Cloverleaf, Inc

question 58

Essay

Cloverleaf, Inc. produces glass shelves that are used in furniture. Each shelf requires 3.6 pounds of raw material at a cost of $2 per pound. Unfortunately, given the nature of the manufacturing process, one out of every five shelves is chipped, scratched, or broken at the beginning of production and has to be scrapped.
On average, 20 good shelves are completed during each hour. Laborers who work on these units are paid $15 per hour.
Required:
A. Distinguish between perfection standards and practical standards.
B. Who within an organization would be in the best position to assist in setting the:
1. direct-material price standard?
2. direct-material quantity standard?
3. direct-labor efficiency standard?
C. Calculate a practical direct-material and direct-labor standard for each good shelf produced.

Master the use of flexible budgeting for performance evaluation and management control.

Understand the concept of a flexible budget and its purpose in managerial accounting.

Recognize how fixed and variable costs behave within a flexible budget as activity levels change.

Calculate total expenses and net operating income in a flexible budget under different scenarios.

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Definitions:

Risk of Loss

Risk of loss refers to the legal and financial responsibility for the damage, destruction, or loss of property, often determined by the terms of a contract.

Merchant

An individual or company engaged in the wholesale or retail sale of goods, services, or commodities for profit.

Carrier

In telecommunications, an entity that provides services for transmitting data and communications; in transportation, a company responsible for transporting goods or passengers.

FOB

Stands for Free On Board, a term used in international shipping indicating that the seller bears the cost of loading goods onto a shipping vessel, while the buyer pays for transportation and insurance.