Managerial Accounting
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Chapter 1, Problem 2E
EXERCISE 1-2 Classifying
The PC Works assembles custom computers from components supplied by various manufacturers. The company is very small and its assembly shop and retail sales store are housed in a single facility in a Redmond, Washington, industrial park. Listed below are some of the costs that are incurred at the company.
Required:
For each cost, indicate whether it would most likely be classified as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing
- The cost of a hard drive installed in a computer.
- The cost of advertising in the Puget Sound Computer Usernewspaper.
- The wages of employees who assemble computers from components.
- Sales commissions paid to the company’s salespeople.
- The salary of the assembly shop’s supervisor.
- The salary of the company’s accountant.
- Depreciation on equipment used to test assembled computers before release to customers.
- Rent on the facility' in the industrial park.
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Classifying Manufacturing Costs
The PC Works assembles custom computers from components supplied by various manufacturers. The company is very small and its assembly shop and retail sales store are housed in a single facility in a Redmond, Washington, industrial park. Listed below are some of the costs that are incurred at the company.
Required:
For each cost, indicate whether it would most likely be classified as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, selling, or an administrative cost.
1. The cost of a hard drive installed in a computer.
2. The cost of advertising in the Puget Sound Computer User newspaper.
3. The wages of employees who assemble computers from components.
4. Sales commissions paid to the company’s salespeople.
5. The salary of the assembly shop’s supervisor.
6. The salary of the company’s accountant.
7. Depreciation on equipment used to test assembled computers before release to customers.
8. Rent on the facility in the industrial park.
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Manufacturing Over head $ 500,000
Selling & Admin overhead $ 300,000
Total overhead Costs $ 800,000
The company ABC’s system has the following activity cost pools and activity measures;
Activity Costs Pool Activity Measures
Assembling Units……………………… Number of Units
Processing Order ……………………… Number of Orders…
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
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Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1—1 Identifying Direct and Indirect Costs...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-2 Classifying Manufacturing Costs LO1-2...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-3 Classifying Costs as Product or...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 14 Fixed and Variable Cost Behavior LO14...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5ECh. 1 - EXERCISE 1—6 Traditional and Contribution Format...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7ECh. 1 - EXERCISE 18 Product Costs and Period Costs;...Ch. 1 - Prob. 9ECh. 1 - Prob. 10ECh. 1 - EXERCISE 1—11 Cost Behavior; Contribution Format...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-12 Product and Period Cost Flows LO1–3...Ch. 1 - Prob. 13ECh. 1 - EXERCISE 1-14 Cost Classification 1O1–2, LO1–3,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 15ECh. 1 - EXERCISE 1–16 Cost Classifications for Decision...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-17 Classifying Variable and Fixed Costs...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 1-18 Direct and Indirect Costs; variable...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 1-19 Traditional and Contribution Format...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 120 Variable and Fixed Costs; Subtleties...Ch. 1 - Prob. 21PCh. 1 - Prob. 22PCh. 1 - PROBLEM 123 Cost Classification LO11, LO13, LO14...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 1-24 Different Cost Classifications for...Ch. 1 - Prob. 25PCh. 1 - CASE 1-26 Cost Classification and Cost Behavior...Ch. 1 - Prob. 27C
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