rent expense $3,000
Supplies $1,440
Prepaid Insurance $2,000
Service Revenue $7,500
Accounts Payable $1,740
Miscellaneous expenses, $375
Salary Expense $1,600
Miscellaneous expenses, $810
Note payable, $240
Automobile expense $390
Common Stock
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $30,000
Note payable
Account Titles Debit Credit
Automobile $15,500
Cash $240
Automobile
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $4,500
Note payable $15,500
Rent expense
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $3,000
Supplies
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $1,440
Office and computer equipment
Account Titles Debit Credit
Accounts Payable $6,000
Accounts Payable
Account Titles Debit Credit
Office and computer equipment $6,000
Cash $1,740
Blueprint expense $1,000
Prepaid Insurance
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $2,000
Service Revenue
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $7,500
Accounts receivable $5,200
Miscellaneous expenses
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $375
Cash $810
Blueprint expense
Account Titles Debit Credit
Accounts payable $1,000
Accounts Receivable
Account Titles Debit Credit
Service Revenue $5,200
Salary Expense
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $1,600
Automobile expense
Account Titles Debit Credit
Cash $390
Explanation:
a) Data and Analysis:
Cash $30,000 Common Stock, $30,000
Automobile $20,000 Cash $4,500 Note payable $15,500
Rent expense $3,000 Cash $3,000
Supplies $1,440 Cash $1,440
Office and computer equipment $6,000 Accounts Payable $6,000
Prepaid Insurance $2,000 Cash $2,000
Cash $7,500 Service Revenue $7,500
Accounts Payable $1,740 Cash $1,740
Miscellaneous expenses, $375 Cash $375
Blueprint expense $1,000 Accounts payable $1,000
Accounts receivable $5,200 Service Revenue $5,200
Salary Expense $1,600 Cash $1,600
Miscellaneous expenses, $810 Cash $810
Note payable, $240 Cash $240
Automobile expense $390 Cash $390
You want to invest $37,000 today to accumulate $41,650 to buy a car. If you can invest at an interest rate of 3% compounded annually, how many years will it take to accumulate the required amount
Answer:
4 years
Explanation:
It takes 4 years to accumulate the required amount.
any traditional costing systems: Multiple Choice write off manufacturing overhead as an expense of the current period. combine widely varying elements of overhead into a single cost pool. produce results far superior to those achieved with activity-based costing. use a host of different cost drivers (e.g., number of production setups, inspection hours, orders processed) to improve the accuracy of product costing. trace manufacturing overhead to individual activities and require the development of numerous activity-costing rates.
Answer:
combine widely varying elements of overhead into a single cost pool
Explanation:
A Traditional cost system is the system where the overhead cost are allocated that depend upon the cost driver volume. It determined the overhead cost per unit by measuring the total overhead cost i.e. incurred and this is be divided by the number of units produced
So as per the given options, the above option should be considered
Kathleen Taylor is a high school student who has been investigating the possibility of mowing lawns for a summer job. She has a couple of friends she thinks she could hire on an hourly basis per job. The equipment, including two new lawnmowers and weedeaters, would cost her $500, and she estimates her cost per lawn, based on the time required to pay her friends to mow an average residential lawn (and not including her own labor) and gas for driving to the jobs and mowing, would be about $14.
a. If she charges customers $30 per lawn, how many lawns would she need to mow to breakeven?
b. Kathleen has 8 weeks available to mow lawns before school starts again, and she estimates that she can get enough customers to mow at least three lawns per day, 6 days per week. How much money can she expect to make over the summer?
c. Kathleen believes she can get more business if she lowers her price per lawn. If she lowers her price to $25 per lawn and increases her number of jobs to four per day (which is about all she can handle anyway), should she make this decision?
Answer:
Kathleen Taylor
a. The break-even lawns she needs to mow is:
= 31.25 lawns.
b. She can then expect to make $4,320 in Service Revenue and $2,304 in net income.
c. She should not lower her price.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Cost of equipment = $500
Cost per lawn = $14
Price per lawn = $30
Contribution per lawn = $16 ($30 - $14)
Break-even point = $500/$16
= 31.25 lawns
Available period = 8 weeks
Number of lawns per day = 3
Working days per week = 6
Number of lawns per week = 18
Number of lawns for the period = 144 (18 * 8)
She can then expect to make $4,320 in Service Revenue and $2,304 in net income.
Number of lawns for the period = 192 (4 * 6 * 8)
Service revenue = $4,800 (192 * $25)
Net income = $2,112 (192 * $11)
