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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Classifying costs Wheels, Inc. manufactures wheels for bicycles, tricycles, and scooters. For each cost given below, determine if the cost is a product cost or a period cost. If the cost is a product cost, further determine if the cost is direct materials (DM), direct labor (DL), or manufacturing overhead (MOH) and then determine if the product cost is a prime cost, conversion cost, or both. If the cost is a period cost, further determine if the cost is a selling expense or administrative expense (Admin). Cost (a) is answered as a guide
Cost Product Period
DM DL MOH Prime Conversion Selling Admin.
a. Metal used for rims
b. Sales salaries
c. Rent on factory
d. Wages of assembly workers
e. Salary of production supervisor
f. Depreciation on office equipment
g. Salary of CEO
h. Delivery expense
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?
Calculating cost of goods sold for merchandising and manufacturing companies
Below are data for two companies:
Company 1 Company 2
Beginning balances:
Merchandise Inventory \( 11,600
Finished Goods Inventory \) 15,400
Ending balances:
Merchandise Inventory 12,400
Finished Goods Inventory 11,300
Net Purchases 152,500
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
Identifying product costs and period costs Classify each cost of a paper manufacturer as either a product cost or a period cost:
d. Salaries of the company’s top executives.
Identify each cost as a period cost or a product cost. If it is a product cost, further indicate if the cost is direct materials, direct labor, or manufacturing overhead. Then determine if the product cost is a prime cost and/or a conversion cost.
10.Salary of the factory maintenance supervisor
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