Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781337115773
Author: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
Publisher: Cengage Learning
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter 2, Problem 7MCQ
To determine
Identify the type of firm of Person B.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
i started an icecream company called chills and fruit in which iam theaccountant/owner for this company.
can you tell me if my company will be a service or merchandising business anddescribe the goods or services that my company will be selling.
Lastly State the depreciation and any other (if applicable) accounting policies.
XYZ Company has two business units selling two different products. Business unit A produces and sells sprinkler heads and requires customers to pay for their purchase prior to the production of the sprinkler heads. Business unit A recognizes revenue at the time of payment. Business unit B produces and sells household faucets and allows customers to pay for their faucets after they are delivered to the customer. Business unit B recognizes revenue when the customer receives the product. What is the likely effect that will occur by management in measuring and comparing the performance of each business unit? A Business unit A will have overstated revenue in comparison to business unit B. B Business unit A and business unit B can be effectively compared. C Business unit A will have understated revenue in comparison to business unit B. D Management cannot effectively compare the business units.
O’Neil Office Supplies has a fleet of automobiles and trucks for use by salespersons and for delivery of office supplies and equipment. Collins AutoSales Co. has automobiles and trucks for sale. Under what caption would the automobiles and trucks be reported in the balance sheet of (a) O’Neil OfficeSupplies and (b) Collins Auto Sales Co.?
Chapter 2 Solutions
Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
Ch. 2 - Explain the difference between cost and expense.Ch. 2 - What is the difference between accumulating costs...Ch. 2 - What is a cost object? Give some examples.Ch. 2 - What is a direct cost? An indirect cost? Can the...Ch. 2 - What is allocation?Ch. 2 - What is the difference between a product and a...Ch. 2 - Define manufacturing overhead.Ch. 2 - Explain the difference between direct materials...Ch. 2 - Define prime cost and conversion cost. Why cant...Ch. 2 - How does a period cost differ from a product cost?
Ch. 2 - Define selling cost. Give five examples of selling...Ch. 2 - What is the cost of goods manufactured?Ch. 2 - What is the difference between cost of goods...Ch. 2 - What is the difference between the income...Ch. 2 - Why do firms like to calculate a percentage column...Ch. 2 - Accumulating costs means that a. costs must be...Ch. 2 - Product (or manufacturing) costs consist of a....Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Multiple-Choice...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 2 - The accountant in a factory that produces biscuits...Ch. 2 - Which of the following is an indirect cost? a. The...Ch. 2 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 2 - Kelloggs makes a variety of breakfast cereals....Ch. 2 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 2 - Stone Inc. is a company that purchases goods...Ch. 2 - JackMan Company produces die-cast metal bulldozers...Ch. 2 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 2 - Use the following information for Multiple-Choice...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Multiple-Choice...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Multiple- Choice...Ch. 2 - Prob. 16MCQCh. 2 - Use the following information for Multiple-Choice...Ch. 2 - 2-18 Use the following information for Multiple-...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Brief Exercises...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Brief Exercises...Ch. 2 - Direct Materials Used in Production Slapshot...Ch. 2 - Cost of Goods Manufactured Slapshot Company makes...Ch. 2 - Cost of Goods Sold Slapshot Company makes ice...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Brief Exercises...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Brief Exercises...Ch. 2 - Prob. 26BEACh. 2 - Prob. 27BEBCh. 2 - Prob. 28BEBCh. 2 - Direct Materials Used in Production Morning Smiles...Ch. 2 - 2-30 Cost of Goods Manufactured Morning Smiles...Ch. 2 - Cost of Goods Sold Morning Smiles Coffee Company...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Brief Exercises...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Brief Exercise:...Ch. 2 - Service Organization Income Statement Healing...Ch. 2 - Prob. 35ECh. 2 - Products versus Services, Cost Assignment Holmes...Ch. 2 - Assigning Costs to a Cost Object, Direct and...Ch. 2 - Total and Unit Product Cost Martinez Manufacturing...Ch. 2 - Cost Classification Loring Company incurred the...Ch. 2 - Classifying Cost of Production A factory...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Exercises 2-41...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Exercises 2-41...Ch. 2 - Direct Materials Used Hannah Banana Bakers makes...Ch. 2 - Cost of Goods Sold Allyson Ashley makes jet skis....Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Exercises 2-45...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Exercises 2-45...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Exercises 2-47...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Exercises 2-47...Ch. 2 - Use the following information for Exercises 2-47...Ch. 2 - Understanding the Relationship between Cost Flows,...Ch. 2 - Manufacturing, Cost Classification, Product Costs...Ch. 2 - Cost Assignment, Direct Costs Harry Whipple, owner...Ch. 2 - Cost of Direct Materials, Cost of Goods...Ch. 2 - Preparation of Income Statement: Manufacturing...Ch. 2 - Cost of Goods Manufactured, Cost of Goods Sold...Ch. 2 - Cost Identification Following is a list of cost...Ch. 2 - Income Statement, Cost of Services Provided,...Ch. 2 - Cost of Goods Manufactured, Income Statement W. W....Ch. 2 - Cost Definitions Luisa Giovanni is a student at...Ch. 2 - Cost Identification and Analysis, Cost Assignment,...Ch. 2 - Cost Analysis, Income Statement Five to six times...Ch. 2 - Cost Classification, Income Statement Gateway...Ch. 2 - Cost Information and Ethical Behavior, Service...
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- Costs and Expenses The following costs are incurred by a retailer: Display fixtures in a retail store Advertising Merchandise for sale Incorporation (i.e., legal costs, stock issue costs) Cost of a franchise Office supplies Wages and salaries Computer software Computer hardware Required For each cost, explain whether all of the cost or only a portion of the cost would appear as an expense on the income statement for the period in which the cost was incurred. If not all of the cost would appear on the income statement for that period, explain why not.arrow_forwardTypes of businessesThe following is a list of well-known companies: 1. Alcoa Inc.2. Boeing3. Caterpillar4. Citigroup Inc.5. CVS6. Delta Air lines 7. eBay Inc.8. Fed Ex9. Ford Motor Company10. Gap Inc.11. H&R Block 12. Hilton Hospitality, Inc.13. Procter & Gamble14. Sun Trust15. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.a. Indicate whether each of these companies is primarily a service, merchandise, or manufacturing business. If you are unfamiliarwith the company, use the Internet to locate the company's homepage or use the finance website of Yahoo (finance.yahoo.com).b. For which of the preceding companies is the accountingequation relevant?arrow_forward11/_____________________ is a business that purchases finished products that are ready for sale and resells them to customers. a. Merchandising b. Government c. Manufacturing d. Nonearrow_forward
- Match each of the following types of companies with its definition. Types of Companies Definitions 1. Service company 2. Merchandising company 3. Manufacturing company a. Purchases goods that are primarily in finished formfor resale to customers.b. Records revenues when providing services tocustomers.c. Produces the goods they sell to customers.arrow_forwardEach of the following cost items pertains to one of these companies: Best Buy (a merchandising-sector company), KitchenAid (a manufacturing-sector company), and HughesNet (a service-sector company): a. Cost of phones and computers available for sale in Best Buy’s electronics department b. Electricity used to provide lighting for assembly-line workers at a KitchenAid manufacturing plant c. Depreciation on HughesNet satellite equipment used to provide its services d. Electricity used to provide lighting for Best Buy’s store aisles e. Wages for personnel responsible for quality testing of the KitchenAid products during the assembly process f. Salaries of Best Buy’s marketing personnel planning local-newspaper advertising campaigns g. Perrier mineral water purchased by HughesNet for consumption by its software engineers h. Salaries of HughesNet area sales managers i. Depreciation on vehicles used to transport KitchenAid products to retail stores *Classify each of the cost items (a–i) as an…arrow_forwarda. Road Warrior Motor is a company that manufactures and sells cars. Indicate whether each of the following should be considered a product cost or a period cost for the company. If you identify the item as a product cost, also indicate whether it is a direct material cost, direct labor cost, or overhead cost. Write “1” under the correct answer. For example, the answer to item 0 is “product cost” and “overhead cost.” 0. Property taxes on factory building. 1. Cost of buying the metal needed to manufacture cars. 2. Depreciation on the furniture used in the sales showroom. 3. Cost of electricity used in the factories. 4. Salaries of factory workers who manufacture cars. 5. Salaries of factory security guards. 6. Salaries of office workers in the financial department. 7. Depreciation on the warehouse used to store raw materials. 8. Income taxes paid to the government.  b. The company manufactured 100 cars in January 2023 and has not sold any of them by the end of January. If the company…arrow_forward
- Would the Wegmans approach work for a car dealer? Abookstore? A manufacturer of industrial goods? Explainyour answersarrow_forwardThe Brenly Paint Company, your client, manufactures paint. The company’s president, Mr. Brenly, decided toopen a retail store to sell paint as well as wallpaper and other items that would be purchased from other suppliers.He has asked you for information about the retail method of estimating inventories at the retail store.Required:Prepare a report to the president explaining the retail method of estimating inventories.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is most likely a merchandising company? a real estate office an accounting office a shoe store a custom home builderarrow_forward
- Saurez Company, your client, manufactures paint. The company’s president, Maria Saurez, has decided to open a retail store to sell Saurez paint as well as wallpaper and other supplies that would be purchased from other suppliers. She has asked you for information about the conventional retail method of pricing inventories at the retail store. Instructions Prepare a report to the president explaining the retail method of pricing inventories. Your report should include the following points. a.   Description and accounting features of the method. b.   The conditions that may distort the results under the method. c.   A comparison of the advantages of using the retail method with those of using cost methods of inventory pricing. d.   The accounting theory underlying the treatment of net markdowns and net markups under the method.arrow_forward) Olson Corporation, a retailer and wholesaler of national brand-name household lighting fixtures, purchases its inventories from various suppliers. Instructions a.   1. What criteria should be used to determine which of Olson’s costs are inventoriable? 2.  Are Olson’s administrative costs inventoriable? Defend your answer. b.   1. Olson uses LIFO and the lower-of-cost-or-market rule for its wholesale inventories. What are the theoretical arguments for that rule? 2.  The replacement cost of the inventories is below the net realizable value less a normal profit margin, which, in turn, is below the original cost. What amount should be used to value the inventories? Why? c.   Assume instead that Olson calculates the estimated cost of its ending inventories held for sale at retail using the conventional retail inventory method. How would Olson treat the beginning inventories and net markdowns in calculating the cost ratio used to determine its ending inventories? Why?arrow_forwardTrue or False Questions Statements 1. Unlike merchandising companies, income statements of service companies include cost of goods sold as a line item. 2. The primary activity of manufacturing businesses is to purchase goods from a wholesaler and resell them. 3. Service companies include companies that provide health care, communication, banking, and other important benefits to society. 4. Merchandising companies, like service companies, do not have a Cost of Goods Sold account. 5. Period costs, such as office supplies, are expensed in the period they were incurred. 6. Product costs are first recorded as an asset in an inventory account and are expensed as cost of goods sold once the product is sold.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Busines...AccountingISBN:9781337115773Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. HeitgerPublisher:Cengage Learning
Individual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Make...AccountingISBN:9781305654174Author:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. NortonPublisher:Cengage Learning
Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Busines...
Accounting
ISBN:9781337115773
Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Individual Income Taxes
Accounting
ISBN:9780357109731
Author:Hoffman
Publisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Make...
Accounting
ISBN:9781305654174
Author:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton
Publisher:Cengage Learning