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Job Costing 4.1 Objective 4.1 1) A cost is considered direct if it can be traced to a particular cost object in a cost effective way which means it can be A) traced easily with the aid of technolo ... gy B) traced in a manner that is accurate C) traced in an economically feasible way D) possibly traced accurately with an investment in hardware and software Answer: C Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking 2) A ________ is anything for which a measurement of costs is desired. A) cost-allocation base B) cost pool C) cost object D) cost-application base Answer: C Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking 3) A ________ is a grouping of individual indirect cost items. A) cost-allocation base B) cost assignment C) cost pool D) job-costing system Answer: C Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking 4) A manufacturer utilizes three separate indirect cost pools. Which of the following is true? A) Each indirect cost pool utilizes a separate cost-allocation rate B) Each indirect cost pool is a subset of total direct costs C) Each indirect cost pool relates to multiple cost centers D) Each indirect cost pool utilizes the same cost-allocation rate for all costs incurred Answer: A Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking5) Direct costs ________. A) are anything for which a measurement of costs is desired B) are costs related to a particular cost object that can be traced to that cost object in an economically feasible manner C) focus specifically on the costing needs of the CFO D) are costs related to a particular cost object that cannot be traced to that cost object in a cost-effective manner Answer: B Diff: 2 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking 6) In a costing system, ________. A) cost tracing allocates indirect costs B) cost allocation assigns direct costs C) a cost-allocation base can be either financial or nonfinancial D) a cost object should be a product and not a department or a geographic territory Answer: C Diff: 2 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking 7) Assigning direct costs to a cost object is called ________. A) cost allocation B) cost assignment C) cost pooling D) cost tracing Answer: D Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking 8) ________ is the process of assigning indirect costs to products. A) Cost allocation B) Job cost recording C) Cost pooling D) Cost tracing Answer: A Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking9) Allocating indirect costs to departments based on the relative revenue earned by those departments is done based on which of the following criterion? A) direct hours utilized B) benefits received C) material resources used D) cause-and-effect relationships Answer: B Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking 10) Which of the following includes both traced direct costs and allocated indirect costs? A) cost tracing B) cost pools C) cost assignments D) cost allocations Answer: C Diff: 1 Objective: 1 AACSB: Analytical thinking [Show More]

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