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Besides inventories, what other assets often appear on manufacturers’ balance sheets but not on merchandisers’ balance sheets?

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Manufacturing tools, factory buildings, machinery, and patents.

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01

Meaning of Balance sheet

A balance sheet isnot an account but a statement that shows the business's assets on one side and its Equity and liabilities on the other.

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Explaining other assets often appear on manufacturers’ balance sheets but not on merchandisers’ balance sheets

Small tools, factory structures, equipment, and patents used to produce finished goods are usually included on manufacturers' balance sheets. For example, typical Plant Assets include factory equipment and factory structures. It is not common for a merchandising company to own such assets.

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Question: The following calendar year-end information is taken from the December 31, 2017, adjusted trial balance and other records of Best Bikes.

Advertising expenses

$20,250

Miscellaneous production costs

8,440

Depreciation expenses – office equipment

8,440

Office salaries expenses

70,875

Depreciation expenses – selling equipment

10,125

Raw material purchases

894,375

Depreciation – Factory equipment

35,400

Rent expenses – office space

23,625

Factory supervision

121,500

Rent expenses – selling space

27,000

Factory supplies used

6,060

Rent expenses – Factory building

93,500

Factory Utilities

37,500

Maintenance expenses – factory equipment

30,375

Direct labor

562,500

Sales

4,942,625

Indirect labor

59,000

Sales salaries expenses

295,300

Required

1. Classify each cost as either a product or period cost.

2. Classify each product cost as either direct materials, direct labor, or factory overhead.

3. Classify each period cost as either selling expenses or general and administrative expenses.

Describe the relations among the income statement, the schedule of cost of goods manufactured, and a detailed listing of factory overhead costs.

Question: The following calendar-year information is taken from the December 31, 2017, adjusted trial balance and other records of Dahlia Company

Advertising expense

\( 19,125

Direct labor

\) 650,750

Depreciation expense—Office equipment

8,750

Indirect labor

60,000

Depreciation expense—Selling equipment

10,000

Miscellaneous production costs

8,500

Depreciation expense—Factory equipment

32,500

Office salaries expense

100,875

Factory supervision

122,500

Raw materials purchases

872,500

Factory supplies used

15,750

Rent expense—Office space

21,125

Factory utilities

36,250

Rent expense—Selling space

25,750

Inventories

Rent expense—Factory building

79,750

Raw materials, December 31, 2016

177,500

Maintenance expense—Factory equipment

27,875

Raw materials, December 31, 2017

168,125

Sales

3,275,000

Work in process, December 31, 2016

15,875

Sales discounts

57,500

Work in process, December 31, 2017

14,000

Sales salaries expense

286,250

Finished goods, December 31, 2016

164,375

Finished goods, December 31, 2017

129,000

Required

  1. Each team member is to be responsible for computing one of the following amounts. You are not to duplicate your teammates’ work. Get any necessary amounts from teammates. Each member is to explain the computation to the team in preparation for reporting to class.
    1. Materials used
    2. Factory overhead
    3. Total manufacturing costs
    4. Total cost of work in process
    5. Cost of goods manufactured
  2. Check your cost of goods manufactured with the instructor. If it is correct, proceed to part 3.
  3. Each team member is to be responsible for computing one of the following amounts. You are not to duplicate your teammates’ work. Get any necessary amounts from teammates. Each member is to explain the computation to the team in preparation for reporting to class.
    1. Net sales
    2. Cost of goods sold
    3. Gross profit
    4. Total operating expenses
    5. Net income or loss before taxes

3M Co. reports beginning raw materials inventory of \(902 million and an ending raw materials inventory of \)855 million. If 3M purchased $3,646 million of raw materials during the year, what is the amount of raw materials it used during the year?

Question: SP 14 Santana Rey, owner of Business Solutions, decides to diversify her business by also manufacturing computer workstation furniture.

Required

1. Classify the following manufacturing costs of Business Solutions as either (a) variable (V) or fixed (F), and (b) direct (D) or indirect (I).

Manufacturing cost

a. Variable or fixed

b. Direct or indirect

1. Monthly flat fee to clean workshop

2. Laminating coverings for desktops

3. Taxes on assembly workshops

4. Glue to assemble workstation components parts

5. Wages of desk assembler

6. Electricity for workshop

7. Depreciation on manufacturing tools

2. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for Business Solutions for the month ended January 31, 2018. Assume the following manufacturing costs:

Direct materials: \(2,200

Factory overhead: \)490

Direct labor: \(900

Beginning work in process: none (December 31, 2017)

Ending work in process: \)540 (January 31, 2018)

Beginning finished goods inventory: none (December 31, 2017)

Ending finished goods inventory: $350 (January 31, 2018)

3. Prepare the cost of goods sold section of a partial income statement for Business Solutions for the month ended January 31, 2018.

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