Pina Company manufactures desks. Most of the company’s desks are standard models and are sold on the basis of catalog prices. At December 31, 2020, the following finished desks (10 desks in each category) appear in the company’s inventory. Finished Desks A B C D 2020 catalog selling price $50 $53 $100 $117 FIFO cost per inventory list 12/31/20 52 50 92 107 Estimated cost to complete and sell 6 12 29 22 2021 catalog selling price 56 60 100 133 The 2020 catalog was in effect through November 2020, and the 2021 catalog is effective as of December 1; catalog prices are net of the usual discounts. At what amount should each of the four desks appear in the company’s December 31, 2020, inventory, assuming that the company has adopted a lower-of-FIFO-cost-or-net realizable value (LCNRV) approach for valuation of inventories on an individual-item basis?

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Owns a machine that can produce two specialized products. production time for product tlx is two units per hour and for product mtv is four units per hour. the machine’s capacity is 2,100 hours per year. both products are sold to a single customer who has agreed to buy all of the company’s output up to a maximum of 3,570 units of product tlx and 1,610 units of product mtv. selling prices and variable costs per unit to produce the products follow. product tlx product mtv selling price per unit $ 11.50 $ 6.90 variable costs per unit 3.45 4.14 determine the company's most profitable sales mix and the contribution margin that results from that sales mix.

Make or buy eastside company incurs a total cost of $120,000 in producing 10,000 units of a component needed in the assembly of its major product. the component can be purchased from an outside supplier for $11 per unit. a related cost study indicates that the total cost of the component includes fixed costs equal to 50% of the variable costs involved. a. should eastside buy the component if it cannot otherwise use the released capacity? present your answer in the form of differential analysis. use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. cost from outside supplier $answer variable costs avoided by purchasing answer net advantage (disadvantage) to purchase alternative $answer b. what would be your answer to requirement (a) if the released capacity could be used in a project that would generate $50,000 of contribution margin? use negative sign represent a net disadvantage answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers.