Managerial Accounting (4th Edition)
Managerial Accounting (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780133428377
Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 1QC
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To identify: Which types of companies have work in process inventory.

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Answer to Problem 1QC

Option c. manufacturing companies would have to work in process inventory.

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There are basically three types of companies:

  1. a. Service companies are an incorrect option as they deal in intangibles, so generally do not have inventories.
  2. b. Merchandising companies is an incorrect option as they resell tangible products that they buy from manufacturers and suppliers. The inventory carried on by these companies is generally finished goods inventory.
  3. c. Manufacturing companies are a correct option as they use labor, plant, and equipment to convert raw materials into finished products. Due to which they carry three types of inventories, raw materials inventory, work in process inventory, & finished goods inventory.
  4. d. All of the above is the incorrect option as given in the above explanation only c is the correct option.

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Managerial Accounting (4th Edition)

Ch. 2 - S2-2 Identify types of companies and their...Ch. 2 - S2-1 Identify type of company from balance sheets...Ch. 2 - S2-3 Classify costs by value chain function...Ch. 2 - 52-4 Classify costs as direct or indirect...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.5SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.6SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.7SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.8SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.9SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.11SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.10SECh. 2 - S2-12 Calculate direct materials used (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.13SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.14SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.15SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.16SECh. 2 - Prob. 2.17SECh. 2 - E2-18A Classify costs along the value chain for a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.19AECh. 2 - E2-20A Value chain and sustainability efforts...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.21AECh. 2 - Prob. 2.22AECh. 2 - Prob. 2.27AECh. 2 - Prob. 2.23AECh. 2 - Prob. 2.24AECh. 2 - E2-25A Compute Cost of Goods Manufactured and Cost...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.26AECh. 2 - Prob. 2.28AECh. 2 - Prob. 2.29AECh. 2 - Prob. 2.30BECh. 2 - Prob. 2.31BECh. 2 - Prob. 2.32BECh. 2 - Prob. 2.33BECh. 2 - Prob. 2.34BECh. 2 - E2-39B Work backward to find missing amounts...Ch. 2 - E2- 35 B Prepare a retailer’s income statement...Ch. 2 - E2-36B Compute direct materials used and Cost of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.37BECh. 2 - E2-38B Continues E2-37B: Prepare income statement...Ch. 2 - E2-40B Determine whether information is relevant...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.41BECh. 2 - Prob. 2.42APCh. 2 - Prob. 2.43APCh. 2 - P2-44A Prepare income statements (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.45APCh. 2 - Prob. 2.46APCh. 2 - Prob. 2.47BPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.48BPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.49BPCh. 2 - P2-50B Identify relevant information (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.51BPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.52ACT
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