Explore BrainMass

Explore BrainMass

    Management Accounting

    BrainMass Solutions Available for Instant Download

    Managerial Accounting

    Please see attached file for full problem description. 1. Edgar Auto Manufacturing Company produces cars for both the American and Japanese markets. It currently manufactures the transmissions that go into the cars. Hoyotsu Corp. has offered to provide transmissions to the company for $400 each. The company now produces 5,

    Managerial Accounting

    See attached file for full problem description. EX. 1). Martz Corp. has 3 departments. Data for the most recent year is as follows: C A T Sales 4,000 1,920 2,240 Var. Expenses 3,280 1,420

    Variable and Fixed Cost - contribution Margins

    See attached file for full problem description. 1. Calculate the contribution margin for each antique. For purposes of this computation, ignore the sales commission as one of the variable cost. 2. Calculate the MONTHLY break-even units for each antique, once again, ignoring the variable cost for the sales commission. 3. T

    Fixed Cost to Variable Cost

    One member of your team emailed you and stated that she believes Claire's Antiques should work to convert the fixed costs to variable costs. She wants to know if this is a good idea. Why or why not? If not, then when would it be a good idea? Reply to your friend with the answers to her questions. In your reply, identify the type

    Responsibilities of Managerial Accounting

    Congratulations! You have been hired by Claire's Antiques as its new accountant. Since Claire's Antiques is a small company, you will responsible for all of its accounting functions related to financial and managerial accounting. You are explaining your new role to your friend. After explaining what you do, she expressed sur

    The solution to Cost allocation

    A company has two major businesses that it operates. One business manufactures and sells unicycles for commercial use in circuses, etc. (total sales of $150M), and the other sells bicycles to the public (total sales of $20M). The unicycle business occupies 75,000 square feet of the manufacturing warehouse and the bicycle busines

    Equivalent Units and Costs per Unit

    Motormania makes diesel engines. All direct materials are introduced at the start of the process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. May 1 there was no beginning WIP inventory, but 485,000 units were started. At the end of May, there were 90,000 units still in process at the 70% stage of completi

    Managerial Accounting

    Like Magic Company. See attached file for full problem description. LIKE MAGIC COMPANY Four years ago, Tom Turner developed a new type of cream to improve skin appearance. After a few weeks of tests, his wife, Tracy, and her friends declared that the cream worke

    Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts

    Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts 1. Explain the effect of undercosting or overcosting on profitability. 2. Explain ratio analysis and their purpose. Do you think that all of the ratio analysis is necessary, if not, please explain. 3. Describe the factors involved in communicating useful financial informa

    Classifying Cost Items

    Classify the cost items as direct or indirect , fixed or variable. Cost Item D or I F or V a. Salary of the production department manager who oversees manufacturing. b. Salaries of company founders. C. Cardboard trays used to

    Cost Accumulation and Allocation Problem

    Belcher Manufacturing Company makes two different products, M and N. The company's twp departments are names after the products; for example, Products M is made in Department M. Belcher's accountant has identifies the following annual costs associated with these two products. Financial Data Salary of vice president of pr

    Fixed versus variable cost behavior

    Hernandez trophies makes and sells trophies it distributes to little league ballplayers. The company normally produces and sells between 10,000 and 13,000 trophies per year. The following cost data apply to various activity levels. Number of trophies 10,000 11,000 12,000

    Classifying Cost

    Use the following format to classify each cost as a product cost or a general, selling, and administrative (G,S,A) cost. Also indicate whether the cost would be recorded as an asset or an expense. The first is shown as an example. Cost Category Product, G, S, & A Asset

    Management Accounting

    Management accounting is guided by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The IMA has issued a statement entitled Standards of Ethical Conduct for Management Accountants. The following are the main components of this statement: competence, confidentiality, integrity, and objectivity. Using the Library and other cours

    Cost Drivers Definition

    What are cost drivers? How do cost drivers relate to cost pools? Describe some cost pools and identify two or three different cost drivers for each of these cost pools.

    Cost of the Equipment

    10. Company A purchased equipment for $10,000. Sales tax on the purchase was $500. Other costs incurred were freight charges of $200, repairs of $350 for damage during installation and installation costs for $225. What is the cost of the equipment?

    Cost approaches to pricing

    Josie's Place Inn, a proposed 30 rooms motel with a fully equipped restaurant, will cost $750000 to construct. An estimated additional $50000 will be invested in the business as working capital. Of the total $800000 investment, $400000 is to be secured from the Columbo Federal Bank at the rate of 10% interest. The proje

    Help with this problem

    SomethingNew is a small one-person company that provides elaborate and imaginative wedding cakes to order for very large wedding receptions. The owner of the company would like to understand the cost structure of the company and has compiled the following records of activity and costs incurred. The owner believes that the number

    What is the opportunity cost of this investment?

    The Hopedale Inn invested in a 10-acre plot of land for future development 20 years ago. It purchased this land for $100000 and it could be sold today for $500000. The Hopedale Inn's average and incremental tax rates are 22% and 30%, respectively. The Inn is considering building a new lodging facility on this land. Q: What is

    Managerial Accountings

    Dilbert Farm Supply is located in a small town in the rural west. Data regarding the store's operations follow: Sales are budgeted at $260,000 for November, $230,000 for December, and $210,000 for January. Collections are expected to be 80% in the month of sale, 19% in the month following the sale, and 1% uncollectible. The

    Opportunity Cost

    Trying to understand how to Opportunity cost work in my problem and how to set it up in computing for operating income. Please see attachment 2-31 2-31 Opportunity Cost Healthy Hearth specializes in lunches for health conscious. The company produces a small selection of lunch offering each day. The menu selections m

    Cost Concepts Scenarios

    I am having a difficult tim understanding this. I have attached the spreadsheet and also the scenario. I needed it done yesterday:( Can someone help me. In 2005, AFC produced 23,000 frames and provided 1,000 custom framing services and sold 20,000 frames. Holding the sales and framing service constant, suppose the president i

    Cost Allocation Table and Cover Memo

    You are the Division Manager for personal computers at Technology Unlimited. As the Division Manager, you are responsible for deciding which PC's to manufacture. Currently your division manufactures three different models of personal computers: 1. Your Entry Level PC is losing money. Sales are $200,000 on 20,000 units. Va

    Role of cost drives

    What is the role of cost drivers in an activity-based cost system? Explain how analysis of cost drivers can be useful in identifying inefficient activities and the cause(s) of inefficiency.

    Assessing Cost Drivers

    Discuss the implications of GASBS 34 and government-wide financial reporting on the budgeting process in a city. Note: Please cite the sources

    Determine cost of an asset

    Northeast Logging Co. of $120,000. The seller agreed to allow a 5 percent discount because Northeast paid cash. Delivery terms were FOB shipping point. Freight cost amounted to $2,500. Northeast had to hire an individual to operate the saw. Northeast had to build a special platform to mount the saw. The cost of the platfor

    Managerial Accounting: Four Questions

    Question One: What does the ratio return on investment (ROI) measure and what are some of the possible ways it can be computed? Question Two: What are the two critical elements in the legal definition of fraud? Explain. Question Three: Describe a situation where an employee might feel justified in committing fraud again