
Managerial Accounting
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Author: John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Chapter 8, Problem 6PSA
Problem 21-6AA Materials, labor, and
Boss Company’s
Standard direct materials cost……………………………………………. | $ 100.000 |
Direct materials quantity variance (unfavorable)……………………….. | 3.000 |
Direct materials price variance (favorable) ……………………………….. | 500 |
Actual direct labor cost ……………………………………………………. | 90.000 |
Direct labor efficiency variance (favorable) ………………………………. | 7.000 |
Direct labor rato variance (unfavorable). ………………………………….. | 1.200 |
Actual overhead cost ………………………………………………………. | 375.000 |
Volume variance (unfavorable) ……………………………………………. | 12.000 |
Controllable variance (unfavorable)………………………………………….. | 9.000 |
Required
- Prepare December 31 journal entries to record the company’s costs and variances for the month. (Do not prepare the
journal entry to close the variances.) Check (1) Dr. Work in process Inventory (for overhead), $354.000
- Identify the variances that would attract the attention of a manager who uses management by exception. Explain what action (s) the manager should consider.
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$ millions
Assets
=
Liabilities
+
Equity
Hewlett-Packard
$106,882
=
$78,731
+
$ (a)
General Mills
$21,712
=
$ (b)
+
$5,307
Target
$ (c)
=
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a. Equity: $Answer 1
b. Liabilities: $Answer 2
c. Assets: $Answer 3
Determine the percentage of owner-financing for each company.
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Numerator
Denominator
% Owner-financed
Hewlett-Packard
Answer 4
Answer 5
General Mills
Answer 6
Answer 7
Target
Answer 8
Answer 9
Which of these companies is the most owner-financed? Answer 10Which of these companies is the most nonowner-financed? Answer 11
Chapter 8 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
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