ACC 206 Principles of Accounting II

ACC 206 WEEK 5 Final Paper Focus of the Final Paper You’ve just been hired onto ABC Company as the corporate controller. ABC Company is a manufacturing firm that specializes in making cedar roofing and siding shingles. The company currently has annual sales of around $1.2 million, a 25% increase from the previous year. The company has an aggressive growth target of reaching $3 million annual sales within the next 3 years. The CEO has

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ACC 206 WEEK 2 While there are many instances of overlap between financial accounting and management accounting, each group’s primary focus is different. Review the Institute of Management Accounting’s (IMA) website, specifically the “About IMA” and the “Resources and Publications” sections of the website. Are you surprised by the topics that management accountants are focusing on? Why or why not? What in

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ACC 206 WEEK 5 a. long-term decisions. Briefly discuss the rationale that underlies management's belief. Columbia's management feels that the time value of money should be considered in all Equipment replacement decision Columbia Enterprises is studying the replacement of some equipment that originally cost $74,000. The equipment is expected to provide six more years of service if $8,700 of major repairs are performed in two years. Annual ca

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ACC 206 WEEK 5 Straightforward net-present-value and payback computations STL Entertainment is considering the acquisition of a sight-seeing boat for summer tours along the Mississippi River. The following information is available: Cost of boat $500,000 Service life 10 summer seasons Disposal value at the end of 10 seasons $100,000 Capacity per trip 300 passengers Fixed operating costs per season (including straight-line deprecia

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ACC 206 WEEK 5 Straightforward net present value and internal rate of return The City of Bedford is studying a 600-acre site on Route 356 for a new landfill. The startup cost has been calculated as follows: Purchase cost: $450 per acre Site preparation: $175,000 The site can be used for 20 years before it reaches capacity. Bedford, which shares a facility in Bath Township with other municipalities, estimates that the new location will s

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ACC 206 WEEK 5 calculations and net present value On January 2, 20X1, Bruce Greene invested $10,000 in the stock market and purchased 500 shares of Heartland Development, Inc. Heartland paid cash dividends of $2.60 per share in 20X1 and 20X2; the dividend was raised to $3.10 per share in 20X3. On December 31, 20X3, Greene sold his holdings and generated proceeds of $13,000. Greene uses the net-present- value method and desires a 16% return on i

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ACC 206 WEEK 4 Straightforward variance analysis Arrow Enterprises uses a standard costing system. The standard cost sheet for product no. 549 follows. Direct materials: 4 units @ $6.50 $26.00 Direct labor: 8 hours @ $8.50 68 Variable factory overhead: 8 hours @ $7.00 56 Fixed factory overhead: 8 hours @ 2.5 20 Total standard cost per unit $170.00 The following information pertains to activity for December: 1. Direct materia

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ACC 206 WEEK 4 Centron, Inc., has the following budgeted production costs: Direct materials $0.40 per unit Direct labor 1.80 per unit Variable factory overhead 2.20 per unit Fixed factory overhead Supervision $24,000 Maintenance 18,000 Other 12,000 The company normally manufactures between 20,000 and 25,000 units each quarter. Should output exceed 25,000 units, maintenance and other fixed costs are expected to increase by $6,

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acc 206 week 4 . Comprehensive budgeting The balance sheet of Watson Company as of December 31, 20X1, follows. WATSON COMPANY Balance Sheet December 31, 12X1 Assets Cash $4,595 Accounts receivable 10,000 Finished goods (575 units x $7.00) 4,025 Direct materials (2,760 units x $0.50) 1,380 Plant & equipment $50,000 Less: Accumulated depreciation 10,000 40,000 Total assets $60,000 Liabilities & Stockholders' Equit

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ACC 206 WEEK 3 Direct and absorption costing The information that follows pertains to Consumer Products for the year ended December 31, 20X6. Inventory, 1/1/X6 24,000 units Units manufactured 80,000 Units sold 82,000 Inventory, 12/31/X6 ? units Manufacturing costs: Direct materials $3 per unit Direct labor $5 per unit Variable factory overhead $9 per unit Fixed factory overhead $280,000 Selling & administrative expense

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