College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
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Author: HEINTZ, James A.
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Chapter 25, Problem 1CP
CHALLENGE PROBLEM
This problem challenges you to apply your cumulative accounting knowledge to move a step beyond the material in the chapter.
The results of the operating activities of Kobe Company for the current year are as follows:
Based on these results, Kobe is considering discontinuing department C and establishing a new department D. The estimated revenues and expenses of the new department are as follows:
In addition, the proposed change will cause total indirect operating expenses to increase by $22,000.
REQUIRED
Determine whether Kobe should discontinue department C and establish department D.
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Suresh Company reports the following segment (department) Income results for the year.
Department P
$ 66,000
Sales
Expenses
Avoidable
Unavoidable
Total expenses
Income (loss)
Department
Department M
Department N
Department O
Department P
Department T
Department M Department N
$ 85,000
$ 45,000
Decision
17,800
58,200
76,000
$ 9,000
46,000
22,200
68,200
$ (23,200)
Department O
$ 79,000
19,300
5,800
25,100
$ 53,900
a. If the company plans to eliminate departments that have sales less than avoidable costs.
22,000
53,900
75,900
$ (9,900)
Department T
$ 39,000
52,200
21,000
73,200
$ (34,200)
Total
$ 314,000
157,300
161,100
318,400
$ (4,400)
department(s) would be eliminated?
do you want to improve the qualitative characteristics of your firms financial statements. Which of the following options would most likely improve the timeliness of your company's financial statements?
1. decreasing the useful life of property plant and equipment from 10 years to five
2. increasing the number of disclosures
3. increasing the frequency of statements from annually to quarterly
4. changing the timing of born revenues are recognized
A hotel corporation is preparing its end of year financial statements. Management has informed the accountant that in six weeks it will begin to close 12 of its properties. The accountant will provide information related to these future actions on the current end of year financial statements because of the ______________ principle.
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College Accounting, Chapters 1-27
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