Which of the following is not an example of an indirect cost incurred in manufacturing automobiles?
Machinery depreciation in the factory
Cost of the automobile engines
Plant supervisor salary
Plant utilities - ANS
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Which of the following is not an example of an indirect cost incurred in manufacturing automobiles?
Machinery depreciation in the factory
Cost of the automobile engines
Plant supervisor salary
Plant utilities - ANSWER Cost of the automobile engines
Using traditional costing instead of ABC costing might lead to all of the following except
expanding low-volume products that appear profitable
cutting back on high-volume products that appear unprofitable
raising the selling price of low-volume products
raising the selling price of high-volume products - ANSWER raising the selling price of low-volume products
A(n) _________________ is an estimated manufacturing overhead rate computed at the beginning of the year
cost driver
actual manufacturing overhead rate
predetermined manufacturing overhead rate
cost allocation - ANSWER predetermined manufacturing overhead rate
Which of the following represents a sunk cost?
A cost that is relevant to any decision
An outlay expected to be incurred in the future
A historical cost that is always relevant
A historical cost that is never relevant - ANSWER A historical cost that is never relevant
How do fixed costs per unit behave?
They increase as production increases
They decrease as production decreases
They remain the same throughout production levels within the relevant range
They increase as production decreases - ANSWER They increase as production decreases
Before operating income can be determined for a manufacturer, which of the following is calculated?
Cost of goods available for sale
Cost of goods manufactured
Cost of goods sold
All of the above - ANSWER All of the above
A lean company aims to eliminate which of the following wastes of the traditional operating company?
Movement
Overproduction
Excess Transportation
All of the above - ANSWER All of the above
What is the promotion of products and services known as?
Customer Service
Marketing
Design
Distribution - ANSWER Marketing
In the basic flow of inventory through a manufacturing system, which of the following occurs third in the job costing system?
Finished goods inventory
Raw Materials inventory
Cost of goods sold
Work in process inventory - ANSWER Finished goods inventory
Which of the following is an example of a cost item that should be classified as an external failure cost?
Cost if a lost unit
Cost to redesign product
Warranty claims
Tooling changes - ANSWER Warranty Claims
Determining how much manufacturing overhead is overallocated or underallocated
is done before the period starts
can be done at any time
is done during the period
is done at the end of the period - ANSWER is done at the end of the period
Which of the following is a characteristic of a service company?
Service companies transform raw materials into finished goods
Service companies generally have no tangible products to sell
Service companies make a product
Service companies have a single category of inventory - ANSWER Service companies generally have not tangible products to sell
Management can use job cost information for each of the following except
bidding on custom jobs
all of the listed choices are possible uses of job cost information
determining the profitability of different jobs
determining cost of goods sold - ANSWER all of the listed choices are possible uses of job cost information
Which of the following is a sign that a product cost system is not working properly?
Managers don't understand costs and profits
The cost system has multiple allocation bases
The cost system is fully depreciated
The cost system was installed five years ago - ANSWER Managers don't understand costs and profits
Product costs include
direct materials
indirect materials
direct labor
all of the above are included in product costs - ANSWER all of the above are included in product costs
Job order costing might be used by a
crude oil refinery
custom home builder
greeting card manufacturer
paper company - ANSWER custom home builder
When a company has established separate manufacturing overhead rates for each department, it is using
departmental overhead rates
a plantwide overhead rate
cost distortion
none of the above - ANSWER departmental overhead rates
In the basic flow of inventory through a manufacturing system, which of the following occurs first in the job costing system?
Cost of goods sold
Work in process inventory
Finished goods inventory
Raw materials inventory - ANSWER Raw materials inventory
Which of the following is an example of a cost item that should be classified as an internal failure cost?
Rework costs
Inspection costs
Product return costs
Employee training costs - ANSWER Rework costs
Which of the following types of costing is used for many similar products?
Batch costing
Process costing
Service costing
Job costing - ANSWER Process costing
When calculating a departmental overhead rate, what should the numerator be?
Actual quantity of the departmental allocation base used by the job
Total estimated departmental overhead cost pool
Total estimated amount of the departmental allocation base
Total estimated amount of manufacturing overhead for the factory - ANSWER Total estimated departmental overhead cost pool
Which of the following is not a way in which management can use job cost information?
Using the cost information in determining the bid price for custom orders
Assessing and comparing the profitability of each product type
Preparing the financial statements
Determining the balance in the raw materials inventory - ANSWER Determining the balance in raw materials inventory
Which type of company has three categories of inventory
Service company
Manufacturing company
Merchandising company
All of the above - ANSWER Manufacturing company
If a frozen pizza plant is the cost object, classify each of the following costs as direct or indirect, respectively, property insurance, cafeteria workers wages, and janitorial supplies
direct, indirect, and direct
all are direct
all are indirect
direct, indirect, and indirect - ANSWER all are direct
How do variable costs per unit behave?
They decrease as production decreases
They remain the same throughout production levels within the relevant range
They decrease as production increases
They increase as production decreases - ANSWER They remain the same throughout production levels within the relevant range
An example of a controllable cost is
depreciation on headquarters building
advertising
property insurance
property taxes - ANSWER advertising
Cost of goods manufactured reflects
goods still in the factory at the end of the period
goods sold during the period
goods not yet started at the end of the of period
goods completed during the period - ANSWER good completed during the period
Inventorable product costs for manufactured product include
marketing and research and development costs
the costs of direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead
the costs of direct materials and direct labor only
none of the above - ANSWER the costs of direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead
Which of the following is true about lean thinking?
Finished goods are produced ahead of customers' orders to protect against running out of finished goods
Raw materials are purchased in large quantities
Customer orders drive the production process
Inventory levels are maintained at high levels - ANSWER Customer orders drive the production process
All of the following describe an ABC system except
ABC systems may only be used by service companies
ABC systems can create more accurate product costs
ABC systems are used in both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing companies
ABC systems are more complex and costly than traditional costing systems - ANSWER ABC systems may only be used by service companies
Indications that a product cost system needs revision include
the company uses a single-allocation base system developed long ago
managers lose bids they expected to win and win bids they expected to lose
employees do no believe the cost numbers are accurate
all of the above - ANSWER all of the above
The costs incurred to transport merchandise to a company's retail store would be considered to be what else
Production or purchases
Marketing
Customer service
Research and Development - ANSWER Production or purchases
A ___________ company's balance sheet reports just one inventory called "Inventory"
manufacturing
service
merchandising
All of these types of companies - ANSWER merchandising
A product support hotline would be considered
distribution
customer service
marketing
production or purchases - ANSWER customer service
A factory janitor's wages would be classified as __________ when determining the cost of a manufactured product
a direct cost
an indirect cost
a period cost
none of the above - ANSWER an indirect cost
All of the following are period costs except
research and development expenses
direct labor expenses
distribution expenses
marketing expenses - ANSWER direct labor expenses
A merchandiser's purchases are equivalent to a manufacturer's
cost of goods manufactured
cost of goods sold
raw materials inventory
work in process inventory - ANSWER cost of goods manufactured
A __________ cost is always irrelevant
differential
manufacturing
conversion
sunk - ANSWER sunk
A(n) __________ cost is one whose total amount changes in direct proportion to a change in volume
variable
mixed
fixed
irrelevant - ANSWER variable
A job costing system can be used by which types of companies?
Service and merchandising businesses
Service, manufacturing, and merchandising businesses
Manufacturing and merchandising businesses
Service and manufacturing businesses - ANSWER Service, manufacturing, and merchandising businesses
A __________ is a document manufacturing production personnel use to request that the itemized materials be sent from the showroom into the factory
materials requisition
job cost record
cost tickets
manufacturing ticket - ANSWER materials requisition
A ____________ is the primary factor that causes a cost to be incurred
predetermined manufacturing overhead rate
cost driver
cost allocation
materials requisition - ANSWER cost driver
How is the cost-plus price determined?
Cost + markup on cost
Cost / markup on cost
Cost x markup on cost
Cost - markup on cost - ANSWER Cost + markup on cost
What will the use of departmental overhead rates generally result in?
The use of a separate cost allocation base for each department in the factory
The use of a separate cost allocation base for each activity in the factory
The use of a single overhead cost pool for the factory
The use of a single cost allocation base - ANSWER The use of a separate cost allocation base for each department in the factory
ABC generally causes the least amount of cost distortion among products because indirect costs are allocated to the products based on
the extent to which the activities are used
types of activities used by the product
both A and B
none of the above - ANSWER both A and B
A system that focuses on activities as the fundamental cost object and uses the costs for these activities to compile indirect costs of goods and services is
activity-based costing
appraisal costs
prevention costs
value engineering - ANSWER activity-based costing
A lean company aims to eliminate which of the following wastes of the traditional operating company
Movement
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