Chapter 16: Q1TI_1 (page 865)
Identify the following characteristics as primarily related to financial accounting (FA) or managerial accounting (MA): 1. Helps creditors make lending decisions
The creditors are the party to whom the business owes money and the correct answer to this question is financial accounting.
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List the four IMA standards of ethical practice, and briefly describe each.
Making ethical decisions
Sue Peters is the controller at Vroom, a car dealership. Dale Miller recently has been hired as the bookkeeper. Dale wanted to attend a class in Excel spreadsheets, so Sue temporarily took over Dale’s duties, including overseeing a fund used for gas purchases before test drives. Sue found a shortage in the fund and confronted Dale when he returned to work. Dale admitted that he occasionally uses the fund to pay for his own gas. Sue estimated the shortage at $450.
Requirements 1. What should Sue Peters do?
Computing manufacturing overhead
Sunglasses Unlimited Company manufactures sunglasses. Following is a list of costs the company incurred during May. Use the list to calculate the total manufacturing overhead costs for the month.
Glue for frames $ 250
Depreciation on company cars used by sales force 4,000
Plant depreciation 7,500
Interest Expense 1,500
Lenses 52,000
Company president’s salary 24,500
Plant foreman’s salary 3,500
Plant janitor’s wages 1,300
Oil for manufacturing equipment 150
Making ethical decisions
Sue Peters is the controller at Vroom, a car dealership. Dale Miller recently has been hired as the bookkeeper. Dale wanted to attend a class in Excel spreadsheets, so Sue temporarily took over Dale’s duties, including overseeing a fund used for gas purchases before test drives. Sue found a shortage in the fund and confronted Dale when he returned to work. Dale admitted that he occasionally uses the fund to pay for his own gas. Sue estimated the shortage at $450.
Requirements 2. Would you change your answer if Sue Peters was the one recently hired as controller and Dale Miller was a well-liked, long time employee who indicated he always eventually repaid the fund?
Identify the following characteristics as primarily related to financial accounting (FA) or managerial accounting (MA):
2. Helps in planning and controlling operations.
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