Banfield Corporation makes three products that use compound W, the current constrained resource. Data concerning those products appear below: VP YI WX Selling price per unit $ 248.04 $ 230.66 $ 505.44 Variable cost per unit $ 190.71 $ 172.14 $ 388.80 Centiliters of compound W 3.90 3.80 8.10Rank the products in order of their current profitability from most profitable to least profitable. In other words, rank the products in the order in which they should be emphasized.
Banfield Corporation makes three products that use compound W, the current constrained resource. Data concerning those products appear below: VP YI WX Selling price per unit $ 248.04 $ 230.66 $ 505.44 Variable cost per unit $ 190.71 $ 172.14 $ 388.80 Centiliters of compound W 3.90 3.80 8.10Rank the products in order of their current profitability from most profitable to least profitable. In other words, rank the products in the order in which they should be emphasized.
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Banfield Corporation makes three products that use compound W, the current constrained resource. Data concerning those products appear below:
Rank the products in order of their current profitability from most profitable to least profitable. In other words, rank the products in the order in which they should be emphasized.
VP | YI | WX | ||||
Selling price per unit | $ | 248.04 | $ | 230.66 | $ | 505.44 |
Variable cost per unit | $ | 190.71 | $ | 172.14 | $ | 388.80 |
Centiliters of compound W | 3.90 | 3.80 | 8.10 |
WX, VP, YI
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VP, WX, YI
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YI, VP, WX
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WX, YI, VP
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Generally speaking, net operating income under variable and absorption costing will:
never be equal.
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always be equal.
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be equal only when production and sales are equal.
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be equal only when production exceeds sales.
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The three basic elements of manufacturing cost are direct materials, direct labor, and:
cost of goods manufactured.
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work in process.
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cost of goods sold.
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manufacturing overhead.
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Bargain Company's contribution margin ratio is 15%. If the degree of operating leverage is 12 at the $150,000 sales level, operating profit at the $150,000 sales level must equal:
$1,500.
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$2,160.
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$2,700.
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$1,875.
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Toxemia Salsa Corporation manufactures five flavors of salsa. Last year, Toxemia generated net operating income of $40,000. The following information was taken from last year's income statement segmented by flavor (brackets indicate a negative amount):
Toxemia expects similar operating results for the upcoming year. If Toxemia wants to maximize its profitability in the upcoming year, which flavor or flavors should Toxemia discontinue?
Wimpy | Mild | Medium | Hot | Atomic | |||||||||||||
Contribution margin | $ | (2,000 | ) | $ | 45,000 | $ | 35,000 | $ | 50,000 | $ | 162,000 | ||||||
Segment margin | $ | (16,000 | ) | $ | (5,000 | ) | $ | 7,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 94,000 | |||||
Allocated common fixed expenses | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | |||||||
Segment margin less allocated common fixed expenses |
$ | (26,000 | ) | $ | (15,000 | ) | $ | (3,000 | ) | $ | 0 | $ | 84,000 |
Toxemia expects similar operating results for the upcoming year. If Toxemia wants to maximize its profitability in the upcoming year, which flavor or flavors should Toxemia discontinue?
Wimpy, Mild, and Medium
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Wimpy and Mild
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no flavors should be discontinued
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Wimpy
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Simila Corporation has provided the following data for its most recent year of operation:
Which of the following statements is true?
Variable manufacturing cost per unit produced: | ||
Direct materials | $ | 11 |
Direct labor | $ | 7 |
Variable manufacturing overhead | $ | 5 |
Fixed manufacturing overhead per year | $ | 308,000 |
Selling and administrative expenses: | ||
Variable selling and administrative expense per unit sold | $ | 5 |
Fixed selling and administrative expense per year | $ | 81,000 |
Units in beginning inventory | 0 |
Units produced during the year | 11,000 |
Units sold during the year | 9,000 |
Units in ending inventory | 2,000 |
Which of the following statements is true?
The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead released from inventories is $459,000
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The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in inventories is $56,000
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The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead released from inventories is $56,000
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The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in inventories is $459,000
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The Bharu Violin Corporation has the capacity to manufacture and sell 5,000 violins each year but is currently only manufacturing and selling 4,800. The following data relate to annual operations at 4,800 units:
Woolgar Symphony Orchestra is interested in purchasing Bharu's excess capacity of 200 units but only if they can get the violins for $350 each. This special order would not affect regular sales or the total fixed costs.
Assume that Bharu is manufacturing and selling at capacity (5,000 units). Any special order will mean a loss of regular sales. Under these conditions if the special order from Woolgar Symphony Orchestra is accepted, the financial advantage (disadvantage) Bharu for the year should be:
Per Violin | |||
Selling price | $ | 600 | |
Manufacturing costs: | |||
Variable | $ | 130 | |
Fixed | $ | 270 | |
Selling and administrative costs: | |||
Variable | $ | 20 | |
Fixed | $ | 40 |
Assume that Bharu is manufacturing and selling at capacity (5,000 units). Any special order will mean a loss of regular sales. Under these conditions if the special order from Woolgar Symphony Orchestra is accepted, the financial advantage (disadvantage) Bharu for the year should be:
($50,000)
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($28,000)
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($22,000)
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$20,000
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Eastwick produces and sells three products. Last month's results are as follows:
Fixed costs total $200,000. What is Eastwick's margin of safety? (Assume the current product mix.)
P1 | P2 | P3 | ||||||
Revenues | $ | 100,000 | $ | 200,000 | $ | 200,000 | ||
Variable costs | 40,000 | 140,000 | 80,000 |
$115,385.
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$40,000.
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$83,333.
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$460,000.
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Neef Corporation has provided the following data for its two most recent years of operation:
The net operating income (loss) under absorption costing in Year 1 is closest to:
Selling price per unit | $ | 84 |
Manufacturing costs: | ||
Variable manufacturing cost per unit produced: | ||
Direct materials | $ | 12 |
Direct labor | $ | 5 |
Variable manufacturing overhead | $ | 4 |
Fixed manufacturing overhead per year | $ | 432,000 |
Selling and administrative expenses: | ||
Variable selling and administrative expense per unit sold | $ | 5 |
Fixed selling and administrative expense per year | $ | 61,000 |
Year 1 | Year 2 | ||
Units in beginning inventory | 0 | 3,000 | |
Units produced | 12,000 | 9,000 | |
Units sold | 9,000 | 10,000 | |
Units in ending inventory | 3,000 | 2,0000 |
The net operating income (loss) under absorption costing in Year 1 is closest to:
$243,000
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$137,000
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$29,000
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$198,000
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