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Blanton Company wishes to allocate rent expense of $24,000 to its three operating departments, A, B, and C. Assuming the three departments occupy 10,000, 20,000, and 30,000 square feet, respectively, the cost allocation rate for Department C is $0.80 per square foot.

A) True
B) False

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Wayne Company wishes to allocate overhead costs in a heavily automated production department. Direct labor hours would be a less appropriate cost driver than machine hours.

A) True
B) False

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Select the false statement from the following.


A) Indirect costs cannot be easily traced to a cost object.
B) The same cost may be assigned to more than one cost object.
C) General, selling, and administrative costs cannot be assigned to a cost object.
D) A given cost can be driven by more than one cost driver.

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

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Danforth Manufacturing Company uses a cost-plus pricing strategy. At the beginning of the year, Danforth estimated that total annual fixed overhead costs would amount to $60,000. Further, Danforth estimated that the annual volume of production would be 1,000 units of product. Based on these estimates, Danforth computed a predetermined overhead rate that was used to allocate overhead cost to the products made throughout the year. As predicted, the actual volume of production amounted to 1,000 units of product. However, actual fixed overhead costs amounted to $56,000. Based on this information alone:


A) a lower than appropriate selling price was assigned to products during the year.
B) a higher than appropriate selling price was assigned to products during the year.
C) the correct selling price was assigned to products during the year.
D) the answer cannot be determined from the information provided.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Custom Quilters makes decorative comforters, quilted garments, and other products in a small sewing factory. The company expects to make 2,000 comforters during the current year. With respect to the comforters, how would the supervisory salaries be classified?


A) Direct and variable
B) Direct and fixed
C) Indirect and variable
D) Indirect and fixed

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

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During the current year, Kemp Construction Company built 23 custom homes that ranged in size from 2,500 square feet to 8,000 square feet. One home was completed each month during January, February, and March. Three homes were completed during April and May. Two homes were completed during each of the months from June through December. Based upon this information, the most appropriate allocation base (i.e., cost driver) for the assignment of indirect overhead costs to each house would be the:


A) Number of homes built during the month.
B) Number of months in the year.
C) Number of homes built during the year.
D) Size of the home.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Craig Manufacturing Company operates its three production departments within a single facility. Each department produces its own products and maintains its own production equipment. Although they share a common facility, each department is overseen by a separate supervisor. Which one of the following costs is a direct cost of each department?


A) Lease payment on facility
B) Depreciation on the facility
C) Production supervisor salary
D) Plant manager salary

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

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Sturbridge Company manufactures fine furniture and grandfather clocks. Sturbridge has an excellent reputation, and each grandfather clock sells for several thousand dollars. Which of the following should not be treated as direct costs, assuming the cost object is individual clocks?


A) The clock face
B) The timing mechanism for each clock
C) Wood
D) Depreciation on clock-making equipment

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Cobalt Company management has identified the following cost objects: Cost Object 1: The cost of operating the finishing department Cost Object 2: The cost of operating the factory Cost Object 3: The cost of a particular product made in June With respect to these cost objectives, how would rent paid by the finishing department for storage space be classified?  Object 1 Object 2 Object 3\begin{array}{ccc}\text { Object } 1&\text { Object }2& \text { Object }3 \\\end{array} A. Direct  Direct  Direct \begin{array}{ccc} \text {Direct } & & \text { Direct }& \text { Direct } \\\end{array} B. Direct  Indirect Indirect \begin{array}{ccc} \text {Direct } && \text { Indirect }& \text {Indirect } \\\end{array} C.  Indirect Indirect  Indirect \begin{array}{ccc} \text { Indirect } & \text {Indirect }& \text { Indirect } \\\end{array} D. Indirect  Indirect Indirect \begin{array}{ccc} \text {Indirect } & \text { Indirect }& \text {Indirect } \\\end{array}


A) Option A
B) Option B
C) Option C
D) Option D

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Select the correct statement from the following.


A) The allocation base determines whether a cost is classified as direct or indirect.
B) The same cost cannot be classified as both direct and indirect.
C) Relevant costs can include direct and indirect costs.
D) Direct costs always display a variable behavior pattern.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which formula best represents the first step used to allocate an indirect cost to a cost object?


A) Total cost to be allocated divided by cost driver
B) Cost driver divided by allocation rate
C) Cost driver divided by total cost to be allocated
D) Allocation rate divided by total cost to be allocated

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

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Cobalt Company management has identified the following cost objects: Cost Object 1: The cost of operating the finishing department Cost Object 2: The cost of operating the factory Cost Object 3: The cost of a particular product made in June With respect to these cost objectives, how would rent paid by the finishing department for storage space be classified?  Object 1 Object 2 Object 3\begin{array}{llll} &\text { Object } 1&\text { Object } 2&\text { Object } 3\end{array} A.  Direct  Direct  Direct \begin{array}{llll} & \text { Direct } & \text { Direct } && \text { Direct } \\\end{array} B.  Direct  Direct  Indirect \begin{array}{llll}& \text { Direct } & \text { Direct } && \text { Indirect } \\\end{array} C.  Indirect  Indirect  Indirect \begin{array}{llll}& \text { Indirect } & \text { Indirect } & \text { Indirect } \\\end{array} D.  Indireat  Indireat Direct \begin{array}{llll}&\text { Indireat } & \text { Indireat } & \text {Direct }\end{array}


A) Option A
B) Option B
C) Option C
D) Option D

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

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Because Fenwick Company has significant swings in its monthly production, the best way to allocate its plant manager's $58,000 annual salary is to allocate 1/12th of the cost each month.

A) True
B) False

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Wayne Company wishes to allocate overhead costs in a heavily automated production department. Direct labor hours would be a less appropriate cost driver than machine hours.

A) True
B) False

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All of the following are examples of indirect costs that can be classified as being variable costs except:


A) Utilities.
B) Material handling costs.
C) Production supervisor salaries.
D) Transportation costs.

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

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Indirect costs should not be pooled unless they share a common cost driver.

A) True
B) False

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A company may use several different cost drivers to allocate its indirect costs.

A) True
B) False

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Sheddon Industries produces two products. The products' identified costs are as follows:  Product A  Product B  Direct materials $23,000$19,000 Direct labor $11,00027,000\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Product A } & \text { Product B } \\\text { Direct materials } & \$ 23,000 & \$ 19,000 \\\text { Direct labor } & \$ 11,000 & 27,000\end{array} The company's overhead costs of $57,000 are allocated based on direct labor cost. Assume 7,000 units of product A and 8,000 units of Product B are produced. What is the cost per unit for product B? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


A) $12.69
B) $10.69
C) $11.06
D) None of the answers are correct.

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

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Which of the following statements is false?


A) Both direct and indirect costs can be assigned to a cost object.
B) Cost drivers are often selected based on the availability of information.
C) Volume measures are good drivers for fixed overhead costs.
D) Fixed costs that do not have a definitive cost driver are allocated using an allocation base that distributes a rational share of the cost to each product.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?


A) A predetermined overhead rate may be used to allocate overhead costs when volume varies during the year.
B) A predetermined overhead rate is calculated using actual cost and volume data.
C) A predetermined overhead rate is calculated by dividing costs by volume, using a measure of volume such as direct labor hours or direct materials cost.
D) A company may need to allocate overhead costs to products to make pricing decisions for the products.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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