Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications Answer Key

Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications True/False Questions 1. The sum of all costs of manufacturing costs except direct materials is called manufacturing overhead. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy 2. Conversion cost is the sum of direct labor and manufacturing overhead. Ans: True AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy 3. Prime cost is the sum of direct labor and manufacturing overhead. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy 4. Thread used in the production of mattresses, an indirect material, is classified as manufacturing overhead. Ans: True AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy 5. Period costs are also known as inventoriable costs. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Easy 6. All costs in a merchandising company are period costs. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Easy 7. The cost of goods sold of a manufacturing company equals beginning finished goods inventory + cost of goods manufactured - ending finished goods inventory. Ans: True AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting, Measurement LO: 3 Level: Easy Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 8. A variable cost is constant if expressed on a per unit basis but the total dollar amount changes as the number of units increases or decreases. Ans: True AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 5 Level: Easy 9. As activity increases within the relevant range, fixed costs remain constant on a per unit basis. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 5 Level: Easy 10. Direct costs are often difficult to trace to the specific cost object under consideration. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 6 Level: Easy 11. All of the following are examples of opportunity costs: salary given up to start a business; rental income given up when you live in a house you own; interest income that could be earned on money spent for a car. Ans: True AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 7 Level: Medium 12. The amount that was paid by a company for a building to house its operations is an example of a sunk cost. Ans: True AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 7 Level: Easy 13. The most effective way to minimize quality costs while maintaining high quality is to avoid having quality problems in the first place. This is the reason for incurring appraisal costs. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting Appendix: 2B LO: 9 Level: Medium 14. External failure costs are limited to the costs of repairing defective products that are under warranty. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting Appendix: 2B LO: 9 Level: Hard Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 15. The costs of lost sales arising from poor quality are always included in quality cost reports. Ans: False AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting Appendix: 2B LO: 10 Level: Medium Multiple Choice Questions 16. The cost of the cushions that are used to manufacture sofas is best described as a: A) manufacturing overhead cost. B) period cost. C) variable cost. D) conversion cost. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1,2,5 Level: Medium 17. Chezpere Company manufactures and sells washing machines. In order to make assembly of the machines faster and easier, some of the metal parts in the machines are coated with grease. How should the cost of this grease be classified? A) B) C) D) Direct Material Cost Fixed Cost Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Ans: D AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1,5,6 Level: Hard Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 18. A security guard's wages at a factory would be an example of: A) B) C) D) Indirect labor Fixed manufacturing overhead No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Ans: B AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1,5 Level: Medium Source: CPA, adapted 19. Manufacturing overhead includes: A) all direct material, direct labor and administrative costs. B) all manufacturing costs except direct labor. C) all manufacturing costs except direct labor and direct materials. D) all selling and administrative costs. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy 20. Materials used in the operation of a factory, such as cleaning supplies, that are not an integral part of the final product should be classified as: A) direct materials. B) a period cost. C) administrative expense. D) manufacturing overhead. Ans: D AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy 21. The one cost that would be classified as part of both prime cost and conversion cost would be: A) indirect material. B) direct labor. C) direct material. D) indirect labor. Ans: B AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 22. Direct costs: A) are incurred to benefit a particular accounting period. B) are incurred due to a specific decision. C) can be easily traced to a particular cost object. D) are the variable costs of producing a product. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy 23. Prime costs consist of: A) direct materials and the variable portion of manufacturing overhead. B) direct labor and indirect labor. C) indirect labor and the fixed portion of manufacturing overhead. D) direct labor and direct materials. Ans: D AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Easy Source: CMA, adapted 24. Which of the following is NOT a period cost? A) Monthly depreciation of the equipment in a fitness room used by factory workers. B) Salary of a billing clerk. C) Insurance on a company showroom, where current and potential customers can view new products. D) Cost of a seminar concerning tax law updates that was attended by the company's controller. Ans: A AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 1 Level: Medium 25. The annual insurance premium for the factory building would be a: A) fixed cost, period cost, and indirect cost with regard to units of product. B) fixed cost, product cost, and direct cost with regard to units of product. C) variable cost, product cost, direct cost with regard to units of product. D) fixed cost, product cost, indirect cost with regard to units of product. Ans: D AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2,5,6 Level: Medium Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 26. Factory supplies in a manufacturing plant are most likely: A) sunk costs. B) period costs. C) variable costs. D) excluded from product costs. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2,5,7 Level: Medium 27. All of the following are examples of product costs except: A) depreciation on the company's retail outlets. B) salary of the plant manager. C) insurance on the factory equipment. D) rental costs of the factory facility. Ans: A AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Easy 28. Inventoriable (i.e., product) costs that have become expenses can be found in: A) period costs. B) selling expenses. C) cost of goods sold. D) administrative expenses. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Medium 29. The fixed portion of the cost of electricity for a manufacturing plant is a: A) B) C) D) Period cost Product cost Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Medium Source: CPA, adapted Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 30. Which of the following statements about product costs is true? A) Product costs are deducted from revenue when the production process is completed. B) Product costs are deducted from revenue as expenditures are made. C) Product costs associated with unsold finished goods and work in process appear on the balance sheet as assets. D) Product costs appear on financial statements only when products are sold. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Medium 31. Conversion costs consist of: A) direct and indirect labor. B) direct labor and direct materials. C) direct labor and manufacturing overhead. D) prime costs and manufacturing overhead. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Easy Source: CMA, adapted 32. Which of the following is an example of a period cost? A) Fabric used to produce men's pants. B) Advertising cost for a new product campaign. C) Factory supervisor's salary. D) Monthly depreciation of production equipment. Ans: B AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 2 Level: Easy 33. In the preparation of the schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured, the accountant incorrectly included as part of manufacturing overhead the rental expense on the firm's retail facilities. This inclusion would: A) overstate period expenses on the income statement. B) overstate the cost of goods sold on the income statement. C) understate the cost of goods manufactured. D) have no effect on the cost of goods manufactured. Ans: B AACSB: Analytic AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 4 Level: Hard Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 34. Desco Electronics, Inc. manufactures car radios. The direct material cost assigned to car radios that Desco started during the period but did not fully complete would be found in the ending balance of: A) raw materials inventory. B) work in process inventory. C) finished goods inventory. D) both raw materials inventory and work in process inventory. Ans: B AACSB: Analytic AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 4 Level: Easy 35. Rotonga Manufacturing Company leases a vehicle that it uses to deliver its finished products to customers. Which of the following terms could be used to correctly describe the monthly lease payments made on the delivery vehicle? A) B) C) D) Direct Cost Fixed Cost Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 5,6 Level: Medium 36. Within the relevant range, as the number of units produced increases: A) the variable cost per unit remains the same. B) fixed costs in total remain the same. C) variable costs increase in total. D) all of the above. Ans: D AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 5 Level: Easy 37. Which of the following production costs, if expressed on a per unit basis, would be most likely to change significantly as the production level varies? A) Direct materials. B) Direct labor. C) Fixed manufacturing overhead. D) Responses A and B are both correct. Ans: C AACSB: Analytic AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 5 Level: Medium Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 38. When the level of activity decreases within the relevant range, the fixed cost per unit will: A) decrease. B) increase. C) remain the same. D) The effect cannot be predicted. Ans: B AACSB: Analytic AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 5 Level: Medium 39. Which of the following is correct concerning reactions to INCREASES in activity? A) B) C) D) Total Variable Cost Increases Constant Decreases Increases Variable Cost Per Unit Decreases Decreases Constant Constant Ans: D AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 5 Level: Easy 40. The distinction between indirect and direct costs depends on: A) whether a cost differs between alternatives. B) whether a cost is variable or fixed. C) whether a cost is a product or a period cost. D) whether a cost can be easily traced to the cost object under consideration. Ans: D AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 6 Level: Easy 41. An example of a fixed cost that would be considered a direct cost is: A) a cost accountant's salary when the cost object is a unit of product. B) the rental cost of a warehouse to store finished goods when the cost object is the Purchasing Department. C) a production supervisor's salary when the cost objective is the Production Department. D) Board of Directors' fees when the cost object is the Marketing Department. Ans: C AACSB: Analytic AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 6 Level: Hard Source: CMA, adapted Cost Terms, Concepts, and Classifications 42. Which of the following statements concerning direct and indirect costs is NOT true? A) Whether a particular cost is classified as direct or indirect does not depend on the cost object. B) A direct cost is one that can be easily traced to the particular cost object. C) The factory manager's salary would be classified as an indirect cost of producing one unit of product. D) A particular cost may be direct or indirect, depending on the cost object. Ans: A AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 6 Level: Medium 43. All of the cost categories listed below are usually found in a company's accounting records, except for: A) sunk costs. B) inventoriable costs. C) opportunity costs. D) marketing costs. Ans: C AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting LO: 7 Level: Easy 44. Cobra Mining Company spent $200 million five years ago to develop underground mining and milling operations in a remote area of a western state. Metals prices have since declined precipitously and the company is considering abandoning the operation. The term that would best describe the $200 million expenditure when considering the abandonment decision is: A) sunk cost. B) variable cost. C) differential cost. D) opportunity cost. Ans: A AACSB: Analytic AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Decision Making LO: 7 Level: Medium