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Chapter 16: Q16-5SE-f (page 886)
Identifying product costs and period costs Classify each cost of a paper manufacturer as either a product cost or a period cost:
f. Cost of TV ads.
The cost of TV ads will come under the period cost.
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Making ethical decisions
Sue Peters is the controller at Vroom, a car dealership. Dale Miller recently has been hired as the bookkeeper. Dale wanted to attend a class in Excel spreadsheets, so Sue temporarily took over Dale’s duties, including overseeing a fund used for gas purchases before test drives. Sue found a shortage in the fund and confronted Dale when he returned to work. Dale admitted that he occasionally uses the fund to pay for his own gas. Sue estimated the shortage at $450.
Requirements 2. Would you change your answer if Sue Peters was the one recently hired as controller and Dale Miller was a well-liked, long time employee who indicated he always eventually repaid the fund?
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?
e. You do not provide top management with the detailed job descriptions they requested because you fear they may use this information to cut a position in your department.
Comparing managerial accounting and financial accounting For each of the following, indicate whether the statement relates to managerial accounting (MA) or financial accounting (FA):
b. Provides detailed reports on parts of the company.
Question:Preparing an income statement and calculating unit cost for a service company
The Windshield Doctors repair chips in car windshields. The company incurred the following operating costs for the month of March 2018:
Salaries and wages \( 12,000
Windshield repair materials 4,600
Depreciation on truck 300
Depreciation on building and equipment 1,200
Supplies used 300
Utilities 460
The Windshield Doctors earned \)23,000 in service revenues for the month of March by repairing 500 windshields. All costs shown are considered to be directly related to the repair service.
Requirements
1. Prepare an income statement for the month of March.
2. Compute the cost per unit of repairing one windshield.
3. The manager of Windshield Doctors must keep unit operating cost below $50 per windshield in order to get his bonus. Did he meet the goal?
Identify each cost as a period cost or a product cost. If it is a product cost, further indicate if the cost is direct materials, direct labor, or manufacturing overhead. Then determine if the product cost is a prime cost and/or a conversion cost.
7. Wages of the office receptionist in an administrative office
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