(INTU) develops and sells software products for the personal finance market, including popular titles such as Quickbooks® and TurboTax®. Classify each of the following costs and expenses for this company as either variable or fixed to the number of units produced and sold: Packaging costs Sales commissions Property taxes on general offices Shipping expenses Straight-line depreciation of computer equipment President’s salary Salaries of software developers Salaries of human resources personnel Wages of telephone order assistants Costs of providing online support Users’ guides

Pace Company makes computer chips. Sam is manager of the company's maintenance department. Because his maintenance technicians are so well trained in maintaining expensive and sensitive circuit board stamping equipment, Sam has been authorized to contract to perform maintenance for outside customers. In this company, the maintenance department is likely organized as: a) A profit center. Ob) A revenue center. c) A cost center. d) An investment center.

Question 1: Assume a local hotel is a service entity. Give some examples of the hotel’s direct and indirect costs, specifying the cost object of each. How might the hotel’s management use this information? Question 2: Discuss what may be the issues in using process costing to estimate the cost of the services produced in mass service entities. Question 3: The following costs relate to Telecommunications Fiji Inc. 1. The salaries of the technicians who install new phone and data lines. 2. The salaries of the scientists and engineers who develop new services. 3. The cost of cables used to connect new services. 4. The salaries paid to sales staff. 5. The salaries of staff who deal with customer complaints. 6. The cost of fuel for vans used by technicians who install new services. 7. The cost of advertising in the newspapers. 8. The salaries of technicians who resolve service problems. 9. The cost of fuels for vans used by technicians who resolve service problems. Required: Classify the…

Suppose the smartphone manufacturer Peony Electronics provides the following information for its costs last month (in millions): (Click the icon to view the costs.) Read the requirements. Requirements 1, 2 and 3. Classify each of these costs according to its place in the value chain. Within the production category, break the costs down further into three subcategories: Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Manufacturing Overhead. Then calculate the total cost for each value chain category. (Enter amounts in millions. If an input field is not used in the table, leave the input field empty; do not enter a zero.) Cost Delivery expense Salaries of salespeople Chipset Exterior case for phone Assembly-line workers' wages Technical support hotline Depreciation on plant and equipment Rearrange production process 1-800 (toll-free) line for customer orders Scientists' salaries Total costs Cost R and D $ 14 Peony Electronics Value Chain Cost Classification Direct Design Materials LA 60 5 $…

Selected costs related to Apple's iPhone are listed below. Classify each cost as either direct materials, direct labor, factory overhead, selling expenses, or general and administrative expenses. 1. Wages for employees who maintain assembly equipment 2. Wages for assembly workers 3. Battery component 4. Microphone component 5. Wages for factory equipment operators 6. Camera component 7. Office accountant salary 8. Advertising campaigns

I need answers to all parts in this question.     Cost Description Possible Measure of Activity 1. Salary of production manager at a surfboard manufacturer Surfboards produced 2. Cost of solder used in making computers Computers produced 3. Cost of dough used at a pizza shop Pizzas cooked 4. Janitorial wages at a surfboard manufacturer Surfboards produced 5. Salary of the controller at a hospital Number of patients 6. Cost of sales at an electronics store Dollar sales 7. Cost of testing materials used in a medical lab Tests run 8. Cost of heating an electronics store Dollar sales 9. Cost of electricity for production equipment at a surfboard manufacturer Surfboards produced 10. Depreciation on shelving at a book store Dollar sales Required:For each item above, indicate whether the cost is MAINLY fixed or variable with respect to the possible measure of activity listed next to it.   Essay  Toolbar navigation opens in a dialog

For apparel manufacturer Abercrobmie & Fitch, Inc., classify each of the following costs as either a product cost or a period cost: Research and development costs Depreciation on sewing machines Fabric used during production Depreciation on office equipment Advertising expenses Repairs and maintenance costs for sewing machines Salary of production quality control supervisor Utility costs for office building Sales commissions Salaries of distribution center personnel Wages of sewing machine operators Factory janitorial supplies Chief financial officer’s salary Travel costs of media relations employees Factory supervisors’ salaries Oil used to lubricate sewing machines Property taxes on factory building and equipment

Hello! Please help me answer the question and activity costs. they are both in bold. Thank you!! :)   Selecting Chart of Accounts The company’s accounting intern is new and has confused the Finn Corporation’s regular chart of accounts with the proposed chart of accounts for the lean accounting system. Review the charts of accounts on the Chart of Accounts I and Chart of Accounts II, and then answer the following question. Which chart of accounts should Finn Corporation most likely implement if they want to use lean accounting principles? (chart of accounts I, chart of accounts II, both will work equally well)     Question Content Area Cost of Quality Report This year, Finn Corporation implemented programs designed to assess the costs of quality for the company. However, the company recently suffered a data loss, and some of its records have been either partially or completely erased. The accounting intern for Finn Corporation has located a copy of a recent cost of quality…

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