Real Cool produces air conditioners in two departments: Assembly and Finishing. Budgeted information follows. Department Budgeted Cost Allocation Base Budgeted Usage Assembly $ 320,000 Machine hours 6,400 machine hours Finishing 17,000 Direct labor hours 3,400 direct labor hours Additional production information for two models of its air conditioners follows. Per unit Model A Model T Selling price $ 500 $ 510 Direct materials 120 110 Direct labor 170 180 Model A Model T Units produced 300 400 Assembly machine hours per unit 3 MH 4.5 MH Finishing direct labor hours per unit 4 DLH 5 DLH 1a. Compute departmental overhead rates and determine overhead cost per unit for each model. 1b. Use machine hours to allocate budgeted Assembly costs and use direct labor hours to allocate budgeted Finishing costs. 2. Compute the total product cost per unit for each model. 3. For each model, compute the gross profit per unit (selling price per unit minus product cost per unit).

You are the manager in charge of global operations at bankglobal – a large commercial bank that operates in a number of countries around the world. you must decide whether or not to launch a new advertising campaign in the u.s. market. your accounting department has provided the accompanying statement, which summarizes the financial impact of the advertising campaign on u.s. operations. in addition, you recently received a call from a colleague in charge of foreign operations, and she indicated that her unit would lose $8 million if the u.s. advertising campaign were launched. your goal is to maximize bankglobal’s value. should you launch the new campaign? explain. pre-advertising campaign post-advertising campaign total revenues $18,610,900 $31,980,200 variable cost tv airtime 5,750,350 8,610,400 ad development labor 1,960,580 3,102,450 total variable costs 7,710,930 11,712,850 direct fixed cost depreciation – computer equipment 1,500,000 1,500,000 total direct fixed cost 1,500,000 1,500,000 indirect fixed cost managerial salaries 8,458,100 8,458,100 office supplies 2,003,500 2,003,500 total indirect fixed cost $10,461,600 $10,461,600

Jewelry manufacturers produce a range of products such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, and brooches. what fundamental economic question are they addressing by offering this range of items?

Lauer corporation uses the periodic inventory system and has provided the following information about one of its laptop computers: date transaction number of units cost per unit 1/1 beginning inventory 210 $ 910 5/5 purchase 310 $ 1,010 8/10 purchase 410 $ 1,110 10/15 purchase 255 $ 1,160 during the year, lauer sold 1,025 laptop computers. what was cost of goods sold using the lifo cost flow assumption?