Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486444
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem P18.26APGA
Classifying period costs and product costs
Learning Objective 2
Lawlor, Inc. is the manufacturer of lawn care equipment The company incurs the following costs while manufacturing weed trimmers:
- Shaft and handle of weed trimmer
- Motor of weed trimmer
- Factory labor for workers assembling weed trimmers
- Nylon thread used by the weed trimmer (not traced to the product)
- Glue to hold the housing together
- Plant janitorial wages
Depreciation on factory equipment- Rent on plant
- Sales commissions
- Administrative salaries
- Plant utilities
- Shipping costs to deliver finished weed trimmers to customers
Requirements
- Describe the difference between period costs and product costs.
- Classify Lawlor's costs as period costs or product costs. If the costs are product costs, further classify them as direct materials, direct labor, or manufacturing
overhead .
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Requirements
Describe the difference between period costs and product costs.
Classify Langley’s costs as period costs or product costs. If the costs are product costs, further classify them as direct materials, direct labor, or manufacturing overhead.
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1. Which of the following manufacturers is most likely to use a process cost system?
Purse manufacturer
Sports drink manufacturer
Automobile manufacturer
Guitar manufacturer
2. Process and job order cost systems are similar in that both systems _______.
record and summarize product costs
classify product costs as direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead
allocate factory overhead costs to products
All of these choices are correct.
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O a. allocates applied manufacturing overhead cost to product cost.
O b. is normally used by companies which produce shoes.
O C. All the given answers are correct.
O d. uses the manufacturing accounts, including Manufacturing Overhead, Raw Materials, Work
in Process, and Finished Goods.
O e. assigns direct materials cost, direct labor cost, and manufacturing overhead costs to
products to compute product cost per unit.
Company XYZ made total sales revenue of $200,000. The variable manufacturing costs were
$75,000 while the fixed manufacturing costs were $20,000. The variable selling and administrative
expenses were $45,000 while the fixed selling and administrative expenses were $10,000. How
much was the total contribution margin ($)?
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
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Ch. 18 - What is the primary purpose of managerial...Ch. 18 - List six differences between financial accounting...Ch. 18 - Explain the difference between line positions and...Ch. 18 - Explain the differences between planning,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 5RQCh. 18 - Describe a service company, and give an example.Ch. 18 - Describe a merchandising company, and give an...Ch. 18 - How do manufacturing companies differ from...Ch. 18 - List the three inventory accounts used by...Ch. 18 - Explain the difference between a direct cost and...Ch. 18 - What are the three manufacturing costs for a...Ch. 18 - Give five examples of manufacturing overhead.Ch. 18 - What are prime costs? Conversion costs?Ch. 18 - What are product costs?Ch. 18 - How do period costs differ from product costs?Ch. 18 - How is cost of goods manufactured calculated?Ch. 18 - How does a manufacturing company calculate cost of...Ch. 18 - How does a manufacturing company calculate unit...Ch. 18 - How does a service company calculate unit cost per...Ch. 18 - How does a merchandising company calculate unit...Ch. 18 - Prob. S18.1SECh. 18 - Prob. S18.2SECh. 18 - Distinguishing between direct and indirect costs...Ch. 18 - Computing manufacturing overhead Learning...Ch. 18 - Identifying product costs and period costs...Ch. 18 - Computing cost of goods sold, merchandising...Ch. 18 - Computing cost of goods sold and operating income,...Ch. 18 - Prob. S18.8SECh. 18 - Prob. S18.9SECh. 18 - Prob. S18.10SECh. 18 - S18-11 Matching business trends...Ch. 18 - Prob. S18.12SECh. 18 - Prob. E18.13ECh. 18 - Prob. E18.14ECh. 18 - Prob. E18.15ECh. 18 - Prob. E18.16ECh. 18 - Identifying differences between service,...Ch. 18 - Prob. E18.18ECh. 18 - Computing cost of goods manufactured Learning...Ch. 18 - Prob. E18.20ECh. 18 - Prob. E18.21ECh. 18 - Prob. E18.22ECh. 18 - Prob. E18.23ECh. 18 - Prob. E18.24ECh. 18 - Prob. P18.25APGACh. 18 - Classifying period costs and product costs...Ch. 18 - Calculating cost of goods sold for merchandising...Ch. 18 - Prob. P18.28APGACh. 18 - Preparing a schedule of cost of goods manufactured...Ch. 18 - Prob. P18.30APGACh. 18 - Prob. P18.31APGACh. 18 - Prob. P18.32APGACh. 18 - Prob. P18.33BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.34BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.35BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.36BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.37BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.38BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.39BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.40BPGBCh. 18 - Prob. P18.41CTCh. 18 - Prob. P18.42CPCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1TIATCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1DCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1EI
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