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Chapter 18, Problem 60P
Ostrich Company makes gasoline storage tanks. Everything produced is under contract (that is, the company does not produce any tanks until it gets a contract for a product). Ostrich makes three basic models. However, the tanks must be adapted to each individual customer’s location and needs (e.g., the location of the valves and the quality of the materials and insulation). Discuss the following issues relative to Ostrich’s operations.
- a. An examining IRS agent contends that each of the company’s contracts is to produce a “unique product.” What difference does it make whether the product is unique or a “shelf item”?
- b. Producing one of the tanks takes over one year from start to completion, and the total cost is in excess of $1 million. What costs must be capitalized for this contract that are not subject to capitalization for a contract with a shorter duration and lower cost?
- c. What must Ostrich do with the costs of bidding on contracts?
- d. Ostrich frequently makes several cost estimates for a contract, using various estimates of materials costs. These costs fluctuate almost daily. Assuming that Ostrich must use the percentage of completion method to report the income from the contract, what will be the consequence if the company uses the highest estimate of a contract’s cost and the actual cost is closer to the lowest estimated cost?
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Kinnear Plastics manufactures various components for the aircraft and marine industry. Kinnear buys plastic from two
vendors: Tappan Corporation and Hill Enterprises. Kinnear chooses the vendor based on price. Once the plastic is
received, it is inspected to ensure that it is suitable for production. Plastic that is deemed unsuitable is disposed of.
The controller at Kinnear collected the following information on purchases for the past year:
Total purchases (tons)
Plastic discarded
Tappan
5,000
200
Hill
7,500
375
The purchasing manager has just received bids on an order for 330 tons of plastic from both Tappan and Hill. Tappan bid
$2,112 and Hill bid $2,109 per ton.
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a. Assume all else remains the same. What bid by Tappan would make Kinnear indifferent between buying from Tappan or Hill? (Do
not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Consider each of the following independent situations for Prestige Fountains. Prestige manufactures and sells decorative fountains for commercial properties. The company also contracts to service both its own and other brands of fountains. Prestige has a manufacturing plant, a supply warehouse that supplies both the manufacturing plant and the service technicians (who often need parts to repair fountains), and 12 service vans. The service technicians drive to customer sites to service the fountains. Prestige owns the vans, pays for the gas, and supplies fountain parts, but the technicians own their own tools.
Q.Regency Mall, one of Prestige’s fountain service customers, calls the service people only for emergencies and not for routine maintenance. Thus, the materials and labor costs for these service calls exceeds the monthly budgeted costs for a contract customer.
Consider each of the following independent situations for Prestige Fountains. Prestige manufactures and sells decorative fountains for commercial properties. The company also contracts to service both its own and other brands of fountains. Prestige has a manufacturing plant, a supply warehouse that supplies both the manufacturing plant and the service technicians (who often need parts to repair fountains), and 12 service vans. The service technicians drive to customer sites to service the fountains. Prestige owns the vans, pays for the gas, and supplies fountain parts, but the technicians own their own tools.
Q.Gasoline costs for each van are budgeted based on the service area of the van and the amount of driving expected for the month. The driver of van 3 routinely has monthly gasoline costs exceeding the budget for van 3. After investigating, the service manager finds that the driver has been driving the van for personal use.
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