Managerial accounting exam 3 | Accounting homework help

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The Cowboys Company needs 20,000 units of a certain part to use in its production cycle. Cowboys is considering the possibility of buying the part from Dolphins Company instead of making it. Sixty percent of the fixed overhead will remain regardless of the decision made. Accounting records indicate the following data:

Cost to Cowboys to make the part:

Direct materials, $4

Direct labor, $16

Variable factory overheead, $18

Fixed factory overhead, $10

Cost to buy the part for Dolphins Company, $36

Which decision should Cowboys make & what is the total cost savings that would result?

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Zell Company derives two products, Great and Grand, from a single process. Great and Grand can be sold either as is or after further processing. Costs and selling prices are as follows:

Which of the following products should Zell Company process further?

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A company uses the net present value method to evaluate planned capital expenditures. Everything else being equal, the lower the required rate of return they use, the ____ will be the net present value.

(Fill in the blank above with correct choice from the ones provided below)

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Equipment is purchased at a cost of $39,000. As a result, annual cash revenues will increase by $20,000; annual cash operating expenses will increase by $7,000; straight-line depreciation is used; the asset has a ten-year life; the salvage value is $3,000. Assuming a tax bracket of 34%, determine the accounting rate of return? (round to the nearest %)

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A company uses the net present value methodology in making capital expenditure decisions. In making a decision where they have to choose among two pieces of equipment, which of the following pieces of information will be considered irrelevant

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Darlington Company is considering investing in an equipment, which will increase yearly cash revenues by $65000, and yearly cash expenses to operate the equipment by $30,000. The asset will cost $200,000, and will last 8 years, with a salvage value of $40,000. Assuming a tax rate of 39%, determine the net present value of this asset, if the company requires a 10% return on investments.

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Shirt Co. wants to purchase a new cutting machine for its sewing plant. The investment is expected to generate annual net cash inflows of $30,000, have a useful life of 8 years, and an estimated salvage value of $10,000. If Shirt Co. has a required rate of return of 12%, the maximum amount they will be willing to spend for this machine is:

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Which of the following statements is true–

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Co. X has gathered the following estimates: 
 

Co. X uses the net present value method to evaluate capital expenditures. Which of the following two machines has the higher net present value?

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The Sip & Dip Donut company is considering the acquisition of a new automatic donut dropper for $600,000. The machine will have a six-year life and will produce before tax cash savings of $200,000 each year. The asset is to be depreciated using the straight-line method with no salvage value. The company’s tax rate is 40 percent.

The after-tax net cash inflow on the investment is:

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The Sip & Dip Donut company is considering the acquisition of a new automatic donut dropper for $600,000. The machine will have a six-year life and will produce before tax cash savings of $200,000 each year. The asset is to be depreciated using the straight-line method with no salvage value. The company’s tax rate is 40 percent.

The payback period is:

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Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. During November 1999, they incurred joint processing costs of $420,000. Production and sales value information for November 1999 are as follows: 
 

The unit cost per case of Canned Tomatoes using the physical volume method is (rounded to 2 decimal places):

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Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. During November 1999, they incurred joint processing costs of $420,000. Production and sales value information for November 1999 are as follows: 
 

The joint cost allocated to Canned Tomatoes using the net realizable value method is (rounded to the closest $):

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Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. During November 1999, they incurred joint processing costs of $420,000. Production and sales value information for November 1999 are as follows: 
 

If the company has a philosophy of marking up their products 20% over cost, the selling price per case of Tomato Juice should be using the net realizable value method (rounded to 2 decimal places):

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Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. During November 1999, they incurred joint processing costs of $420,000. Production and sales value information for November 1999 are as follows: 
 

Red Sauce Canning Company is considering an option to further refine Catsup. By incurring an additional cost of $60,000, they will be able to increase their selling price of Catsup to $11.20 per case. Determine the incremental advantage (disadvantage) of this option? (round to the closest $)

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 Lenda Corporation manufactures three different products.  All three of these products must pass through a stamping machine in its fabrication department.  This machine is Lenda’s constrained resource.  Lenda would make the most profit if it produces the product that:

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