Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 1, Problem 6TIF
Geek Chic Company provides computer repair services for the community. Obie Won’s computer was not working, and he called Geek Chic for a home repair visit. Geek Chic Company’s technician arrived at 2:00 PM to begin work. By 4:00 PM, the problem was diagnosed as a failed circuit board. Unfortunately, the technician did not have a new circuit board in the truck because the technician’s previous customer had the same problem and a board was used on that visit. Replacement boards were available back at Geek Chic Company’s shop. Therefore, the technician drove back to the shop to retrieve a replacement board. From 4:00 to 5:00 PM, Geek Chic Company’s technician drove the round trip to retrieve the replacement board from the shop.
At 5:00 PM, the technician was back on the job at Obie’s home. The replacement procedure is somewhat complex because a variety of tests must be performed once the board is installed. The job was completed at 6:00 PM.
Obie’s repair bill showed the following:
Obie was surprised at the size of the bill and asked for more detail supporting the calculations. Geek Chic Company responded with the following explanations:
The labor charge per hour is detailed as follows:
Further explanations in the differences in the hourly rates are as follows:
- a.
If you were in Obie’s position, how would you respond to the bill? Are there parts of the bill that appear incorrect to you? If so, what argument would you employ to convince Geek Chic Company that the bill is too high? - b. Use the headings that follow to construct a table. Fill in the table by listing the costs identified in the activity in the left-hand column. For each cost, place a check mark in the appropriate column identifying the correct cost classification. Assume that each service call is a job.
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Geek Chic Company provides computer repair services for the community. Obie Won’s computer was not working, and he called Geek Chic for a home repair visit. Geek Chic Company’s technician arrived at 2:00 pm to begin work. By 4:00 pm, the problem was diagnosed as a failed circuit board. Unfortunately, the technician did not have a new circuit board in the truck because the technician’s previous customer had the same problem and a board was used on that visit. Replacement boards were available back at Geek Chic Company’s shop. Therefore, the technician drove back to the shop to retrieve a replacement board. From 4:00 to 5:00 pm, Geek Chic Company’s technician drove the round trip to retrieve the replacement board from the shop.At 5:00 pm, the technician was back on the job at Obie’s home. The replacement procedure is somewhat complex because a variety of tests must be performed once the board is installed. The job was completed at 6:00 pm.
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Dylan worked for a propane gas distributor as an accounting clerk in a small Midwestern town. Last winter, his brother Mike lost his job at the machine plant. By January, temperatures were sub-zero, and Mike had run out of money. Dylan saw that Mike’s account was overdue, and he knew Mike needed another delivery to heat his home. He decided to credit Mike’s account and debit the balance to the parts inventory because he knew the parts manager, the owner’s son, was incompetent and would never notice the extra entry. Months went by, and Dylan repeated the process until an auditor ran across the charges by chance. When the owner fired Dylan, he said, “If you had only come to me and told me about Mike’s situation, we could have worked something out.”
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Dylan worked for a propane gas distributor as an accounting clerk in a small Midwestern town. Last winter, his brother Mike lost his job at the machine plant. By January, temperatures were sub-zero, and Mike had run out of money. Dylan saw that Mike’s account was overdue, and he knew Mike needed another delivery to heat his home. He decided to credit Mike’s account and debit the balance to the parts inventory because he knew the parts manager, the owner’s son, was incompetent and would never notice the extra entry. Months went by, and Dylan repeated the process until an auditor ran across the charges by chance. When the owner fired Dylan, he said, “If you had only come to me and told me about Mike’s situation, we could have worked something out.”
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What effect would Dylan’s actions have on the balance sheet? The income statement?
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Managerial Accounting
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