CompXM Final From Capsim Simulator

Crimp’s product manager continues to perform well in the market. However, a competing product is coming on strong and is looking to take over as the market share leader in the segment. Without sacrificing contribution margin, what can the Crimp product manager do in order to improve upon the buying criteria, and thus potentially increase demand?
Select: 1
Increase MTBF by 2000
Reposition Crimp to make it even smaller and higher performing
Lower the selling price since it is the second most important buying criteria
Increase the promotion budget to gain greater awareness

Assuming no direct factory overhead costs (i.e., inventory carry costs) and $3 million dollars in combined promotion and sales budget, the Cake product manager wishes to achieve a product contribution margin of 35%. Given their product currently is priced at $35.00, what would they need to limit the material and labor costs to?
Select: 1
$21.00
$22.75
$24.50
$23.00

According to information found on the production analysis page of the Inquirer, Digby sold 1126 units of Dome in the current year. Assuming that Dome maintains a constant market share, all the units of Dome are sold in the Nano market segment and the growth rate remains constant, how many years will it be before Dome will not be able to meet future demand unless the company adds production capacity? Exclude any existing inventory.
Select: 1
3 year(s)
2 year(s)
1 year(s)
4 year(s)

Which description best fits Baldwin? For clarity:

– A differentiator competes through good designs, high awareness, and easy accessibility.
– A cost leader competes on price by reducing costs and passing the savings to customers.
– A broad player competes in all parts of the market.
– A niche player competes in selected parts of the market.

Which of these four statements best describes this competitor?
Select: 1
Baldwin is a broad differentiator
Baldwin is a niche cost leader
Baldwin is a broad cost leader
Baldwin is a niche differentiator

 
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Managerial Accounting

HOMEWORK

1. Discussion Board. (Please always include conclusion at the end. And include word count.)

Your Discussion should be a minimum of 250 words in length and not more than 450 words. Please include a word count. Following the APA standard, use references and in-text citations for the textbook and any other sources.

Continuing with the company Apple Inc, discuss how the income statement budget would be created for a year starting with the sales budget through the SG&A budget. Be sure to:

· Be specific in describing the component line items of each

· Identify the individuals that would be involved in developing the budgets

Please always include conclusion at the end. And include word count.

2. Written Assignment Please always include conclusion at the end. And cite your sources.

 

Submit a paper which is 2-3 pages in length (no more than 3-pages), exclusive of the reference page. Paper should be double spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. The paper should cite at least two sources in APA format.  One source can be your textbook.

Please describe the circumstances of the following case study and recommend a course of action. Explain your approach to the problem, perform relevant calculations and analysis, and formulate a recommendation. Ensure your work and recommendation are thoroughly supported.

Case Study:

Papaya Partners is a distributor of papayas. They purchase papayas from individual growers and package them in 10-pound cartons for delivery to their various customers, generally supermarkets. Last month, they budgeted to sell $500,000 worth of cartons at a price of $25 each. Actual sales met a budget of $500,000 at $25 per carton.

Management has received cost information based on actual performance and needs to understand the drivers of the overall variance from the budget. They have asked you, as an analyst in their management accounting department, to calculate and explain the variances. The following data has been provided:

Budget  
Cost of fruit @ 10 pounds per carton    $      200,000
Cost of packaging @ 1 pound per carton    $        10,000
Labor costs @ .5 hours per carton    $        90,000
Total Cost    $      300,000
   
Actual   
Cost of fruit @ 10 pounds per carton    $      244,200
Cost of packaging @ .55 pound per carton    $        11,000
Labor costs @ .75 hours per carton    $      150,000
Gross Profit    $      405,200
   
Unfavorable variance    $105,200.00

 

Specifically, management needs to know the:

· Standard cost per unit (carton)

· Actual cost per unit

· Direct materials price variances

· Direct materials usage variances

· Direct labor rate variance

· Direct labor efficiency variance

In addition, they would like to understand how the variances are calculated and what caused them. They would also like a recommendation on what might be done to improve the variances.

For this assignment, compute all required amounts and explain how the computations were performed. Describe whom you would work with to determine the causes of the variances and hypothesize on what caused the variances. Based on your analysis, recommend actions that management could take to improve the variances.

Superior papers will:

· Perform all calculations correctly.

· Articulate how the calculations were performed.

· Assess the variances computed and evaluate the operational results (i.e., is performance better or worse than budgeted?).

· Explain with whom you would work to identify the root causes of the variances.

· Propose well-thought-out causes for each variance.

· Conclude on which variances require management’s attention and recommend courses of action.

Be sure to use APA formatting in your paper.  Purdue University’s Online Writing LAB (OWL) is a free website that provides excellent information and resources for understanding and using the APA format and style. The OWL website can be accessed here:  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

3. Portfolio Assignment. (Please always include conclusion at the end.)

This unit has focused on manufacturing companies; however, many companies are service operations that do not sell a physical product. For this portfolio assignment, select a service company and describe the process it would use to create a master budget (refer to Figure 9.1 of the text). How would the budget process for the service company differ from a manufacturing company? Be specific.

 

As portfolio activities are to be self-reflective, please make sure to connect the portfolio assignment to:

· Personal experiences. Reflect on how this assignment topic is applicable to and will benefit you.

· Course readings and any external readings.

· Discussion forum posts or other course objectives.

The Portfolio Activity entry should be a minimum of 500 words and not more than 750 words. Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other sources.

Here is the link for the book. 1. Heisinger, K., & Hoyle, J. B. (n.d.). Accounting for Managers. Retrieved from https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/accounting-for-managers/index.html Chapter 9 and 10.

 
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BA220 BA220 Financial AccountingAccounting

W4 Assignment “Week 4 Problem Sets”

Week 4 Problem Sets

Part 1

1.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year-end financial statements: What inventory accounting method do you use and why (FIFO, LIFO, or Weighted-Average)? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

2.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year-end financial statements: What activities should you perform to correctly account for your inventory at year-end?

3.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year-end financial statements: Why is it important to track inventory? What does this information tell you about your business?

Part 2

•Exercise 5-1A

Exercise 5-1A Effect of inventory cost flow assumption on financial statements

Required

For each of the following situations, indicate whether FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average applies:

a. In a period of falling prices, net income would be highest.

b. In a period of falling prices, the unit cost of goods would be the same for ending inventory

and cost of goods sold.

c. In a period of rising prices, net income would be highest.

d. In a period of rising prices, cost of goods sold would be highest.

e. In a period of rising prices, ending inventory would be highest.

 

•Exercise 5-2A

Exercise 5-2A Allocating product cost between cost of goods sold and ending inventory

Jones Co. started the year with no inventory. During the year, it purchased two identical inventory items at different times. The first purchase cost $1,060 and the other, $1,380. Jones sold one

of the items during the year.

Required

Based on this information, how much product cost would be allocated to cost of goods sold and

ending inventory on the year-end financial statements, assuming use of

a. FIFO?

b. LIFO?

c. Weighted average?

 

•Exercise 5-3A

Exercise 5-3A Allocating product cost between cost of goods sold and ending

inventory: multiple purchases

Cortez Company sells chairs that are used at computer stations. Its beginning inventory of chairs

was 100 units at $60 per unit. During the year, Cortez made two batch purchases of this chair.

The first was a 150-unit purchase at $68 per unit; the second was a 200-unit purchase at $72 per

unit. During the period, it sold 270 chairs.

Required

Determine the amount of product costs that would be allocated to cost of goods sold and ending

inventory, assuming that Cortez uses

a. FIFO.

b. LIFO.

c. Weighted average.

 

•Exercise 5-4A

Exercise 5-4A Effect of inventory cost flow (FIFO, LIFO, and weighted average)

on gross margin

The following information pertains to Mason Company for 2016:

Jan. 1 Beginning inventory 400 units @ $30

Apr. 1 Purchased 2,000 units @ $35

Oct. 1 Purchased 600 units @ $38

During 2016, Parvin sold 2,700 units of inventory at $90 per unit and incurred $41,500 of operating expenses. Parvin currently uses the FIFO method but is considering a change to LIFO. All

transactions are cash transactions. Assume a 30 percent income tax rate. Parvin started the

period with cash of $75,000, inventory of $12,000, common stock of $50,000, and retained earnings of $37,000.

Required

a. Record the above transactions in general journal form and post to T-accounts using (1) FIFO

and (2) LIFO. Use a separate set of journal entries and T-accounts for each method.

b. Prepare income statements using FIFO and LIFO.

Ending inventory consisted of 30 units. Mason sold 370 units at $90 each. All purchases and

sales were made with cash. Operating expenses amounted to $4,100.

Required

a. Compute the gross margin for Mason Company using the following cost flow assumptions:

(1) FIFO, (2) LIFO, and (3) weighted average.

b. What is the amount of net income using FIFO, LIFO, and weighted average? (Ignore income

tax considerations.)

c. Compute the amount of ending inventory using (1) FIFO, (2) LIFO, and (3) weighted average.

 

•Exercise 5-5A

Exercise 5-5A Effect of inventory cost flow on ending inventory balance and

gross margin

The Shirt Shop had the following transactions for T-shirts for 2016, its first year of operations:

Jan. 20 Purchased 400 units @ $ 8 5 $3,200

Apr. 21 Purchased 200 units @ $10 5 2,000

July 25 Purchased 280 units @ $13 5 3,640

Sept. 19 Purchased 90 units @ $15 5 1,350

During the year, The Shirt Shop sold 810 T-shirts for $30 each.

Required

a. Compute the amount of ending inventory The Shirt Shop would report on the balance

sheet, assuming the following cost flow assumptions: (1) FIFO, (2) LIFO, and (3) weighted

average.

b. Record the above transactions in general journal form and post to T-accounts assuming

(1) FIFO, (2) LIFO, and (3) weighted average methods. Use a separate set of journal entries

and T-accounts for each method. Assume all transactions are cash transactions.

c. Compute the difference in gross margin between the FIFO and LIFO cost flow assumptions.

 

 

W4 Assignment “We

ek 4 Problem Sets”

 

Week 4 Problem Sets

 

Part 1

 

1.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year

end financial statements: What inventory

accounting method do you use and why (FIFO, LIFO, or Weighted

Average)? What are its advantages

and disadvantages?

 

2.

You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year

end financial statements: What activities should

you perform to correctly account for your inventory at year

end?

 

3.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year

end financial statements: Why is it impo

rtant to

track inventory? What does this information tell you about your business?

 

Part 2

 

•Exercise 5

1A

 

Exercise 5

1A Effect of inventory cost flow assumption on financial statements

 

 

Required

 

 

For each of the following situations, indicate whether FIFO

, LIFO, or weighted average applies:

 

 

a. In a period of falling prices, net income would be highest.

 

 

b. In a period of falling prices, the unit cost of goods would be the same for ending inventory

 

and cost of goods sold.

 

 

c. In a period of rising pric

es, net income would be highest.

 

 

d. In a period of rising prices, cost of goods sold would be highest.

 

 

e. In a period of rising prices, ending inventory would be highest.

 

 

•Exercise 5

2A

 

Exercise 5

2A Allocating product cost between cost of goods sold

and ending inventory

 

 

Jones Co. started the year with no inventory. During the year, it purchased two identical inventory

items at different times. The first purchase cost $1,060 and the other, $1,380. Jones sold one

 

of the items during the year.

 

 

Required

 

 

Based on this information, how much product cost would be allocated to cost of goods sold and

 

ending inventory on the year

end financial statements, assuming use of

 

W4 Assignment “Week 4 Problem Sets”

Week 4 Problem Sets

Part 1

1.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year-end financial statements: What inventory

accounting method do you use and why (FIFO, LIFO, or Weighted-Average)? What are its advantages

and disadvantages?

2.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year-end financial statements: What activities should

you perform to correctly account for your inventory at year-end?

3.You own Widgets ‘R Us and are preparing your year-end financial statements: Why is it important to

track inventory? What does this information tell you about your business?

Part 2

•Exercise 5-1A

Exercise 5-1A Effect of inventory cost flow assumption on financial statements

Required

For each of the following situations, indicate whether FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average applies:

a. In a period of falling prices, net income would be highest.

b. In a period of falling prices, the unit cost of goods would be the same for ending inventory

and cost of goods sold.

c. In a period of rising prices, net income would be highest.

d. In a period of rising prices, cost of goods sold would be highest.

e. In a period of rising prices, ending inventory would be highest.

 

•Exercise 5-2A

Exercise 5-2A Allocating product cost between cost of goods sold and ending inventory

Jones Co. started the year with no inventory. During the year, it purchased two identical inventory

items at different times. The first purchase cost $1,060 and the other, $1,380. Jones sold one

of the items during the year.

Required

Based on this information, how much product cost would be allocated to cost of goods sold and

ending inventory on the year-end financial statements, assuming use of

 
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Principles Of Accounting

1.  (1 point) Trenton Travel Agency purchased land for $90,000 cash on December 10, 2014. At December 31, 2014, the land’s value has increased to $93,000. What amount should be reported for land on Trenton’s balance sheet at December 31, 2014?

 

 

 

2.  (2 points) Saylor Enterprises had a capital balance of $168,000 at the beginning of the period. At the end of the accounting period, the capital balance was $198,000.

 

a.     Assuming no additional investment or withdrawals during the period, what is the net income for the period?

 

b.     Assuming an additional investment of $13,000 but no withdrawals during the period, what is the net income for the period?

 

 

 

3.  (4 points) Transactions for the Jo Smith Company for the month of June are presented below.

 

June 1 4. Jo Smith invests $5,792 cash in a small welding business of which he is the sole proprietor.
2 5. Purchases equipment on account for $1,854.
3 6. $714 cash is paid to landlord for June rent.
12 7. Sends a bill to M. Rodero for $497 for welding work performed on account.

 

Journalize the transactions.

 

 

 

 

 

4.  (6 points) The following accounts are taken from the ledger of Chloe Company at December 31, 2014.

 

200   Notes Payable   $21,670   101   Cash   $7,667
301   Owner’s Capital   29,664   126   Supplies   4,333
157   Equipment   81,667   729   Rent Expense   5,667
306   Owner’s Drawings   9,667   212   Salaries and Wages Payable   4,667
726   Salaries and Wages Expense   39,667   201   Accounts Payable   12,667
400   Service Revenue   89,667   112   Accounts Receivable   9,667

 

Prepare a trial balance in good form.

 

 

 

 

 

5.  (5 points) The Green Thumb Lawn Care Company began operations on April 1. At April 30, the trial balance shows the following balances for selected accounts.

 

Prepaid Insurance   $ 3,700
Equipment   27,800
Notes Payable   21,500
Unearned Service Revenue   4,500
Service Revenue   1,600

 

Analysis reveals the following additional data.

 

1.   Prepaid insurance is the cost of a 1-year insurance policy, effective April 1.
2.   Depreciation on the equipment is $500 per month.
3.   The note payable is dated April 1. It is a 6-month, 12% note.
4.   Seven customers paid for the company’s 6-month lawn service package of $410 beginning in April. The company performed services for these customers in April.
5.   Lawn services performed for other customers but not recorded at April 30 totaled $1,600.

 

Prepare the adjusting entries for the month of April.

 

 

 

6.  (16 points) Natalie owns Cookie Creations.  After journalizing and posting the December transactions and adjusting entries, Natalie prepared the following adjusted trial balance.

 

COOKIE CREATIONS
Adjusted Trial Balance
December 31, 2013
    Debit   Credit
Cash   $1,180    
Accounts Receivable   875    
Supplies   350    
Prepaid Insurance   1,210    
Equipment   1,200    
Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment       $40
Accounts Payable       75
Salaries and Wages Payable       56
Interest Payable       15
Unearned Service Revenue       300
Notes Payable       2,000
Owner’s Capital       800
Owner’s Drawings   500    
Service Revenue       4,515
Salaries and Wages Expense   1,006    
Utilities Expense   125    
Advertising Expense   165    
Supplies Expense   1,025    
Depreciation Expense   40    
Insurance Expense   110    
Interest Expense   15    
    $7,801   $7,801

 

Using the information in the adjusted trial balance, do the following.

 

 

 

  1. Prepare an income statement for the period ended December 31, 2013.
  2. Prepare an owner’s equity statement for the period ended December 31, 2013.
  3. Natalie has decided that her year-end will be December 31, 2013. Prepare closing entries as of December 31, 2013.
  4. Prepare a post-closing trial balance.

 

 

7. (15 points)  Because Natalie has had such a successful first few months, she is considering other opportunities to develop her business. One opportunity is the sale of fine European mixers. The owner of Kzinski Supply Co. has approached Natalie to become the exclusive distributor of these fine mixers in her state. The current cost of a mixer is approximately $575, and Natalie would sell each one for $1,150. Natalie comes to you for advice on how to account for these mixers. Each appliance has a serial number and can be easily identified. The trial balance for cookie creations as on December 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

COOKIE CREATIONS
Trial Balance
December 31, 2011
 
Account   Debit Credit  
Cash   $1,180    
Accounts Receivable   875    
Supplies   350    
Prepaid Insurance   1,210    
Equipment   1,200    
Accumulated Depreciation, Equipment     $40  
Accounts Payable     75  
Salaries and Wages Payable     56  
Unearned Service Revenue     300  
Interest Payable     15  
Notes Payable     2,000  
Owner’s Capital     2,329  
    $4,815 $4,815  

In the end, Natalie decides to use the perpetual inventory system. The following transactions happen during the month of January.

Jan. 4   Bought five deluxe mixers on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for $2,875, FOB shipping point, terms n/30.
6   Paid $100 freight on the January 4 purchase.
7   Returned one of the mixers to Kzinski because it was damaged during shipping. Kzinski issues Cookie Creations credit for the cost of mixer plus $20 for the cost of freight that was paid on January 6 for one mixer.
8   Collected $375 of the accounts receivable from December 2011.
12   Three deluxe mixers are sold on account for $3,450, FOB destination, terns n/30. (Cost of goods sold is $595 per mixer.)
14   Paid the $75 of delivery charges for the three mixers that were sold on January 12.
14   Bought four deluxe mixers on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for $2,300, FOB shipping point, terms n/30.
17   Natalie is concerned that there is not enough cash available to pay for all of the mixers purchased. She invests an additional $1,000 cash in Cookie Creations.
18   Paid $80 freight on the January 14 purchase.
20   Sold two deluxe mixers for $2,300 cash. (Cost of goods sold is $595 per mixer.)
28   Natalie issued a check to her assistant for all the help the assistant has given her during the month. Her assistant worked 20 hours in January and is also paid the $56 owed at December 31, 2011. (Natalie’s assistant earns $8 an hour.)
28   Collected the amounts due from customers for the January 12 transaction.
30   Paid a $145 cellphone bill ($75 for the December 2011 account payable and $70 for the month of January). (Recall that the cellphone is used only for business purposes.)
31   Paid Kzinski all amounts due.
31   Natalie withdrew $750 cash for personal use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare the January transactions.

 

8.  (21 points)  Natalie is busy establishing both divisions of her business (cookie classes and mixer sales) and completing her business degree. Her goals for the next 11 months are to sell one mixer per month and to give two to three classes per week.

The cost of the fine European mixers is expected to increase. Natalie has just negotiated new terms with Kzinski that include shipping costs in the negotiated purchase price (mixers will be shipped FOB destination). Assume that Natalie has decided to use a periodic inventory system and now must choose a cost flow assumption for her mixer inventory.

Inventory as on January 31, 2014 represents three deluxe mixer purchased at a unit cost of $545.

The following transactions occur in February to May 2014.

 

Feb. 2   Natalie buys two deluxe mixers on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for $1,200 ($600 each), FOB destination, terms n/30.
16   She sells one deluxe mixer for $1,150 cash.
25   She pays the amount owed to Kzinski.
Mar. 2   She buys one deluxe mixer on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for $618, FOB destination, terms n/30.
30   Natalie sells two deluxe mixers for a total of $2,300 cash.
31   She pays the amount owed to Kzinski.
Apr. 1   She buys two deluxe mixers on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for $1,224 ($612 each), FOB destination, terms n/30.
13   She sells three deluxe mixers for a total of $3,450 cash.
30   Natalie pays the amounts owed to Kzinski.
May 4   She buys three deluxe mixers on account from Kzinski Supply Co. for $1,875 ($625 each), FOB destination, terms n/30.
27   She sells one deluxe mixer for $1,150 cash.

 

 

 

Determine the cost of goods available for sale

 

 

 

Calculate (i) ending inventory, (ii) cost of goods sold, (iii) gross profit, and (iv) gross profit rate under each of the following methods: LIFO, FIFO, and average cost. (Round unit cost calculation in average cost method to 3 decimal places, e.g. 2.225. Round gross profit rate to 2 decimal places, e.g. 25.22%. Round all other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,525.)

 

 
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