An executive in a merchandising company receives an annual bonus equal to 5% of net income. Historically, the company has calculated cost of goods sold and ending inventory using LIFO and has maintained 30,000 of units in inventory for the last ten years. The executive is recommending the company reduce the number of units in year-end inventory to 1,000. Over the ten-year period, the cost per unit of inventory has increased from $60 per unit to $110 per unit.    Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:  In what ways would a reduction in inventory help the company?  In what ways would the change from LIFO to FIFO help the executive personally?  Would you approve the proposal to move from LIFO to FIFO? Why, or why not?

During March of the current year, Rolly Company purchased P3,500,000 raw materials. During the month, Reyes incurred P2,040,000 direct labor cost and applied 80% of direct labor cost. During the same month, there were changes in inventories as follows: Increase in raw materials P100,000; Decrease in work in process P150,000 and decrease in finished goods 75,000. If the goods available for sale is P7,500,000, what is the amount of finished goods at March 1?  a.P203,000 b.P278,000 c.P 0 d.P 75,000

Astro Company sold 23,000 units of its only product and reported income of $264, 600 for the current year. During a planning session for next year's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 44% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $156,000. Total units sold and the selling price per unit will not change. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31 Sales ($56 per unit) $ 1, 288,000 Variable costs ($35 per unit ) 805, 000 Contribution margin 483,000 Fixed costs 218,400 Income $ 264,600 Problem 18 - 3A (Algo) Part 1 1. Compute the break - even point in dollar sales for next year assuming the machine is installed. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Istanbul Company makes special equipment. Each unit sells for $420. Istanbul uses just-in-time inventory procedures; it produces and sells 12,500 units per year. It has provided the following income statement data: Traditional Format Sales revenue Cost of goods sold $5,250,000 3,100,000 Gross profit 2,150,000 Selling & admin. expenses 670,000 Operating income A) increase by $16,940. Contribution Margin Format Sales revenue Variable costs: Manufacturing Selling & admin. $1,480,000 Operating income B) decrease by $22,500. Manufacturing Selling & admin. Contribution margin C) increase by $27,500. Fixed costs: $5,250,000 1,200,000 400,000 3,650,000 A foreign company has offered to buy 110 units for a reduced sales price of $250 per unit. The marketing manager says the sale will have no negative impact the company's regular sales. The sales manager says that this sale will not require any additional selling and administrative costs, as it is a one-time deal. The production manager reports…

Whipple Company has sales revenue of $585,000. Cost of goods sold before adjustment is $335,000. The company uses machine hours to allocate manufacturing overhead and estimated 10,450 machine hours would be used during the year. For the year, manufacturing overhead was under-allocated by $13,400. The company's actual manufacturing overhead is $91,000. What is the actual gross profit?   Select one: a. $250,000 b. $159,000 c. $236,600 d. $104,400 e. $263,400