Exam 21: Variable Costing

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Mackenzie, Inc. has collected the following data. (There are no beginning inventories.) Units produced 700 units Sales price \ 130 per unit Direct materials \ 30 per unit Direct labor \ 12 per unit Variable manufacturing overhead \ 10 per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead \ 17,400 per year Variable selling and administrative costs \ 5 per unit Fixed selling and administrative costs \ 19,700 per year What is the ending balance in Finished Goods Inventory using absorption costing if 400 units are sold? (Round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

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Healthy Environs Company provides cleaning services for residential and commercial customers. Following are data for the month of June: Residential Commercial Total Number of customers 600 400 1,000 Service revenue \ 48,000 \ 40,000 \ 88,000 Variable costs 14,000 Contribution margin 34,000 18,000 52,000 Fixed costs Operating income \ 11,000 For each type of customer, determine both the contribution margin per customer and the contribution margin ratio. Round to two decimal places. Show your computations. What type of service is more profitable?

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For short-term pricing decisions, variable costing is an appropriate costing method to use.

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Palmer's Plant Food Company sells two products, Quo-Eco and Quo-Pre, with a sales mix of 65% and 35%, respectively. Quo-Eco has a contribution margin per unit of $10, and Quo-Pre has a contribution margin per unit of $15. The company sold 1,000 total units in March. Requirements: a) Calculate the total contribution margin for the company. b) Assume the sales mix shifted to 50% for each product, and calculate the total contribution margin for the company.

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Verge, Inc. has two products-Le Cadre and La Bougie. Financial data for both the products follow: Le Cadre La Bougie Units sold 2200 units 600 units Sales price per unit \ 500 \ 1200 Variable manufacturing cost per unit 320 750 Sales commission (\% of sales) 7\% 4\% Verge has two sales representatives-Rosemary Wilson and Maria Blanco. Each representative sold a total of 1400 units during the month of March. Rosemary had a sales mix of 60% Le Cadre and 40% La Bougie. Maria had a sales mix of 80% Le Cadre and 20% La Bougie. Based on the above information, calculate Rosemary's total contribution to company profits.

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Petra, Inc. has collected the following data. (There are no beginning inventories.): Units produced 480 units Units sold 480 units Sales price \ 210 per unit Direct materials \ 40 per unit Direct labor \ 35 per unit Variable manufacturing overhead \ 30 per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead \ 11,000 per year Variable selling and administrative costs \ 10 per unit Fixed selling and administrative costs \ 10,000 per year What is the operating income using absorption costing? (Round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

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Following GAAP, the income statement issued to investors and creditors must ________.

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In the variable costing income statement, variable costs are reported separately from fixed costs.

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Sequoyah, Inc. reports the following information: Units produced 540 units Units sold 540 units Sales price \ 160 per unit Direct materials \ 30 per unit Direct labor \ 15 per unit Variable manufacturing overhead \ 10 per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead \ 20,000 per year Variable selling and administrative costs \ 5 per unit Fixed selling and administrative costs \ 10,000 per year What is the unit product cost using variable costing?

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When all the units produced are sold, the operating income calculated under absorption costing is higher when compared to the operating income calculated under variable costing. Assume that there is no beginning Finished Goods Inventory.

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In variable costing, fixed manufacturing overhead is considered a period cost because ________.

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Ceriweden, Inc. has provided the following financial data for the year: Units produced and sold 3,500 units Sales price \ 220 per unit Direct materials \ 25 per unit Direct labor \ 45 per unit Variable manufacturing overhead \ 30 per unit Variable selling and administrative costs \ 20 per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead \ 105,000 per year Fixed selling and administrative costs \ 140,000 per year There are no beginning inventories. Prepare an income statement for the year using the traditional format.

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For decisions that affect setting sales prices, consider the following decision focuses. State the appropriate costing method and the reason for your answer. Decision Focus Appropriate Costing Method Reason Short run Long run

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Last year, Adara Company produced 11,000 units and sold 9000 units. The company had no beginning inventory. They incurred the following costs: Direct materials per unit \ 18 Direct labor per unit \ 15 Variable overhead per unit \ 7 Total fixed manufacturing \ 55,000 pverhead Total selling and administrative \ 80,000 Adara's product cost per unit under variable costing is

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Yancey, Inc. reports the following information: Units produced 560 units Units sold 560 units Sales price \ 150 per unit Direct materials \ 10 per unit Direct labor \ 20 per unit Variable manufacturing overhead \ 30 per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead \ 22,000 per year Variable selling and administrative costs \ 5 per unit Fixed selling and administrative costs \ 10,000 per year What is the amount of unit product cost that will be considered for external reporting purposes? (Round any intermediate calculations and your final answer to the nearest cent.)

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Under absorption costing, the more units added to ending Finished Goods Inventory, the less fixed manufacturing overhead is '"hidden" in ending Finished Goods Inventory at the end of the accounting period.

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When more units are sold than produced, operating income is less under absorption costing than variable costing.

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In variable costing, the balance of ending Finished Goods Inventory includes fixed manufacturing overhead.

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The fixed manufacturing overhead is considered a product cost in variable costing and a period cost in absorption costing.

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When units produced exceed units sold, how does operating income differ between variable costing and absorption costing? Assume no beginning Finished Goods Inventory. Explain your answer.

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