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Chapter 16: Q16-5SE-d (page 886)
Identifying product costs and period costs Classify each cost of a paper manufacturer as either a product cost or a period cost:
d. Salaries of the company’s top executives.
The salaries of company’s top executives 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.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs), including motorized and towable products. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets RVs as well as supporting products and services. The RVs are sold to consumers through a dealer network. On the August 29, 2015, balance sheet, Winnebago reported inventory of approximately \(112 million. Of this amount, approximately \)12 million, about 11%, was Finished Goods Inventory (Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3). Suppose Winnebago motor homes have an average sales price of $96,000 and cost of goods sold is 89% of sales. Thor Industries, Inc., a major competitor, has an average cost of goods sold of 86% of sales. For year ending August 29, 2015, Winnebago sold 9,097 motor homes (Form 10-K, Item 1 Business).
Requirements
1. Why would the Finished Goods Inventory be such a relatively small portion of total inventory?
2. What is the average cost of goods sold (in dollars) for a Winnebago motor home? What is the average gross profit?
3. If Winnebago could reduce production costs so that the average cost of goods sold is equal to their competitor’s average cost of goods sold, how much more profit would Winnebago earn on each motor home sold?
4. Based on 2015 sales, how much would operating income increase if the company reduced the average cost of goods sold to equal their competitor’s average cost of goods sold?
5. How could managers at Winnebago use managerial accounting to reduce costs and increase profits?
Preparing a schedule of cost of goods manufactured Wilson Corp., a lamp manufacturer, provided the following information for the year ended December 31, 2018:
Balances: Beginning Ending
Direct Materials \( 59,000 \) 23,000
Work-in-Process Inventory 109,000 62,000
Finished Goods Inventory 41,000 44,000
Other information:
Depreciation, plant building and equipment $ 16,000
Direct materials purchases 151,000
Insurance on plant 24,000
Sales salaries 47,000
Repairs and maintenance—plant 10,000
Indirect labor 39,000
Direct labor 121,000
Administrative expenses 60,000
Requirements 1. Use the information to prepare a schedule of the cost of goods manufactured.
1. What is the primary purpose of managerial accounting?
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.
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