Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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ISBN: 9781337115773
Author: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
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Chapter 3, Problem 35E
Cost Behavior, Classification
Smith Concrete Company owns enough ready-mix trucks to deliver up to 100,000 cubic yards of concrete per year (considering each truck’s capacity, weather, and distance to each job). Total truck
Required:
- 1. Prepare a graph for truck depreciation. Use the vertical axis for depreciation cost and the horizontal axis for cubic yards of cement.
- 2. Prepare a graph for raw materials. Use the vertical axis for cost and the horizontal axis for cubic yards of cement.
- 3. Assume that the normal operating range for the company is 90,000 to 96,000 cubic yards per year. Classify truck depreciation and raw materials as variable or fixed costs.
- 4. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Briefly describe actions that Smith management could take to reduce the truck depreciation cost from year to year.
- 5. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Briefly describe actions that Smith management could take to reduce the total raw materials cost from year to year.
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Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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