The Jabba Corporation manufactures the “Snack Buster” which consists of a wooden snack chip bowl with an attached porcelain dip bowl. Which of the following would be relevant in Jabba’s decision to make the dip bowls or buy them from an outside supplier?     Fixed overhead cost that can be eliminated if the bowls are purchased from the outside supplier The variable selling cost of the Snack Buster A) Yes Yes B) Yes No C) No Yes D) No No

Over the last 40 years, the portion of market value related to intangible assets has:

Two of the decentralized divisions of Gamberi Electronics Corporation are the Plastics Division and the Components Division. The Plastics Division sells molded parts to both the Components Division and to customers outside the corporation Assume that the Plastics Division is currently operating with idle capacity. Also assume that the Components Division wants to purchase from Plastics all of the additional parts that could be made with this idle capacity. In order to increase its current level of profitability, the Plastics Division should accept any transfer price on these additional parts that is above the:

Vanikoro Corporation currently has two divisions which had the following operating results for last year:     Cork Division Rubber Division Sales $600,000 $300,000 Variable costs $310,000 $200,000 Contribution margin $290,000 $100,000 Fixed costs for the division $110,000 $60,000 Segment margin $180,000 $40,000 Allocated corporate fixed costs $100,000 $50,000 Net operating income (loss) $80,000 ($10,000)   Since the Rubber Division sustained a loss, the president of Vanikoro is considering the elimination of this division. All of the fixed costs for the division could be eliminated if the division was dropped. If the Rubber Division was dropped at the beginning of last year, how much higher or lower would Vanikoro’s total net operating income have been for the year?

McNeilly Inc. is considering using stocks of an old raw material in a special project. The special project would require all 220 kilograms of the raw material that are in stock and that originally cost the company $1,804 in total. If the company were to buy new supplies of this raw material on the open market, it would cost $8.55 per kilogram. However, the company has no other use for this raw material and would sell it at the discounted price of $7.75 per kilogram if it were not used in the special project. The sale of the raw material would involve delivery to the purchaser at a total cost of $97.00 for all 220 kilograms. What is the relevant cost of the 220 kilograms of the raw material when deciding whether to proceed with the special project? 

Routsong Company had the following sales and production data for the past four years:     Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Production in units 6,000 9,000 4,000 5,000 Sales in units 6,000 6,000 5,000 7,000   Selling price per unit, variable cost per unit, and total fixed cost are the same in each year. Which of the following statements is not correct?

Why is a balanced scorecard critical when evaluating a firm with significant intangibles?

The LaGrange Corporation had the following budgeted sales for the first half of the current year:     Cash Sales   Credit Sales January $ 70,000 $ 340,000 February $ 50,000 $ 190,000 March $ 40,000 $ 135,000 April $ 35,000 $ 120,000 May $ 45,000 $ 160,000 June $ 40,000 $ 140,000   The company is in the process of preparing a cash budget and must determine the expected cash collections by month. To this end, the following information has been assembled: Collections on sales: 60% in month of sale 30% in month following sale 10% in second month following sale The accounts receivable balance on January 1 of the current year was $70,000, of which $50,000 represents uncollected December sales and $20,000 represents uncollected November sales. The total cash collected during January by LaGrange Corporation would be:

Kozloff Cheesy Wedding Company makes very elaborate wedding cakes to order. The owner of the company has provided the following data concerning the activity rates in its activity-based costing system: Activity Cost Pools Activity Rate Size-related $1.16 per guest Complexity-related $33.47 per tier Order-related $65.95 per order The measure of activity for the size-related activity cost pool is the number of planned guests at the wedding reception. The greater the number of guests, the larger the cake. The measure of complexity is the number of tiers in the cake. The activity measure for the order-related cost pool is the number of orders. (Each wedding involves one order.) The activity rates include the costs of raw ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, and shortening. The activity rates do not include the costs of purchased decorations such as miniature statues and wedding bells, which are accounted for separately. Data concerning two recent orders appear below:   Winterhalter Wedding Manliguis Wedding Number of reception guests 45 183 Number of tiers on the cake 4 5 Cost of purchased decorations for cake $19.65 $61.84 Assuming that the company charges $613.98 for the Manliguis wedding cake, what would be the overall margin on the order?

Last year, Flynn Company reported a profit of $70,000 when sales totaled $520,000 and the contribution margin ratio was 40%. If fixed expenses increase by $10,000 next year, what amount of sales will be necessary in order for the company to earn a profit of $80,000?