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Chapter 16: 11RQ (page 885)
What are the three manufacturing costs for a manufacturing company? Describe each.
The three manufacturing costs are direct material, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.
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Question:Classifying period costs and product costs
Lawlor, Inc. is the manufacturer of lawn care equipment. The company incurs the following costs while manufacturing weed trimmers:
• Shaft and handle of weed trimmer
• Motor of weed trimmer
• Factory labor for workers assembling weed trimmers
• Nylon thread used by the weed trimmer (not traced to the product)
• Glue to hold the housing together
• Plant janitorial wages
• Depreciation on factory equipment
• Rent on plant
• Sales commissions
• Administrative salaries
• Plant utilities
• Shipping costs to deliver finished weed trimmers to customers
Requirements
1. Describe the difference between period costs and product costs.
2. Classify Lawlor’s costs as period costs or product costs. If the costs are product costs, further classify them as direct materials, direct labor, or manufacturing overhead.
Preparing an income statement and calculating unit cost for a service company
The Glass Doctors repair chips in car windshields. The company incurred the following operating costs for the month of July 2018:
Salaries and wages \( 10,000
Windshield repair materials 4,100
Depreciation on truck 500
Depreciation on building and equipment 900
Supplies used 450
Utilities 4,550
The Glass Doctors earned \)25,000 in service revenues for the month of July by repairing 250 windshields. All costs shown are considered to be directly related to the repair service.
Requirements
1. Prepare an income statement for the month of July.
2. Compute the cost per unit of repairing one windshield, rounded to the nearest cent.
3. The manager of The Glass Doctors must keep unit operating cost below $80 per windshield in order to get his bonus. Did he meet the goal?
What are product costs?
The Institute of Management Accountants’ Statement of Ethical Professional Practice requires managerial accountants to meet standards regarding competence, confidentiality, integrity, and credibility. Consider the following situations. Which standard(s) is(are) violated in each situation?
c. At a company-paid conference on e-commerce, you skip the afternoon session and go sightseeing
Give five examples of manufacturing overhead.
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