Bluebird Mfg. has received a special one-time order for 15,000 bird feeders at $3 per unit. Bluebird currently produces and sell

Answer:

The following journal entries are provided

Explanation:

June 12, 2021

Rendered services to clients on account for $41,000.

                                    DEBIT        CREDIT

Receivable account    $41,000

Services Revenue                        $41,000

September 17, 2021

Collected $25,000 from clients on account.

                                     DEBIT        CREDIT

Cash                           $25,000

Receivable                                    $25,000

December 31, 2021

Estimate that 45% of accounts receivable by year-end will default.

                                                  DEBIT        CREDIT

Bad debt($16,000x45%)           $7,200

Allowance for doubtful debt                       $7,200

March 4, 2022

Rendered services to clients on account for $56,000

                                    DEBIT        CREDIT

Receivable account    $56,000

Services Revenue                          $56,000

May 20, 2022

Received $10,000 from clients for services rendered in 2021.

                                     DEBIT        CREDIT

Cash                          $10,000

Receivable                                     $10,000

July 2, 2022

Wrote off the outstanding amounts from services provided in 2021.

Calculation: $41,000 - $25,000 - $10,000 = $6,000

                                                               DEBIT        CREDIT

Allowance for doubtful debt               $6,000

Account Receivable                                                 $6,000

October 19, 2022

Received $45,000 from clients for services provided in 2022.

                                   DEBIT        CREDIT

Cash                         $45,000

Receivable                                    $45,000

December 31, 2022

Estimate that 45% of accounts receivable at year-end will not be collected.

                                          DEBIT        CREDIT

Bad debt (w)                     $3,750

Allowance for bad debt                     $3,750

Calculation:

($56,000 - $45,000) x45% = $4,950

Balance in Allowance account at December 31, 2021  = 7,200

Bad debt disposed of                                             = 6,000

Remaining balance                                              = 1,200

Thus, the Allowance for doubtful debt at December 31, 2022 = $4,950 - $1,200

Allowance for doubtful debt at December 31, 2022 = $3,750

Answer:

$34,500

Explanation:

Whelan, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow for 2019

Details Amount ($)

Interest paid (97,500)

Reduction in net working capital investment 132,000

Total net operating cash flow 34,500

Answer:

True

Explanation:

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) apply exclusively within the United States, while International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are embraced by the majority of countries worldwide. This international alignment facilitates easier comparisons between firms and assists in global capital acquisition.

The value that distinguishes the lowest 25% of data from the highest 75% is -0.00235. Previous concepts: Normal distribution, which describes a "probability distribution that is balanced around the mean, indicating that data close to the mean occur more frequently than those further away from it". The Z-score is "a statistical measurement relating a value to the mean of a set of values, in terms of its distance in standard deviations from the mean". To solve the problem, let X represent the variable of interest in a population; we know the distribution for X is given by:... We want to find a value a to satisfy the condition:... Both conditions here are equivalent. We can apply the Z-score again to find the value a. The figure shows that the z value meeting the condition with 0.25 of the area to the left and 0.75 to the right is z = -0.674. Therefore, P(Z < -0.674) = 0.25 and P(z > -0.674) = 0.75. We can use condition (b) previously to derive... We know the z value that satisfies the equation, so we can proceed to solve for a, which gives us... Thus, the value that separates the lower 25% of data from the upper 75% is -0.00235.

Answer:

The query lacks completeness:

The production line yields 100,000 chips annually.

All chips are sold.

The production cost for each chip is roughly $9.00.

Testing each chip incurs about $4.00.

Repairing a chip, including labor and materials, is around $2.00.

This repair expense covers the re-testing.

Post-testing profit for each chip is $0.25.

Shane manages a team of fifteen full-time employees.

Under Shane's oversight, there are also two part-time workers.

The manager overseeing Shane has been with the organization for nearly 7 years.

Shane has maintained a good rapport with Rob, his manager, for several years.

The inquiries are as follows:

1. What percentage of the chips might be defective if Xanthum, Inc. orders 15,000 chips from Shane's line?

• There is one defect in every 150 chips, so the percentage of defective chips = (1 / 150) x 100 = 0.667%.
• Thus, for an order of 15,000 chips from Xanthum, approximately 100 will likely be flawed.

2. Is this failure rate acceptable? Considering it from Xanthum’s point of view? And from the manufacturer’s perspective? Why or why not?

• From Xanthum's viewpoint, no level of defects is acceptable. I would return the defective chips and most likely cease future purchases. If the chips are used in further manufacturing, any defective ones could harm the product's reputation and lead to financial losses.
• From the manufacturer's angle, this rate is tolerable since 99.333% of the chips are fine. The real issue isn't the minuscule failure rate, but rather the lack of action taken regarding it.

3. Considering Shane's line produces 100,000 chips each year, what are the costs for:

a) Testing and repairing each chip?

• Testing all chips will cost 100,000 x $4 = $400,000.
• Repair expenses = (100,000 x 0.667%) x $2 = $1,333.33.

b) Testing all chips and discarding the defective ones?

• Testing all chips will cost 100,000 x $4 = $400,000.
• Costs due to discarded chips = 667 chips x ($9 + $4) = $8,671.

c) Testing no chips and replacing customers’ chips as required?

• If no chips are tested, the testing expense is $0.
• The number of defective chips returned could be from 0 to 667. If 0 are returned, the replacement cost is $0. When 667 chips are returned, the replacement costs come to (667 x $9) + lost profit from the replaced chips = $6,003 + [667 x ($4 + $2 + $0.25)] = $6,003 + $4,168.75 = $10,171.75 plus any additional costs for replacements.

4. Is Rob’s assessment reasonable? What about his claim that it saves money to not discard defective chips?

• Since the expense of replacing flawed chips is significantly less than repairing and testing them, Rob is justified in saying that not repairing leads to greater profits. However, he fails to account for how selling faulty chips impacts the company’s sales. As mentioned in question 2, if I were a client, I would no longer buy chips from Rob’s company due to their defects. The costs associated with defective products can lead to lawsuits and damage the brand’s reputation. Rob is focusing on production costs without considering other potential repercussions. For instance, if Xanthum produces medical equipment using faulty chips that result in failures, they could be sued by clients, and Rob’s company would face similar legal challenges.