Test bank for principles of cost accounting 15th edition by vanderbeck multiple choice questions

Test Bank for Principles of Cost Accounting 15th Edition
by Vanderbeck Multiple Choice QuestionsA(n) __________ requires estimating inventory balances during the
year for interim financial statements and shutting down operations to
count all inventory items at the end of the year.
1.

a.periodic inventory system

2.

b.inventory control account

3.

c.perpetual inventory system

4.

d.inventory cost method

Unit cost information is important for making all of the following
marketing decisions except:
1.

a.Determining the selling price of a product.

2.

b.Bidding on contracts.

3.

c.Determining the amount of advertising needed to promote the product.

4.

d.Determining the amount of profit that each product earns.

Umberg Merchandise Company’s cost of goods sold last month was
$1,350,000. the Merchandise Inventory at the beginning of the month
was $250,000 and there was $325,000 of Merchandise Inventory at
the end of the month. Umberg’s merchandise purchases were:
1.

a.$1,350,000

2.

b.$1,275,000

3.

c.$1,425,000

4.

d.$1,675,000

The balance in Kayser Manufacturing Company’s Finished Goods
account at November 30 was $825,000. Its November cost of goods
manufactured was $2,350,000 and its cost of goods sold in

November was $2,455,000. What was the balance in Kayser’s
Finished Goods at November 1?
1.

a.$435,000

2.

b.$640,000


3.

c.$710,000

4.

d.$930,000

The business entity that purchases finished goods for resale is a:
1.

a.Manufacturer.

2.

b.Merchandiser.

3.

c.Service business.

4.

d.For-profit service business.

The business entity that converts purchased raw materials into
finished goods by using labor, technology, and facilities is a:
1.

a.Manufacturer.

2.

b.Merchandiser.

3.

c.Service business.

4.

d.Not-for-profit service agency.

For a manufacturer, the total cost of manufactured goods completed
but still on hand is:
1.

a.Merchandise Inventory.

2.

b.Finished Goods.

3.

c.Work in Process.

4.

d.Materials.

Aaron Smith is the supervisor of the Machining Department of
Bennett Corporation. He has control over and is responsible for
manufacturing costs traced to the department. The Machining
Department is an example of a(n):
1.

a.cost center.

2.

b.inventory center.

3.

c.supervised work center.

4.

d.worker’s center.

Which of the following items of cost would be least likely to appear on
a performance report based on responsibility accounting for the
supervisor of an assembly line in a large manufacturing situation?


1.

a.Direct labor

2.

b.Indirect materials

3.

c.Selling expenses

4.

d.Repairs and maintenance

Examples of service businesses include:
1.

a.Airlines, architects, and hair stylists.

2.

b.Department stores, poster shops, and wholesalers.

3.

c.Aircraft producers, home builders, and machine tool makers.

4.

d.None of these are correct.

Responsibility accounting would most likely hold a manager of a
manufacturing unit responsible for:
1.

a.cost of raw materials.

2.

b.quantity of raw materials used.

3.

c.the number of units ordered.

4.

d.amount of taxes incurred.

Ashley Corp. had finished goods inventory of $50,000 and $60,000 at
April 1 and April 30, respectively, and cost of goods manufactured of

$175,000 in April. Cost of goods sold in April was:
1.

a.$165,000

2.

b.$175,000

3.

c.$185,000

4.

d.$225,000

The type of merchandiser who purchases goods from the producer
and sells to stores who sell to the consumer is a:
1.

a.Manufacturer.

2.

b.Retailer.

3.

c.Wholesaler.

4.

d.Service business.


Control is the process of monitoring the company’s operations to
determine whether the company’s objectives are being achieved.
Effective control is achieved through all of the following except:
1.

a.periodically measuring and comparing company results.

2.

b.assigning responsibility for costs to employees responsible for those costs.

3.

c.constantly monitoring employees to ensure they do exactly as they are told.

4.

d.taking necessary corrective action when variances warrant doing so.

ISO 9000 is a set of international standards for:
1.

a.determining the selling price of a product.

2.

b.cost control.

3.

c.quality management.

4.

d.planning,

Cost accounting differs from financial accounting in that financial
accounting:
1.

a.Is mostly concerned with external financial reporting.

2.

b.Is mostly concerned with individual departments of the company.

3.

c.Provides the additional information required for special reports to
management.

4.

d.Puts more emphasis on future operations.

As a result of recent accounting scandals involving companies such
as Enron and World Com, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was
written to protect shareholders of public companies by improving
1.

a.management accounting.

2.

b.corporate governance.

3.

c.professional competence.

4.

d.the corporate legal process.

Joshua Company prepares monthly performance reports for each
department. The budgeted amounts of wages for the Finishing
Department for the month of August and for the eight-month period
ended August 31 were $12,000 and $100,000, respectively. Actual
wages paid through July were $91,500, and wages for the month of


August were $11,800. The month and year-to-date variances,
respectively, for wages on the August performance report would be:
1.

a.$200 F; $8,500 F

2.

b.$200 F; $3,300 U

3.

c.$200 U; $3,300 U

4.

d.$200 U; $8,500 F

In the financial statements, Materials should be categorized as:
1.

a.Revenue.

2.

b.Expenses.

3.

c.Assets.

4.

d.Liabilities.

For a manufacturer, manufacturing costs incurred to date for goods in
various stages of production, but not yet completed is:
1.

a.Merchandise Inventory.

2.

b.Finished Goods.

3.

c.Work in Process.

4.

d.Materials.

The process of establishing objectives or goals for the firm and
determining the means by which they will be met is:
1.

a.controlling.

2.

b.analyzing profitability.

3.

c.planning.

4.

d.assigning responsibility.

Which of the following items of cost would be least likely to appear on
a performance report based on responsibility accounting for the
supervisor of an assembly line in a large manufacturing situation?
1.

a.Direct labor

2.

b.Supervisor's salary

3.

c.Materials


4.

d.Repairs and maintenance

Which of the following statements best describes a characteristic of a
performance report prepared for use by a production line department

head?
1.

a.The costs in the report should include only those controllable by the
department head.

2.

b.The report should be stated in dollars rather than in physical units so the
department head knows the financial magnitude of any variances.

3.

c.The report should include information on all costs chargeable to the
department, regardless of their origin or control.

4.

d.It is more important that the report be precise than timely.

Which of the following is not a key element of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act to improve corporate governance?
1.

a.The establishment of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

2.

b.Requiring a company’s annual report to contain an internal control report that
includes management’s opinion on the effectiveness of internal control

3.

c.Severe criminal penalties for retaliation against “whistleblowers”

4.

d.Requiring that the company’s performance reports are prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

For a manufacturer, the cost of all materials purchases and on hand
to be used in the manufacturing process is:
1.

a.Merchandise Inventory.

2.

b.Finished Goods.

3.

c.Work in Process.

4.

d.Materials.

Taylor Logan is an accountant with the Tanner Corporation. Taylor’s
duties include preparing reports that focus on both historical and

estimated data needed to conduct ongoing operations and do longrange planning. Taylor is a(n)
1.

a.certified financial planner.

2.

b.management accountant.


3.

c.financial accountant.

4.

d.auditor.

Inventory accounts for a manufacturer include all of the following
except:
1.

a.Merchandise Inventory.

2.

b.Finished Goods.

3.

c.Work in Process.

4.

d.Materials.

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In job order costing, the basic document for accumulating the cost of
each job is the:
1.

a.Job cost sheet.

2.

b.Requisition sheet.

3.

c.Purchase order.

4.

d.Invoice.

The statement of costs of goods manufactured shows:
1.

a.Office supplies used in accounting office.

2.

b.Deprecation of factory building.

3.

c.Salary of sales manager.

4.

d.Rent paid on finished goods warehouse.

The Macke Company’s payroll summary showed the following in
November: Sales department salaries:$10,000; Supervisor salaries
20,000; Assembly workers’ wages 25,000; Machine operators’ wages
35,000; Maintenance workers’ wages 15,000; Accounting department
salaries 5,000. What is the amount that would be included in factory
overhead in November?
1.

a.$20,000

2.

b.$35,000

3.

c.$95,000

4.

d.$120,000

Payroll is debited and Wages Payable is credited to:
1.

a.Pay the payroll taxes.

2.

b.Record the payroll.

3.

c.Pay the payroll.

4.

d.Distribute the payroll.

When should process costing techniques be used in assigning costs
to products?
1.

a.In situations where standard costing techniques should not be used

2.

b.If products manufactured are substantially identical

3.

c.When production is only partially completed during the accounting period

4.

d.If products are manufactured on the basis of each order received

The following data are from Burton Corporation, a manufacturer, for
the month of September: Direct materials used:$135,000;
Supervisors’ salarie:s6,000; Machine operators’ wages:200,000;
Sales office rent and utilities:22,000; Machine depreciation:35,000;
Secretary to the Chief Executive Officer salary:3,000; Factory
insurance:15,000. Compute the conversion costs.
1.

a.$335,000

2.

b.$209,000

3.

c.$281,000

4.

d.$256,000

Which of the following is not a cost that is accumulated in Work in
Process?
1.

a.Direct materials

2.

b.Administrative expense

3.

c.Direct labor

4.

d.Factory overhead

The Macke Company’s payroll summary showed the following in
November: Sales department salaries:$10,000; Supervisor salaries
20,000; Assembly workers’ wages 25,000; Machine operators’ wages


35,000; Maintenance workers’ wages 15,000; Accounting department
salaries 5,000. What is the amount that would be included in direct
labor in November?
1.

a.$25,000

2.

b.$60,000

3.

c.$95,000

4.

d.$120,000

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Statement of
Professional Practice includes all of the following standards except:
1.

a.Confidentiality.

2.

b.Commitment.

3.

c.Integrity.

4.

d.Competence.

Under a job order cost system of accounting, the entry to distribute
payroll to the appropriate accounts would be:
1.

a.Debit-Payroll; Credit-Wages Payable

2.

b.Debit-Work in Process; Debit-Factory Overhead ;Debit-Selling and
Administrative Expense; Credit-Payroll

3.

c.Debit-Work in Process; Debit-Finished Goods; Debit-Cost of Goods Sold;
Credit-Payroll

4.

d.Debit-Work in Process; Debit-Factory Overhead; Debit-Selling and
Administrative Expense; Credit-Wages Payable

Witt Company, like most manufacturers, maintains a continuous
record of purchases, materials issued into production and balances
of all goods in stock, so that inventory valuation data is available at
any time. This is an example of a(n)
1.

a.perpetual inventory system.

2.

b.inventory control account.

3.

c.periodic inventory system.

4.

d.inventory cost method.


A law firm wanting to track the costs of serving different clients may
use a:
1.

a.process cost system.

2.

b.job order cost system.

3.

c.cost control system.

4.

d.standard cost system.

Mountain Company produced 20,000 blankets in June to be sold
during the holiday season. The manufacturing costs were: Direct
materials:$125,000; Direct labor 55,000; Factory overhead 60,000;
Selling expense 25,000; Administrative expense 30,000. The cost per
blanket is:
1.

a.$6.25.

2.

b.$9.00.

3.

c.$12.00.

4.

d.$14.75.

An industry that would most likely use process costing procedures
is:
1.

a.Beverage.

2.

b.Home Construction.

3.

c.Printing.

4.

d.Shipbuilding.

Mountain Company produced 20,000 blankets in June to be sold
during the holiday season. The manufacturing costs were: Direct
materials: $125,000; Direct labor 55,000; Factory overhead 60,000.
Management has decided that the mark-on percentage necessary to
cover the product’s share of selling and administrative expenses and
to earn a satisfactory profit is 30%. The selling price per blanket
should be:
1.

a.$12.00.

2.

b.$15.60.

3.

c.$23.60.

4.

d.$31.20.

According to the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
Statement of Ethical Professional Practice, under the Integrity
Standard, each member has the responsibility to:
1.

a.Communicate information fairly and objectively.

2.

b.Keep information confidential.

3.

c.Mitigate actual conflicts of interest.

4.

d.Maintain an appropriate level of professional competence.

At a certain level of operations, per unit costs and selling price are as
follows: manufacturing costs, $50; selling and administrative
expenses, $10; selling price, $80. Given this information, the mark-on
percentage to manufacturing cost used to determine selling price
must have been:

1.

a.40 percent.

2.

b.60 percent.

3.

c.33 percent.

4.

d.25 percent.

Factory overhead includes:
1.

a.Indirect labor but not indirect materials.

2.

b.Indirect materials but not indirect labor.

3.

c.All manufacturing costs, except indirect materials and indirect labor.

4.

d.All manufacturing costs, except direct materials and direct labor.

Under a job order system of cost accounting, Cost of Goods Sold is
debited and Finished Goods is credited for a:
1.

a.Transfer of materials to the factory.

2.

b.Shipment of completed goods to the customer.

3.

c.Transfer of completed production to the finished goods storeroom.

4.

d.Purchase of goods on account.

Which of the following production operations would be most likely to
employ a job order system of cost accounting?


1.

a.Candy manufacturing

2.

b.Crude oil refining

3.

c.Printing text books

4.

d.Flour Milling

According to the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
Statement of Ethical Professional Practice, performing professional
duties in accordance with relevant laws, regulations and technical
standards is a component of which standard?
1.

a.Competence

2.

b.Confidentiality

3.

c.Integrity

4.

d.Credibility

The term "prime cost" refers to:
1.

a.The sum of direct labor costs and all factory overhead costs.

2.

b.The sum of direct material costs and direct labor costs.

3.

c.All costs associated with manufacturing other than direct labor costs and
direct material costs.

4.

d.Manufacturing costs incurred to produce units of output.

Which of the following is most likely to be considered an indirect
material in the manufacture of a sofa?
1.

a.Lumber

2.

b.Glue

3.

c.Fabric

4.

d.Foam rubber

Tom Jones, a management accountant, was faced with an ethical
conflict at the office. According to the Institute of Management
Accountants’ Statement of Professional Practice, the first action Tom
should pursue is to:
1.

a.follow his organization’s established policies on the resolution of such conflict.

2.

b.contact the local newspaper.


3.

c.contact the company’s audit committee.

4.

d.consult an attorney.

The following data are from Burton Corporation, a manufacturer, for
the month of September: Direct materials used:$135,000;

Supervisors’ salaries:6,000; Machine operators’ wages:200,000;
Sales office rent and utilities:22,000; Machine depreciation:35,000;
Secretary to the Chief Executive Officer salary: 3,000; Factory
insurance:15,000. Compute the prime costs.
1.

a.$344,000

2.

b.$135,000

3.

c.$335,000

4.

d.$256,000

A standard cost system is one:
1.

a.that provides a separate record of cost for each special-order product.

2.

b.that uses predetermined costs to furnish a measurement that helps
management make decisions regarding the efficiency of operations.

3.

c.that accumulates costs for each department or process in the factory.

4.

d.where costs are accumulated on a job cost sheet.

Factory overhead would include:
1.

a.Wages of office clerk.

2.

b.Sales manager’s salary.

3.

c.Supervisor’s salary.

4.

d.Tax accountant’s salary.

The term "conversion costs" refers to:
1.

a.The sum of direct labor costs and all factory overhead costs.

2.

b.The sum of direct material costs and direct labor costs.

3.

c.All costs associated with manufacturing other than direct labor costs.

4.

d.Direct labor costs incurred to produce units of output.

A typical factory overhead cost is:
1.

a.Freight out.


2.

b.Stationery and printing.

3.

c.Depreciation on machinery and equipment.

4.

d.Postage.

Under a job order system of cost accounting, the dollar amount of the
entry to transfer inventory from Work in Process to Finished Goods is
the sum of the costs charged to all jobs:
1.

a.In process during the period.

2.

b.Completed and sold during the period.

3.

c.Completed during the period.

4.

d.Started in process during the period.