78 free test bank for managerial accounting 4th

78 Free Test Bank for Managerial Accounting 4th
Edition by Wild
Multiple Choice Questions
Products that are in the process of being manufactured but are not
yet complete are called:
1.

A. Raw materials inventory.

2.

B. Conversion costs.

3.

C. Cost of goods sold.

4.

D. Goods in process inventory.

5.

E. Finished goods inventory.

The Malcolm Baldrige Award was established by:
1.

A. The United Nations.

2.

B. The U. S. Chamber of Commerce.

3.

C. The Malcolm Baldrige Foundation.

4.

D. The U. S. Congress.

5.

E. The SEC.

An opportunity cost is:
1.

A. An uncontrollable cost.

2.

B. A cost of potential benefit lost.

3.

C. A change in the cost of a component.

4.

D. A direct cost.

5.

E. A sunk cost.

Which of the following costs is not included in factory overhead?


1.

A. Payroll taxes on the wages of supervisory factory workers.

2.

B. Indirect labor.

3.

C. Depreciation of manufacturing equipment.

4.

D. Manufacturing supplies used.

5.

E. Direct materials.

Materials that are used in support of the production process but that

do not become a part of the product and are not clearly identified
with units or batches of product are called:
1.

A. Secondary materials

2.

B. General materials

3.

C. Direct materials

4.

D. Indirect materials

5.

E. Materials inventory

Goods a company acquires to use in making products are called:
1.

A. Cost of goods sold.

2.

B. Raw materials inventory.

3.

C. Finished goods inventory.

4.

D. Goods in process inventory.

5.

E. Conversion costs.

The following are all examples of product costs:
1.

A. Direct material, direct labor and indirect labor.

2.

B. Direct labor, VP of sales salary, and insurance on the factory.

3.

4.

C. Depreciation on the factory equipment, depreciation on the office building,
and depreciation on the factory building.
D. Factory insurance, interest expense, and property taxes on the factory.

5.

E. Office supplies, sales commissions, and maintenance costs on office
copier.

Days’ sales in raw materials inventory is a measure of:
1.

A. How much raw materials are needed for the company to earn a profit.

2.

B. How long it takes the company to pay for raw materials..

3.

C. How many times a company turns over its raw materials during a period.

4.

D. How long it takes raw materials to be used in production.

5.

E. The product costs a company has incurred during a period.

The cost of labor that is not clearly associated with specific units or
batches of product is called:
1.

A. Unspecified labor

2.

B. Direct labor

3.

C. Indirect labor

4.

D. Basic labor

5.

E. Joint labor

Which of the following costs would not be classified as factory
overhead?
1.

A. Property taxes on maintenance machinery.

2.

B. Expired insurance on factory equipment.

3.

C. Wages of the factory janitor.

4.

D. Metal doorknobs used on wood cabinets produced.

5.

E. Small tools used in production.

Continuous improvement:
1.

A. Is a measure of profits.

2.

B. Is a measure of costs.


3.

C. Rejects the notion of "good enough."

4.

D. Is not applicable to most businesses.

5.

E. Is possible only in service businesses.

Product costs:
1.
2.

A. Are expenditures necessary and integral to finished products.
B. Are expenditures identified more with a time period rather than with
finished products.

3.

C. Include selling and administrative expenses.

4.

D. Are only costs that vary with the volume of activity.

5.

E. Are only costs that do not vary with the volume of activity.

Managerial accounting is different from financial accounting in that:
1.

2.

A. Managerial accounting is more focused on the organization as a whole and
financial accounting is more focused on subdivisions of the organization.

B. Managerial accounting never includes nonmonetary information.

3.

C. Managerial accounting includes many projections and estimates whereas
financial accounting has a minimum of predictions.

4.

D. Managerial accounting is used extensively by investors, whereas financial
accounting is used only by creditors.

5.

E. Managerial accounting is mainly used to set stock prices.

Managerial accounting information:
1.

A. Is used mainly by external users.

2.

B. Involves gathering information about costs for planning and control
decisions.

3.

C. Is generally the only accounting information available to managers.

4.

D. Can be used for control purposes but not for planning purposes.

5.

E. Has little to do with controlling costs.


Which of the following is not a characteristic of all fraud?
1.

A. It is done to provide direct or indirect benefit to the employee.

2.

B. It violates the employee’s duties to his employer.

3.

C. It costs the employer money.

4.

D. It is secret.

5.

E. Can be intentional or unintentional.

The way of doing business whose goal is to eliminate waste while
satisfying the customer and providing a positive return to the
company is:
1.

A. Total quality management.

2.

B. Managerial accounting.

3.

C. Customer orientation.

4.

D. Continuous improvement.

5.

E. Lean business model.

Raw materials that physically become part of the product and can
be traced to specific units or batches of product are called:
1.

A. Raw materials sold

2.

B. Chargeable materials

3.

C. Goods in process

4.

D. Indirect materials

5.

E. Direct materials

A company reports raw materials used of $42,750 for a year, with
beginning raw materials inventory of $4,000 and an ending raw
materials inventory of $4,500. Compute days’ sales in raw materials
inventory based on this data.
1.

A. 10.52 days.


2.

B. 34.15 days

3.

C. 10.06 days

4.

D. 38.42 days

5.

E. 9.35 days

Which of the following is never included in direct materials costs?
1.

A) Invoice costs of direct materials.

2.

B) Outgoing delivery charges.

3.

C) Materials storage costs.

4.

D) Materials handling costs.

5.

E) Insurance on stored material.

Products that have been completed and are ready to be sold by the
manufacturer are called:
1.

A. Finished goods inventory.

2.

B. Goods in process inventory.

3.

C. Raw materials inventory.

4.

D. Cost of goods sold.

5.

E. Factory supplies.

Period costs for a manufacturing company would flow directly to:
1.

A, The current income statement.

2.

B, Factory overhead.

3.

C, The current balance sheet.

4.

D, Job cost sheet.

5.

E, The current manufacturing statement.

A fixed cost:


1.

A. Requires the future outlay of cash and is relevant for future decision
making.

2.

B. Does not change with changes in the volume of activity within the relevant
range.

3.

C. Is directly traceable to a cost object.

4.

D. Changes with changes in the volume of activity within the relevant range.

5.

E. Has already been incurred and cannot be avoided so it is irrelevant for
decision making.

The following costs are included in a recent summary of data for a
company: advertising expense, $85,000; depreciation expense –
factory building, $133,000; direct labor, $250,000; direct material
used, $300,000; factory utilities, $105,000; and sales salaries
expense, $150,000. Determine the dollar amount of conversion
costs.
1.

A. $1,023,000

2.

B. $550,000

3.

C. $488,000

4.

D. $235,000

5.

E. $238,000

An attitude of constantly seeking ways to improve company
operations, including customer service, product quality, product
features, the production process, and employee interactions, is
called:
1.

A. Continuous improvement.

2.

B. Customer orientation.

3.

C. Just-in-time.

4.

D. Theory of constraints.

5.

E. Total quality measurement.

Costs that are incurred as part of the manufacturing process but are
not clearly associated with specific units of product or batches of
production, including all manufacturing costs other than direct
material and direct labor costs, are called:
1.

A. Administrative expenses

2.

B. Nonmanufacturing costs

3.

C. Sunk costs

4.

D. Factory overhead

5.

E. Preproduction costs

Flexibility of practice when applied to managerial accounting means
that:
1.

A. The information must be presented in electronic format so that it is easily

changed.

2.

B. Managers must be willing to accept the information as the accountants
present it to them, rather than in the format they ask for.

3.

C. The managerial accountants need to be on call 24 hours a day.

4.

D. The design of a company's managerial accounting system largely depends
on the nature of the business and the arrangement of the internal operations of
the company.

5.

E. Managers must be flexible with information provided in varying forms and
using inconsistent measures.

The salary paid to the supervisor of an assembly line would
normally be classified as:
1.

A. Direct labor

2.

B. Indirect labor

3.

C. A period cost

4.

D. A general cost

5.

E. An assembly cost


Assuming production needs can be met, companies usually prefer:
1.

A. A lower number of days’ sales in raw materials inventory.

2.

B. A higher number of days’ sales in raw materials inventory.

3.

C. That days’ sales in inventory be higher than the days in the accounting
period.

4.

D. That days’ sales in inventory be greater than the operating cycle

5.

E. That days’ sales in inventory be equal to the days in the accounting period

Costs classified by controllability are useful for:
1.

A. The balance sheet

2.

B. The income statement

3.

C. The budgeting process

4.

D. Evaluation reports

5.

E. Determining product cost

The Institute of Management Accountants has developed a code of
ethics that requires management accountants to behave in certain

ways. Which of the following behaviors is not required?
1.

A. Competence.

2.

B. Integrity.

3.

C. Maintenance of confidentiality.

4.

D. Communication of information in credible manner.

5.

E. Timeliness.

Costs that are first assigned to inventory are called:
1.

A. Period costs

2.

B. Product costs

3.

C. General costs


4.

D. Administrative costs

5.

E. Fixed costs

The three major cost components of a manufactured product are:
1.

A. Marketing, selling, and administrative costs.

2.

B. Indirect labor, indirect materials, and miscellaneous factory expenses.

3.

C. Direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead.

4.

D. Differential costs, opportunity costs, and sunk costs.

5.

E. General, selling, and administrative costs.

An approach to managing inventories and production operations
such that units of materials and products are obtained and provided
only as they are needed is called:
1.

A. Continuous improvement.

2.

B. Customer orientation.

3.

C. Just-in-time manufacturing.

4.

D. Theory of constraints.

5.

E. Total quality management.

The following costs are included in a recent summary of data for a
company: advertising expense, $85,000; depreciation expense –
factory building, $133,000; direct labor, $250,000; direct material

used, $300,000; factory utilities, $105,000; and sales salaries
expense, $150,000. Determine the dollar amount of prime costs.
1.

A. $1,023,000

2.

B. $550,000

3.

C. $488,000

4.

D. $235,000

5.

E. $238,000


A direct cost is a cost that is:
1.

A. Identifiable as controllable.

2.

B. Recorded as part of manufacturing overhead.

3.

C. Fixed with respect to the volume of activity.

4.

D. Traceable to a cost object.

5.

E. Sunk with respect to a cost object.

Which of the following statements regarding fraud is true?
1.

A. Fraud is a deliberate act.

2.

B. Fraud can be deliberate or unintentional.

3.

C. A company with a strong code of ethics can eliminate fraud.

4.

D. A company with strong internal controls can eliminate fraud.

5.

E. The most common type of fraud is financial statement fraud.

Which of the following statements is true?
1.

A. The IMA’s Statement of Ethical Professional Practice requires
management accountants to be incompetent, maintain confidentiality, act with
integrity, and communicate information in a fair and credible manner.

2.

B. The IMA’s Statement of Ethical Professional Practice requires
management accountants to be competent, maintain confidentiality, eliminate
all fraud, and communicate information in a fair and credible manner.

3.

C. The IMA’s Statement of Ethical Professional Practice requires
management accountants to be incompetent, maintain confidentiality, act with
integrity, and miscommunicate information in a credible manner.

4.

D. The IMA’s Statement of Ethical Professional Practice requires
management accountants to be competent, maintain confidentiality, act with
integrity, and communicate information in a fair and credible manner.

5.

E. The IMA’s Statement of Ethical Professional Practice requires
management accountants to perform certain checks for fraud, act with integrity,
and communicate information in a fair and credible manner.

Another title for goods in process inventory is:


1.

A. Indirect materials inventory.

2.

B. Work in process inventory.

3.

C. Conversion costs.

4.

D. Direct materials inventory.

5.

E. Raw materials inventory.

Costs that flow directly to the current income statement are called:

1.

A. Period costs.

2.

B. Product costs.

3.

C. General costs.

4.

D. Balance sheet costs.

5.

E. Capitalized costs.

A management concept that encourages all managers and
employees to be in tune with the wants and needs of customers,
and which leads to flexible product designs and production
processes, is called:
1.

A. Continuous improvement.

2.

B. Customer orientation.

3.

C. Just-in-time.

4.

D. Theory of constraints.

5.

E. Total quality management.

Classifying costs by behavior involves:
1.

A. Identifying fixed cost and variable cost.

2.

B. Identifying cost of goods sold and operating costs.

3.

C. Identifying all costs.

4.

D. Identifying costs in a physical manner.

5.

E. Identifying both quantitative and qualitative cost factors.

A management concept that applies quality improvement to all
aspects of business activities is called:
1.

A. Continuous operations.

2.

B. Customer orientation.

3.

C. Just-in-time.

4.

D. Managerial accounting.

5.

E. Total quality management.

Labor costs that are clearly associated with specific units or batches
of product because the labor is used to convert raw materials into

finished products called are:
1.

A. Sunk labor

2.

B. Direct labor

3.

C. Indirect labor

4.

D. Finished labor

5.

E. Supervisory labor

78 Free Test Bank for Managerial Accounting 4th
Edition by Wild Multiple Choice Questions - Page 2
Use the following information to compute the cost of goods
manufactured: Beginning finished goods inventory $65,000;
Beginning goods in process inventory 81,000; Beginning raw
materials 73,000; Depreciation on factory equipment 7,000; Direct
labor 25,000; Ending finished goods inventory 67,000; Ending
goods in process inventory 79,000; Ending raw materials 60,000;
Factory repairs and maintenance 12,000; Raw material purchases

50,000
1.

A. $63,000


2.

B. $105,000

3.

C. $107,000

4.

D. $90,000

5.

E. $109,000

The following information relates to the manufacturing operations of
the IMH Publishing Corporation for the year: Raw materials
inventory: $ 57,000 (Beginning); $60,000 (Ending). Finished goods:
68,000 (Beginning); 60,000 (Ending). The raw materials used in
manufacturing during the year totaled $118,000. Raw materials
purchased during the year amount to:
1.

A. $107,000

2.

B. $115,000

3.

C. $118,000

4.

D. $121,000

5.

E. $126,000

The total cost of goods manufactured for the year was:
1.

A. $13,000

2.

B. $44,500

3.

C. $57,500

4.

D. $94,500.

5.

E. $52,000

The total manufacturing costs incurred during the year were:
1.

A. $13,000

2.

B. $44,500

3.

C. $57,500

4.

D. $94,500


5.

E. $89,000

Current information for the Austin Company follows: Beginning raw
materials inventory $15,200; Beginning goods in process inventory
22,400; Ending raw materials inventory 16,600; Ending goods in
process inventory 28,000; Direct labor 42,800; Total factory
overhead 30,000; Raw material purchases 60,000. All raw materials
used were traceable to specific batches of product. Austin
Company's cost of goods manufactured for the year is:
1.

A. $125,800

2.

B. $128,600

3.

C. $131,400

4.

D. $137,000

5.

E. $139,000

If beginning and ending goods in process inventories are $5,000
and $15,000, respectively, and cost of goods manufactured is

$170,000, what is the total manufacturing cost for the period?
1.

A. $180,000

2.

B. $155,000

3.

C. $160,000

4.

D. $175,000

5.

E. $165,000

The beginning and ending finished goods inventories of a company
were $91,000 and $94,000 respectively. If cost of goods sold
equaled $800,000, what is the amount of cost of goods
manufactured for this period?
1.

A. $706,000

2.

B. $709,000

3.

C. $797,000


4.

D. $803,000

5.

E. $3,000

Which of the following items appears only in a manufacturing
company's financial statements?
1.

A. Cost of goods sold.

2.

B. Cost of goods manufactured.

3.

C. Goods available for sale.

4.

D. Gross profit.

5.

E. Net income.

Use the following information to compute the total manufacturing
costs incurred during the period: Beginning raw materials $ 5,500;
Ending raw materials 4,000; Direct labor 12,250; Raw material
purchases 7,400; Depreciation on factory equipment 6,500; Factory
repairs and maintenance 3,300; Beginning finished goods inventory
10,200; Ending finished goods inventory 8,900; Beginning goods in
process inventory 5,700; Ending goods in process inventory 6,300
1.

A. $36,650

2.

B. $30,950

3.

C. $30,650

4.

D. $30,350

5.

E. $31,650

A manufacturing firm's cost of goods manufactured is equivalent to
a merchandising firm's:
1.

A. Cost of goods sold.

2.

B. Cost of goods purchased.

3.

C. Cost of goods available.

4.

D. Beginning merchandise inventory.


5.

E. Ending merchandise inventory.

Use the following data to determine the cost of goods
manufactured: Beginning finished goods inventory $10,800; Direct

labor 30,600; Beginning goods in process inventory 7,200; General
and administrative expenses 13,500; Direct materials used 40,500;
Ending goods in process inventory 9,000; Indirect labor 6,300;
Ending finished goods inventory 9,500; Indirect materials 13,500;
Depreciation – factory equipment 7,500
1.

A. $102,000

2.

B. $110,100

3.

C. $ 96,600

4.

D. $113,700

5.

E. $100,200

The beginning and ending finished goods inventories of the Prize
Ring manufacturing company were $75,000 and $73,000
respectively. If cost of goods sold equaled $66,000, what is the
amount of cost of goods manufactured for this period?
1.

A. $2,000

2.

B. $64,000

3.

C. $68,000

4.

D. $82,000

5.

E. $214,000

The following costs are included in a recent summary of data for a
company: advertising expense, $85,000; depreciation expense –
factory building, $133,000; direct labor, $250,000; direct material
used, $300,000; factory utilities, $105,000; and sales salaries
expense, $150,000. Determine the dollar amount of overhead
costs.
1.

A. $1,023,000

2.

B. $550,000

3.

C. $488,000

4.

D. $235,000

5.

E. $238,000

A manufacturing company has a beginning finished goods inventory
of $14,600, raw material purchases of $18,000, cost of goods
manufactured of $32,500, and an ending finished goods inventory
of $17,800. The cost of goods sold for this company is:
1.

A. $21,200

2.

B. $29,300

3.

C. $32,500

4.

D. $47,100

5.

E. $27,600

Compute cost of goods manufactured for this period given the
following amounts. Ending finished goods inventory $66,000; Cost
of goods sold 54,000; Beginning finished goods inventory 60,000
1.

A. $72,000

2.

B. $48,000

3.

C. $60,000

4.

D. $66,000

5.

E. $180,000.

What is the total amount of manufacturing costs added to Goods In
Process?
1.

A. $393,000.

2.

B. $325,000.

3.

C. $389,500.


4.

D. $397,000.

5.

E. $307,500.

What is the correct amount of direct materials used?
1.

A. $141,000.

2.

B. $125,000.

3.

C. $137,000.

4.

D. $129,000.

5.

E. $138,000.

A manufacturing statement is also known as a schedule or listing of
the:
1.

A. Raw materials processed.

2.

B. Factory supplies used.

3.

C. Cost of goods manufactured.

4.

D. Total finished goods.

5.

E. Cost of goods sold.

What is the correct amount of cost of goods manufactured?
1.

A. $398,500.

2.

B. $386,000.

3.

C. $309,000.

4.

D. $306,000.

5.

E. $296,500.

What is the correct amount of overhead?
1.

A. $192,000.

2.

B. $110,500.


3.

C. $200,000.

4.

D. $150,000.

5.

E. $ 77,500.

Ajax Company accumulated the following account information for
the year: Beginning raw materials inventory $6,000; Indirect
materials cost 2,000; Indirect labor cost 5,000; Maintenance of
factory equipment 2,800; Direct labor cost 7,000. Using the above
information, total factory overhead costs would be:
1.

A. $9,800

2.

B. $16,800

3.

C. $15,800

4.

D. $13,000

5.

E. $7,800

Juliet Corporation has accumulated the following accounting data
for the year: Finished goods inventory, January 1 $3,200; Finished
goods inventory, December 31 4,000; Total cost of goods sold
4,200. The cost of goods manufactured for the year is:
1.

A. $200

2.

B. $1,000

3.

C. $5,000

4.

D. $6,400

5.

E. $8,200

Hardy Co.'s cost of goods manufactured for the current year is:
1.

A) $12,000

2.

B) $16,100

3.

C) $17,100


4.

D) $18,100

5.

E) $13,600

A financial report that summarizes the amounts and types of costs
that were incurred in the manufacturing process during the period is
a:
1.

A. Materiality statement

2.

B. Managerial statement

3.

C. Manufacturing statement

4.

D. Merchandise statement

5.

E. Monetary statement

Use the following information to compute the cost of goods sold for
the period: Beginning raw materials $ 5,500; Ending raw materials
4,000; Direct labor 12,250; Raw material purchases 7,400;
Depreciation on factory equipment 6,500; Factory repairs and

maintenance 3,300; Beginning finished goods inventory 10,200;
Ending finished goods inventory 8,900; Beginning goods in process
inventory 5,700; Ending goods in process inventory 6,300
1.

A. $36,650

2.

B. $30,950

3.

C. $30,650

4.

D. $30,350

5.

E. $31,650

The total cost of goods completed during the accounting period for
a manufacturer is called:
1.

A, Ending finished goods inventory.

2.

B, Total manufacturing costs.

3.

C, Ending goods in process inventory.


4.

D, Cost of goods manufactured.

5.

E, Cost of goods sold.

Which of the following accounts would appear on a manufacturing
statement?
1.

A. Raw materials, factory insurance expired, indirect labor.

2.

B. Raw materials, goods in process, finished goods.

3.

C. Factory buildings, delivery equipment, and depreciation on factory
equipment.

4.

D. Direct labor, indirect labor, sales salaries.

5.

E. Direct labor, factory repairs and maintenance, wages payable.

Use the following information to compute the cost of goods
manufactured: Beginning raw materials $ 5,500; Ending raw
materials 4,000; Direct labor 12,250; Raw material purchases
7,400; Depreciation on factory equipment 6,500; Factory repairs
and maintenance 3,300; Beginning finished goods inventory
10,200; Ending finished goods inventory 8,900; Beginning goods in
process inventory 5,700; Ending goods in process inventory 6,300
1.

A. $36,650

2.

B. $30,950

3.

C. $30,650

4.

D. $30,350

5.

E. $31,650

The total of Hardy Co.'s manufacturing costs added during the
current year is:
1.

A. $12,000

2.

B. $16,100

3.

C. $17,100


4.

D. $18,100

5.

E. $13,600

Total manufacturing costs incurred during the year do not include:

1.

A. Direct materials used.

2.

B. Factory supplies used.

3.

C. Goods in process inventory, beginning balance.

4.

D. Direct labor.

5.

E. Depreciation of factory machinery.

Which one of the following items is normally not a manufacturing
cost?
1.

A. Direct materials.

2.

B. Factory overhead.

3.

C. General and administrative expenses.

4.

D. Direct labor.

5.

E. Conversion cost.

Use the following data to determine the cost of goods
manufactured. Beginning finished goods inventory $ 6,200; Direct
labor 15,100; Beginning goods in process inventory 1,500; General
and administrative expenses 20,000; Direct materials used 20,500;
Ending goods in process inventory 4,000; Indirect labor 7,300;
Ending finished goods inventory 5,000; Indirect materials 3,400;
Depreciation – factory equipment 2,000
1.

A. $65,800

2.

B. $45,800

3.

C. $49,500

4.

D. $52,300


5.

E. $47,100

The following information is available for the year ended December
31: Beginning raw materials inventory $2,500; Raw materials
purchases 4,000; Ending raw materials inventory 3,000; Office
supplies expense 1,000. The amount of raw materials used in
production for the year is:
1.

A. $4,100

2.

B. $5,100

3.

C. $3,500

4.

D. $6,500

5.

E. $4,000

Use the following information to compute the cost of goods
manufactured: Beginning finished goods inventory $ 9,250;
Beginning goods in process inventory 8,700; Beginning raw
materials 7,500; Depreciation on factory equipment 6,000; Direct
labor 75,000; Ending finished goods inventory 8,750; Ending goods
in process inventory 9,300; Ending raw materials 8,500; Factory
Supervisor’s salary 50,000; Raw material purchases 14,000
1.

A. $143,400

2.

B. $13,000

3.

C. $143,000

4.

D. $144,500

5.

E. $93,400

Factory overhead costs normally include all of the following except:
1.

A. Indirect labor costs

2.

B. Indirect material costs

3.

C. Selling costs


4.

D. Factory machinery oil

5.

E. Factory rent