Explore BrainMass

Explore BrainMass

    Financial Accounting & Bookkeeping

    BrainMass Solutions Available for Instant Download

    Break-even point calculation

    Equation 9-3: B=FC / (P-V), where B = break-even demand, FC = fixed cost of setting up for production, P= unit price, and V = variable cost of production. A clinic currently sends out its laundry at an average cost of $10 per load. If it acquires its own laundry facilities, at a cost of $500, its average cost per load will f

    Accounting

    The project will demonstrate your comprehension of managerial accounting and your ability to effectively communicate in writing. The purpose of this Project is to give you hands-on experience in a manufacturing process - for example baking a cake. All the key elements of direct materials, labor and applied manufacturing

    Accounting: Cost of goods manufactured

    Last month a manufacturing company had the following operating results: Beginning finished goods inventory ................................................... $84,000 Ending finished goods inventory ........................................................ $71,000 Sales ..............

    Accounting

    Using the following data for February, calculate the cost of goods manufactured: Direct materials 34,000 Direct labor 18,000 Manufacturing overhead 17,000 Beginning work in process inventory 13,000 Ending work in process inventory 10,000 The cost of goods manufactured was: (a) 69,000 (b) 72

    Cost of Goods Sold Accounting

    The manufacturing operations of Jones Company had the following inventory balances for the month of March: Inventories March 1 March 31 Raw materials 13,000 15,000 Work in process 4,000 9,000 Finished goods 30,000 23,000 Reference: 2-7 If the company transferred 39,000 of completed goods from wo

    Cost per Unit Problem

    At a sales volume of 30,000 units, Carne Company's total fixed costs are 40,000 and total variable costs are 52,500. The relevant range is 20,000 to 40,000 units. Reference: 2-8 If Carne Company were to sell 40,000 units, the total expected cost per unit would be: (a) 3 (b) 2.75 (c) 2.83 (d) 1.75

    Financial accounting

    Balls and Batts , Inc .purchased equipment on January1, 2005 ,at a cost of $100,000.The estimated usefull life is 4 years with a salvage value of $10,000. Complete the following tasks: Prepare 2 different depreciation schedules for the equipment --one using the double-declining balance method ,and the other using the straight

    Accounting: what do numbers means

    Please view these websites and tell me what did you learn: http://www.fool.com/School/Valuation/HowToReadABalanceSheet.htm http://www.fasb.org

    What role(s) do financial institutions play in financial intermediation

    Scenario: You are a financial analyst in the finance division of Strident Marks, a manufacturing company that has recently gone through the initial public offering (IPO) process and has become a public company. Strident Marks has annual sales revenue of approximately $50 million and makes seven unique and distinct products

    Gross Pay and Deductions

    O'Connor works as a cook for a Steak 'n Shake diner. His straight-time pay is $10 per hour, with time and a half for hours in excess of 40 hours a week. O'Connor's payroll deductions include withheld income tax of 7% of total earnings, FICA tax of 8% of total earnings, and a weekly deduction of $5 for a charitable contribution t

    Financial Accounting

    Please find 2 problems attached. It is very important that all compuations are shown, and would be preferable if they would be cost in excel. --- 19. Problem 4 On December 31, 2003 the adjusted trial balance of Baden Personnel Agency shows the following selected data: Commission Receivable, $12,000 Commission Revenue,

    Loonie Corporation: Cost accounting allocation methods proposed by Revenue Canada

    See the attached file. Based on the information attached, take on the task of obtaining a cost per unit figure the would hold up to the criteria proposed by Revenue Canada. This project will entail using several allocation methods and inventory techniques, which you will need to configure in multiple perspectives before you

    Non-financial managerial accounting

    We were given a paper to write about what metrics, financial and non-financial, that managerial accountants can use to make the company more successful. I have the financial aspect under control, however; I am stuck on some non-financial metrics. I am looking for a list of their names (so that I can do some research) and a sho

    Activity Based Costing Example Problem

    How effective is Activity Based Costing as an accounting system when compared with the traditional full cost absorption system? Just looking for some info on ABC and why it is used a lot more nowadays than the more traditional systems. What are the main advantages of it over the full cost absorption system?

    FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (WILLIAMS, HAKA, BETTNER, MEIGS) CHAPTER 1-5 SOLUTIONS

    Solution to select discussion questions on chapters 1-5 from the text "Financial Accounting" by Williams, Haka, Bettner, and Meigs. These are the actual questions from the text, the answers can be found in the actual attachment. Chapter 1, Question 2: Accounting is sometimes described as the language of business. What is

    Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use Problem Questions

    I have attached Problems Questions in JPEG format in step 3. Please note that Problem 5-19 has a second required question. Below is the description: Required #1: Please refer to JPEG file. Required #2: Prepare a table showing the total fixed cost per month and variable cost per ingot under each of the three methods used

    Cost Accounting

    24. A company sells three different types of satellite dishes in Ontario, but sells only one type in Alberta. Available data are that the budgeted sales mix percentage in Ontario is .35(type 1), and .25(type 2). The contribution margins per unit are $200 (1), and $120 (2), and $140 (3). Calculate the budgeted contribution marg

    Tropical Fruits Cost accounting: direct materials price and efficiency variances

    VII. ( 12 pts.) Tropical Fruits, Inc. processes tropical fruit into fruit salad mix, which it sells to a food-service company. Tropical Fruits has in its budget the following standards for the direct materials inputs to produce a batch of 80 kilograms of tropical fruit salad: 50 kilograms of pineapple at $1.00 per kilogram; 3

    Accounting

    Use the Pier 1 Imports' financial statements to answer the following questions: Does Pier 1 have a significant amount of bad debts? How can you tell? What types of debt does Pier 1 Company have? Where did you find this information? In addition to selling treasury stock, a company may use treasury stock when stock opt

    Provide a two three sentence reponse based on the selected paragraph

    It is often alleged that the value of financial statement information is compromised by the latitude that GAAP gives to management. Companies can use different accounting methods to summarize and report the outcome of otherwise similar transactions. Inventory valuation and depreciation are examples in which GAAP allows several a

    Multiple Choice Financial Accounting problems

    (See attached file for full problem description) --- I CASH FLOW Condensed financial data for West Corporation are given below. WEST CORPORATION Comparative Balance Sheet December 31 Assets 2003

    COST ACCOUNTING

    Cost Accounting: A managerial Emphasis 3rd Canadian Edition You will prepare the appropriate analysis of the data and prepare a written report to support your conclusions, along with supporting schedules. The paper will be typed, using single spacing. The length of the paper is left to your determination, yet I would expe

    Cost accounting

    Cost accounting: A managerial emphasis 3rd Canadian edition ISBN: 0130355801 Chapter 14/ question 21 E-BOOKS is an online book retailer. The company has four departments. The two revenue producing departments are corporate sales and consumer sales. The two support departments are administrative (human resources, accounting and

    Accounting and Forecasting- Merits of Financial Ratios

    Financial ratios are important to the understanding of the financial health of a company. You and your colleagues work for a financial services firm. Your are discussing the merits of the various financial ratios. Identify four financial ratios and state what they tell you about a firm and why it's important to understand what t

    Calculate the cost incurred by Lodi Community Hospital to care for Bill.

    Bill Watts awoke with intense pain in his side. After a 911 call, he was transported to the emergency room at Lodi Community Hospital, where he underwent surgery for a ruptured appendix. The surgical procedure required 30 minutes. His hospital stay lasted three days, one of which was classified as acuity level 2. The fol

    Multiple Choice Questions and short answer questions in Financial Accounting.

    Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Monumental Toys sold merchandise to a customer on credit. The invoice amount was $2,000; the invoice date was August 10; credit terms were 1/10, n/30. Which one of the following statements is true? a. The customer can take a $20 d

    Financial and Managerial Accounting is assessed.

    The different types of reports generated by financial and managerial accounting and their purposes: What types of reports are generated by financial accounting? what type of reports are generated by managerial accounting? What are the purposes of each?