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Adelphi University/Devry
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Adelphi University
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Question 1
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 In order to be useful to managers, management accounting reports:
Select one:
a. Should be prepared according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principals InIn
b. Should be prepared to meet the specific needs of decision makers
c. Should not be prepared prior to the end of a fiscal reporting period
d. Should be prepared according to the stated Institute of Management Accounting guidelines
Question 2
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Activity-based costing's primary benefit is that it provides:
Select one:
a. More precise cost data for internal decision-making purposes
b. All of the above
c. Data for external financial reporting purposes
d. Absolutely accurate product costing information InIn
Question 3
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As volume increases, which of the following statements is not ?
Select one:
a. Total fixed will remain the same.
b. Total variable costs will increase
c. Variable cost per unit will remain the same.
d. Average cost per unit will increase.Â
Question 4
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Assume that the standard cost to make one finished unit includes 2 hour of direct labor at $8 per hour. Â During April, 22,000 direct labor-hours were worked, 10,500 units of product were manufactured, and total direct labor cost was $170,000. What is the labor rate variance for April?
Select one:
a. $6,000 (U) InIn
b. $2,000 (U)
c. $6,000 (F)
d. $2,000 (F)
Question 5
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Costs are classified according to behavior on a(n):
Select one:
a. Contribution income statementÂ
b. Functional income statement
c. Abrams-Ingram cost grid
d. Statement of financial position
Question 6
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Financial accounting is primarily focused on:
Select one:
a. Providing the Internal Revenue Service with information to determine the amount of taxes owed
b. Providing investors with useful information for valuing securitiesÂ
c. Providing managers with relevant information to help achieve organizational goals
d. Providing information for internal users
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Question 7
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For which of the following products would job order costing be least likely to be used?
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Select one:
a. Textbook printing
b. Residential building
c. Mortgage loan processing
d. Newsprint paper ManufacturingÂ
Question 8
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From a managerial accounting standpoint, which of the following areas of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) are most pertinent?
Select one:
a. External Auditing Standards
b. Codes of ethics for financial officers
c. Review of internal controlsÂ
d. Penalties for fraud
Question 9
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Generally, the first of the following budgets to be prepared is the:
Select one:
a. Sales budgetÂ
b. Operations budget
c. Cash budget
d. Purchases budget
Question 10
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George Company sells one product at a price of $20 per unit. Â Variable expenses are 40 percent of sales, and fixed expenses are $20,000. Â The sales dollars level required to break even are:
Select one:
a. $33,333Â
b. $50,000
c. $12,000
d. $ Â 2,500
Question 11
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Just-in-time processing:
Select one:
a. Minimizes inventory storage and waiting timeÂ
b. Is based on a just-in-case philosophy
c. All of the above
d. Results in a push approach
Question 12
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Managerial accounting is primarily focused on:
Select one:
a. Providing creditors information on the status of their loans
b. Providing investors with useful information for valuing securities
c. Providing managers with relevant information to help achieve organizational goalsÂ
d. Providing the Internal Revenue Service with information to determine the amount of taxes owed
Question 13
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Managerial accounting must conform to which of the following standards?
Select one:
a. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
b. Internal Revenue Service tax code
c. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
d. None of the aboveÂ
Question 14
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Number of employees is most appropriate as a cost driver for which of the following types of activity costs?
Select one:
a. Machining
b. PayrollÂ
c. Assembly
d. Purchasing
Question 15
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Over the short term, which type of costs is indifferent to activity level changes?
Select one:
a. Variable costs
b. Step costs
c. Mixed costs
d. Fixed  costsÂ
Question 16
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Partially completed goods that are in the process of being converted into a finish product are defined as:
Select one:
a. Operational inventories
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b. Work-in-process inventoriesÂ
c. Conversion inventories
d. Raw materials inventories
Question 17
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Parts used in manufacturing digital cameras would best be classified as what type of cost?
Select one:
a. Mixed cost
b. Variable costÂ
c. Step cost
d. Fixed cost
Question 18
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Rozella's income statement is as follows:
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Sales (10,000 units)
$120,000
Less variable costs
- Â 48,000
Contribution margin
$72,000
Less fixed costs
- Â 24,000
Net income
$ Â 48,000
What is the unit contribution margin?
Select one:
a. $ Â 2.40
b. $ Â 7.20Â
c. $12.00
d. $ Â 4.80
Question 19
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Rozella's income statement is as follows:
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Sales (10,000 units)
$120,000
Less variable costs
- Â 48,000
Contribution margin
$72,000
Less fixed costs
- Â 24,000
Net income
$ Â 48,000
What is the contribution margin ratio?
Select one:
a. 30 percent
b. 60 percent
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c. 167 percent
d. 40 percent
Question 20
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Rozella's income statement is as follows:
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Sales (10,000 units)
$120,000
Less variable costs
- Â 48,000
Contribution margin
$72,000
Less fixed costs
- Â 24,000
Net income
$ Â 48,000
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If sales increase by 1,000 units, profits will:
Select one:
a. Increase by $7,200Â
b. Increase by $4,800
c. Increase by $8,000
d. Increase by $12,000
Question 21
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The contribution margin is:
Select one:
a. The difference between total revenue and total variable cost
b. Total sales minus total cost of goods sold
c. The difference between total sales and total cost of goods sold
d. The difference between sales price and total variable cost InIn
Question 22
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The following information pertains to Oliver's 2011 operations:
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Selling price per unit
$50
Variable costs per unit
$20
Total fixed costs
$100,000
The sales volume required to obtain a target pretax profit of $25,000 is:
Select one:
a. $250,000
b. $312,500
c. $125,000
d. $208,333Â
Question 23
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The following monthly data are available for the Wilson Company and its only product:
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Unit selling price
$36
Unit variable expenses
$28
Total fixed expenses
$50,000
Actual sales for the month of March
7,000 units
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The margin of safety for the company during March was:
Select one:
a. $ Â 56,000
b. $ Â Â 6,000
c. $ Â 27,000Â
d. $106,000
Question 24
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The portion of each dollar that can be used to cover fixed costs and provide a profit is known as:
Select one:
a. Operating leverage InIn
b. Contribution margin ratio
c. Gross margin percent
d. Margin of safety
Question 25
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The process of ensuring that results agree with plans is referred to as:
Select one:
a. Planning
b. Decision making
c. Organizing InIn
d. Controlling
Question 26
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The range of operations that falls within the capacity of the current level of fixed costs is referred to as the:
Select one:
a. Operating range
b. Linear average
c. Relevant rangeÂ
d. Marginal range
Question 27
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Which factor listed below is a possible cause for unfavorable materials quantity variances?
Select one:
a. Producing output at 60% capacity rather than at 50%
b. Hiring cheap labor
c. Buying a new machine on which to produce the products
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d. Using higher quality, but more costly materials than budgeted InIn
Question 28
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Which of the following budgets tends to tie into all of the other budgets?
Select one:
a. The sales budget
b. The operating budget
c. The cash budgetÂ
d. The purchasing budget
Question 29
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Which of the following costs are treated as part of the cost of product?
Select one:
a. Insurance on the plant building and equipment InIn
b. All of the above are product costs
c. Wages of plant security guards
d. Depreciation on the kitchen sink in the plant cafeteria
Question 30
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Which of the following departments would not be classified as a profit center?
Select one:
a. The automotive division of a large corporation
b. The men's shoe department of a department store
c. The accounting department of a large corporationÂ
d. The hardware department of a department store
Question 31
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Which of the following factors describes a possible cause for an unfavorable materials price variance?
Select one:
a. Purchasing low quality materials
b. Vendors flooding the marketplace with their products
c. Making a long-term commitment with one vendor for a specific raw material
d. Last minute purchasesÂ
Question 32
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Which of the following inventories results in recording an expense when its asset account is reduced in the accounting system?
Select one:
a. Both A and B
b. Finished goods inventoryÂ
c. Work in process
d. Raw materials
Question 33
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Which of the following items is not typically considered in the development of the cash budget?
Select one:
a. Selling expenses
b. Administrative expenses
c. Depreciation ExpenseÂ
d. PurchasesÂ
Question 34
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Which of the following statements about sunk costs is true?
Select one:
a. Sunk costs are never relevant to decisions (except for tax considerations)
b. Sunk costs do not vary between decision alternatives
c. Sunk costs are the result of past decisions
d. All of the aboveÂ
Question 35
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Who of the following individuals is most likely responsible for an unfavorable materials price variance?
Select one:
a. The supervisor of the accounting department
b. The personnel director
c. The purchasing agentÂ
d. The production supervisor
Question 36
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Classify the total costs of each of the following as variable, fixed, mixed, or step. Sales volume is the cost driver. (10 points)Â
Annual salary for the vice president of manufacturing
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Overhead costs in the factory for incidental components such as small screws and rivets.
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Salary of machine operator who is paid based on number of units produced on the machine
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Keyboards purchased from a subcontract supplier in a computer assembly plant
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Salaries of quality inspectors when each inspector can evaluate a maximum of 500 units per day
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Water consumed by the plant, which is based on a flat fee plus actual consumption
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Property taxes
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Raw materials used in production
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Electric power in a factory
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Fire insurance on factory building
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Question 37
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Ames Company had the following costs for the past three years in which it produced 20,000, 24,000, and 30,000 units, respectively. Â Identify which of the costs were variable, fixed, and mixed.
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Year1
Year 2
Year 3
Direct Materials
$40,000
$48,000
$60,000
Utilities Expense
22,000
26,000
32,000
Property Taxes
6,000
6,000
6,000
Travel Expense
3,000
3,000
3,000
Direct Labor
30,000
36,000
45,000
Maintenance Expense
11,000
13,000
16,000
Utilities Expense
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Direct Materials
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Maintenance Expense
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Direct Labor
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Property Taxes
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Question 38
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Indicate whether each of the following costs incurred by a manufacturing are period or product costs. (10 points)Â
Direct materials
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Corporate jet operating expense
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Advertising expense
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Vice president for human resources salary
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Manufacturing overhead
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Vice president of manufacturing salary
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Plant janitorial costsÂ
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Depreciation on the sales office
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Entertainment costs of vice president of manufacturing
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Depreciation on the production equipment
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Question 39
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The budgeted sales of the Hokie Shop for the first seven months of 2014 are: (6 points)
Month Unit Sales
January 190,000
February 220,000
March 260,000
April 270,000
May 240,000
June 300,000
July 265,000
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Beginning inventory for 2014 is 68,000 units. The budgeted inventory at the end of each month is 40 percent of units to be sold the following month.Â
Required:
Prepare a budget in units only for each month, January through June.
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Question 40
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Alden, Inc., which uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours, estimated total overhead for the year to be $10,000,000 and total direct labor hours to be 200,000 hours. Calculate Alden’s predetermined overhead rate. (5 points)
In March, Alden incurred actual overhead costs of $830,000 and used 18,000 hours.  How much was Alden’s over- or under-applied overhead for the month of March?
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Question 41
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The following budgeted and actual volume and cost data are for January of this year: (12 points)
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Budget
Actual
Volume
40,000
36,000
Budgeted manufacturing costs:
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Variable costs per unit:
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Direct materials
$30.00
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Direct labor
15.00
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Overhead
5.00
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Total fixed overhead costs
$400,000
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Actual manufacturing costs:
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Direct materials
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$1,160,000
Direct labor
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580,000
Variable overhead
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180,000
Fixed overhead
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396,000
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Prepare a static (40,000) budget analysis of production costs for January of this year.Â
Prepare a flexible (36,000) budget analysis of production costs for January of this year
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Question 42
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Dakota Company has two divisions: North and South. For 2011, North had revenues of $200,000 and South had $600,000. Â In the North Division, fixed expenses were $60,000 and variable expenses were $80,000. Â In the South Division, fixed expenses were $280,000 and variable expenses were $150,000. Â Common costs or unallocated common costs were $90,000. (16 points)
Prepare income statements for each division and the company totals in a format appropriate for segment reporting.
 Dokata Company North Division
Income Statement for the year 2011
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