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Undergraduate 2
05/07/2012

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Term
In a given period, the amount transferred from work in process inventory to finished goods inventory, is called:
Definition
Cost of goods manufactured
Term
Cost of Goods Sold is what type of account?
Definition
Expense
Term
Direct material, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead are always what type of cost?
Definition
Product costs
Term
If actual overhead costs exceed applied overhead for a period, the balance is called:
Definition
Under-applied overhead
Term
Zola Inc. had under-applied overhead in 2007 and followed the common practice of closing the MOH clearing account to Cost of Goods Sold. CLosing the overhead account would:
Definition
Increase COGS and decrease income
Term
Happy Trails manufactures water bottles and uses a predetermined overhead rate that uses direct labor hours as the overhead application base. For 2012, total MOH was estimated (budgeted) at $600,000 and total direct labor hours were estimated at 30,000 hours. In 2012 actual overhead costs were $588,000 and actual direct labor hours incurred was 28,000. The total amount of overhead applied to jobs in 2007 was:
Definition
$560,000 (600,000÷30,000)
Term

Job order costing would most likely be used by:

 a) A paper manufacturer

b) a manufacturer of light bulbs

c) A landscaping company

Definition
A landscaping company
Term
The cost of repairing products recaleld from customers is an example of:
Definition
External Failure
Term
If the cost object is a product, and activity is measured by units produced, the cost of material used to manufacture stuffed toys would be:
Definition
A Variable Cost
Term

Which of the following costs would be considered a period rather than a product cost in a manufacturing company?

 

a) salary of plant maintenance personnel

b)equipment depreciation

c) sales commissions

Definition
Sales Commissions
Term
A traditional push inventory system:
Definition
Can result in backlogs of work in process at various work stations
Term
What are the characteristic of management accounting?
Definition

Emphasis on planning for the future.

Producing info for managers in the firm.

Is concerned with subunits of the organization.

Term
Banten Inc. has collected the following info about its electricity costs. In the firm's highest activity month, where 12,000 units were produced electricity cost was $80,000. In the lowest activity month 4,000 units were produced and energy costs were $48,000. Using the High-Low method, per unit variable cost would be:
Definition

$4.00

 

$80,000 - $48,000 = $32,000

12,000 - 4,000 = 8,000

$32,000÷8,000 = $4.00 per unit

Term
When compared to activity-based costing systems, traditional costing systems using unit-based drivers often result in inaccurate product costs because:
Definition
Many types of overhead costs are not driven by unit volume
Term
Activities associated with setting up machinery to produce a particular type of product would be classified as:
Definition

Batch Level Activites

 

Term

Which of the following statements are true:

a) Overhead can be applied to products on either an activity, departmental, or plantwide basis. 

b) Activity-based costing is characterized by having more cost drivers than cost pools. 

Definition
Only a) is true
Term
Company A has total sales of $1,200,000, total variable costs of $300,000 and total fixed costs of $120,000. The firm's breakevern point in sales dollars is:
Definition

$160,000

 

BE=TFC÷(CM/Sales) = 1,200,000/ .75 = $160,000

(0.75 => Sales 1,200,000-Variable 300,000=CM 900,000)

Term
If the sale price is $10.00 per unit, variable costs are $6.00 per unit, total fixed costs are $7,000, and the firm sells 1,000 units more than breakeven units (their margin of safety is 1,000 units) the form's total profit (loss) would be:
Definition

$4,000

 

1.00 - 6.00 = 4.00 * 1,000 units = 4,000

Term
Hours of quality training per employee would be in what section of the balanced scorecard?
Definition
Learnin and Growth
Term
A zero risidual income indicates:
Definition
A division is earning exactly the minimum required rate of return
Term

Division A has net operating income of $800,000, sales revenue of $8,000,000 and net operating ssests of $4,000,000. 

-What is ROI?

-What is Turnover Ratio?

-If Division A disposed of 2,000,000 of unneeded operating assests...?

-Assume Division A had a minimum required return of 16%. Residual Income would be?

Definition

- ROI=20% (I÷A)

- Turn=2 (S÷A)

- Turn would Increase (by 2)

- $160,000 ($800,000-(16%*$4,000,000))

Term
Traceable fixed expenses for a segment are:
Definition

Deducted from the segment contribution margin to calculate the segment margin.

 

 

Term
The MCE Ratio measures:
Definition
the proportion of throughput time devoted to processing (value-added activity)
Term
In a firm organized by division, common fixed expenses:
Definition
Are only deducted from the total column on a segment income statement. 
Term
In a decentralized organization:
Definition
Decision making authority is delegated to lower level employees
Term
A cost that differs between alternatives:
Definition
A Relevant Cost
Term
A cost that can be eliminated in whole of in part, by choosin one alternative over another:
Definition
Avoidable Costs
Term
Unnavoidable costs are:
Definition
Irrelevant Costs
Term
Decision: Adding or Dropping a Segment
Definition

Decision rule:  Drop the segment only if the fixed cost savings exceed the lost contribution margin.
You can perform the analysis incrementally by comparing avoidable fixed costs to the segment contribution margin
OR
You can perform the analysis by comparing the income statement with the segment to the income statement prepared assuming the segment is dropped.  Keep in mind that un-avoidable fixed costs will continue even if the segment is dropped.

Term
Vertical Intergration-Advantages
Definition

-Smoother flow of parts and materials

-Better quality control

-Realize profits

Term
Make or Buy Decision
Definition
Decision Rule: Compare the costs that can be avoided by using an outside supplier to the cost of buying the item from the outside supplier. If the cost of buying outside is less, then you should outsource. 
Term
Special Order Decison
Definition
Decision Rule: Accepts the special order if the order price is greater than the incremental cost to produce the item.
Term
Utilization of a Constrained Resource
Definition

When a constraint exists, a company should select a product mix that maximizes the total contribution margin earned since fixed costs usually remain unchanged.
Make and sell the product that has the highest contribution margin per unit of the constrained resource.
Once demand for the product that has the highest contribution margin per unit of the constrained resource is satisfied, make and sell the product with the next highest contribution margin per unit of the constrained resource.  Repeat until production capacity is used up.

 

Term
Joint Products
Definition
Two or more products from a common input 
Term
Split-Off Point
Definition
The point in the manufacturing process where each joint product can be recognized as a separate product 
Term
Sell or Process Further Decision
Definition
Decision Rule: it will always be profitable to continue processing a joint product after the split-off point so long as the incremental revenue exceeds the incremental processing costs incurred after the split-off point. 
Term
Managerial Accounting differs from Financial Accounting in that Financial Accounting is:
Definition
Primarily concerned with external financial reporting
Term

Companies characterized by the production of small batches of different products will most likely use which of the following methods of calculating product costs and providing management with unit cost data?

 a)Job Order

b)Process costing

c)Direct costing

d)Variable costing

Definition
Job-Order Costing
Term
Differential costs are:
Definition
Relevant Costs
Term
Conversion costs do not include:
Definition
Direct Materials
Term
The Difference between variable costs and fixed costs is:
Definition
Unit variable costs are fixed within the relevant range, whereas unit fixed costs vary with the level of activity
Term
The difference between sales and total variable costs is:
Definition
Contribution Margin
Term
Which is true regarding relevant range?
Definition
Total fixed costs will not change
Term
Direct labor can best be described as a:
Definition
Prime and product cost
Term
Which is a product cost for a manufacturing company?
Definition
Factory property taxes
Term
The IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice requires an IMA member to follow the established policies of the organization when faced with an ethical conflict. If an organizations policies do not resolve the conflict, the member should:
Definition
Contact the next higher managerial level if initial discussion with the immediate supervisor does not resolve the conflict.
Term

A company applies MOH based on DL hours:

  • Est. OH costs: $500,000
  • Est. DL hours: 200,000
  • Actual OH cost: $515,000
  • Actual labor hours: 210,000

Based on this information, MOH is:

Definition

Overapplied by $10,000

 

500,000÷200,000=2.5

2.5*210,000=525,000

525,000-515,000=10,000 Overapplied

Term

Buford Company rents out a small unused portion of its factory to another company for $1,000 per month. Te rental agreement will expire next month, and rather than renew the agreement Buford Company is thinking about using the space itself to store materials. The term to describe the $1,000 per month is:

 

Definition
Opportunity Cost
Term
This is generally considered a committed fixed cost for a retailing firm:
Definition
Lease payments made on the store building
Term
In doing analysis ti determine cost behavior, we somtimes use High-Low method. In this method how is the high point selected?
Definition
The point with the highest volume of activity is chosen.
Term
What is the advantage of using regression analysis to determine the cost equation (as oppposed to the high-low mthod)?
Definition
  • The method is objective
  • All data points are used
  • It will generally be more accurate than the high low method because it mehtematically produces the best fitting line
Term
Liability arising from defective products ould be classified as _____ on a quality cost report?
Definition
an external failure cost
Term
An increase in appraisal costs will sometimes result in an increase in:
Definition
Internal failure costs
Term
In a job-order costing system, the journal entry to record the application of OH cost to jobs would include:
Definition

A credit to the MOH account

 

Actual(dr.)         Applied(cr.)


100                  (MOH) 110


10 

Term
Ivory Company uses a job-order costing system. What year-end journal entry could Ivory make to dispose of close (close out) $4,150 of overapplied MOH cost?
Definition

Debit MOH

Credit COGS

Term
Gross margin will increase when closing _____ to COGS.
Definition
Overapplied Manufacturing Overhead
Term
When applying MOH to jobs, the formula to calculate the amount is as follows:
Definition
Predetermined OH rate times the actual units of allocation base used by the particular job. 
Term
In a job-order costing system, the amount of OH cost that has been applied to a job that remains incomplete at the end of a period:
Definition
is part of the ending balance of the WIP inventory account
Term
Lean Production methods:
Definition
Minimize inventory
Term
Cost of Goods Manufactured:
Definition

DL, DM, Applied MOH

(WIP Inventory-Credit balance)

Term
Labor charges that cannot be traced directly to a particular job are treated as:
Definition
MOH
Term
Light and heat for a factory is an example of a:
Definition
Product Cost
Term

Journal:

$30,000 of raw materials were purchased on account

 

Definition

Raw Materials inventory 30,000

     Accounts payable   30,000

 

Term

Journal:

Direct Labor costs for 500 hours totaled $4,500 and were paid in cash

Definition

WIP 4,500

     Cash 4,500

Term

Journal:

$10,000 of direct materials and $7,000 of indirect materials were issued to production

Definition

WIP Inventory 10,000

MOH 7,000

     Raw materials Inventory 17,000

     (10,000 DM + 7,000 Indirect Materials)

Term

Journal:

Rent of $9,000 was paid in cash. 40% relates to the factory; the remainder relates to the  administrative offices.

Definition

MOH 3,600 (9,000 * .4)

Rent Expense 5,400 (9,000 * .6)

     Cash 9,000

     

Term

Journal:

Salaries of $12,000 were incurred but not paid. 30% of the total was paid to supervisors working in the factory. The remainder was administrative salaries. The salaries will be paid next period. 

Definition

MOH 3,600 (12,000 * .3)

Admin. Salary Exp. 8,400 (12,000 * .7)

     Salaries Payable 12,000

Term

Journal:

Overhead was applied to jobs at the rate of $3.00 or 300% per direct labor dollar. Direct labor dollars totalled $4,500 during September. 

Definition

WIP Inventory 13,500 (4,500 * 3.00)

     MOH 13,500

Term

Journal:

Jobs costing $23,0000 were completed.

Definition

Finished goods inventory 23,000

     WIP Inventory 23,000

Term

Journal:

Job #123, which had a total cost of $12,000 was sold on account for $19,000

Definition

COGS 12,000

     Finished Goods Inventory 12,000

Accts Rec. 19,000

     Sales 19,000

Term

Using High-Low method calculate a)variable cost per unit, b)total fixed cost, & c)cost formula:

INFORMATION:

High - August 4,200(#)   $2,560(Cost)

Low - Sept.   3,600(#)   $2,290(cost)

 

Definition

a) (2,560-2,290) ÷ (4,200-3,600) = $0.45

b) 2,560 = a + (4,200*.45); a=670

c) Y=670+(b*0.45)

Term
Predetermined OH rate formula:
Definition

Est. MOH ÷ DL Dollar/cost

Est. MOH ÷ Est. Machine Hours

Term
Self-Imposed budgets typically are:
Definition
Subject to review by higher levels of management in order to prevent the budgets from the becoming too loose.
Term
The purpose of a flexible budget is to:
Definition
Update the static planning budget to reflect the actual level of activity of the period
Term
The Static Budget is:
Definition
valid for only one level of activity
Term
Peterson's Snow Removal's cost formula for its vehicle operating cost is $1,750 per month pus $484 per snow-day. For the month of November, the company planned for activity of 15 snow-days, but the actual level of activity was 14 snow-days. the actual vehicle operating cost for the onthe was $8,360. the flexible budget would show budgeted costs of:
Definition

$8,526

Flex) 14 * 484 = 6,776 + 1750 = 8,526

 

Term
College Catering uses two measures of  activity, jobs and meals, in the cost formula in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for catering supplies is $310 per month plus $84 per job plus $17 per meal. A typical job involves serving a number of meals to guests at a corporate function or at a host's home. The compay expected its activity in jusly to be 15 jobs and 127 meals, but the actual activity was 14 jobs and 126 meals. the flexible budget would show budgeted costs of:
Definition

$3,628

 

310+(85*14)+(17*126) = 3,628

Term
A duration driver is:
Definition
a measure of the amount of time required to perform an activity.
Term

Which of the following s a transaction driver?

a)set up time

b)number of material moves

c)design time

Definition
b) number of material moves
Term
When there are batch level or product level  costs, in comparison to a traditional cost system, activity based costing ordinarily will shift costs from:
Definition
High volume to low volume products
Term
A company implementing an ABC system could expect:
Definition
Some product costs to be lower and some to be higher
Term
When using an activity based costing system, each cost pool is formed to represent activities with a common _____ that uses organizational resources. 
Definition
Cost Driver
Term
Unlike a traditional product costing system, ABC assigns:
Definition
Costs to indiviual products (cost objects) based on various activies involved.
Term
What is the anticipated effect on the number of activity cost pools and related activity measures (allocation bases) when an ABC system replaces a traditional costing system?
Definition

Number of Activity Cost pools INCREASE

Number of Actvity Measures (allocaiton bases) INCREASE

Term
A cost driver is:
Definition
A factor that causes a cost to increase or decrease
Term
At the breakeven point, the contribution margin equals total:
Definition
Fixed costs
Term
Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) analysis is a key factor in many busines decisions. A calculatoin used in CVP analysis is the breakeven point. Once the breakeven Point has been reached, operating income will increase by the:
Definition
Contribution Margin per unit for each additional unit
Term
The Margin of safety is:
Definition

The amount by which a company's sales can decline before losses are incurred

(Sales-BE Sales)

Term
The degree of operating leverage:
Definition
Contribution Margin÷Net Oper. Income
Term
South Company selss a single product for $20 per unit. If the CM ratio is 40% of sales and fixed expenses total $9,600, the breakeven point in dollars will be:
Definition

$24,000

(9,600÷.4)

Term

Info:

Sales Volume (units) 200,000

Sales(dollars) $800,000

Total Variable Costs $200,000

Total Fixed costs $300,000

 

a) Company's CM per unit?

b) Company's CM Ratio?

c) Company's Break Even pin units?

How mnay units would the company have to sell to attain target profit of $225,000?

Definition

a) 800,000-200,000=$600,000

$600,000÷200,000units=3 per unit

b) 600,000÷800,000= 0.75 or 75%

c) 300,000÷$3=100,000

 

Term
Basic Cash Budget:
Definition

Beg. Cash Bal.

Add Receipts:

Total Cash Available

Disbursements:

   Acct. payable, etc

Total Disbursements

Excess of cash

Financing:

  Borrowing, etc.

Total Financing

Cash Balance, ending

Term
Basic Budgeted Income Statement:
Definition

Sales

Less: COGS

Gross Margin

Selling and Admin Costs

Depreciation

Operating Income

Interest

Net Oper. Income

Term
Basic Production Budget:
Definition

Sales

Add: Desired ending inventory

Less: Beg. Inventory

Production

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