2009-09-06 125024 Mmmmeka
2009-09-06 125024 Mmmmeka
2009-09-06 125024 Mmmmeka
1.Reno Corporation uses a predetermined overhead application rate of $.30 per direct labor hour. During the year it incurre
overhead, but it planned to incur $360,000 of overhead. The company applied $363,000 of overhead during the year. How
the company plan to incur? (Points: 4)
1,150,000
1,190,000
1,200,000
1,210,000
Working
360,000 1,200,000.00
0.3
2. Aztec Company is relocating its facilities. The company estimates that it will take three trucks to move office contents. If
is $1,000 plus 25 cents per mile, what is the expected cost to move 800 miles? (Points: 4)
$1,000
$1,200
$2,400
$3,600
rentals
Miles
3000
600
3600
3. At its present level of operations, a small manufacturing firm has total variable costs equal to 75 percent of sales and to
percent of sales. Based on variable costing, if sales change by $1.00, income will change by _______. (Points: 4)
$0.25
$0.10
$0.75
can't be determined from the information given
4. Actual fixed overhead is $33,300 (12,000 machine hours) and fixed overhead was estimated at $34,000 when the prede
machine hour was set. If 11,500 standard hours were allowed for actual production, applied fixed overhead is _______. (P
$33,300
$34,000
$34,500
not determinable without knowing the actual number of units produced
5. One unit requires 2 direct labor hours to produce. Standard variable overhead per unit is $1.25 and standard fixed overh
330 units were produced this month, what total amount of overhead is applied to the units produced? (Points: 4)
$990
$1,980
$660
cannot be determined without knowing the actual hours worked
6. Western Company uses a standard cost accounting system. The following overhead costs and production data are availa
Standard fixed OH rate per DLH
$1
Standard variable OH rate per DLH
$4
Budgeted monthly DLHs
40,000
Actual DLHs worked
39,500
Standard DLHs allowed for actual production
39,000
Overall OH variance-favorable
$2,000
The total applied manufacturing overhead for August should be _______. (Points: 4)
$195,000
$197,000
$197,500
$199,500
Alpha Co.
Beta Co.
Epsilon Co.
Sales
$100
$100
$100
Variable costs
(10)
(20)
(30)
Contribution margin
$90
$80
$70
Fixed costs
(30)
(20)
(10)
Profit before taxes
$60
$60
$60
Refer to Alpha, Beta, and Epsilon Companies. At sales of $100, which firm has the highest margin of safety? (Points: 4)
Alpha Company
Beta Company
EpsilonCompany
They all have the same margin of safety.
8. Precious Jewels Corporation produces quality jewelry items for various retailers. For the coming year, it has estimated it
gold. Its carrying costs for a year are $2 per ounce. No safety stock is maintained. If the EOQ is 100 ounces, what is the co
$40
$20
$5
$25
9. A company has estimated its economic order quantity for Part A at 2,400 units for the coming year. If ordering costs are
are $.50 per unit per year, what is the estimated total annual usage? (Points: 4)
6,000 units
28,800 units
7,200units
2,400 units
10. A company annually consumes 10,000 units of Part C. The carrying cost of this part is $2 per year and the ordering cos
uses an order quantity of 500 units. By how much could the company reduce its total costs if it purchased the economic or
units? (Points: 4)
$500
$2,000
$2,500
$0
12. Which of the following is not a valid method for determining product cost? (Points: 4)
arbitrary assignment
direct measurement
systematic allocation
cost-benefitmeasurement
14. The process of ____ causes the need for cost accounting. (Points: 4)
conversion
sales
controlling
allocating
17. The indirect costs of converting raw material into finished goods are called ______. (Points: 4)
period costs
prime costs
overheadcosts
conversion costs
19. The distinction between direct and indirect costs depends on whether a cost _______. (Points: 4)
is controllable or non-controllable
is variable or fixed
canbeconvenientlyandphysicallytracedtoacostobjectunderconsideration
will increase with changes in levels of activity
21. If a company used two overhead accounts (actual overhead and applied overhead), the one that would receive the mos
(Points: 4)
actualoverhead
applied overhead
both would receive an equal number of debits
impossible to determine without additional information
22. The measure of production that considers historical and estimated future production levels and cyclical fluctuations is re
theoretical capacity
practical capacity
normalcapacity
expected capacity
23. A short-run measure of activity that represents a firms anticipated activity level for an upcoming period based upon ex
to as _______. (Points: 4)
theoretical capacity
practical capacity
normal capacity
expectedcapacity
24. An item or event that has a cause-effect relationship with the incurrence of a variable cost is called a _______. (Points
mixed cost
predictor
direct cost
costdriver
25. Which of the following could not be used in job order costing? (Points: 4)
standards
an average cost per unit for all jobs
normalcosting
overhead allocation based on the job's direct labor hours
26. Which of the following would be least likely to be supported by subsidiary accounts or ledgers in a company that emplo
Work in Process Inventory
Raw Material Inventory
AccountsPayable
Supplies Inventory
27. The source document that records the amount of raw material that has been requested by production is the _______.
job order cost sheet
bill of lading
interoffice memo
materialrequisition
28. The cost sheets for incomplete jobs at the end of the period comprise the subsidiary ledger for _______. (Points: 4)
Finished Goods Inventory
Raw Material Inventory
WorkinProcessInventory
Supplies Inventory
29. The source document that records the amount of time an employee worked on a job and his/her pay rate is the _____
job order cost sheet
employee time sheet
interoffice memo
laborrequisitionform
30. The journal entry to apply overhead to production includes a credit to Manufacturing Overhead control and a debit to _
Finished Goods Inventory
WorkinProcessInventory
Cost of Goods Sold
Raw Material Inventory
31. The weighted average method is thought by some accountants to be inferior to the FIFO method because it _______. (
is more difficult to apply
only considers the last units worked on
ignores work performed in subsequent periods
comminglescostsoftwoperiods
32. When standard costs are used in process costing, _______. (Points: 4)
variancescanbemeasuredduringtheproductionperiod
total costs rather than current production and current costs are used
process costing calculations are made simpler
the weighted average method of calculating EUPs makes computing transferred-out costs easier
33. When the cost of lost units must be assigned, and those same units must be included in an equivalent unit schedule, th
normal and discrete
normal and continuous
abnormalanddiscrete
abnormal and continuous
39. A total variance is best defined as the difference between total _______. (Points: 4)
actual cost and total cost applied for the standard output of the period
standard cost and total cost applied to production
actual cost and total standard cost of the actual input of the period
actualcostandtotalcostappliedfortheactualoutputoftheperiod
40. If actual direct labor hours (DLHs) are less than standard direct labor hours allowed and overhead is applied on a DLH
favorable variable overhead spending variance exists
favorable variable overhead efficiency variance exists
favorablevolumevarianceexists
unfavorable volume variance exists
41. If a company obtains two salable products from the refining of one ore, the refining process should be accounted for as
mixed cost process
jointprocess
extractive process
reduction process
44. The method of pricing by-products/scrap where no value is assigned to these items until they are sold is known as the
netrealizablevalueatsplit-offpointmethod
sales value at split-off method
realized value approach
approximated net realizable value at split-off method
45. CVP analysis relies on the assumptions that costs are either strictly fixed or strictly variable. Consistent with these assu
fixed costs decrease
variable costs remain constant
costsdecrease
costs remain constant
46. In CVP analysis, linear functions are assumed for _______. (Points: 4)
contributionmarginperunit
fixed cost per unit
total costs per unit
all of the above
47. If a firm's net income does not change as its volume changes, the firm('s) _______. (Points: 4)
must be in the service industry
must have no fixed costs
sales price must equal $0
salespricemustequalitsvariablecosts
48. Break-even analysis assumes over the relevant range that _______. (Points: 4)
totalvariablecostsarelinear
fixed costs per unit are constant
total variable costs are nonlinear
total revenue is nonlinear
49. Which of the following qualitative factors favors the buy choice in a make or buy decision for a part? (Points: 4)
maintainingalong-termrelationshipwithsuppliers
quality control is critical
utilization of idle capacity
part is critical to product
51. Measuring the firm's performance against established objectives is part of which of the following functions? (Points: 4)
Planning
Controlling
Organizing
Staffing
52. Ineffective budgets and/or control systems are characterized by the use of _______. (Points: 4)
budgetsasaplanningtoolonlyanddisregardingthemforcontrolpurposes
budgets for motivation
budgets for coordination
the budget for communication
53. Which of the following is usually perceived as being the master budget's greatest advantage to management? (Points:
performanceanalysis
increased communication
increased coordination
required planning
54. If the chief accountant of a firm has to prepare an operating budget for the coming year, the first budget to be prepare
salesbudget
cash budget
purchases budget
capital budget
55. The material purchases budget tells a manager all of the following except the _______. (Points: 4)
quantity of material to be purchased each period
quantity of material to be consumed each period
cost of material to be purchased each period
cashpaymentformaterialeachperiod
57. If a company has a policy of maintaining an inventory of finished goods at a specified percentage of the next month's b
production for January will exceed budgeted sales for January when budgeted _______. (Points: 4)
FebruarysalesexceedbudgetedJanuarysales
January sales exceed budgeted December sales
January sales exceed budgeted February sales
December sales exceed budgeted January sales
58. The selling, general, and administrative expense budget is based on the ____ budget. (Points: 4)
production
sales
cash
purchases
61. Striving for flexibility in the number of products that can be produced in a short period of time is characteristic of ____
EOQ systems
push systems in general
JIT
pull systems in general
65. Using a single performance evaluation criterion for an investment center ______. (Points: 4)
is most effective because a manager can concentrate on a single goal
canresultinmanipulationoftheperformancemeasure
allows multinational investment centers' performances to be equitably compared
is only appropriate if the criterion is non-monetary
66. In evaluating the performance of a profit center manager, the manager ______. (Points: 4)
and the sub-unit should be evaluated on the basis of the same costs and revenues
should only be evaluated on the basis of variable costs and revenues of the sub-unit
should be evaluated on all costs and revenues that are controllable by the manager
shouldbeevaluatedonallcostsandrevenuesthatcanbedirectlytracedtothesub-unit
organizationalstrategyandvalues
the cost management system
current organizational profitability
activity-based management concepts
69. On a balanced scorecard, which of the following would be most appropriate to measure customer service? (Points: 4)
Rapid time-to-market of new products
Corporate financial profits
On-timedelivery
Decrease in reworked products
70. On a balanced scorecard, which of the following would be most appropriate to measure innovation? (Points: 4)
Rapidtime-to-marketofnewproducts
Corporate financial profits
On-time delivery
Manufacturing cycle efficiency
r a part? (Points: 4)
e to management? (Points: 4)
ss(cell)andattachedtounitsprocessedfortheperiod
ovation? (Points: 4)