Exam 20: Inventory Management, Just-In-Time, and Simplified Costing Methods

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Answer the following questions using the information below: Digital Goods is a distributor of DVDs. DVD Mart is a local retail outlet which sells blank and recorded DVDs. DVD Mart purchases tapes from Digital Goods at $10.00 per DVD; DVDs are shipped in packages of 25. Digital Goods pays all incoming freight, and DVD Mart does not inspect the DVDs due to Digital Goods' reputation for high quality. Annual demand is 208,000 DVDs at a rate of 4,000 DVDs per week. DVD Mart earns 15% on its cash investments. The purchase-order lead time is one week. The following cost data are available: -What are the relevant total costs?

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Question 121

If Jackson Collectibles, Inc. has a safety stock of 70 units and the average weekly demand is 14 units, how many days can be covered if the shipment from the supplier is delayed ?

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Question 122

Carrying costs arise when an organization experiences an ability to deliver its goods to its customers.

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Question 123

Backflush costing does not strictly adhere to generally accepted accounting principles. Explain why. Also, describe the types of businesses that might use backflush costing.

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Question 124

Answer the following questions using the information below: Owen-King Company sells optical equipment. Lens Company manufactures special glass lenses. Owen-King Company orders 5,200 lenses per year, 100 per week, at $20 per lens. Lens Company covers all shipping costs. Owen-King Company earns 30% on its cash investments. The purchase-order lead time is 2.5 weeks. Owen-King Company sells 125 lenses per week. The following data are available: -What is the economic order quantity for Owen-King Company?

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If Jackson Collectibles, Inc. has a safety stock of 70 units and the average weekly demand is 14 units, how many days can be covered if the shipment from the supplier is delayed ?

Carrying costs arise when an organization experiences an ability to deliver its goods to its customers.

Backflush costing does not strictly adhere to generally accepted accounting principles. Explain why. Also, describe the types of businesses that might use backflush costing.

The Accountants Role in the Organization

An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Job Costing

Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management

Master Budget and Responsibility Accounting

Flexible Budgets, Direct-Cost Variances, and Management Control

Flexible Budgets, Overhead Cost Variances, and Management Control

Inventory Costing and Capacity Analysis

Determining How Costs Behave

Decision Making and Relevant Information

Pricing Decisions and Cost Management

Strategy, Balanced Scorecard, and Strategic Profitability Analysis

Cost Allocation, Customer-Profitability Analysis, and Sales-Variance Analysis

Allocation of Support-Department Costs, Common Costs, and Revenues

Cost Allocation: Joint Products and Byproducts

Process Costing

Spoilage, Rework, and Scrap

Balanced Scorecard: Quality, Time, and the Theory of Constraints

Capital Budgeting and Cost Analysis

Management Control Systems, Transfer Pricing, and Multinational Considerations

Performance Measurement, Compensation, and Multinational Considerations

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