CHAPTER 3 COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS TRUE/FALSE 1. To perform cost-volume-profit analysis‚ a company must be able to separate costs into fixed and variable components. Answer: True Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis 2. Cost-volume-profit analysis may be used for multi-product analysis when the proportion of different products remains constant. Answer: True Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost-volume-profit
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CHAPTER 14: PROCESS COSTING AND THE COST ACCOUNTING CYCLE Multiple Choice c 1. ABC Company made the following journal entry. Work in Process Inventory $200‚000 Direct Labor $188‚000 Direct Labor Rate Variance 12‚000 From this entry we can tell that ABC uses a. job-order costing. b. process costing. c. standard costing. d. normal costing. d 2. CDE Company
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Chapter 2—Cost Terminology and Cost Behaviors MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The term "relevant range" as used in cost accounting means the range over which a. | costs may fluctuate. | b. | cost relationships are valid. | c. | production may vary. | d. | relevant costs are incurred. | ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 2-2 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking LOC: AICPA Functional Competencies: Measurement‚ Reporting 2. Which of the following defines variable cost behavior
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Meeting 1 MRF’s File COST ACCOUNTING “An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes” Assistant Lecturer: M. Ryan Firmansyah Problem 1 (Quiz 1 September 8‚ 2009) Consider the following costs that were incurred during the current year. Evaluate whether the cost is: 1. A product cost or a period cost 2. Variable or fixed in terms of behavior 3. For the product cost‚ whether it is classified as direct material‚ direct labor‚ or manufacturing overhead No. 1 Descriptions Product Cost Period Variable Fixed
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different quality material from standard; Buying materials from a non‑usual source due to urgency; Utilising different labour from standard; Price changes due to economic conditions; scarcity of supplies; Choosing to incur additional discretionary fixed costs; More (or less) overtime hours used than budgeted. 2. Efficiency/usage/quantity variances: Standard is out of date‚ set without due care; Inefficient use of material/labour‚ deliberate or otherwise; Poor supervision/equipment/maintenance.Changes in
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COST ACCOUNTING Select the one best answer for each: 1. Which one of the following would not be classified as manufacturing overhead? a. Indirect labor b. Direct materials c. Insurance on factory building d. Indirect materials 2. Prime costs of a company are $3‚000‚000‚ manufacturing overhead is $1‚500‚000 and direct labor is $750‚000. What is the amount of direct materials? a. $1‚500‚000. b. $750‚000. c. $2‚250‚000.
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fully allocating all costs to products‚ customers‚ and other costing objects in an activity-based costing system. This results in overstated costs. More accurate product costs may result in increasing the selling prices of some products. 3. Matt Company uses activity-based costing. The company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 8‚000 units and of Product B is 6‚000 units. There are three activity cost pools‚ with total cost and total activity as
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Sunk Cost-cost that has already been incurred and cannot be avoided no matter what a manager decides to do. A business segment should only be dropped if a company can avoid more in fixed costs than it loses in: contribution margin Which of the following techniques describe how a bottleneck should be managed: Find ways to increase the capacity of the bottleneck‚ ensure there is minimal lost time at the bottleneck due to breakdowns and set-ups‚ focus business process improvement efforts on the bottleneck
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of per Unit Total Costs. The estimated unit costs for Hoteling Industries‚ when operating at a production and sales level of 10‚000 units‚ are as follows: Cost Item Estimated Unit Cost Direct materials $15 Direct labor 10 Variable factory overhead 8 Fixed factory overhead 5 Variable marketing 4 Fixed marketing 3 Required: (1) Identify the estimated conversion cost per unit. (2) Identify the estimated prime cost per unit. (3) Determine the estimated total variable cost per unit. (4) Compute
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2-22 Variable costs and fixed costs. Consolidated Minerals (CM) owns the rights to extract minerals from beach sands on Fraser Island. CM has costs in three areas: a. Payment to a mining subcontractor who charges $80 per ton of beach sand mined and returned to the beach (after being processed on the mainland to extract three minerals: ilmenite‚ rutile‚ and zircon). b. Payment of a government mining and environmental tax of $50 per ton of beach sand mined. c. Payment to a barge operator. This
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