EXAM 4

Question 1

If managers attempt to recover the costs with a 2) ___ number of units, they are likely to meet 3) re___ in the market, resulting in 4) d__ for even 5) f___ units.

With lower production, the reported 5.1) p___t costs 6) __ even more. This can set off a 7) ___us cycle of attempting to 8) ___ a fixed amount of costs with 9)___ and ___ units until the firm is producing 10) ___ units.

This is called the 11) ___ sp___

Answer 1

2) smaller
3) resistance
4) demand
5) fewer
5.1) product
6) increase
7) vicious cycle
8) cover
9) fewer and fewer
10) no
11) death spiral

Question 2

Define Death Spiral

a process that begins by 1) ____ to 2) ____ price to meet reported 3) ___ cost, 4) ____ market, reporting still higher costs, etc. until the firm is 6) ____ of business

-the process may result in demand for even 7) \_\_\_ units

Answer 2

1) attempting
2) increase
3) product
4) losing
6) out
7) fewer

Question 3

Death Spiral can begin in many ways

• can occur even in firms with 1) in_____ d____

EX.
-a firm is likely to add 2) ___ with increasing demand. This can be a new form of plant and equipment.

-an increase in capacity is accompanied by an increase in 3) ___ (___) costs without a 4) si___ in___ output, at least not immediately.

Answer 3

1) increasing demand
2) capacity
3) fixed (overhead)
4) similar increase

Question 4

The reason for the capacity to increase is an expected 1) i___ in 2) ___e demand.

However, if the accounting system computes product costs based on relatively 3) ____ -term demand estimated (EX. for the next year), it will 4) in___ in the 5) pr____costs the costs of the 6) ex___ capacity that exists for growth.

Using the reported product costs, managers will attempt to 7) re___ the excess capacity costs from current customers, who are 8) u___ to be willing to pay, assuming there are competitors without the excess capacity.

In this case, the death spiral can lead companies to build 9) n___ pl___ only to see them idle because of 10) re____ demand.

Answer 4

1) increase
2) future
3) short
4) include
5) product
6) excess

7) recover
8) unlikely
9) new plants
10) reduced

Question 5

The basic approach in product costing is to 1) al____ costs in the cost 2) p___ to 3) in___ cost 4) _____, which are the 5) pr____/se___ of 6) in___

Answer 5

1) allocate
2) pools
3) individual
4) objects
5) products/services
6) interests

Question 6

Two-Stage allocation

First Stage costs objects are the 1) ___ accounts (EX. 2) su___, de___, etc)

The two-stage approach allowed us to 3) se___ 4) pl____ or ____overhead into 5) ___ or m___ p___ based on the account which the costs were 6) ____

The allocation in the first stage, although simple, allowed us then to select 7) mu___ cost d___, (EX. direct labor and machine hours) that were used to allocate costs to products

Answer 6

1) overhead
2) supplies, depreciation
3) separate
4) plant or manufacturing
5) two or more pools
6) recorded
7) multiple cost drivers

Question 7

Choice of Cost Allocation Methods: Cost Benefit Decision (plantwide rate or departmental rates)

The choice of whether to use a plantwide rate or departmental rates depends on the 0) pr___s and the 00) pro____ process.

If a company manufactures products that are similar and use the same set of resources, the 1) ___ is better.

If multiple products use the manufacturing facilities in many different ways, the 2) ____ is better

Answer 7

0) products
00) production
1) the plantwide rate
2) departmental rate

Question 8

Typically, when we go from a single plantwide rate to activity base costing

-we shifts costs from 1) ____ volume 2) s___units to 3) l____ volume 4) c____ units

Answer 8

1) high
2) standard
3) lower
4) custom

Question 9

Choice of Cost Allocation Methods: Cost Benefit Decision (plantwide rate or departmental rates)

Managers need to make a decision about plantwide V departmental rates based on the 1) c__ and be___s of the information inherent in each system.

Selecting more complex allocation methods requires more 2) ti__ and s___ to collect and process accounting information. Such incremental costs of additional information must be justified by an increase in 3) be___ from 4) im___decisions.

Answer 9

1) costs and benefits
2) time and skill
3) benefits
4) improved

Question 10

Define Activity-based costing (ABC)

It’s a 0) ___- ____ costing method that 1) ___ assigns costs to 2) a___ and then assigns them to 3) __ based on the products’ 4) co___ of a___

Answer 10

0) two-stage
1) first
2) activities
3) products
4) consumption of activities

Question 11

Activity-based costing (ABC)

An activity is any 1) di___ task that an organization undertakes to 2) m___ or de___ a 3) pr____/se____

Why use ABC?
Activity-based costing is based on the concept that products 4) co____ ___ and activities consume 5) r____

Answer 11

1) discrete
2) make or deliver
3) product/service
4) consume activities
5) resources

Question 12

Developing Activity-Based Costs

Activity-based costing involves the following 4 steps

Step 1: 1) ___ the activities, that 2) c___ resources and 3) a____ costs to them
-can take 4) ____s to do
-it’s 5) c___
-it’s the 6) _____ part of this process

Step 2: Identify the 7) ___ ___(s) associated with each activity

Step 3: Compute a 9) ___ __ per cost ___ unit/transaction:

Step 4: 10) ___ costs to p__ by multiplying the 11) ___ dr___ rate by the 12) ___ of cost driver units consumed by the products

Answer 12

1) Identify
2) consume
3) assign
4) years
5) costly
6) hardest

7) cost driver(s)
9) cost rate per cost driver

10) Assign costs to products
11) cost driver rate
12) volume

Question 13

Define cost driver

factors that 1) c___ or “____” an activity costs

Answer 13

1) cause or “drive”

Question 14

Identifying Activities That Use Resources

-often the most interesting and challenging part of the exercise is 1) id___ activities that use 2) ___ because it requires an 3) __ of 4) ___ the activities required to make a 5) ___

When managers step back and analyze the process (activities) they follow to produce a good/service, they often uncover many 6) ____ -__e steps that they can 7) e___

Answer 14

1) identifying
2) resources
3) understanding
4) all
5) product
6) nonvalue-added

Question 15

The best cost driver is one that is casually related to the cost being 1) ____. Finding an allocation base that is casually related to the cost is often 2) ___ possible.

With activity-based costing, the selection of an allocation base (or cost driver), is often 3) ___ because we can use a measure of the 4) ____ __me

Answer 15

1) allocated
2) not
3) easier
4) activity volume

Question 16

In the ABC two-stage cost system, the first stage consists of 1)__. (NOT ___

The first stage allocated costs to 2) ____, not 3) ___

Answer 16

1) activities
2) activities
3) departments

NOT departments

Question 17

Comparing cost flow diagram for activity based cost system and the 2 stage cost flow diagram

2 major differences

1. Activity-based costing system, the first stage allocates 1) ___, not 2) ___
2. The nature of 3) ___ ___, they are proportional to production 4) ___ (volume related)

Answer 17

1) activities
2) departments
3) cost drivers
4) volume

Question 18

The distinctive feature of activity-based costing is that it recognizes that OH costs are caused by 1) ____ and that some activities are 2) d___ by something 3) o___ than production volume

Answer 18

1) activities
2) driven
3) other

Question 19

Define cost hierarchy

classifies cost drivers by general 1) di__ or levels of 2) ___

-this is the 3) cl____n of 4) c____ dr___ into general 5) le___ of ac___.; ___me, b___, ___ct, fa___, etc.

Answer 19

1) dimensions
2) activity
3) classification
4) cost drivers
5) levels of activity
6) volume, batch, product, facility

Question 20

• Different cost allocation methods result in different estimates of how much it costs to make a product
• Activity-based costing provides more detailed measures of costs than do plantwide or department allocation methods
• Production also benefits because activity-bassed costing provides better information about how much each activity costs. In fact, it helps identify cost drivers that were previously unknown. To manage costs, production managers learn to manage cost drivers
• Activity-based costing provides more information about product costs but requires more recordkeeping. Managers must decide whether the benefits of improved decisions justify the additional cost of activity-based costing compared to department or plantwide allocation
• Installing activity-based costing requires teamwork between accounting, production, marketing, management, and other nonaccounting employees.

Question 21

2 Stage Allocation
First Stage: allocate 1) __ costs to 2) ____

Second Stage: allocate 4) ____ ____ costs to the 5) p____/se____ 6) (fin_____)

Answer 21

1) OH
2) departments

4) department OH
5) products/services
6) finishing

Question 22

Define Plantwide Allocation Method

all OH costs are recorded in one 1)___ pool and applied to products using one 2) __ allocation rate for the entire plant

-one set of rates to allocate OH for products for all 3) ____

Answer 22

1) cost pool
2) OH allocation
3) departments

Question 23

Define Departmental Allocation Method

OH costs are 1) t___ to 2) s___ departments and applied to products using a 3) ___ allocation rate

-one cost pool for each 4) ___

Answer 23

1) traced
2) separate
3) department
4) department

Question 24

Activity Based Costing (ABC) is a two-stage product costing method, what do each stage do?

Stage 1: assign costs to 2) ___

Stage 2: assign costs to 3) ___ based on the 4) ___ of ___ activity

Answer 24

2) activities
3) products
4) use of each

Question 25

Cost Hierarchy can have other levels also

1) ___ Related - include the costs of maintaining 2) s____ or de___

3) ___ Related - regulatory 4) ___ costs (ex testing for environmental compliance)

Answer 25

1) Product
2) specification or designs
3) Facility
4) compliance

Question 26

Volume related – 1) ___ unit of product

Batch related – 2) ____ of products

Product level – doesn’t mean single unit of product
-has to do with the whole 3) p___ ____

Facility related – related to 4) f___ as a whole
-ex. plant manager salary

Answer 26

1) single
2) batches
3) product line
4) facility

Question 27

What are 4 main cost hierarchies?

___me, b____, p____, f____ ___

Answer 27

volume, batch, product, facility related

Question 28

Cost Hierarchy: Batch Related

what are cost examples and cost drivers examples?

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
S__ __ costs Set up ___
Material ____ ______ runs
S_____ costs ___ of shi____

Answer 28

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
Set up costs Set up hours
Material Handling Production runs
Shipping costs # of shipments

Question 29

Cost Hierarchy: Facility related

what are cost examples and cost drivers examples?

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
General p____ costs ____ cost
P____ a____ costs ____ Added
-EX. p___ d____

Answer 29

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
General plant costs Direct cost Plant admin costs Value Added
-EX. plant depreciation

Question 30

Cost Hierarchy: Volume Related

what are cost examples and cost drivers examples?

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
Su_______ ____ cost
Lu___ ___ Mac___ ___
Mac____ ____ # of ____

Answer 30

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
Supplies DL cost
Lubricating Oil Machine Hrs
Machine Repair # of units

Question 31

Cost Hierarchy: Product Related

what are cost examples and cost drivers examples?

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
C____ costs # of products De____ & Sp____ costs

Answer 31

Cost Ex. Cost Driver Ex.
Compliance costs # of products Design & Specification costs

Question 32

Answer 32

[200,000 × (500/800)] + [75,000 × (10/25)] + [50,000 × (25/40)] = $186,250

Question 33

Answer 33

$75,000 ÷ (10 + 15) = $3,000 per setup

Question 34

Answer 34

$200,000 ÷ (500 + 300) = $250 per machine-hour

Question 35

Answer 35

[200,000 × (300/800)] + [75,000 × (15/25)] + [50,000 × (15/40)] = $138,750

Question 36

When a company uses only one rate to allocate overhead costs, the accounting system treats all overhead as if the costs were ______ with respect to the allocation base.

Answer 36

variable

Question 37

When a company uses a single allocation base, it gives the appearance that when a company drops a segment, all overhead costs will __

Answer 37

decrease

Question 38

The second step of the two-stage cost allocation identifies ____

Answer 38

cost drivers

Question 39

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Question 40

When cost systems were first being developed in industry, companies were far more 1) ___ intensive than they are today.

Much of the 2) __ cost was incurred to support labor, so it made sense to allocate OH products based on the amount of labor in the products.

Answer 40

1) labor
2) overhead

Question 41

1) ___ is still a major product cost in many companies, especially 2) ____ organizations, such as consulting, law, and public accounting firms

In those cases, 3) o___ is often allocated to products (called 4) j___) on the basis of the amount of 5) ___ in the product

As companies have become more automated, 6) d___ ___ has become 7) l__ as a basis of the amount of labor in the product

Answer 41

1) labor
2) service
3) OH
4) jobs
5) labor
6) direct labor
7) less

Question 42

When labor is such a small part of product costs, there’s little relation between labor and OH. Also, small errors in assigning labor to products are magnified many times when OH rates are several hundred percent or more of labor costs.

Finally, allocating OH on the basis of direct labor sends signals that direct labor is more 1) __ than it really is.

This also creates tremendous incentives to 2) ___ the labor content of products.

Answer 42

1) expensive
2) reduce

Question 43

The magnitude of OH rate based on direct labor is 1) l___ of a 2) co___ when all resources are used 3) pr___

EX.
-an employee uses one machine.
-the # of direct labor hours and machine hours on a product will be proportional

But in manufacturing settings, proportionally machine hours and direct labor hours are less common.
-because workers use 2 or more machines at the same time

Answer 43

1) less
2) concern
3) proportionally

Question 44

Low-volume products often require 1) m___ m___ setups for a given level of production output because they’re produced in 2) ____ batches

Also, low-volume products adds 3) co___ to the operation by 4) d___ the production flow of high-volume items.

Answer 44

1) more machine
2) smaller
3) complexity
4) disrupting

Question 45

When overhead is applied based on the volume of output, high volume are allocated relatively 1) ___ o___ than low volume products.

High volume products 2.0) “s___” low volume products. Volume based allocation methods 2) ____the costs effects of keeping a 3) ___ number of low volume products. This has led many companies to continue to 4) _____/____ products without 5) __ how 6) ___ they are

Answer 45

1) more overhead
2.0) “subsidize”
2) hide
3) large
4) producing/selling
5) realizing
6) costly

Question 46

When low-volume products require more machine setups, overhead should be allocated based on ___

Answer 46

complexity

Question 47

Instead of computing the cost of a product, accountants compute a cost of 1) pe____ an 2) ad___ service

Answer 47

1) performing
2) administrative

Question 48

Activity-based costing ______ be applied to administrative activities.

Answer 48

can

Question 49

3 problems with identifying users of ABC

1. ABC means 1) di___ t___ to different 2) ob____ : there is no 3) ___ ABC method
2. ABC may be applied in 4) ___ of an organization but not 5) ____
3. Firms may 6) ____ announce the adoption of ABC, they are 7) ___ likely to announce its 8) di____

Answer 49

1) different things
2) observers
3) one
4) parts
5) everywhere
6) publically
7) less
8) discontinuance

Question 50

Why might a company not use ABC,

In order to provide useful information, ABC system must be 1) m___ and u____ to reflect 2) c___ activities

That’s one reason why companies don’t use ABC costing, because if the system is not up to date, there’s a danger that the product costs it produces might be worse than simpler system. Continuing to update the system is costly.

Answer 50

1) maintained and updated
2) current

Question 51

A modified version of ABC addresses the costs of maintaining an ABC system has been developed.

Its called ___based costing or TDABC

Answer 51

time driven activity based costing

Question 52

Developing Time-Driven Activity-Based Costs

With TDABC, the manager only needs to determine…

1. The 1) ___ of resources 2) su___ to a 3) de___
2. The 4) ___ it takes to 5) c__e the various activities of the department

This approach avoids the need to 6) c___ su___/in___ of multiple managers and employees.
-this means that it’s 7) __ as costly to maintain as the unmodified ABC system

Answer 52

1) cost
2) supplied
3) department
4) time
5) complete
6) conduct surveys/interviews
7) not

Question 53

Assuming that 4 employees work 48 weeks each year, and 35 hours per week, the minutes of capacity available equals _____

Answer 53

48 weeks × 35 hours per week × 60 minutes per hour × 4 employees = 403,200

Question 54

Time equations can also be 1) w______ if there is a 2) ma_____ size of an order that can be 3) i____ or tr___ to the warehouse

Answer 54

1) written
2) maximum
3) inspected or transported

Question 55

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Question 56

Define Budget

Financial 1) ___ of the 2) ____ and ___s needed to carry out 3) ___ and meet financial 4) ___

Answer 56

1) plan
2) revenues and resources
3) activities
4) goals

Question 57

During the strategic planning process, companies often outline their 1) _______ s___ factors , which are the 2) s____ that are responsible for making them 3) su____

These help to outperform their competitors

By identifying these factors and ensuring that they are incorporated into a strategic plan, companies are able to maintain an edge over competitors and improve overall competitiveness

Answer 57

1) critical success factors
2) strengths
3) successful

Question 58

Define master budget

Financial 1) p__n of an organization for the 2) co___ year or other 3) p___ period.

Answer 58

1) plan
2) coming
3) planning

Question 59

The master budget is a ___ year plan

Answer 59

one

Question 60

The master budget is made up 3 components

1. Organization 1) ___
2. 2) S____ ___ range Profit Plan
3. 3) T____ ___range profit plan

Answer 60

1) goals
2) Strategic Long
3) Tactical Short

Question 61

A company’s broad objectives established by management that employees work to achieve are _____ go___.

Answer 61

organizational goals

Question 62

Define Strategic Long Range Profit Plan

details the 1) s____ s__ to achieve organization’s goals

-looks into the 2) i____ and distant 3) f___ usually stated in 4) b____ terms

Strategic plans discuss the major capital 5) in___ required to maintain present 6) fa___, increase 7) c____, 8) di____ products and/ processes, and develop 9) p__ markets

Answer 62

1) specific steps
2) intermediate
3) future
4) broader
5) investments
6) facilities
7) capacity
8) diversify
9) particular

Question 63

The plan for the coming year, which is more 1) ___ than long range plans is called 2) ____ b___

master budget is also called s___ budget, p___ budget, and budget pl___

The 3) ___ st___portion of the master plan budget called the 4) p__ p___

Answer 63

1) specific
2) master budget
3) income statement
4) profit plan

also called static budget, planning budget, and the budget plan

Question 64

Budgeting

it’s a 1) d___ process that ties together 2) g___, p___, d___ m___, and employee ____ evaluation

Answer 64

1) dynamic
2) goals, plans, decisions making, and employee performance

Question 65

Human Element in Budgeting

Although budgets are often viewed in purely 1) q____ t
__ terms, the importance of this human factor should 2) ___ be 3) ov____

Answer 65

1) quantitative technical terms
2) not
3) overemphasized

Question 66

Human Element in Budgeting

Budget preparation rests on 1) ____ estimates of an 2) u_____ future

Answer 66

1) human
2) unknown

Question 67

Human Element in Budgeting

1) O___ goals –> Goal 2) c__ –> 3) I___ goals

Answer 67

1) organizational
2) congruence
3) individual

Question 68

Define Participative budgeting

Use of input from 1) l__ and ___ m____ employees; also called 2) gr___ ___ budgeting.

Answer 68

1) lower and middle mgmt
2) grass roots

Question 69

Participative budgeting

Thes use of lower and middle managers in budgeting has an obvious cost: it’s 4) __-con___ but it has benefits

Benefits
-enhances employee 6) m___ and acceptance of 7) g___ and provides 8) i___ that enables employees to associate 9) r___ and p___

-it can serve as a 10) ___ or development role for managers

-participative budgeting can yield 11) ___ that 12) ___ know that managers 13) __ ___

Answer 69

4) time consuming

6) motivation
7) goals
8) information
9) rewards and penalities
10) training
11) information
12) employees
13) do not

Question 70

Value of Employee Participation

Number of studies have shown that managers often provide inaccurate data when asked to give budget estimates
-they might request more money than they need because they expect their request their cut

Managers who believe that the budget will be used as a norm for evaluating their performance could provide an estimate that will not be much of a challenge to achieve
-so, managers usually view the technical steps required to construct a comprehensive tactical budget and the effect that the budget will have on them. Ideally, the budget will motivate people and facilitate their activities so that the organization can achieve its goals

Question 71

Developing the Master Budget

Although budgeting is an ongoing process in most companies, the bulk of the work is usually done in the 6 months immediately preceding the beginning of the coming fiscal year.

Final budget approvals by the chief executive and board of directors are made 1 month to 6 weeks before beginning of the fiscal year

Question 72

Where do you start when preparing a master budget?

-understand that the organization has more control overcome some aspects of the business and less control over other aspects
-for most organizations, sales are most uncertain

Begin with sales forecast, the firm can plan the activities
-as better information about sales becomes available, it’s reasonable easy to adjust the rest of the budget

Question 73

If production is more 1) ___ than sales, it is reasonable to start the master budget with a forecast of 2) __

Answer 73

1) uncertain
2) production

Question 74

In most firms, forecasting 1) ___ is the most difficult aspect of budgeting because it involves considerable 2) su____

To reduce subjectivity and father as much information as possible, management often use a number of different methods to obtain forecasts from a number of different sources

Answer 74

1) sales
2) subjectivity

Question 75

How do you forecast sales?

-___ Staff
-M___ re___rs
-_____ Technique
-E____ models
-A____ ___ or (___)

Answer 75

-Sales Staff
-Market researchers
-Delphi Technique
-Econometric models
-Artificial Intelligence (or AI)

Question 76

Sales Staff

-salespeople are in the unique position of being 1) ___ to the customers and they could be in the company who possess the 2) __ information and the best local 3) ___ about customers immediate and near term needs

Salespeople also realize that they will be evaluated based, on their actual 4) ____ compared to the budget. So they have an 5) ____ to 6) ___ their sales 7) ____

Answer 76

1) close
2) best
3) knowledge
4) performance
5) incentive
6) bias
7) forecasts

Question 77

Bonuses based on sales is an example of a(n) __ compensation

Answer 77

incentive

Question 78

Market Researchers

to provide a check on forecasts from local sales personnel, management often turns to market researchers.

This group probably does not have the same incentives that sales personally have to bias the budget.

Researchers have a different perspective on the market. They may know a little about customers immediate needs, but they can predict long term trends in attitudes and the effects of social and economic changes on the company’s sales, potential markets, and products

Question 79

Market researchers generally do not predict __

Answer 79

customers immediate needs

Question 80

The group method used to enhance forecasting and reduce bias in estimates is ____

Answer 80

the Delphi Technique

Question 81

The forecasting method that ranges from a simple visual extrapolation of points on a graph to a highly sophisticated computerized time series analysis is called __

Answer 81

trend analysis

Question 82

Melon Company estimates 20,000 pounds of beginning inventory and 15,000 pounds of ending inventory. Required production from the production budget is 200,000 units, and each unit requires 2 pounds of material. The required materials purchases are ______ pounds

Answer 82

(200,000 × 2) + 15,000 – 20,000 = 395,000

Question 83

Morris Company is planning on producing 200,000 units. Direct labor is estimated at 0.25 hours per unit at a cost of $10 per hour. The total direct labor needed is ______ hours.

Answer 83

200,000 units × 0.25 hours per unit = 50,000 hours

Question 84

Morris Company is planning on producing 200,000 units. Direct labor is estimated at 0.25 hours per unit at a cost of $10 per hour. The total direct labor cost is ____

Answer 84

(200,000 units × 0.25 hours per unit) × $10 per hour = $500,000

Question 85

Brooklyn plant projects sales of 150,000 units. Management estimates that 40,000 units will be in beginning inventory at an estimated cost of $400,000 and the required ending inventory is estimated to be 20,000 units. The budgeted level of production is ______ units.

Answer 85

150,000 + 20,000 – 40,000 = 130,000

Question 86

Define Rolling Budget

continually updated to add a new 1) b___ period as the most 2) r____ budget period is 3) c___
-thus, the rolling budget involves the 4) in____ extension of the 5) e___ budget model. By doing so, a business always has a budget that extends 6)___ year into the 7) f___

Answer 86

1) budget
2) recent
3) completed
4) incremental
5) existing
6) 1
7) future

Question 87

Define Static Budget

budget that does 1) n___ ___e with variations in 2) ___ levels
-thus, even if 3) ac____ s___ volume changes significantly from the 4) e____ documented in the static budget, the amounts listed in the budget are 5) c___

Answer 87

1) not change
2) activity
3) actual sales
4) expectations
5) changed

Question 88

Define Flexible Budget

adjusts to changes in 1) ac___ _____ levels
-actual revenues or other activity measures are entered into the flexible budget once an accounting period has been 2) ___ and it generates a budget that’s 3) s___ to the 4) ___

Answer 88

1) actual revenue
2) completed
3) specific
4) inputs

Question 89

Define Zero-Based Budget

a method of budgeting in which all 1) e____ must be justified for 2) e_ ___ period
-the process of zero-based budgeting starts form a 3) “__ ___”, and every 4) f___ within an organization is analyzed for its needs and costs
-the budgets are then built 5) a___ what’s needed for the 6) u__ period, regardless of whether each budget is 7) h___/l___ than the previous one
-not cheap to do (do it like every 5 years)

Answer 89

1) expenses
2) each new
3) “zero base”
4) function
5) around
6) upcoming
7) higher/lower

Question 90

When doing the master budget start with ___ , why?

Answer 90

sales budget

-it’s the hardest thing to do

Question 91

4 important concepts to remember for budgeting

1. The differences between 1) ____ and 2) ___ costs
   a. Fixed costs can change unless we decide to change it (ex. wages, such as increasing wage)
   b. Fixed Costs changes per unit
2. The 3) ___ costs that make up out product costs 4) (__ ____ ___)
3. The basic formula for inventories
   a. 5) ___ + ___ - ___ = __
4. The differences between 6) c___ o___ and 7) ex___
   a. 8) __ is non cash expense

Answer 91

1) fixed
2) variable
3) 3
4) (DM, DL, Manu OH)
5) BB + TI – TO = EB
6) cash outlays
7) expenses
8) depreciation

Question 92

Define Production Budget

-a plan of 1) r___ needed to meet 2) c___sales 3) d___ and ensure that 4) in___ levels are sufficient for 5) f___ sales

Answer 92

1) resources
2) current
3) demand
4) inventory
5) future

Question 93

Forecasting Production
What’s the formula for inventories, production, and sales:

Units in be____ in____ + Required ____ – Budgeted Sa____ = Units in en___ in_____

Answer 93

Units in beginning inventory + Required production – Budgeted Sales = Units in ending inventory

Question 94

Forecasting Production
What’s the formula for required production:

B___ ___ + Units in ___ ___– Units be___ ____ = required ___

Answer 94

Budgeted Sales + Units in ending inventories – Units beginning inventory = required production

Question 95

Given the following information, how much cash is collected in February?

January Total Sales = $500,000

February Total Sales = $400,000

Assumptions for the budget:

• 20 percent is collected in the month of sales
• 75 percent is collected in the next month
• 2 percent is taken as a cash discount
• 3 percent will not be collected because accounts are written off as bad debts

Answer 95

($500,000 × 75%) + ($400,000 × 20%) = $455,000

Question 96

Fill in the blank question.
Based on the following information, cash disbursements for March equals $ ____

January purchases = $200,000

February purchases = $300,000

March purchases = $350,000

Assumptions for the budget:

• 55 percent is paid in the month of purchase
• 43 percent is paid in the month following the purchase
• 2 percent taken as a cash discount for early payment

Answer 96

321,500

Febuary: 300,000 x .43 = 129,000
March: 350,000 x .55 = 192,500

Question 97

Define Budgeted Balance Sheets

statements of 1) ____ at the beginning of the budget period with the estimated results of operations for the period (from the income statements) and estimated changes in assets and liabilities

Answer 97

1) financial position

Question 98

The latter result from managements decisions about optimal levels of capital investment in long-term assets (capital budget), investment in working capital, and financing decisions.

Decision-making in these areas, for the most part the 1) _____ function

Answer 98

1) treasurer’s

Question 99

A key difference in the master budget of a service enterprise is the absence of 2) p____ or ma__ in__

Answer 99

2) product or material inventories

Question 100

The merchandise purchase budget is similar to the d____ m____ pu_____ budget in manufacturing

Answer 100

direct materials purchases

Question 101

Service businesses need to carefully coordinate sales with required l____

Answer 101

labor

Question 102

Transactions that reduce collections of accounts receivable include ___ and b___ d__s

Answer 102

cash discounts and bad debts

Question 103

Ethical Problems in Budgeting

Managers and employees provide 1) __of the 2) i__ for the budget, their performance then is 3) c__ to the budget they helped develop

Answer 103

1) most
2) information
3) compared

Question 104

Ethical Problems in Budgeting

Budgets can create serious ethical issues for many people

-the company must recognize the 1) tr___ between encouraging 2) un____ reporting by 3) m___ and the use of budget information in performance 4) ev___ and r____

Answer 104

1) tradeoff
2) unbiased
3) managers
4) evaluation and rewards

Question 105

A merchandiser does not have a(n) ____ , budget but instead has a merchandiser purchases budget

Answer 105

production

Question 106

Asking hypothetical questions in order to evaluate an organization’s exposure to risk is the basis of s____ analysis

Answer 106

sensitivity

Question 107

Define Zero-based budgeting

-management tool designed to 1) __ attention on the most important 2) i____ , rather than on repeated 3) it__ at arriving at an agreed upon budget

Answer 107

1) focus
2) issues
3) iterations

this is hard to do, you have to start from 0

Question 108

Zero Based Budgeting

-is a process to assist 1) ___t in choosing among 2) al___ levels of effort in different units of the 3) ___

-the specific implementation of ZBB and the business activities to which it’s applied different among adopters

Answer 108

1) management
2) alternative
3) organization

Question 109

Zero Base Budgeting Problems

• 1) __ c__ to apply
• the biggest benefit in those read where the 2) l___ between 3) ef____ or in___ and o__ is the most difficult to determine

Answer 109

1) time consuming
2) link
3) effort or inputs and outputs

Question 110

SB 16-1

Question 111

The master budgets include 1) ____ budgets and 2) _____ budgets

Answer 111

1) operating
2) financial

Question 112

Operating budgets include ____

-budgeted ___ _____t
-pr___ budget
-budgeted ____
-su___ budgets

Answer 112

-budgeted income statement
-production budget
-budgeted COGS
-supporting budgets

Question 113

When actual results are compared to budgeted, or planned results, there’s almost always a 1) d___ or v___

Variance analysis uses the difference between 2) a___ performance and 3) b___ performance to
1. Evaluate the 4) p___ of 5) in___ and 6) b___ units
2. Identify possible 7) so___ of de___ between budgeted and actual performance

1. Calculate the difference between actual performance and a planned (budgeted) number
2. Attempt to explain the causes of the difference

Answer 113

1) difference or variance
2) actual
3) budget
4) performance
5) individuals
6) business
7) sources of deviations

Question 114

As with all management accounting practices, firms and organizations may develop many variances for their own needs.

1. Calculate the difference between actual
   performance and a planned (budgeted) number
2. Attempt to explain the causes of the difference

Question 115

The difference between the actual outcome and a planned result is called a(n) ____

Answer 115

variance

Question 116

What does favorable and unfavorable variance indicate?

Answer 116

how actual income differs from budgeted income

Question 117

Why are actual and budgeted results different?

The decomposition of the profit variance means breaking it down into 1) re___ and c___ components is more informative than the 2) si___ profit variance.

An important part of variance is understanding
1. What might 3) cause a 4) difference between 5) actual and budgeted results
2. What portion of total profit variance is due to each cause

Answer 117

1) revenue and cost
2) simple

Question 118

Define favorable variance
____ operating profits
-not necessarily ___

Define unfavorable variance
____ operating profits
-not necessarily ___

Answer 118

Favorable variance: increases profits
-not necessarily good

unfavorable variance: decreases profits
-not necessarily bad

Question 119

When discussing revenue, income, or contribution margin
-favorable variance means the actual result is 1) ___ than the budgeted result

When discussing cost
-favorable variance indicates that actual costs are 2) __ than budgeted costs

Answer 119

1) greater
2) less

Question 120

Define Static Budget (SB 16-1)

budget for a 1) s___ activity level; usually the 2) m__ budget

Answer 120

1) single
2) master budget

Question 121

Define flexible budget (SB 16-1)

budget that indicates 1) re___, co___, and p___s for different 2) le___ of ac____

Answer 121

1) revenues, costs, and profits
2) levels of activity

Question 122

Define sales activity variance (also called sales volume variance)

The difference between 1) o___ profits in the 2) ____ budget and operating profits in the 3) fl___ budget

Answer 122

1) operating
2) master
3) flexible

Question 123

Sales Activity Variance

the variance arises because the 1) __ number of units 2)___is 3) ___ from the 4) ___ number

Answer 123

1) actual
2) sold
3) different
4) budgeted

Question 124

Master budgets sales in units 15,000

Flexible budget sales in units 16,500

Budgeted sales price per unit $12.00

Actual sales price per unit $11.00

Given the following information, calculate the sales activity variance.

Answer 124

(16,500 units – 15,000 units) × $12.00 = $18,000 favorable

Question 125

A favorable variable cost variance is expected when activity ____

Answer 125

decreases

Question 126

When preparing a flexible budget variable costs 1) ___ based on 2) _____ and fixed costs remain 3) ___

Answer 126

1) change
2) activity
3) constant

Question 127

The sales activity variance highlights differences due to c_____ in the number of units s__ only

Answer 127

changes in the number of units sold only

Question 128

Define Profit Variance Analysis

differences between 1) b___ ___ and the 2) a____ p____ earned.

Answer 128

1) budgeted profits
2) actual profits

Question 129

What are things that are part of Profit Variance Analysis

-1) s___ p___ variance
-2) ___ production cost variance
-3) ___production cost variances
-4) m___ and a___ cost variances

Answer 129

1) sales price
2) variable
3) fixed
4) marketing and administrative

Question 130

Results for Desserts by Jacki’s pies last quarter were as follows:

Master budget sales in pies 18,000

Flexible budget sales in pies 17,500

Budgeted sales price per pie $15.00

Actual sales price per pie $16.50

Desserts by Jacki’s sale volume variance was ____

Answer 130

(18,000 units – 17,500 units) × $15.00 = $7,500 unfavorable

Question 131

A profit variance analysis compares __ results with both ____ budget and ____ budget

Answer 131

actual results with both flexible budget and master budget

Question 132

Define fixed production cost variance

the difference between 1) __ and 2) ___ costs

• Fixed costs are treated as 3) ___ costs, they should 4)___ be affected by 5) ___ levels within the relevant range

Hence the 6) ___ budgets fixed costs equal the 7)____budgets fixed costs

Answer 132

1) actual
2) budgeted
3) period
4) not
5) activity
6) flexible
7) master

Question 133

Marketing and Administrative Variance

marketing and administrative costs are treated like 1) p____ costs

When computing a flexible budget and variances, only 2) ______ marketing and administrative costs are expected to change

Answer 133

1) production
2) variable

Question 134

SB 16-2

Question 135

Define Financial Budgets

budgets of 1) ____ resources including the 2) c___ budget and the budgeted 3) b___ sheet

Answer 135

1) financial
2) cash
3) balance

Question 136

Define Cost Variance Analysis

Comparison of 1) ___l input amounts and 2) p___ with 3) st___ input amounts and 4) ___

both the actual and standard input quantities are for the 5) ____ output attained

Answer 136

1) actual
2) prices
3) standard
4) prices
5) actual

Question 137

Define Price Variance

Difference between 1) ___ costs and 2) ___ costs arising from 3) c___ in the 4) c___ of inputs to a 5) p____ process or other activity.

Answer 137

1) actual
2) budgeted
3) changes
4) cost
5) production

Question 138

Define Efficiency Variance

Difference between 1) __ and 2) ___ results arising from differences between the 3) i___s that were 4) b___ per___ of ___ and the inputs actually used

Answer 138

1) budgeted
2) actual
3) inputs
4) budgeted per unit of output

Question 139

Whats the formula for price variance?

(___-___) x ___

Answer 139

= (AP - SP) x AQ

AP = actual price
AQ = actual quantity
SP = standard price

Question 140

Whats the formula for efficiency variance?

____ x (__- __)

Answer 140

=SP x (AQ-SQ)

AP = actual price
AQ = actual quantity
SP = standard price
SQ = standard quantity of input allowed for actual good and output produced

Question 141

Results for Desserts by Jacki’s pie crust information for last quarter was as follows

Actual production in pies 18,000 pies

Standard cost for pie crust

6 ounces × $0.09 per ounce

Actual cost for pie crust $10,890 for 99,000 ounces

Desserts by Jacki’s direct material price variance for pie crusts was ______.

Answer 141

(99,000 x .09) - 10,980 = 1,980 unfavorable

= (AP - SP) x AQ

AP = actual price: 99,000
AQ = actual quantity: 10,980
SP = standard price: .09

Question 142

Results for Desserts by Jacki’s pie crust information for last quarter was as follows

Actual production in pies 18,000 pies

Standard cost for pie crust 6 ounces × $0.09 per ounce

Actual cost for pie crust$10,890 for 99,000 ounces

Desserts by Jacki’s direct material efficiency variance for pie crusts was ______

Answer 142

($0.09 × 99,000) – ($0.09 × 6 × 18,000) = $810 favorable

Question 143

Responsibility for the direct materials price variance is generally assigned to the ______ department

Answer 143

purchasing

Question 144

Direct materials efficiency variances are typically the responsibility of p _______ departments

Answer 144

production

Question 145

Given the following information, calculate the direct material price variance.

Actual production in units 17,000

Standard cost for materials per unit $0.75 per pound × 3 pounds

Actual cost for materials $36,750 for 52,500 pounds

Answer 145

$36,750 – ($0.75 × 52,500) = $2,625 favorable

Question 146

Given the following information, calculate the direct material efficiency variance.

Actual production in units 17,000

Standard cost for materials per unit $0.75 per pound × 3 pounds

Actual cost for materials $36,750 for 52,500 pounds

Answer 146

($0.75 × 52,500) – ($0.75 × 3 × 17,000) = $1,125 unfavorable

Question 147

A difference between actual and standard labor costs per hour results in a direct labor ____ variance

Answer 147

price

Question 148

Unfavorable direct labor efficiency variances can be caused by

-poor m____ or t___ workers are ___ productive
-poor m____
-poor su____

Answer 148

-poor motivated or trained workers are less productive
-poor materials
-poor supervision

Question 149

Given the following information, calculate the variable overhead efficiency variance assuming that overhead is applied based on direct labor hours.

Actual production in units

17,000

Standard variable overheard cost per unit

1/2 direct labor hour @ $15 per hour

Actual variable overhead cost

$187,500

Actual labor hours worked

12,750 hours

Answer 149

($15 × 12,750) – ($15 × 17,000 × 1/2 hour) = $63,750 unfavorable

Question 150

The variable overhead standard rate was derived. from two-step estimation of

1. Costs at 1) va__ le__of a___
2. The relationship between those estimated 2) c___ and the 3) b___

Answer 150

1) various levels of activity
2) costs
3) basis

Question 151

Variance treats fixed production costs and variable production costs 1) ____

because fixed costs are 2) ____ when volume 3) ____, the amount budgeted for fixed overhead is the same in both the 4) ____ and ___ budgets

Answer 151

1) differently
2) unchanged
3) changes
5) master and flexible

Question 152

SB 16-3

Question 153

Income statements prepared as variable costing, means there’s no absorption of 1) __ costs by units of production.

All fixed manufacturing OH is charged to income in the period 2) i___

Fixed OH has 3) n___ __-___put relationships, meaning no 4) ef___ v_____

Answer 153

1) fixed
2) incurred
3) no input-output
4) efficiency variance

Question 154

There is no fixed overhead efficiency variance when a company uses ______ costing.

Answer 154

variable

Question 155

The difference between the flexible budget and the actual fixed overhead is a 1) ___ that’s also called 2) ___ or ___ variance

Answer 155

1) price variance
2) spending or budget variance

Question 156

Abosorption Costing: The Production Volume Variance

We have assumed that fixed manufacturing costs are treated as 1) p____ costs, which is 3) co__ with variable costing.

If fixed manufacturing costs are unitized and treated as product costs, another variance is computed. This occurs when companies use 3) ___ ab___, 4) s___ costing.

Answer 156

1) period
2) consistent
3) full absorption
4) standard

Question 157

When fixed manufacturing costs are treated as ______ costs, an additional variance is computed

Answer 157

product

Question 158

Define production volume variance

Variance that arises because the volume used to apply 1) ___ overhead differs from the 2) es___ ___e used to estimate 3) f___ costs per unit.

Answer 158

1) fixed
2) estimated volume
3) fixed

Question 159

An additional fixed manufacturing overhead variance is computed when a company uses ______ costing

Answer 159

absorption

Question 160

Produciton Volume Variance

The difference between 1) bu____ and 2) ap____ ___ overhead

Answer 160

1) budgeted
2) applied fixed

Question 161

The production volume variance applies to 1)__ costs only.

It doesn’t represent resources 2) sp__ or s__. This is unique to full absorption costing. The benefits of calculating the variance for control purposes are 3) q____

Although the production volume variance signals a difference between expected and actual production levels, so does a simple production report of actual V expected production quantities

Answer 161

1) fixed costs
2) spent or save
3) questionable

Question 162

The method of computing OH variances is the ___-___ analysis of ____ variances

Answer 162

four-way analysis of OH variances

Question 163

The four-way analysis of OH variances computes

-price and 1) ef____ for 2) v___ OH
-price and 3) pro___ v___ for 4) f____ OH

Answer 163

1) efficiency
2) variable
3) production volume
4) fixed

Question 164

Several points regarding OH variances are important

-the variable OH efficiency variance measures the efficiency in using the 1) al___ b___ (ex. DL hours)

-the production volume variance occurs only when 2) ____ costs is 3) un___ (ex. when using 4) f___ ab___ costing). Furthermore, the budgeted fixed OH might 5)___ equal the amount applied to units 6) pr___

-there’s 6) n____ ef_____ __ for fixed production costs. Don’t confuse production volume variance with efficiency variance

Answer 164

1) allocation base
2) fixed
3) unitized
4) full absorption
5) not
6) produced
6) no efficiency variance

Question 165

Define standard costing

Accounting method that assigns 1) c___ to cost 2) o___ at 3) pr____ amounts.

costs transferred through the production process

Answer 165

1) costs
2) objects
3) predetermined

Question 166

Standard Costing

Costs transferred through the 1) ___ process. This means that the entry debiting 2) ___ at standard cost could be made 3) b___ a___ costs are 4) ___

In process costing, units transferred between 5) ___ are valued at 6)__ costs

Answer 166

1) production
2) WIP
3) before actual
4) known
5) departments
6) standard

Question 167

Standard Costing

-Work-in-process inventory is 1) ___ when 2) ___ and 3) __ are used at 4) s___

-Work-in-process inventory is 5) ___ when 6) m____ ___ is applied at 7) s___.

-When the units are finished, WIP inventory is 9) __ and FG inventory is 11) __.

-Variances are usually 13) c___to 14) ___

Answer 167

1) debited
2) DM
3) DL
4) standard
5) debited
6) manu OH
7) standard

9) credited

11) debited

13) closed
14) COGS

Question 168

Answer 168

Credit , 10,890

Question 169

Answer 169

debit to Work-in-Process Inventory for $168,750

(18,000 x $12.50 x 3/4 hr)

Question 170

Actual production in units

17,000

Standard labor cost per unit

1/2 hour @ $20 per hour

Actual cost for labor

$216,750 for 12,750 hours

The journal entry to record labor costs using a standard cost system would include a (debit/credit) _____ to Wages Payable for ______

Answer 170

Credit, 216,750