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Chapter 16: Q16-5SE-a (page 886)
Identifying product costs and period costs Classify each cost of a paper manufacturer as either a product cost or a period cost:
a. Salaries of scientists studying ways to speed forest growth.
The salaries of scientists will come under the period cost.
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This is the first problem in a sequence of problems for Piedmont Computer Company, a manufacturer of personal computers and tablets. During its first month of manufacturing, Piedmont Computer Company incurred the following manufacturing costs:
Balances: Beginning Ending
Direct Materials \( 10,500 \) 9,700
Work-in-Process Inventory 0 17,000
Finished Goods Inventory 0 31,000
Other information:
Direct materials purchases $ 16,000
Plant janitorial services 500
Sales salaries expense 10,000
Delivery expense 1,600
Sales revenue 1,100,000
Utilities for plant 16,000
Rent on plant 9,000
Customer service hotline costs 19,000
Direct labor 210,000
Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for Piedmont Computer Company for the month ended January 31, 2020.
What are product costs?
Comparing managerial accounting and financial accounting
Match the following terms to the appropriate statement. Some terms may be used more than once, and some terms may not be used at all.
Directing Managerial
Creditors Managers
Controlling Planning
Financial Stockholders
a. Accounting systems that must follow GAAP.
b. External parties for whom financial accounting reports are prepared.
c. The role managers play when they are monitoring day-to-day operations and keeping the company on track.
d. Internal decision makers.
e. Accounting system that provides information on a company’s past performance.
f. Accounting system not restricted by GAAP.
g. The management function that involves choosing goals and deciding how to achieve them
How is cost of goods manufactured calculated?
Identifying product costs and period costs Classify each cost of a paper manufacturer as either a product cost or a period cost:
g. Depreciation on the manufacturing plant.
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