CH 04
CH 04
CH 04
Multiple Choice
a 1. Activity-based costing
a. requires the identification of cost drivers.
b. is used only in JIT operations.
c. applies only to discretionary fixed costs.
d. does not help to identify activities as value-adding or non-value-adding.
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b 8. The resource utilized by a given product divided by the total amount of the resource available is called the
a. activity driver
b. consumption ratio
c. cost object
d. sustaining activity
c 9. The segment for which you are estimating the cost is called the
a. activity driver
b. consumption ratio
c. cost object
d. sustaining activity
a 10. A tool that focuses on manufacturing processes and seeks to reduce or optimize the activities performed within
the process is
a. process value analysis
b. re-engineering
c. caveat analysis
d. benchmarking
d 11. A tool that compares how tasks are performed internally with the best practices of industry leaders is
a. process value analysis
b. re-engineering
c. caveat analysis
d. benchmarking
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a 16. Number of purchase orders is an example of a(n) ____________ activity.
a. Batch
b. Facility-sustaining
c. Product-sustaining
d. Unit
d 20. ____________ are those performed each time a unit is produced or sold.
a. Batch-level activities
b. Facility-sustaining activities
c. Sustaining activities
d. Unit-level activities
a 21. ____________ are those that a company performs when it makes a group of units.
a. Batch-level activities
b. Facility-sustaining activities
c. Sustaining activities
d. Unit-level activities
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b. ABM is applying ABC to external financial reporting.
c. ABM requires the use of re-engineering principles.
d. All of the above are true.
a 26. The quality costs that are incurred to determine whether particular units of product meet quality standards
are
a. appraisal costs.
b. external failure costs.
c. internal failure costs.
d. prevention costs.
c 27. The cost of downtime on machines while rework is being performed is a(n)
a. appraisal cost.
b. external failure cost.
c. internal failure cost.
d. prevention cost.
b 30. The cost to repair a unit of product that fails after it is sold is a(n)
a. appraisal cost.
b. external failure cost.
c. internal failure cost.
d. prevention cost.
b 31. Genco manufactures two versions of a product. Production and cost information show the following:
Model A Model B
Units produced 200 400
Material moves (total) 20 80
Direct labor hours per unit 1 2
Material handling costs total $200,000. Under ABC, the material handling costs allocated to each unit of Model
A would be:
a. $10
b. $200
c. $333
d. Some other number
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c 32. Genco manufactures two versions of a product. Production and cost information show the following:
Model A Model B
Units produced 200 400
Material moves (total) 20 80
Direct labor hours per unit 1 2
Material handling costs total $200,000. Under ABC, the material handling costs allocated to each unit of Model
B would be:
a. $200
b. $333
c. $400
d. Some other number
a 33. Genco manufactures two versions of a product. Production and cost information show the following:
Model A Model B
Units produced 200 400
Material moves (total) 20 80
Direct labor hours per unit 1 3
Material handling costs total $200,000. Direct labor hours are used to allocate overhead costs. The material
handling costs allocated to each unit of Model A would be:
a. $143
b. $200
c. $333
d. Some other number
b 34. Cadott Manufacturing produces three products. Production and cost information show the following:
Inspection costs totaled $100,000. Using ABC, inspections costs allocated to each unit of Model X would be
a. $10.00
b. $20.00
c. $40.00
d. Some other number
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b 35. Cadott Manufacturing produces three products. Production and cost information show the following:
Inspection costs totaled $100,000. Using ABC, inspections costs allocated to each unit of Model Y would be
a. $ 6.67
b. $10.00
c. $20.00
d. Some other number
b 36. Cadott Manufacturing produces three products. Production and cost information show the following:
Inspection costs totaled $100,000. Using ABC, inspections costs allocated to each unit of Model Z would be
a. $ 6.67
b. $ 8.33
c. $10.00
d. Some other number
c 37. Cadott Manufacturing produces three products. Production and cost information show the following:
Inspection costs totaled $100,000. Using direct labor hours as the allocation base, inspections costs allocated to
each unit of Model X would be
a. $10.00
b. $20.00
c. $40.00
d. Some other number
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a 38. Cadott Manufacturing produces three products. Production and cost information show the following:
Inspection costs totaled $100,000. . Using direct labor hours as the allocation base, inspections costs allocated to
each unit of Model Y would be
a. $6.67
b. $10.00
c. $20.00
d. Some other number
a 39. Cadott Manufacturing produces three products. Production and cost information show the following:
Inspection costs totaled $100,000. Using direct labor hours as the allocation base, inspections costs allocated to
each unit of Model Z would be
a. $6.67
b. $8.33
c. $10.00
d. Some other number
b 40. Superior Inc. produces three products. Production and cost information is as follows:
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c 41. Superior Inc. produces three products. Production and cost information is as follows:
a 42. Superior Inc. produces three products. Production and cost information is as follows:
c 43. Waupaca Company produces three products with the following production and cost information:
Overhead costs include setups $90,000; shipping costs $140,000; and engineering costs $180,000. What would
be the per unit overhead cost for Model A if direct labor hours were the allocation base?
a. $20.50
b. $41.00
c. $82.00
d. Some other number
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b 44. Waupaca Company produces three products with the following production and cost information:
Overhead costs include setups $90,000; shipping costs $140,000; and engineering costs $180,000. What would
be the per unit overhead cost for Model A if activity-based costing were used?
a. $20.50
b. $74.00
c. $82.00
d. Some other number
a 45. Waupaca Company produces three products with the following production and cost information:
Overhead costs include setups $90,000; shipping costs $140,000; and engineering costs $180,000. What would
be the per unit overhead cost for Model B if activity-based costing were used?
a. $22.00
b. $66.00
c. $123.00
d. Some other number
a 46. Waupaca Company produces three products with the following production and cost information:
Overhead costs include setups $90,000; shipping costs $140,000; and engineering costs $180,000. What would
be the per unit overhead cost for Model C if activity-based costing were used?
a. $10.83
b. $32.50
c. $245.28
d. Some other number
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c 47. Kimball Company produces two products in a single factory. The following production and cost information
has been determined:
Model 1 Model 2
Units produced 1,000 200
Material moves (total) 100 40
Testing time (total) 250 125
Direct labor hours per unit 1 5
The controller has determined total overhead to be $480,000. $120,000 relates to material moves; $150,000
relates to testing; the remainder is related to labor time.
If Kimball uses direct labor hours to allocate overhead to each model, what would overhead per unit be for
Model 1?
a. $10.00
b. $120.00
c. $240.00
d. $400.00
b 48. Kimball Company produces two products in a single factory. The following production and cost information
has been determined:
Model 1 Model 2
Units produced 1,000 200
Material moves (total) 100 40
Testing time (total) 250 125
Direct labor hours per unit 1 5
The controller has determined total overhead to be $480,000. $140,000 relates to material moves; $150,000
relates to testing; the remainder is related to labor time.
If Kimball uses activity-based costing to allocate overhead to each model, what would overhead per unit be for
Model 1?
a. $400.00
b. $295.00
c. $240.00
d. $120.00
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d 49. Kimball Company produces two products in a single factory. The following production and cost information
has been determined:
Model 1 Model 2
Units produced 1,000 200
Material moves (total) 100 40
Testing time (total) 250 125
Direct labor hours per unit 1 5
The controller has determined total overhead to be $480,000. $140,000 relates to material moves; $150,000
relates to testing; the remainder is related to labor time.
If Kimball uses direct labor hours to allocate overhead to each model, what would overhead per unit be for
Model 2?
a. $158.33
b. $400.00
c. $950.00
d. $1,200.00
c 50. Kimball Company produces two products in a single factory. The following production and cost information
has been determined:
Model 1 Model 2
Units produced 1,000 200
Material moves (total) 100 40
Testing time (total) 250 125
Direct labor hours per unit 1 5
The controller has determined total overhead to be $480,000. $140,000 relates to material moves; $150,000
relates to testing; the remainder is related to labor time.
If Kimball uses activity-based costing to allocate overhead to each model, what would overhead per unit be for
Model 2?
a. $158.33
b. $415.93
c. $925.00
d. Some other number
True-False
F 2. A company that uses only volume-based measures will overcost its low-volume products.
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F 9. External failure costs are made up solely of opportunity costs.
F 10. The acceptable quality level is the point where internal failure costs are minimized.
Problems
1. Scottso Enterprises incurs $300,000 in manufacturing overhead costs each month. The company has been
allocating overhead to individual product lines based on direct labor hours.
Amount Amount of
Cost driver In Pool Activity
----------- -------- ---------
Direct labor hours $100,000 15,000
Number of batches 150,000 200
Design changes 50,000 125
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Total overhead costs $300,000
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Product X Product Y
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Direct labor hours 1,000 400
Number of batches 10 20
Design changes 1 15
a. Determine the overhead to be allocated to each product using direct labor hours as the only cost driver.
b. Determine the overhead to be allocated to each product using the three drivers identified.
SOLUTION:
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b. Product X: $11,900; Product Y: $22,600
Amount Amount of
Cost driver In Pool Activity Rate
----------- -------- --------- --------
Direct labor hours $100,000 25,000 $ 4.00
Number of batches 150,000 200 750.00
Design changes 50,000 125 400.00
Product X Product Y
--------- ---------
Direct labor hours, $4,000 $1,600
Number of batches 7,500 15,000
Design changes 400 6,000
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$11,900 $22,600
2. Lewis Company has two major segments with the following information:
SOLUTION:
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c. & d.
Upstate Downstate Total_
Annual revenue $200,000 $600,000 $800,000
Annual salesperson salaries 30,000 45,000 75,000
Travel 24,000 12,000 36,000
Entertainment 57,600 86,400 144,000
Administrative 60,000 90,000 150,000
------- ------- -------
Income $ 28,400 $366,600 $395,000
3. Johnson & Mathey is an architectural and landscape services firm. The firm operates in three major segments. The
following information has been obtained,
Salaries for the year were $800,000; overhead for the year was $1,000,000.
a. Determine the profits for each segment, assuming costs are allocated based on annual revenues.
b. Determine the profits for each segment, assuming costs are allocated based on the number of jobs.
c. Determine the profits for each segment, assuming costs are allocated based on chargeable hours.
SOLUTION:
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4. Coleman Company produces three products, X, Y, & Z. The income statement for the firm as a whole is:
Sales $1,850,000
Less variable costs 1,310,000
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Contribution margin $ 540,000
Less fixed costs
Selling 330,000
Administrative 180,000
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510,000
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Net income $ 30,000
The sales, variable costs, and line-sustaining fixed costs for the four products are:
Q___ R___ S_ __
Sales $250,000 $400,000 $1,200,000
Variable costs 60% 65% 75%
Line-sustaining costs $90,000 $130,000 $ 230,000
a. Prepare an income statement segmented by product line, including a column for the entire firm. Be sure to
show segment income as well as total enterprise income.
SOLUTION:
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5. Ellington & Hodges is a public relations firm. The firm operates in three major segments. The following
information has been obtained,
Total salaries for the year were $900,000; overhead was $600,000.
a. Determine the profits for each segment, assuming costs are allocated based on annual revenues.
b. Determine the profits for each segment, assuming overhead costs are allocated based on the number of
clients and salaries are allocated based on chargeable hours.
SOLUTION:
6. Danner Company incurs $1,600,000 in manufacturing overhead costs each month. The company has been
allocating overhead to individual product lines based on direct labor hours.
Amount Amount of
Cost driver In Pool Activity
----------- -------- ---------
Direct labor hours $500,000 40,000
Number of setups 700,000 1,000
Number of tests 400,000 500
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Total overhead costs $1,600,000
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Product S Product T
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Direct labor hours 2,000 1,000
Number of setups 20 100
Number of tests 2 150
a. Determine the overhead to be allocated to each product using direct labor hours as the only cost driver.
b. Determine the overhead to be allocated to each product using the three drivers identified.
SOLUTION:
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a. Product S: $80,000 [2,000 x ($1,600,000/40,000)]
Product T: $40,000 [1,000 x ($1,600,000/40,000)]
Amount Amount of
Cost driver In Pool Activity Rate
----------- -------- --------- --------
Direct labor hours $500,000 40,000 $ 12.50
Number of setups 700,000 1,000 700.00
Number of tests 400,000 500 800.00
Product S Product T
--------- ---------
Direct labor hours, $25,000 $12,500
Number of setups 14,000 70,000
Number of tests 1,600 120,000
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$40,600 $202,500
Engine Race
Rebuilds Cars Total__
Annual revenue $1,200,000 $1,400,000 $2,600,000
Material costs 400,000 $600,000 $1,000,000
Labor costs 250,000 150,000 $400,000
Number of receipts 8,000 2,000
Number of batches 425 75
SOLUTION:
c. & d.
Engine Race
Rebuilds Cars Total__
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Annual revenue $1,200,000 $1,400,000 $2,600,000
Material costs 400,000 600,000 1,000,000
Labor costs 250,000 150,000 400,000
Receiving 240,000 60,000 300,000
Material moves 233,750 41,250 275,000
Administrative 140,625 84,375 225,000
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Income $(64,375) $464,375 $ 400,000
8. Ventura Company produces four products, Q, R, S & T. The income statement for the firm as a whole is:
Sales $3,000,000
Less variable costs 1,870,000
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Contribution margin $1,130,000
Less fixed costs
Manufacturing $320,000
Selling 290,000
Administrative 168,000
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778,000
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Net income $ 352,000
The sales, contribution margin ratios, and line-sustaining fixed costs for the four products are:
b. Prepare an income statement segmented by product line, including a column for the entire firm. Be sure to
show segment income as well as total enterprise income.
SOLUTION:
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9. DJH Corp has identified the following costs.
Categorize each of the costs into the appropriate quality cost category and prepare a total for each.
SOLUTION:
Prevention costs:
Costs to improve the production process $175,000
Design engineer salaries 325,000
Total prevention costs $500,000
Appraisal costs:
Incoming inspection costs $110,000
Finished goods inspection 165,000
Total appraisal costs 275,000
10. Following is a list of activities that pertains to quality. Classify each as either external failure, internal failure,
appraisal, or prevention.
External Internal
Failure Failure Appraisal Prevention
1. In-process inspection
2. Warranty expenses
3. Worker training
4. Downtime on machinery due
to rework
5. Product returns
6. Product design
7. Preventive maintenance
8. Wages for field repair
workers
9. Quality laboratory
10. Customer complaints
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SOLUTION:
External Internal
Failure Failure Appraisal Prevention
1. In-process inspection X
2. Warranty expenses X
3. Worker training X
4. Downtime on machinery due
to rework X
5. Product returns X
6. Product design X
7. Preventive maintenance X
8. Wages for field repair
Workers X
9. Quality laboratory X
10. Customer complaints X
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