Delta Mountain Supplies has been in business for three months. The company was formed by two outdoor enthusiasts to produce high-quality sleeping bags, which can be used in all kinds of weather conditions. The owners of the company were well skilled in production and had developed an excellent relationship with a boutique store that specializes in selling outdoor equipment. The administration work and the accounting have been managed by the brother of one of the owners. The brother had a business degree but no special training in accounting.
The owners had just received the income statement for the latest quarter and were somewhat dismayed by the results. The company had almost reached its productive capacity for producing sleeping bags and most of them had been sold. Still, the income statement, presented in exhibit one, showed an operating loss for the quarter.
Believing something was not correct, the owners have hired you to review the accounting information and to report back to them.
Exhibit One
Delta Mountain Supplies
Income Statement
For the Quarter ended, September 30th
Sales (5,000 sleeping bags)
$720,000
Operating expenses:
Selling and administrative salaries
$63,000
Travel for sales purposes
$45,000
Advertising
$98,000
Indirect labor costs
$100,000
Raw materials purchased
$220,000
Plant supplies
$5,000
Direct labor cost
$75,000
Plant maintenance
$38,000
Depreciation, office equipment
$13,000
Rent (90% for the plant, 10% for sales space)
$50,000
Insurance (Plant only)
$6,000
Depreciation, Plant equipment
$65,000
Utilities (80% plant, 20% for sales operations)
$32,000
Total operating expenses
$810,000
Operating loss
$(90,000)
During the quarter, the company completed 7,000 sleeping bags. The owners completed a physical inventory count and valuation on September 30th. The opening and closing inventory values are as follows:
July 1st
Raw materials inventory
$0
$30,000
Work-in-process inventory
$0
$24,000
Finished goods inventory
$0
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