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IMANET Exam CMA Topic 1 Question 77 Discussion

Actual exam question for IMANET's CMA exam
Question #: 77
Topic #: 1
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Gleason Co. has two products, a frozen dessert and ready-to-bake breakfast rolls, ready for introduction. However, plant capacity is limited, and only one product can be introduced at present. Therefore, Gleason has conducted a market study, at a cost of $26,000, to determine which product will be more profitable. The results of the study follow.

*Gleason treats production tooling as a current operating expense rather than capitalizing it as a fixed asset. The expected value of Gleason's operating profit directly traceable to the sale of frozen desserts is

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Suggested Answer: D

The estimated incremental after-tax operating cash flows for each year of a capital project consist of two components: the after-tax cash inflows from operations and the depreciation tax shield arising from the purchase of new equipment. The first of these for Pauley can be calculated as follows:

Pauley's total after-tax operating cash inflow for each year of the project's life is thus $36,000 ($30,000 + $6,000). Ii the final year of the project, two additional cash flows must be taken into account, the after-tax proceeds from the disposal of the equipment purchased for the project, and the recovery of working capital devoted to the project. These two additional cash flows can be calculated as follows:

Pauley's total after-tax cash inflow for the final year of the project's life is thus $49,000

($36,000 + $13,000).


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Emerson
15 days ago
Haha, this question reminds me of that time I accidentally expensed my personal gym membership as a business expense. The IRS did not appreciate that one.
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Dorinda
18 days ago
This is a tricky one. I'd need to do some more calculations to figure out the exact operating profit. Maybe I should have paid more attention in my Accounting class.
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Lelia
19 days ago
I'm not too sure about this one. The information given seems a bit vague, but I'm leaning towards D) Some amount other than those given.
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Darell
2 months ago
But the market study cost $26,000, so the profit would be lower. I still think it's A) $198,250.
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Arlene
2 months ago
Hmm, the question mentions that Gleason treats production tooling as a current operating expense, so I'm thinking B) $150,250 is the correct answer.
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Corrina
9 days ago
Looks like the market study was worth the cost to determine the profitability of the products.
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Clay
19 days ago
So, the expected value of Gleason's operating profit directly traceable to the sale of frozen desserts would be $150,250.
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Charlesetta
1 months ago
I agree, the question does mention the treatment of production tooling as a current operating expense.
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Diane
1 months ago
I think B) $150,250 is the correct answer.
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Rima
2 months ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is B) $150,250.
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Darell
2 months ago
I think the answer is A) $198,250.
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