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1. The following report compares budgeted and actual costs and production for the milling department of the Stuart Company for the month of July 2016:

                                            Planned         Actual

 

Units of production..............   200,000         196,000

Materials............................  $300,000        $296,400

Direct Labor........................   100,000         100,600

Supplies...............................    40,000          40,200

Maintenance........................    20,000          22,000

Taxes....................................     1,000           1,100

Materials, direct labor, and supplies are considered completely variable costs.  Maintenance was originally budgeted at $6,000 plus $0.07 per unit of output.

Using the data given above to evaluate the performance of the milling department in the month of July, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. There is actually an unfavorable variance for materials of $2,400.

B. There is actually an unfavorable variance for direct labor of $2,600.

C. There is actually an unfavorable variance in maintenance costs incurred of $2,280.

D. All of the other answers are true.

2. The current sales for Richard Corporation are $350,000 and break-even units are 10,000 at a price of $25 per unit.  What is the margin of safety?

                                    A.        $ 25,000

                                    B.        $ 50,000

                                    C.        $100,000

                                    D.        $250,000

 

3. The Redwood Company is considering the purchase of a new machine. The machine costs $200,000 and has an estimated useful life of five years with no salvage value. It is expected to save $56,000 cash per year for five years.

The approximate Internal Rate of Return is:

                                    A.        4%.

                                    B.        12.4%.

                                    C.        13.0%.

                                    D.        13.5%.

4. If you were to receive $2,000 per year for the next 40 years and you invested that in an investment that earned 13% per year, how much would you have at the end of the 40 years?

A.        $15,268.75

B.        $265,563.10

C.        $82,061.80

D.        $2,027,408.49

5. The following Balance Sheet is given for Webster, Inc:

Webster, Inc.

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2017 and 2016

 

 

2017

2016

Assets

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash

$114,000

$96,000

Accounts receivable

190,000

178,000

Inventory

146,000

164,000

Prepaid expenses

  188,000

  176,000

  Total current assets

$638,000

$614,000

 

Property, plant, and equipment

124,000

110,000

Intangible assets

    64,000

    54,000

  Total assets

$826,000

$778,000

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

Current liabilities

$140,000

$136,000

Long-term liabilities-8% bonds

    60,000

    60,000

  Total liabilities

$200,000

$196,000

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

6% preferred stock, $50 par; 800

 

 

  shares authorized and outstanding

$80,000

$80,000

Common stock, $25 par

100,000

100,000

Paid-in capital in excess of par

44,000

44,000

Retained earnings

  402,000

  358,000

  Total stockholders' equity

$626,000

$582,000

  Total liabilities and stockholders'

 

 

    equity

$826,000

$778,000

The current ratio for 2017 is:

               A.     4.47:1

                B.    4.56:1

                C.    4.51:1

                D.    .219:1

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