Chapter 16: Q2RQ (page 859)
Question: What is an annual report? Briefly describe the key parts of the annual report.
Answer
An annual report is all about the financial performance and other activities of an organization in the last preceding years
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Computing cost of goods sold, merchandising company
Use the following information for The Windshield Helper, a retail merchandiser of auto windshields, to compute the cost of goods sold:
Web Site Maintenance $ 7,900
Delivery Expense 400
Freight In 2,400
Purchases 47,000
Ending Merchandise Inventory 5,500
Revenues 63,000
Marketing Expenses 10,700
Beginning Merchandise Inventory 8,600
Comparing managerial accounting and financial accounting
For each of the following, indicate whether the statement relates to managerial accounting (MA) or financial accounting (FA):
e. Reports audited annually by independent certified public accountants
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?
Question:Preparing an income statement and calculating unit cost for a service company
The Windshield Doctors repair chips in car windshields. The company incurred the following operating costs for the month of March 2018:
Salaries and wages \( 12,000
Windshield repair materials 4,600
Depreciation on truck 300
Depreciation on building and equipment 1,200
Supplies used 300
Utilities 460
The Windshield Doctors earned \)23,000 in service revenues for the month of March by repairing 500 windshields. All costs shown are considered to be directly related to the repair service.
Requirements
1. Prepare an income statement for the month of March.
2. Compute the cost per unit of repairing one windshield.
3. The manager of Windshield Doctors must keep unit operating cost below $50 per windshield in order to get his bonus. Did he meet the goal?
Question:Determining flow of costs through a manufacturer’s inventory accounts
Root Shoe Company makes loafers. During the most recent year, Root incurred total manufacturing costs of \(26,300,000. Of this amount, \)2,000,000 was direct materials used and \(19,800,000 was direct labor. Beginning balances for the year were Direct Materials, \)700,000; Work-in-Process Inventory, \(1,500,000; and Finished Goods Inventory, \)400,000. At the end of the year, balances were Direct Materials, \(800,000; Work-in-Process Inventory, \)1,200,000; and Finished Goods Inventory, $600,000.
Requirements Analyze the inventory accounts to determine:
1. Cost of direct materials purchased during the year.
2. Cost of goods manufactured for the year.
3. Cost of goods sold for the year.
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