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Chapter 16: Q16-3SE (page 886)

Distinguishing between direct and indirect costs Granger Cards is a manufacturer of greeting cards. Classify its costs by matching the costs to the terms.

  1. Direct materials
  2. Direct labor
  3. Indirect materials
  4. Indirect labor
  5. Other manufacturing overhead

a. Artists’ wages

b. Wages of materials warehouse workers

c. Paper

d. Depreciation on manufacturing equipment

e. Manufacturing plant manager’s salary

f. Property taxes on manufacturing plant

g. Glue for envelopes

Short Answer

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Direct labor includes wages which is directly associated with the production process and the required matching is done.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of direct labor

Direct labor is defined as the cost incurred by a business to compensate the employees who are directly involved in the production press.

02

Matching

Direct and indirect cost

Costs

1 Direct Material

C

2 Direct Labor

A

3 Indirect Material

G

4 Indirect Labor

B, E

5 Other manufacturing overhead

D, F

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Question:Calculating cost of goods sold for merchandising and manufacturing companies

Below are data for two companies:

Company A Company B

Beginning balances:

Merchandise Inventory \( 10,600

Finished Goods Inventory \) 15,000

Ending balances:

Merchandise Inventory 13,100

Finished Goods Inventory 11,700

Net Purchases 154,500

Cost of Goods Manufactured 214,500

Requirements

1. Define the three business types: service, merchandising, and manufacturing.

2. Based on the data given for the two companies, determine the business type of each one.

3. Calculate the cost of goods sold for each company

Computing cost of goods sold and operating income, merchandising company

Consider the following partially completed income statements for merchandising companies and compute the missing amounts:

Smith, Inc. Allen, Inc.

Net Sales Revenue \( 101,000 \) (d )

Cost of Goods Sold:

Beginning Merchandise Inventory (a) 29,000

Purchases and Freight In 50,000 (e)

Cost of Goods Available for Sale (b) 89,000

Ending Merchandise Inventory (2,200) (2,200)

Cost of Goods Sold 61,000 (f)

Gross Profit 40,000 114,000

Selling and Administrative Expenses (c ) 84,000

Operating Income \( 12,000 \) (g)

Becky Knauer recently resigned from her position as controller for Shamalay Automotive, a small, struggling foreign car dealer in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Becky has just started a new job as controller for Mueller Imports, a much larger dealer for the same car manufacturer. Demand for this particular make of car is exploding, and the manufacturer cannot produce enough to satisfy demand. The manufacturer’s regional sales managers are each given a certain number of cars. Each sales manager then decides how to divide the cars among the independently owned dealerships in the region. Because of high demand for these cars, dealerships all want to receive as many cars as they can from the regional sales manager.

Becky’s former employer, Shamalay Automotive, receives only about 25 cars each month. Consequently, Shamalay is not very profitable.

Becky is surprised to learn that her new employer, Mueller Imports, receives more than 200 cars each month. Becky soon gets another surprise. Every couple of months, a local jeweler bills the dealer $5,000 for “miscellaneous services.” Franz Mueller, the owner of the dealership, personally approves payment of these invoices, noting that each invoice is a “selling expense.” From casual conversations with a salesperson, Becky learns that Mueller frequently gives Rolex watches to the manufacturer’s regional sales manager and other sales executives. Before talking to anyone about this, Becky decides to work through her ethical dilemma. Put yourself in Becky’s place.

Requirements

1. What is the ethical issue?

2. What are your options?

3. What are the possible consequences?

4. What should you do?

Preparing an income statement and calculating unit cost for a service company

The Glass Doctors repair chips in car windshields. The company incurred the following operating costs for the month of July 2018:

Salaries and wages \( 10,000

Windshield repair materials 4,100

Depreciation on truck 500

Depreciation on building and equipment 900

Supplies used 450

Utilities 4,550

The Glass Doctors earned \)25,000 in service revenues for the month of July by repairing 250 windshields. All costs shown are considered to be directly related to the repair service.

Requirements

1. Prepare an income statement for the month of July.

2. Compute the cost per unit of repairing one windshield, rounded to the nearest cent.

3. The manager of The Glass Doctors must keep unit operating cost below $80 per windshield in order to get his bonus. Did he meet the goal?

Calculating income and cost per service for a service company

Buddy Grooming provides grooming services for pets. In April, the company earned \(16,300 in revenues and incurred the following operating costs to groom 660 dogs:

Wages Expense \) 4,061

Grooming Supplies Expense 1,675

Building Rent Expense 900

Utilities Expense 305

Depreciation Expense—Equipment 55

Requirements 1. What is Buddy’s operating income for April?
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