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costaccountingchapter02
CostAccounting,13e(Horngrenetal.)
Chapter2AnIntroductiontoCostTermsandPurposes
59)Costobjectsinclude:
A)products
B)customers
C)departments
D)Alloftheseanswersarecorrect.
Answer:
D
Diff:
2
Terms:
costobject
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
60)Actualcostsare:
A)thecostsincurred
B)budgetedcosts
C)estimatedcosts
D)forecastedcosts
Answer:
A
Diff:
1
Terms:
actualcosting
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
61)Thegeneraltermusedtoidentifyboththetracingandtheallocationofaccumulatedcoststoacostobjectis:
A)costaccumulation
B)costassignment
C)costtracing
D)conversioncosting
Answer:
B
Diff:
1
Terms:
costassignment
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
62)Inordertomakedecisions,managersneedtoknow:
A)actualcosts
B)budgetedcosts
C)bothcosts
D)neithercost
Answer:
C
Diff:
1
Terms:
budgetedcosts
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Ethicalreasoning
63)Thecollectionofaccountingdatainsomeorganizedwayis:
A)costaccumulation
B)costassignment
C)costtracing
D)conversioncosting
Answer:
A
Diff:
1
Terms:
costaccumulation
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
64)Budgetedcostsare:
A)thecostsincurredthisyear
B)thecostsincurredlastyear
C)plannedorforecastedcosts
D)competitor'scosts
Answer:
C
Diff:
2
Terms:
budgetedcosts
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
65)Costassignmentis:
A)alwaysarbitrary
B)includestracingandallocating
C)thesameascostaccumulation
D)findingthedifferencebetweenbudgetedandactualcosts
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Terms:
costassignment
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
66)Acostsystemdeterminesthecostofacostobjectby:
A)accumulatingandthenassigningcosts
B)accumulatingcosts
C)assigningandthenaccumulatingcosts
D)assigningcosts
Answer:
A
Diff:
2
Terms:
costaccumulation
Objective:
1
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
67)WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaffectthedirect/indirectclassificationofacost?
A)thelevelofbudgetedprofitforthenextyear
B)thematerialityofthecostinquestion
C)availabletechnologytogatherinformationaboutthecost
D)thedesignoftheoperation
Answer:
A
Diff:
2
Terms:
directcostsofacostobject,indirectcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Analyticalskills
68)Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthedirect/indirectcostclassificationisNOTtrue?
A)Directcostsarealwaystraced.
B)Directcostsarealwaysallocated.
C)Thedesignofoperationsaffectsthedirect/indirectclassification.
D)Thedirect/indirectclassificationdependsonthechoiceofcostobject.
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Terms:
directcostsofacostobject,indirectcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Analyticalskills
69)Costtracingis:
A)theassignmentofdirectcoststothechosencostobject
B)afunctionofcostallocation
C)theprocessoftrackingbothdirectandindirectcostsassociatedwithacostobject
D)theprocessofdeterminingtheactualcostofthecostobject
Answer:
A
Diff:
2
Terms:
costtracing
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
70)Costallocationis:
A)theprocessoftrackingbothdirectandindirectcostsassociatedwithacostobject
B)theprocessofdeterminingtheactualcostofthecostobject
C)theassignmentofindirectcoststothechosencostobject
D)afunctionofcosttracing
Answer:
C
Diff:
2
Terms:
costallocation
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
71)Thedeterminationofacostaseitherdirectorindirectdependsuponthe:
A)accountingsystem
B)allocationsystem
C)costtracingsystem
D)costobjectchosen
Answer:
D
Diff:
2
Terms:
directcostsofacostobject,indirectcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
72)Classifyingacostaseitherdirectorindirectdependsupon:
A)thebehaviorofthecostinresponsetovolumechanges
B)whetherthecostisexpensedintheperiodinwhichitisincurred
C)whetherthecostcanbeeasilyidentifiedwiththecostobject
D)whetheranexpenditureisavoidableornotinthefuture
Answer:
C
Diff:
2
Terms:
directcostsofacostobject,indirectcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
73)Amanufacturingplantproducestwoproductlines:
footballequipmentandhockeyequipment.Directcostsforthefootballequipmentlinearethe:
A)beveragesprovideddailyintheplantbreakroom
B)monthlyleasepaymentsforaspecializedpieceofequipmentneededtomanufacturethefootballhelmet
C)salariesoftheclericalstaffthatworkinthecompanyadministrativeoffices
D)utilitiespaidforthemanufacturingplant
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Terms:
directcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Analyticalskills
74)Amanufacturingplantproducestwoproductlines:
footballequipmentandhockeyequipment.Anindirectcostforthehockeyequipmentlineisthe:
A)materialusedtomakethehockeysticks
B)labortobindtheshafttothebladeofthehockeystick
C)shiftsupervisorforthehockeyline
D)plantsupervisor
Answer:
D
Diff:
2
Terms:
indirectcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Analyticalskills
75)Whichoneofthefollowingitemsisadirectcost?
A)Customer-servicecostsofamultiproductfirm;ProductAisthecostobject.
B)Printingcostsincurredforpayrollcheckprocessing;payrollcheckprocessingisthecostobject.
C)Thesalaryofamaintenancesupervisorinamultiproductmanufacturingplant;ProductBisthecostobject.
D)Utilitycostsoftheadministrativeoffices;theaccountingdepartmentisthecostobject.
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Terms:
directcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
76)Indirectmanufacturingcosts:
A)canbetracedtotheproductthatcreatedthecosts
B)canbeeasilyidentifiedwiththecostobject
C)generallyincludethecostofmaterialandthecostoflabor
D)mayincludebothvariableandfixedcosts
Answer:
D
Diff:
2
Terms:
indirectmanufacturingcosts
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
77)AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthatindirectcosts:
A)maybeincludedinprimecosts
B)arenoteasilytracedtoproductsorservices
C)varywiththeselectionofthecostobject
D)maybeincludedinmanufacturingoverhead
Answer:
A
Diff:
2
Terms:
indirectmanufacturingcosts
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
78)WhichstatementisTRUE?
A)Allvariablecostsaredirectcosts.
B)Becauseofacost-benefittradeoff,somedirectcostsmaybetreatedasindirectcosts.
C)Allfixedcostsareindirectcosts.
D)Alldirectcostsarevariablecosts.
Answer:
B
Diff:
3
Terms:
variablecosts,fixedcosts,indirectcostsofacostobject
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
79)Amixedcostis:
A)afixedcost
B)acostwithfixedandvariableelements
C)avariablecost
D)alwaysanindirectcost
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Terms:
mixedcost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
80)Whichofthefollowingisamixedcost?
A)monthlyrentpayment
B)manager'ssalary
C)monthlytelephonebill
D)directmaterials
Answer:
C
Diff:
2
Terms:
mixedcost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Analyticalskills
81)WhichstatementisTRUE?
A)Adirectcostofonecostobjectcannotbeanindirectcostofanothercostobject.
B)Allvariablecostsaredirectcosts.
C)Adirectcostofonecostobjectcanbeanindirectcostofanothercostobject.
D)Allfixedcostsaredirectcosts.
Answer:
C
Diff:
3
Terms:
directcosts,indirectcosts
Objective:
2
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
82)Costbehaviorrefersto:
A)howcostsreacttoachangeinthelevelofactivity
B)whetheracostisincurredinamanufacturing,merchandising,orservicecompany
C)classifyingcostsaseitherinventoriableorperiodcosts
D)whetheraparticularexpensehasbeenethicallyincurred
Answer:
A
Diff:
2
Terms:
fixedcost,variablecost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
83)AnunderstandingoftheunderlyingbehaviorofcostshelpsinallofthefollowingEXCEPT:
A)costscanbebetterestimatedasvolumeexpandsandcontracts
B)truecostscanbebetterevaluated
C)processinefficienciescanbebetteridentifiedandasaresultimproved
D)salesvolumecanbebetterestimated
Answer:
D
Diff:
2
Terms:
fixedcost,variablecost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Analyticalskills
84)Ataplantwhereaunionagreementsetsannualsalariesandconditions,annuallaborcostsusually:
A)areconsideredavariablecost
B)areconsideredafixedcost
C)dependontheschedulingoffloorworkers
D)dependontheschedulingofproductionruns
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Terms:
fixedcost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
85)Variablecosts:
A)arealwaysindirectcosts
B)increaseintotalwhentheactuallevelofactivityincreases
C)includemostpersonnelcostsanddepreciationonmachinery
D)canalwaysbetraceddirectlytothecostobject
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Terms:
variablecost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
86)Fixedcosts:
A)mayincludeeitherdirectorindirectcosts
B)varywithproductionorsalesvolumes
C)includepartsandmaterialsusedtomanufactureaproduct
D)canbeadjustedintheshortruntomeetactualdemands
Answer:
A
Diff:
2
Terms:
fixedcost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
87)Fixedcostsdependonthe:
A)amountofresourcesused
B)amountofresourcesacquired
C)volumeofproduction
D)volumeofsales
Answer:
B
Diff:
3
Terms:
fixedcost
Objective:
3
AACSB:
Reflectivethinking
88)Whichoneofthefollowingisavariablecostforaninsurancecompany?
A)rent
B)president'ssalary
C)salescommissions
D)propertytaxes
Answer: