Discus Productions needs to know its anticipated cash inflows for the next quarter by month. Cash sales are 10 percent of total sales each month. Historically, sales on account have been collected as follows: 60 percent in the month of sale, 30 percent in the month after the sale, and the remaining 10 percent two months after the sale. Sales for the quarter are projected as follows: April, $120,000; May, $100,000; and June, $80,000. Accounts receivable on March 31 were $60,000. ​ Discus Productions would expect to have an accounts receivable balance on June 30 of

Diane’s Pottery Manufacturing Company has two support departments, Maintenance Department and Personnel Department, and two producing departments, X and Y. The Maintenance Department costs of $30,000 are allocated on the basis of standard service hours used. The Personnel Department costs of $4,500 are allocated on the basis of number of employees. The direct costs of Departments X and Y are $9,000 and $15,000, respectively. Data on standard service hours and number of employees are as follows:     Maint. Person. Dept. Dept.   Dept. Dept. X Y Standard service hours used 100  75 600 300 Number of employees  50 100 150 150 Direct labor hours 125 125 500 250 ​ What are the total overhead costs associated with Department Y after allocating the Maintenance and Personnel Departments using the direct method?

Assuming all other things are equal, if there was a decrease in the break-even point, fixed costs must have:

Bienestar, Inc., has done a cost analysis for its production of vests. The following activities and cost drivers have been developed:   Activity Cost Formula Maintenance $11,000 + $2 per machine hour Machining $55,000 + $3 per machine hour Inspection $70,000 + $500 per batch Setups $2,000 per batch Purchasing $80,000 + $150 per purchase order ​ Following are the actual costs of producing 75,000 vests: 5,000 machine hours; 10 batches; 20 purchase orders   Maintenance $20,000 Machining 73,000 Inspection 73,000 Setups 18,000 Purchasing 82,000 ​ What is the budget variance for machining in an activity-based performance report?

In a cost-volume-profit graph, the total revenue line rises with a slope equal to

A static budget is one developed for a single level of activity.

Budgeting means to set standards, receive feedback, and executing corrective action.

A very high degree of operating leverage indicates a firm

Asian Lamp Company manufactures lamps. The estimated number of lamp sales for the last three months for the current year are as follows:   Month Sales October 10,000 November 14,000 December 13,000 Finished goods inventory at the end of September was 3,000 units. Ending finished goods inventory is budgeted to equal 25 percent of the next month’s sales. Asian Lamp expects to sell the lamps for $25 each. January sales is projected at 16,000 lamps. ​ How many lamps should be produced in October?

An ideal budgeting system is one that achieves goals and encourages managers to achieve goals ethically.