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Chapter 16: Q16-5SE-b (page 885)
Identifying product costs and period costs Classify each cost of a paper manufacturer as either a product cost or a period cost:
b. Cost of computer software to track WIP Inventory
The cost of the computer software to track WIP inventory will come under the product cost.
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Identify each cost as a period cost or a product cost. If it is a product cost, further indicate if the cost is direct materials, direct labor, or manufacturing overhead. Then determine if the product cost is a prime cost and/or a conversion cost.
6. Wages of assembly line workers for a factory
This is the first problem in a sequence of problems for Piedmont Computer Company, a manufacturer of personal computers and tablets. During its first month of manufacturing, Piedmont Computer Company incurred the following manufacturing costs:
Balances: Beginning Ending
Direct Materials \( 10,500 \) 9,700
Work-in-Process Inventory 0 17,000
Finished Goods Inventory 0 31,000
Other information:
Direct materials purchases $ 16,000
Plant janitorial services 500
Sales salaries expense 10,000
Delivery expense 1,600
Sales revenue 1,100,000
Utilities for plant 16,000
Rent on plant 9,000
Customer service hotline costs 19,000
Direct labor 210,000
Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for Piedmont Computer Company for the month ended January 31, 2020.
Describe a merchandising company, and give an example.
Question:Preparing a schedule of cost of goods manufactured and an income statement for a manufacturing company
Gourmet Bones manufactures its own brand of pet chew bones. At the end of December 2018, the accounting records showed the following:
Balances: Beginning Ending
Direct Materials \( 13,500 \) 7,500
Work-in-Process Inventory 0 3,500
Finished Goods Inventory 0 5,200
Other information:
Direct materials purchases$ 36,000
Plant janitorial services 700
Sales salaries 6,000
Delivery costs1,300
Net sales revenue 107,000
Utilities for plant 1,300
Rent on plant 17,000
Customer service hotline costs 1,200
Direct labor23,000
Requirements
1. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for Gourmet Bones for the year ended December 31, 2018.
2. Prepare an income statement for Gourmet Bones for the year ended December 31, 2018.
3. How does the format of the income statement for Gourmet Bones differ from the income statement of a merchandiser?
4. Gourmet Bones manufactured 17,900 units of its product in 2018. Compute the company鈥檚 unit product cost for the year, rounded to the nearest cent.
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs), including motorized and towable products. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets RVs as well as supporting products and services. The RVs are sold to consumers through a dealer network. On the August 29, 2015, balance sheet, Winnebago reported inventory of approximately \(112 million. Of this amount, approximately \)12 million, about 11%, was Finished Goods Inventory (Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3). Suppose Winnebago motor homes have an average sales price of $96,000 and cost of goods sold is 89% of sales. Thor Industries, Inc., a major competitor, has an average cost of goods sold of 86% of sales. For year ending August 29, 2015, Winnebago sold 9,097 motor homes (Form 10-K, Item 1 Business).
Requirements
1. Why would the Finished Goods Inventory be such a relatively small portion of total inventory?
2. What is the average cost of goods sold (in dollars) for a Winnebago motor home? What is the average gross profit?
3. If Winnebago could reduce production costs so that the average cost of goods sold is equal to their competitor鈥檚 average cost of goods sold, how much more profit would Winnebago earn on each motor home sold?
4. Based on 2015 sales, how much would operating income increase if the company reduced the average cost of goods sold to equal their competitor鈥檚 average cost of goods sold?
5. How could managers at Winnebago use managerial accounting to reduce costs and increase profits?
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