Wednesday 10 June 2020

Milton Company has total current assets of $63,000, including inventory of $19,000, and current liabilities of $39,000. The company's current ratio is:


Milton Company has total current assets of $63,000, including inventory of $19,000, and current liabilities of $39,000. The company's current ratio is:
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
0.62.
2.10.
1.62.
1.13.
Bottom of Form

The Juarez Corporation incurred the following transactions during its first year of operations. (Assume all transactions involve cash).
 
1.    1) Acquired $2,600 of capital from the owners.
2.    2) Purchased $460 of direct raw materials.
3.    3) Used $370 of these direct raw materials in the production process.
4.    4) Paid production workers $560 cash.
5.    5) Paid $360 for manufacturing overhead (applied and actual overhead are the same).
6.    6) Started and completed 300 units of inventory.
7.    7) Sold 210 units at a price of $6 each.
8.    8) Paid $200 for selling and administrative expenses.
 
The amount of cost of goods manufactured would be:
Multiple Choice
·       
$1,390.
·       
$1,290.
·       
$1,190.
·       
$990.


Burke Company produced 8,600 units of inventory and sold 6,600 of them. The company incurred the following production costs:
 
Variable manufacturing cost: $6.30 per unit
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost: $34,830

Assuming the company sells its product at a price of $22 per unit, and incurred $11,400 in selling and administrative costs, what is the amount of net income under absorption costing?
Multiple Choice
·       
$63,490
·       
$53,490
·       
$65,490
·       
$77,490

Outdoor Living Company has just received a special order for 500 hammocks. Outdoor Living has sufficient idle capacity to accept the order. Accepting the order will increase Outdoor Living's variable manufacturing costs. Variable selling and administrative costs would be unaffected. What is the minimum price that Outdoor Living should accept for the special order?
Multiple Choice
·       
A price equivalent to the hammock's variable manufacturing cost per unit
·       
A price equivalent to the hammock's unit contribution margin
·       
The same price that Outdoor Living charges its existing customers
·       
None of these answers are correct.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Multiple Choice
·       
A company may need to allocate overhead costs to products to make pricing decisions for the products.
·       
A predetermined overhead rate may be used to allocate overhead costs when volume varies during the year.
·       
A predetermined overhead rate is calculated using actual cost and volume data.
·       
A predetermined overhead rate is calculated by dividing costs by volume, using a measure of volume such as direct labor hours or direct materials cost.


Sheddon Industries produces two products. The products' identified costs are as follows:
 

Product A
Product B
Direct materials

$
26,000



$
21,000


Direct labor


18,000




30,000




The company's overhead costs of $60,000 are allocated based on labor cost. Assume 10,000 units of product A and 11,000 units of Product B are produced. What amount of production costs would be assigned to Product A? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$51,000
$66,500
$111,000
None of the answers are correct.
Bottom of Form



Starwood Corporation has current assets of $390,000, total current liabilities of $940,000, net credit sales of $1,490,000, beginning accounts receivable of $84,000, and ending accounts receivable of $88,000. What is Starwood's accounts receivable turnover?
Multiple Choice
·       
21.9 times
·       
21.5 times
·       
17.3 times
·       
5.6 times



The Winchester Company estimates that its overhead costs will amount to $452,400 and the company’s manufacturing employees will work 87,000 direct labor hours during the current year. If actual overhead costs for the year amounted to $494,000 and actual labor hours amounted to 92,000, then overhead would be:
Multiple Choice
·       
underapplied by $41,600.
·       
overapplied by $15,600.
·       
underapplied by $15,600.
·       
overapplied by $41,600.


Shia Company makes a product that is expected to require 5 hours of labor per unit of product. The standard cost of labor is $5.90. Shia actually used 5.10 hours of labor per unit of product. The actual cost of labor was $6.00 per hour. Shia made 1,500 units of product during the period. Based on this information alone, the labor price variance is:
Multiple Choice
·       
$765 favorable.
·       
$750 favorable.
·       
$765 unfavorable.
·       
$750 unfavorable.




Ting Company started the accounting period with the following beginning balances:

Raw Materials Inventory, $38,000; Work in Process Inventory, $86,000; and Finished Goods Inventory, $16,000. During the accounting period, the company purchased $56,000 of raw materials and ended the period with $12,000 in raw material inventory. Direct labor costs for the period were $116,000 and $32,000 of manufacturing overhead costs were allocated to work in process. There was no over- or underapplied overhead. Ending work in process was $78,000 and ending finished goods was $31,000. Goods were sold during the period for $346,000. The amount of cost of goods manufactured (i.e., amount transferred from work in process to finished goods) would be:
Multiple Choice
·       
$238,000.
·       
$289,000.
·       
$234,000.
·       
$185,500.


The following income statements are provided for Li Company's last two years of operation:
 

Year 1

Year 2
Number of units produced and sold

3,600



3,200

Sales revenue
$
57,600


$
51,200

Cost of goods sold

43,000



39,000

Gross margin

14,600



12,200

General, selling, and administrative expenses

7,420



6,940

Net income
$
7,180


$
5,260



Assuming that cost behavior did not change over the two-year period, what is the company's annual fixed general, selling, and administrative cost?
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$3,100
$3,600
$1,050
$1,550
Bottom of Form



The cost of direct materials purchased on account is expensed at the time the:
Multiple Choice
·       
manufacturing process is complete.
·       
cash is paid to settle the associated accounts payable.
·       
materials are purchased.
·       
goods made in the manufacturing process are sold.




Consider the following cost-volume-profit graph:


 
The line designated by the letter (A) represents which of the following?
Multiple Choice
·       
Total revenue
·       
Total cost
·       
Total fixed cost
·       
None of these is correct.



Select the incorrect statement regarding the contribution margin income statement.
Multiple Choice
·       
The contribution margin approach for the income statement is unacceptable for external reporting.
·       
The contribution margin approach requires that all costs be classified as fixed or variable.
·       
Contribution margin represents the amount available to cover product costs and thereafter to provide profit.
·       
Assuming no change in fixed costs, a $1 increase in contribution margin will result in a $1 increase in profit.



As of December 31, Year 1, Gant Corporation had a current ratio of 1.29, quick ratio of 1.05, and working capital of $18,000. The company uses a perpetual inventory system and sells merchandise for more than it cost. On January 1, Year 2, Gant sold inventory on account for $6,000. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Multiple Choice
·       
Gant's quick ratio will increase.
·       
None of these answers are correct.
·       
Gant's current ratio will decrease.
·       
Gant's working capital will increase.



The following beginning and ending balances were drawn from the records of Grimes Company:
 

Beginning

Ending

Equipment

$
2,500


$
3,300

Accumulated Depreciation

$
2,900


$
1,500



If Grimes Company sold equipment that had an original cost of $1,700 and accumulated depreciation of $1,400 for $2,450, how much did Grimes pay for new equipment?
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$2,500
$2,455
$4,950
$2,400
Bottom of Form



Rose Corporation sells backpacks. Variable costs for this product are $34 per unit, and the sales price per unit is $44 per unit. Total fixed costs amount to $113,000. How many backpacks does Rose need to sell to achieve a desired profit of $42,000?
Multiple Choice
·       
14,265 units
·       
15,500 units
·       
1,235 units
·       
4,559 units



Financial statement analysis involves forms of comparison including:
Multiple Choice
·       
Comparing changes in the same item over a number of periods.
·       
Comparing key items to industry averages.
·       
All of these answers are correct.
·       
Comparing key relationships within the same year.


What are the two methods used to prepare the statement of cash flows?
Multiple Choice
·       
Sources and uses
·       
Cash and noncash
·       
Inflow and outflow
·       
Indirect and direct



On January 1, Steigel Company had a balance of $815,000 in its Land account. During the year, Steigel sold land that had cost $278,000 for $459,000 cash. The balance in the Land account was $1,075,000 on December 31. What is the net cash outflow from investing activities?
Multiple Choice
·       
$158,000
·       
$79,000
·       
$356,000
·       
$181,000


Generro Company is considering the purchase of equipment that would cost $39,000 and offer annual cash inflows of $10,800 over its useful life of 5 years. Assuming a desired rate of return of 10%, is the project acceptable? (PV of $1 and PVA of $1(Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
Multiple Choice
·       
The answer cannot be determined.
·       
Yes, since the positive net present value indicates the investment will earn a rate of return greater than 10%.
·       
No, since the negative net present value indicates the investment will yield a rate of return below the desired rate of return.
·       
Yes, since the investment will generate $54,000 in future cash flows, which is greater than the purchase cost of $39,000.



All of the following factors should influence the decision to investigate a variance except:
Multiple Choice
·       
Frequency of occurrence.
·       
Materiality of the variance amount.
·       
The direction of the variance (favorable or unfavorable).
·       
Capacity for management to control.



An investment that costs $32,500 will produce annual cash flows of $10,850 for a period of 4 years. Given a desired rate of return of 9%, what will the investment generate? (PV of $1 and PVA of $1(Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
Multiple Choice
·       
A negative net present value of $35,151.
·       
A negative net present value of $2,651.
·       
A positive net present value of $35,151.
·       
A positive net present value of $2,651.



Jackson Company estimated that its manufacturing employees would work 88,000 direct labor hours during the current year. During the year, its manufacturing employees actually worked 71,000 direct labor hours. Actual manufacturing overhead costs amounted to $352,000. Jackson applies overhead cost on the basis of direct labor hours. The manufacturing overhead account was overapplied by $17,200 during the current year. Based on this information the predetermined overhead rate was: 
Multiple Choice
·       
$5.29 per labor hour.
·       
$4.80 per labor hour.
·       
$6.40 per labor hour.
·       
$5.20 per labor hour.



Larry's Lawn Care incurs significant gasoline costs. This cost would be classified as a variable cost if the total gasoline cost:
Multiple Choice
·       
increases in direct proportion to the number of hours the lawn equipment is operated.
·       
is not affected by the number of hours the lawn equipment is operated.
·       
varies inversely with the number of hours the lawn equipment is operated.
·       
None of these are correct.



Which of the following does not represent an advantage of the unadjusted rate of return over the payback method for evaluating capital projects?
Multiple Choice
·       
The unadjusted rate of return method considers the investment's profitability.
·       
The unadjusted rate of return method considers the time value of money.
·       
The unadjusted rate of return is a percentage that can be compared to a stated hurdle rate.
·       
None of these answers is correct.



Herald Company paid $2,800 cash for production supplies. The recognition of this event will:
Multiple Choice
·       
None of these answers are correct.
·       
not impact total assets.
·       
decrease equity.
·       
increase expenses.


Which of the following items is qualitative?
Multiple Choice
·       
Degree to which the new machine can be integrated with existing machinery
·       
Depreciation of existing machine
·       
Book value of the existing machine
·       
Cost of new machine



The accounting records for Grant Manufacturing Company included the following cost information relating to its first year of operations:
 




Direct materials
$
22,000

Direct labor
$
56,000

Fixed manufacturing overhead
$
34,000

Variable manufacturing overhead
$
26,000



Assume the company produced 10,000 units of inventory and sold 7,600 of these units during the year for $133,760. Under variable costing, what is the contribution margin for the year?  (Ignore selling and administrative expenses.)
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$2,000.
$40,000.
None of these answers are correct.
$58,720.
Bottom of Form


If a company experiences an increase in rent expense, the total cost line on the cost-volume-profit graph will:
Multiple Choice
·       
shift upward and have a steeper slope, and the break-even point will also shift upward.
·       
shift upward, and the break-even point will shift downward.
·       
shift upward, and the break-even point will also shift upward.
·       
shift upward and have a flatter slope, and the break-even point will be unchanged.



The study of an individual financial statement item over several accounting periods is called:
Multiple Choice
·       
Time and motion analysis.
·       
Ratio analysis.
·       
Vertical analysis.
·       
Horizontal analysis.



Warren Company applies overhead based on direct labor cost. Warren Company estimated that it would incur $92,000 in manufacturing overhead costs and $61,000 of direct labor costs during the current year. Actual manufacturing overhead cost totaled $77,000 and actual direct labor costs totaled $57,000 during the current year. If total manufacturing costs were $162,000, what amount of direct materials was used during the year?
Multiple Choice
·       
$28,000
·       
None of these answers are correct.
·       
$14,000
·       
$13,000



The following balance sheet information is provided for Patton Company:
 
Assets
Year 2

Year 1
Cash
$
3,200


$
2,800

Accounts receivable

12,700



14,700

Inventory
$
28,500


$
35,500



Assuming Year 2 cost of goods sold is $372,000, what is the company's average days to sell inventory? 
(Use 365 days in a year. Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
27.96 days
31.40 days
34.83 days
11.63 days
Bottom of Form


            Travis Company had no beginning work in process or finished goods. Its total manufacturing costs for the year were $878,000. If cost of goods manufactured was $676,000 and cost of goods sold was $518,000, the amount of ending work in process would have been:
Multiple Choice
·       
$360,000.
·       
$720,000.
·       
$158,000.
·       
$202,000.



Which of the following is not a possible alternate term for costs that can be eliminated by taking a specified course of action?
Multiple Choice
·       
Relevant costs
·       
Differential costs
·       
Opportunity costs
·       
Avoidable costs


Farris Company reported the following information for its two products:


Product X

Product Y
Selling price per unit
$
50


$
60

Variable cost per unit

30



30



Due to labor constraints, demand for each of the products is greater than its supply. Product X requires one hour of labor to produce and product Y requires three hours of labor to produce. Which of the following statements is true?
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
Product Y should be produced and sold because it provided a higher contribution margin per unit than Product X.
Product X should be produced and sold because it provides a higher contribution margin per labor hour than Product Y.
Product Y should be produced and sold because it provides more revenue than Product X.
Product X should be produced and sold because it has a lower cost than Product Y.
Bottom of Form


The income statement of Collins Co. reported total sales revenue of $230,000 during the current year. Assume that all sales are credit sales. The company's comparative balance sheets reported a balance in accounts receivable of $35,000 at the beginning of the year and $50,000 at the end of the year. The cash inflow from customers during the current year equals:
Multiple Choice
·       
$245,000.
·       
$230,000.
·       
$215,000.
·       
$265,000.


The process of dividing a total cost into parts and assigning it to cost objects is known as:
Multiple Choice
·       
cost division.
·       
None of the answers are correct.
·       
cost tracing.
·       
cost allocation.


The standard amount of materials required to make one unit of Product Q is 9 pounds. Tusa's static budget showed a planned production of 5,600 units. During the period, the company actually produced 5,700 units of product. The actual amount of materials used averaged 8.9 pounds per unit. The standard price of material is $1 per pound. Based on this information, the materials usage variance was:
Multiple Choice
·       
$890 favorable.
·       
$570 favorable.
·       
$570 unfavorable.
·       
$890 unfavorable.



Which manager is usually held responsible for labor price variances?
Multiple Choice
·       
Production supervisor
·       
Sales manager
·       
Marketing manager
·       
Purchasing agent


When using the indirect method to complete the cash flows from operating activities section, what is the proper treatment of depreciation expense?
Multiple Choice
·       
Disregard depreciation expense because it is a noncash expense.
·       
Subtract depreciation expense from net income.
·       
Add depreciation expense to net income.
·       
Disregard depreciation expense because it relates to an investing activity.


The following partial balance sheet is provided for Groome Company:
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity



Accounts payable
$
9,500

Salaries payable

13,400

Bonds payable (due in ten years)

20,000

Common stock, no par

30,500

Retained earnings

54,500

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
127,900




What is the company's debt to assets ratio? 
(Rounded to nearest whole percent.)
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
16%
34%
49%
Cannot be determined with the information given.
Bottom of Form



Mountain Gear has been using the same machines to make its name-brand clothing for the last five years. A cost efficiency consultant has suggested that production costs may be reduced by purchasing more technologically advanced machinery. The old machines cost the company $330,000. The old machines presently have a book value of $133,000 and a market value of $25,000. They are expected to have a five-year remaining life and zero salvage value. The new machines would cost the company $230,000 and have operating expenses of $19,000 a year. The new machines are expected to have a five-year useful life and no salvage value. The operating expenses associated with the old machines are $43,000 a year. The new machines are expected to increase quality, justifying a price increase and thereby increasing sales revenue by $23,000 a year. Select the true statement.
Multiple Choice
·       
The company will be $41,000 better off over the 5 year period if it replaces the old equipment.
·       
The company will be $30,000 better off over the 5 year period if it replaces the old equipment.
·       
The company will be $25,000 better off over the 5 year period if it replaces the old equipment.
·       
The company will be $66,000 better off over the 5 year period if it keeps the old equipment.

Which manager is normally held responsible for fixed cost volume variances?
Multiple Choice
·       
Plant manager
·       
Purchasing agent
·       
Upper-level marketing managers
·       
Production supervisor


Joint products A and B emerge from common processing that costs $118,000 and yields 4,000 units of Product A and 3,000 units of Product B. Product A can be sold for $300 per unit. Product B can be sold for $100 per unit. How much of the joint cost will be assigned to Product A if joint costs are allocated on the basis of relative sales values? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 
Multiple Choice
·       
$89,400
·       
$84,400
·       
$91,900
·       
$94,400



The income statement for Year 2 of Winter Co. reported wages expense of $70,000. At December 31, Year 1, the balance sheet showed a balance in wages payable of $4,000. At December 31, Year 2, the balance sheet showed a balance in wages payable of $14,000. What amount of cash was paid for wages during the year?
Multiple Choice
·       
$66,000
·       
$60,000
·       
$80,000
·       
$74,000



In preparing the statement of cash flows by the indirect method, which of the following is an incorrect statement of one of the general rules to convert net income to a cash-basis equivalent?
Multiple Choice
·       
Increases in current liabilities are subtracted from net income.
·       
Increases in current assets are subtracted from net income.
·       
Noncash revenue and gains are subtracted from net income.
·       
Decreases in current assets are added to net income.


              
Mr. J's Bagels invested in a new oven for $22,000. The oven reduced the amount of time for baking which increased production and sales for five years by the following amounts of cash inflows:

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
$12,000
$11,000
$5,000
$11,000
$5,000


Using the averaging method, the payback period for the investment in the oven would be:
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
2.50 years.
5.00 years.
2.00 years.
0.50 years.
Bottom of Form



The Bernard Company provided the following information from its financial records:
 








Net income
$
310,000

Total stockholders' equity
$
910,000

Common dividends
$
 21,000

Common shares outstanding 12/31

131,000

Preferred rights
$
260,000







What is the company's book value per share?
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$4.96
$6.95
$2.37
$2.21
Bottom of Form


Alex brought his lunch today but now a coworker has asked him to go to the deli across the street.
Select the correct statement from the following.

Multiple Choice
·       
The cost of the lunch Alex already has represents the opportunity cost of dining with his friend.
·       
The cost of the lunch that Alex had brought has nothing to do with his current decision.
·       
The cost of the lunch Alex had brought is relevant to Alex's decision to have lunch with his friend.
·       
The cost to buy lunch at the deli is not relevant because it has not yet been incurred.

A chair manufacturer makes custom chairs using hand tools, wood, glue, and varnish. Which of the following statements is true?
Multiple Choice
·       
Wood, glue, and varnish would all be direct materials.
·       
Wood would be accounted for as a direct cost, and glue and varnish as indirect costs.
·       
The costs of wood and glue would be treated as direct costs.
·       
The concepts of direct and indirect costs are not applicable here.

Bates Company recognized $16,000 of estimated manufacturing overhead costs at the end of the month. As a result of this transaction the:
Multiple Choice
·       
temporary account manufacturing overhead increases and the work in process account decreases.
·       
temporary account manufacturing overhead decreases and the work in process account increases.
·       
temporary account manufacturing overhead decreases and the wages expense account increases.
·       
none of these answers are correct.


Phibbs Company prepared the following data for the year.
 




Outflow to purchase treasury stock
$
68,000

Inflow from sale of machinery

26,500

Inflow from sale of marketable securities

8,500

Outflow to purchase building

97,000

Outflow to purchase land

22,000

Outflow to pay dividends

17,000

Outflow to pay interest

47,000



What is the net cash flow from investing activities?
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$84,000 outflow
$55,500 outflow
$174,500 outflow
$209,500 outflow
Bottom of Form

The following balance sheet information is provided for Apex Company for Year 2:
 





Assets



Cash
$
5,600

Accounts receivable

11,750

Inventory

14,800

Prepaid expenses

1,600

Plant and equipment, net of depreciation

19,500

Land

13,400

Total assets
$
66,650

Liabilities and stockholders' equity



Accounts payable
$
2,790

Salaries payable

8,230

Bonds payable (due in ten years)

12,000

Common stock, no par

16,500

Retained earnings

27,130

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
66,650



What is the company's working capital?
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$22,730
$22,200
$5,100
$19,600
Bottom of Form

When would a sales variance be listed as favorable?
Multiple Choice
·       
None of these answers are correct.
·       
When actual sales are equal to budgeted or expected sales
·       
When actual sales are less than budgeted or expected sales
·       
When actual sales exceed budgeted or expected sales


All of the following costs are accumulated in the Work in Process Inventory account except:
Multiple Choice
·       
direct labor costs.
·       
manufacturing overhead costs.
·       
direct material costs.
·       
depreciation on factory equipment.


Arch Associates reports the following comparative balance sheets and income statement information.

Arch Associates

Comparative Balance Sheets


12/31/Year 1

12/31/Year 2

Cash

$
13,200



$
23,200


Accounts receivable


5,200




9,200


Prepaid insurance


11,200




9,200


Inventory


7,200




3,200


Property, plant and equipment


13,200




11,200


Total assets

$
50,000



$
56,000


Accounts payable

$
9,200



$
13,200


Salaries payable


11,200




5,200


Long term notes payable


10,400




8,400


Stockholders' equity


19,200




29,200


Total liabilities and equity

$
50,000



$
56,000




Income Statement
Year Ended 12/31/Year 2
Revenue
$
94,000

Cost of goods sold

46,000

Gross margin

48,000

Operating expense

26,000

Net income
$
22,000



The amount of cash collected from customers during Year 2 was:
Multiple Choice
Top of Form
$90,000.
$94,000.
$86,000.
$98,000.
Bottom of Form


Wu Company incurred $48,600 of fixed cost and $59,400 of variable cost when 2,200 units of product were made and sold.
If the company's volume doubles, the total cost per unit will:
Multiple Choice
·       
stay the same.
·       
decrease.
·       
increase but will not double.
·       
double as well.

Financial reporting standards require that joint costs:
Multiple Choice
·       
Be assigned to the product produced in the largest quantity.
·       
Be treated as a period cost and expensed immediately.
·       
Be allocated to the two or more joint products.
·       
Be assigned to the product with the highest sales value.