Thursday, August 15, 2013

Porter Company's most recent contribution format income statement is shown below:

Porter Company's most recent contribution format income statement is shown below:





Total

Per Unit

Sales (30,000 units)

$150,000

$5

Variable expenses

90,000

3



Contribution margin

60,000

$2

Fixed expenses

50,000





Net operating income

$ 10,000









Required:

Prepare a new contribution format income statement under each of the following conditions (consider each case independently): (Input all amounts as positive values except losses which should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your \"Per unit\" answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)



1.

The number of units sold increases by 15%.

2.

The selling price decreases by 50 cents per unit, and the number of units sold increases by 20%.

3.

The selling price increases by 50 cents per unit, fixed expenses increase by $10,000, and the number of units sold decreases by 5%.

4.

Variable expenses increase by 20 cents per unit, the selling price increases by 12%, and the number of units sold decreases by 10%.


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The PVC Company manufactures a high-quality plastic pipe that goes through three processing stages prior to completion

The PVC Company manufactures a high-quality plastic pipe that goes through three processing stages prior to completion.



Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for May:









Production data:





Pounds in process, May 1: materials 100% complete; conversion 90% complete



70,000

Pounds started into production during May



350,000

Pounds completed and transferred to the next department



?

Pounds in process, May 31: materials 75% complete; conversion 25% complete



40,000

Cost data:





Work in process inventory, May 1:





Materials cost

$

86,000

Conversion cost

$

36,000

Cost added during May:





Materials cost

$

447,000

Conversion cost

$

198,000



The company uses the weighted-average method.



Required:



1.

Compute the equivalent units of production.

2.

Compute the costs per equivalent unit for the month. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

3.

Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and of the units transferred out to the next department. (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

4.

Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the month. (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)


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Honeybutter, Inc., manufactures a product that goes through two departments prior to completion

Honeybutter, Inc., manufactures a product that goes through two departments prior to completion— the Mixing Department followed by the Packaging Department. The following information is available about work in the first department, the Mixing Department, during June.







Percent Completed



Units

Materials

Conversion

Work in process, beginning

70,000

70%

40%

Started into production

460,000





Completed and transferred out

450,000





Work in process, ending

80,000

75%

25%





Materials

Conversion

Work in process, beginning

$

36,550

$

13,500

Cost added during June

$

391,850

$

287,300



Required:

Assume that the company uses the weighted-average method.



1.

Determine the equivalent units for June for the Mixing Department.

2.

Compute the costs per equivalent unit for June for the Mixing Department. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

3.

Determine the total cost of ending work in process inventory and the total cost of units transferred to the Packaging Department. (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

4.

Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the Mixing Department for June. (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)


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Brady Products manufactures a silicone paste wax that goes through three processing departments - Cracking, Blending, and Packing

Brady Products manufactures a silicone paste wax that goes through three processing departments— Cracking, Blending, and Packing. All raw materials are introduced at the start of work in the Cracking Department. The Work in Process T-account for the Cracking Department for a recent month is given below:



Work in Process—Cracking Department





Inventory, May 1

63,700

Completed and transferred to the Blending Department

?

Materials

397,600





Conversion

187,600





Inventory, May 31

?













The May 1 work in process inventory consisted of 35,000 pounds with $43,400 in materials cost and $20,300 in conversion cost. The May 1 work in process inventory was 100% complete with respect to materials and 80% complete with respect to conversion. During May, 280,000 pounds were started into production. The May 31 inventory consisted of 45,000 pounds that were 100% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to conversion. The company uses the weighted-average method to account for units and costs.



Required:



1.

Determine the equivalent units of production for May.

2.

Determine the costs per equivalent unit for May. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

3.

Determine the cost of the units completed and transferred to the Blending Department during May. (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)


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Nature’s Way, Inc., keeps one of its production facilities busy making a perfume called Essence de la Vache

Nature’s Way, Inc., keeps one of its production facilities busy making a perfume called Essence de la Vache. The perfume goes through two processing departments: Blending and Bottling.



The following incomplete Work in Process account is provided for the Blending Department for March:



Work in Process—Blending





March 1 balance

32,800

Completed and transferred to Bottling (760,000 ounces)

?

Materials

147,600





Direct labor

73,200





Overhead

481,000





March 31 balance

?

















The $32,800 beginning inventory in the Blending Department consisted of the following elements: materials, $8,000; direct labor, $4,000; and overhead applied, $20,800.

Costs incurred during March in the Bottling Department were: materials used, $45,000; direct labor, $17,000; and overhead cost applied to production, $108,000.



Required:



1.

Prepare journal entries to record the costs incurred in both the Blending Department and Bottling Department during March. (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)



a.

Raw materials were issued for use in production.

b.

Direct labor costs were incurred.

c.

Manufacturing overhead costs for the entire factory were incurred, $596,000. (Credit Accounts Payable and use a single Manufacturing Overhead control account for the entire factory.)

d.

Manufacturing overhead was applied to production using a predetermined overhead rate.

e.

Units that were complete with respect to processing in the Blending Department were transferred to the Bottling Department, $722,000.

f.

Units that were complete with respect to processing in the Bottling Department were transferred to Finished Goods, $920,000.

g.

Completed units were sold on account for $1,400,000. The cost of goods sold was $890,000.

2.

Post the journal entries from (1) above to T-accounts. The following account balances existed at the beginning of March. (The beginning balance in the Blending Department’s Work in Process account is given above.) (Record the transactions in the given order. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)


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Selected T-accounts for Rolm Company are given below for the just completed year:

Selected T-accounts for Rolm Company are given below for the just completed year:



Raw Materials



Manufacturing Overhead



Bal. 1/1 30,000



Credits ?



Debits 385,000



Credits ?

Debits 420,000























Bal. 12/31 60,000













Work in Process



Factory Wages Payable



Bal. 1/1 70,000



Credits 810,000



Debits 179,000



Bal. 1/1 10,000

Direct materials 320,000











Credits 175,000

Direct labor 110,000









Overhead 400,000











Bal. 12/31 6,000











Bal. 12/31 ?















Finished Goods



Cost of Goods Sold



Bal. 1/1 40,000



Credit ?



Debits ?





Debits ?























Bal. 12/31 130,000













Required:



1.

What was the cost of raw materials put into production during the year? (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

2.

How much of the materials in (1) above consisted of indirect materials? (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

3.

How much of the factory labor cost for the year consisted of indirect labor? (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

4.

What was the cost of goods manufactured for the year? (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

5.

What was the cost of goods sold for the year (before considering underapplied or overapplied overhead)? (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

6.

If overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct materials cost, what rate was in effect during the year? (Omit the \"%\" sign in your response.)

7.

Was manufacturing overhead underapplied or overapplied? By how much? (Input the amount as a positive value. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

8.

Compute the ending balance in the work in process inventory account. Assume that this balance consists entirely of goods started during the year. If $32,000 of this balance is direct materials cost, how much of it is direct labor cost? Manufacturing overhead cost? (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)


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Southworth Company uses a job-order costing system and applies manufacturing overhead cost to jobs on the basis of the cost of direct materials used in production

Southworth Company uses a job-order costing system and applies manufacturing overhead cost to jobs on the basis of the cost of direct materials used in production. Its predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimated $226,500 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of $151,000 direct material dollars.



The following transactions took place during the year (all purchases and services were acquired on account):



a.

Raw materials purchased, $144,000.

b.

Raw materials requisitioned for use in production (all direct materials), $149,000.

c.

Utility bills incurred in the factory, $21,000.

d.

Costs for salaries and wages were incurred as follows:









Direct labor

$

222,000

Indirect labor

$

95,200

Selling and administrative salaries

$

144,000



e.

Maintenance costs incurred in the factory, $16,000.

f.

Advertising costs incurred, $121,000.

g.

Depreciation recorded for the year, $45,000 (70% relates to factory assets, and the remainder relates to selling and administrative assets).

h.

Rental cost incurred on buildings, $81,000 (80% of the space is occupied by the factory, and 20% is occupied by sales and administration).

i.

Miscellaneous selling and administrative costs incurred, $13,000.

j.

Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to jobs, $ ?

k.

Cost of goods manufactured for the year, $560,000.

l.

Sales for the year (all on account) totaled $1,400,000. These goods cost $520,000 according to their job cost sheets.



The balances in the inventory accounts at the beginning of the year were as follows:









Raw materials

$

15,000

Work in process

$

22,000

Finished Goods

$

40,000



Required:



1.

Prepare journal entries to record the above data. (Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

2.

Post your entries to T-accounts. (Don’t forget to enter the opening inventory balances above.) Determine the ending balances in the inventory accounts and in the Manufacturing Overhead account. (Record the transactions in the given order. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

3.

Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

4.

Prepare a journal entry to close any balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods sold. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

5.

Prepare an income statement for the year. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)

6.

Job 218 was one of the many jobs started and completed during the year. The job required $3,800 in direct materials and 500 hours of direct labor time at a rate of $12 per hour. If the job contained 590 units and the company billed at 70% above the unit product cost on the job cost sheet, what price per unit would have been charged to the customer? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)


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