14. Keating Co. is considering disposing of equipment that…
14. Keating Co. is considering disposing of equipment that cost $50,000 and has $40,000 of accumulated depreciation to date. Keating Co. can sell the equipment through a broker for $25,000 less a 5% commission. Alternatively, Gunner Co. has offered to lease the equipment for 5 years for a total of $48,750. Keating will incur repair, insurance, and property tax expenses estimated at $8,000 over the 5-year period. At lease-end, the equipment is expected to have no residual value. The net differential profit or loss from the sell alternative is a
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9. The standard factory overhead rate is $10 per direct labor hour ($8 for variable factory overhead and $2 for fixed factory overhead) based on 100% of normal capacity of 30,000 direct labor hours. The standard cost and the actual cost of factory overhead for the production of 5,000 units during May were as follows: Line Item Description Amount Standard: 25,000 hours at $10 $250,000 Actual: Variable factory overhead $202,500 Fixed factory overhead 60,000 The variable factory overhead controllable variance is
Read Details15. Starling Co. is considering disposing of a machine with…
15. Starling Co. is considering disposing of a machine with a book value of $12,500 and estimated remaining life of 5 years. The old machine can be sold for $1,500. A new high-speed machine can be purchased at a cost of $25,000. It will have a useful life of 5 years and no residual value. It is estimated that the annual variable manufacturing costs will be reduced from $26,000 to $23,500 if the new machine is purchased. The 5-year differential effect on profit from replacing the machine is a(n)
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