Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134128528
Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.17AE
Identify type of costing system (Learning Objective 1)
For each of the following companies, specify whether each company would be more likely to use
- a. Janitorial services company
- b. Soup manufacturer
- c. Commercial plumbing contractor
- d. Toothpaste manufacturer
- e. Catering service
- f. Shipbuilder
- g. Company providing Web design services
- h. Medical practice of six doctors and four physician assistants
- i. Soft drink bottler
- j. Movie studio
- k. Plastic bottle manufacturer
- l. Architect
- m. Temporary staffing agency
- n. Oil refinery
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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.
S17-1 Distinguishing between job order costing and process costing
Learning Objective 1
Would the following companies most likely use job order costing or process
costing?
a. A manufacturer of refrigerators
b. A manufacturer of specialty wakeboards
c. A manufacturer of luxury yachts
d. A professional services firm
e. A landscape contractor
f. A custom home builder
g. A cell phone manufacturer
h. A manufacturer of frozen pizzas
i. A manufacturer of multivitamins
j. A manufacturer of tennis shoes
Activity-Based Costing, Lean Operations, and the Costs of Quality
E4-24A Compare traditional and ABC allocations on a job (Learning Objective 2)
Radley Products has adopted an ABC costing system. The following manufacturing activi-
ties, indirect manufacturing costs, and cost drivers have been identified:
Activity
Machine setup
Total estimated MOH
costs related to activity
Total estimated amount of
allocation base activity
$ 120,000
$1,050,000
Machining
Polishing
Quality control
Facility-level costs
sdngas 000'
6,000 machine hours
10,000 polishing cloths
4,000 tests run
50,000 DL hours
000'08
$ 280,000
$ 120.000
Total manufacturing overhead (MOH)
$1.650.000
The Job Cost Record for Job #624 revealed that direct materials requisitioned for the
job totaled $1,050. The Job Cost Record also showed that direct labor for this job totaled
10 hours at a wage rate of 525 per hour.
Other data collected on the resources used by Job #624 included:
1 machine setup required
5 machine hours
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 1) For which of the following...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 2) Which of the following...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 2) Which of the following...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 3) The amount of manufacturing...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 4) Which of the following is...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 5) Which of the following is...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 5) Assuming the amount of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 8QCCh. 3 - Prob. 9QCCh. 3 - Prob. 10QC
Ch. 3 - Identify product costs, period costs, and product...Ch. 3 - Decide on product costing system (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine the flow of costs between inventory...Ch. 3 - Understanding key document terms in a job cost...Ch. 3 - Compute a professional billing rate (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.6SECh. 3 - Continuation of S3-6: compute total allocated...Ch. 3 - Continuation of S3-7: determine over- or under...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.9SECh. 3 - Calculate job cost and billing at appliance repair...Ch. 3 - Calculating overallocated or underallocated...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.12SECh. 3 - Record manufacturing labor costs (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.14SECh. 3 - Prob. 3.15SECh. 3 - Understanding key terms (Learning Objectives 1, 2,...Ch. 3 - Identify type of costing system (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.18AECh. 3 - Determine the cost of a job and use it for pricing...Ch. 3 - Compute a predetermined overhead rate and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.21AECh. 3 - Prob. 3.22AECh. 3 - Determine the cost of a job (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Compare bid prices under two different allocation...Ch. 3 - Analyze manufacturing overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Record manufacturing overhead (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Analyze T-accounts (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, ...Ch. 3 - Job cost and bid price at a consulting firm...Ch. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Identify type of costing system (Learning...Ch. 3 - Understand the flow of costs in a job cost shop...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.33BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.34BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.35BECh. 3 - Sustainability and job costing (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine the cost of a job (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Compare bid prices under two different allocation...Ch. 3 - Analyze manufacturing overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Record manufacturing overhead (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Analyze T-accounts (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, ...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.43BECh. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Analyze Manufacturing Overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at an advertising agency (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at a consulting firm (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prepare job cost record (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Determine and record job costs (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine flow of costs through accounts (Learning...Ch. 3 - Analyze Manufacturing Overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at an advertising agency (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at a consulting firm (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prepare job cost record (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Determine and record job costs (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine flow of costs through accounts (Learning...Ch. 3 - Job costing or process costing for wedding...Ch. 3 - Discussion Questions 1. Why would it be...Ch. 3 - Unwrapped or How Its Made Go to www.YouTube.com...Ch. 3 - Ethics involved with choice of cost driver...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.61ACTCh. 3 - Issues with cost of job (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...
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