Bruno Company has decided to expand its operations

E5-5 (Preparation of a Corrected Balance Sheet) Bruno Company has decided to expand its operations. The bookkeeper recently completed the balance sheet presented on the next page in order to obtain additional funds for expansion.

BRUNO COMPANY
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Current assets
Cash $260,000
Accounts receivable (net) 340,000
Inventories at lower of average cost or market 401,000
Trading securities—at cost (fair value $120,000) 140,000
Property, plant, and equipment
Building (net) 570,000
Office equipment (net) 160,000
Land held for future use 175,000
Intangible assets
Goodwill 80,000
Cash surrender value of life insurance 90,000
Prepaid expenses 12,000
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 135,000
Notes payable (due next year) 125,000
Pension obligation 82,000
Rent payable 49,000
Premium on bonds payable 53,000
Long-term liabilities
Bonds payable 500,000
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $1.00 par, authorized
400,000 shares, issued 290,000 290,000
Additional paid-in capital 180,000
Retained earnings ?

Instructions
Prepare a revised balance sheet given the available information. Assume that the accumulated depreciation balance for the buildings is $160,000 and for the office equipment, $105,000. The allowance for doubtful accounts has a balance of $17,000. The pension obligation is considered a long-term liability.

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Bruno Company accumulates the following data concerning a mixed cost, using miles as the activity level

BE5-4 Bruno Company accumulates the following data concerning a mixed cost, using miles as the activity level

Miles Driven Total Cost Miles Driven Total Cost
January 8,000 $14,150 March 8,500 $15,000
February 7,500 13,500 April 8,200 14,490

Compute the variable and the fixed cost element using the high-low method

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