13. Sealy Company has beginning raw materials inventory $12,000, ending raw materials inventory $15,000, and raw materials purchases $170,000. What is the cost of direct materials used?
14. Tate Inc. has beginning work in process $26,000, direct materials used $240,000, direct labor $220,000, total manufacturing overhead $180,000, and ending work in process $32,000. What are the total manufacturing costs?
15. Tate Inc. has beginning work in process $26,000, direct materials used $240,000, direct labor $220,000, total manufacturing overhead $180,000, and ending work in process $32,000. What are (a) the total cost of work in process and (b) the cost of goods manufactured?
16. In what order should manufacturing inventories be reported in a balance sheet?
17. How does the output of manufacturing operations differ from that of service operations?
18. Discuss whether the product costing techniques discussed in this chapter apply equally well to manufacturers and service companies.
19. What is the value chain? Describe, in sequence, the main components of a manufacturer's value chain.
20. What is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system? What are its primary benefits?
21. Why is product quality important for companies that implement a just-in-time inventory system?
22. Explain what is meant by \"balanced\" in the balanced scorecard approach.
23. In what ways can the budgeting process create incentives for unethical behavior?
24. What rules were enacted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to address unethical accounting practices?
25. What is activity-based costing, and what are its potential benefits?
