Principles of Accounting Volume 2
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A printing company manufactures notebooks of various sizes. The company manufactures 3,000 notebooks each day. Should the company use
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WriteUps Limited uses an Activity-Based Costing System in allocating overhead costs to the various
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Prime costs and usage per pad of the product
Cardboard
Plain White
Blue Margin
Cost per hour or
kg
Machine hours
6 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes
R 75
Labour hours
12 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
R 60
Paper Pulp
750 grams
250 grams
300 grams
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Overhead costs are allocated amongst four department: Production department Alpha, Production
department Omega, the Packaging Service department and the Maintenance Service department.
Production department Alpha is machine intensive and Production department Omega is labour
intensive. Another costing clerk has prepared the following table for you:
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Cardboard
Plain White
Blue Margin
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R640 000…
Consider the following information by WriteUps Limited, a company that manufactures cardboard paper, plain white paper and blue margin paper.
WriteUps Limited uses an Activity-Based Costing System in allocating overhead costs to the various paper products it manufactures. The following table was given to you by your costing clerk:
Prime costs and usage per pad of the product
Cardboard
Plain White
Blue Margin
Cost per hour or kg
Machine hours
6 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes
R 75
Labour hours
12 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
R 60
Paper Pulp
750 grams
250 grams
300 grams
R 25
Overhead costs are allocated amongst four department: Production department Alpha, Production department Omega, the Packaging Service department and the Maintenance Service department. Production department Alpha is machine intensive and Production department Omega is labour intensive. Another costing clerk has prepared the following table for…
Consider the following information by WriteUps Limited, a company that manufactures cardboard paper, plain white paper and blue margin paper.WriteUps Limited uses an Activity-Based Costing System in allocating overhead costs to the various paper products it manufactures. The following table was given to you by your costing clerk:
Prime costs and usage per pad of the product
Cardboard
Plain White
Blue Margin
Cost per hour or kg
Machine hours
6 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes
R75
Labour hours
12 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
R60
Paper Pulp
750 grams
250 grams
300 grams
R25
Overhead costs are allocated amongst four department: Production department Alpha, Production department Omega, the Packaging Service department and the Maintenance Service department. Production department Alpha is machine intensive and Production department Omega is labour intensive. Another costing clerk has prepared the following table for you:
Cost Pools…
Chapter 4 Solutions
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Ch. 4 - Which of the following product situations is...Ch. 4 - A job order costing system is most likely used by...Ch. 4 - Which of the following is a prime cost? A....Ch. 4 - Which of the following is a conversion cost? raw...Ch. 4 - During production, to what are the costs in job...Ch. 4 - Which document lists the inventory that will be...Ch. 4 - Which document shows the cost of direct materials,...Ch. 4 - Which document lists the total direct materials...Ch. 4 - Which document lists the total direct labor used...Ch. 4 - Assigning indirect costs to specific jobs is...
Ch. 4 - In a job order cost system, which account shows...Ch. 4 - In a job order cost system, raw materials...Ch. 4 - In a job order cost system, overhead applied is...Ch. 4 - In a job order cost system, factory wage expense...Ch. 4 - In a job order cost system, utility expense...Ch. 4 - In a job order cost system, indirect labor...Ch. 4 - The activity base for service industries is most...Ch. 4 - A printing company manufactures notebooks of...Ch. 4 - Burnham Industries incurs these costs for the...Ch. 4 - Chocos Chocolates incurs these costs for the...Ch. 4 - How do job order costing and process costing...Ch. 4 - Why are product costs assigned to the product and...Ch. 4 - Is the cost of goods manufactured the same as the...Ch. 4 - From beginning to end, place these items in the...Ch. 4 - How is the predetermined overhead rate determined?Ch. 4 - How is the predetermined overhead rate applied?Ch. 4 - Why are the overhead costs first accumulated in...Ch. 4 - Why is the manufacturing overhead account debited...Ch. 4 - Match the concept on the left to its correct...Ch. 4 - When compared to manufacturing companies, service...Ch. 4 - Little Things manufactures toys. For each item...Ch. 4 - Table 4.3 shows a list of expenses involved in the...Ch. 4 - Burnham Industries incurs these costs for the...Ch. 4 - Marzons records show raw materials Inventory had a...Ch. 4 - Sterlings records show the work in process...Ch. 4 - Logo Gear purchased $2,250 worth of merchandise...Ch. 4 - A company estimates its manufacturing overhead...Ch. 4 - Job order cost sheets show the following costs...Ch. 4 - A new company started production. Job 10 was...Ch. 4 - K company production was working on Job 1 and Job...Ch. 4 - A company has the following transactions during...Ch. 4 - During the month, Job AB2 used specialized...Ch. 4 - Job 113 was completed at a cost of $5,000, and Job...Ch. 4 - A companys Individual job sheets show these costs:...Ch. 4 - A summary of material requisition slips and time...Ch. 4 - Abuah Goods manufactures clothing. For each item...Ch. 4 - Chocos Chocolates incurs the following costs for...Ch. 4 - The table shows a list of expenses involved in the...Ch. 4 - Masonrys records show the raw materials inventory...Ch. 4 - Steinways records show their work in process...Ch. 4 - Langstons purchased $3,100 of merchandise during...Ch. 4 - A company estimates its manufacturing overhead...Ch. 4 - Job order cost sheets show the following costs...Ch. 4 - A new company started production. Job 1 was...Ch. 4 - Inez has the following information relating to Job...Ch. 4 - A company has the following information relating...Ch. 4 - A company has the following transactions during...Ch. 4 - During the month, Job Arch2 used specialized...Ch. 4 - Job 113 was completed at a cost of $7,500, and Job...Ch. 4 - A companys individual job sheets show these costs:...Ch. 4 - A summary of materials requisition slips and time...Ch. 4 - For each item listed, state whether a job order...Ch. 4 - York Company Is a machine shop that estimated...Ch. 4 - Pocono Cement Forms expects $900,000 in overhead...Ch. 4 - Job cost sheets show the following information:...Ch. 4 - Complete the information in the cost computations...Ch. 4 - During the year, a company purchased raw materials...Ch. 4 - Freeman Furnishings has summarized its data as...Ch. 4 - Coops Stoops estimated its annual overhead to be...Ch. 4 - MountaIn Peaks applies overhead on the basis of...Ch. 4 - The actual overhead for a company is $74,539....Ch. 4 - When setting its predetermined overhead...Ch. 4 - The following data summarize the operations during...Ch. 4 - The following events occurred during March for...Ch. 4 - A movie production studio incurred the following...Ch. 4 - For each item listed, state whether a job order...Ch. 4 - Rulers Company is a neon sign company that...Ch. 4 - Event Forms expects $120,000 in overhead during...Ch. 4 - Summary information from a companys job cost...Ch. 4 - Complete the information in the cost computations...Ch. 4 - During the year, a company purchased raw materials...Ch. 4 - Freeman Furnishings has summarized its data as...Ch. 4 - Queen Bees Honey, Inc., estimated its annual...Ch. 4 - Mountain Tops applies overhead on the basis of...Ch. 4 - The actual overhead for a company is $73,175....Ch. 4 - When setting its predetermined overhead...Ch. 4 - The following data summarize the operations during...Ch. 4 - The Following events occurred during March for...Ch. 4 - A leather repair shop incurred the following...Ch. 4 - Can a company use both job order costing and...Ch. 4 - If a job order cost system tracks the direct...Ch. 4 - What are the similarities in calculating the cost...Ch. 4 - If a company bases its predetermined overhead rate...Ch. 4 - How do the job cost sheets act as a subsidiary...Ch. 4 - How is a job order cost system used in a service...
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