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A systematic problem-solving philosophy that encourages front line workers to achieve zero defects is known as:


A) just-in-time (JIT) .
B) total quality management (TQM) .
C) activity based management (ABM) .
D) None of these.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Discuss the regulation of financial accounting, and compare to the level of regulation of managerial accounting information.

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The financial accounting information pre...

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Does the term "cost" mean the same thing as the term "expense?" Explain your answer.

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The term "cost" can be used to refer to ...

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Costs that are not classified as product costs are normally expensed in the period incurred.

A) True
B) False

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A company that uses a just in time inventory system:


A) has finished goods inventory on hand at all times in order to speed up shipments of customer orders.
B) may find that having less inventory actually leads to increased customer satisfaction.
C) assesses its value chain to create new value-added activities.
D) adopts a systematic, problem-solving attitude.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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During its first year of operations, Silverman Company paid $14,000 for direct materials and $19,000 for production workers' wages. Lease payments and utilities on the production facilities amounted to $17,000 while general, selling, and administrative expenses totaled $8,000. The company produced 5,000 units and sold 3,000 units at a price of $15.00 a unit. What is Silverman's cost of goods sold for the year?


A) $50,000
B) $24,600
C) $30,000
D) $41,000

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Levenworth Company incurs unnecessary costs each period because of the excess quantities of inventory maintained to meet unexpected customer demand. The costs of inventory financing, storage, supervision, and obsolescence could most likely be reduced by which of the following practices?


A) Activity-based costing
B) Just-in-time inventory
C) Total quality management
D) Benchmarking

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements concerning manufacturing costs is incorrect?


A) All salaries incurred by the sales department are expensed as incurred.
B) Direct labor costs are recorded initially in an inventory account.
C) Depreciation on manufacturing equipment is a period cost.
D) The cost of direct materials can be readily traced to products.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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How does the level of aggregation differ between financial accounting information and managerial accounting information?

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Most financial accounting information is...

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The following information relates to Marshall Manufacturing's 2013 accounting period:  Raw materials used $34,000 Direct labor wages 66,000 Sales salaries and commissions 50,000 Depreciation on production equipment 6,000 Rent on manufacturing facilities 4,000 Administrative supplies and utilities 10,000 Sales revenue 210,000 Units produced 10,000 Units sold 10,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Raw materials used } & \$ 34,000 \\ \text { Direct labor wages } & 66,000 \\\text { Sales salaries and commissions } & 50,000 \\\text { Depreciation on production equipment } & 6,000 \\ \text { Rent on manufacturing facilities } & 4,000 \\ \text { Administrative supplies and utilities } & 10,000 \\\text { Sales revenue } & 210,000 \\ \text { Units produced } & 10,000 \\ \text { Units sold } & 10,000\end{array} Based on this information, what is the company's net income for 2013?


A) $40,000
B) $70,000
C) $30,000
D) $42,000

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Costs such as transportation-out, sales commissions, uncollectible accounts receivable, and advertising costs are sometimes called:


A) upstream costs.
B) downstream costs.
C) direct costs.
D) indirect costs.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Randall Company manufactures chocolate bars. The following were among Randall's 2013 manufacturing costs: Wages Machine operators $300,000 \quad \$ 300,000 Selling and administrative personnel $75,000 \quad \$ 75,000 Materials used Lubricant for oiling machinery $25,000 \quad \$ 25,000 Cocoa, sugar, and other raw materials $225.000 \quad \$ 225.000 Packaging materials $190,000\quad \quad \quad \$ 190,000 Randall's 2013 direct labor costs amounted to:


A) $400,000
B) $300,000
C) $175,000
D) $375,000

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The Carson Company was started at the beginning of the current year when it acquired $20,000 by issuing common stock to its owners. During the year, the company incurred the following cash costs:  Direct material costs $10,000 Direct labor costs 8,000 Overhead costs 4,000 Selling and administrative costs 2,000\begin{array} { |l | r| } \hline\text { Direct material costs } & \$ 10,000 \\\hline \text { Direct labor costs } & 8,000 \\\hline \text { Overhead costs } & 4,000 \\\hline \text { Selling and administrative costs } & 2,000\\\hline\end{array} The company produced 5,000 units of product and sold 4,500 units. The average selling price was $7.00 per unit. The accountant who prepared the firm's financial statements misclassified the selling and administrative costs as product costs. Required: Demonstrate the impact of the error on the company's financial statements by completing the following schedule.  Seenario 1: With the error  Seenario 2: Without the error  Income stabement:  Revenuo  Less: Cest of goods sold  Gross margin  Less: Selling general, and  administrative expenses  Net income  Balance sheet:  Assets  Cash  Inventory  Total assets  Equity  Common stock  Retained earnings  Total equity \begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Seenario 1: With the error } & \text { Seenario 2: Without the error } \\\hline \text { Income stabement: } & & \\\hline \text { Revenuo } & & \\\hline \text { Less: Cest of goods sold } & \\\hline \text { Gross margin } & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Less: Selling general, and } \\\text { administrative expenses }\end{array} & \\\hline \text { Net income } & & \\\hline & & \\\hline \text { Balance sheet: } & & \\\hline \text { Assets } & & \\\hline \text { Cash } & & \\\hline \text { Inventory } & & \\\hline \text { Total assets } & & \\\hline \text { Equity } & \\\hline \text { Common stock } & \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & \\\hline \text { Total equity } & \\\hline\end{array}

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Randall Company manufactures chocolate bars. The following were among Randall's 2013 manufacturing costs: Wages Machine operators $300,000 \quad \$ 300,000 Selling and administrative personnel $75,000 \quad \$ 75,000 Materials used Lubricant for oiling machinery $25,000 \quad \$ 25,000 Cocoa, sugar, and other raw materials $225.000 \quad \$ 225.000 Packaging materials $190,000\quad \quad \quad \$ 190,000 Randall's 2013 direct materials amounted to:


A) $25,000
B) $225,000
C) $250,000
D) $475,000

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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All costs incurred prior to delivery of the product to the customer are referred to as upstream costs.

A) True
B) False

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Howard Lumber Company mistakenly classified a product cost as an expense that totaled $20,000. The company produced 2,000 units of product and sold 1,000 of them during the year. Management is paid a bonus equal to 2% of net income. In the year in which the mistake was made:


A) product costs were overstated.
B) management bonuses were underpaid.
C) the company's income statement portrayed a more favorable position than actually existed.
D) the company's net income was overstated.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following practices is not considered an effective means of reengineering business systems?


A) Identifying the best practices used by world-class competitors
B) Improving the accuracy of cost allocations
C) Increasing non-value added activities
D) All of these are effective means of reengineering business systems.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Managerial accounting systems consider economic and non-financial data as well as financial statement data.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is a product cost for a construction company?


A) Cost of transporting raw materials to the job site
B) Wages paid to the company's payroll clerk
C) Rent of the company's main office
D) All of these.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Why do accountants normally calculate cost per unit as an average?


A) Determining the exact cost of a product is virtually impossible.
B) Some manufacturing-related costs cannot be accurately traced to specific units of product.
C) Even when producing multiple units of the same product, normal variations occur in the amount of materials and labor used.
D) All of these are justifications for computing average unit costs.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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