Solution Manual for Managerial Accounting,
18th Edition
By Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen and Peter Brewer
Verified Chapter's 1 - 16 | Complete
,Table of Contents
4v 4v
Chapter4vOne:4vManagerial4vAccounting4vand4vCost4vConcepts4vC
hapter4vTwo:4vJob-
Order4vCosting:4vCalculating4vUnit4vProduct4vCosts
Chapter4vThree:4vJob-
Order4vCosting:4vCost4vFlows4vand4vExternal4vReporting4vChapter4vFour:4vProce
ss4vCosting
Chapter4vFive:4vCost-Volume-Profit4vRelationships
Chapter4vSix:4vVariable4vCosting4vand4vSegment4vReporting:4vTools4vfor4vManag
ement4vChapter4vSeven:4vActivity-
Based4vCosting:4vA4vTool4vto4vAid4vDecision4vMaking4vChapter4vEight:4vMaster4v
Budgeting
Chapter4vNine:4vFlexible4vBudgets4vand4vPerformance4vAnalysis4v
Chapter4vTen:4vStandard4vCosts4vand4vVariances
Chapter4vEleven:4vResponsibility4vAccounting4vSystems4vCh
apter4vTwelve:4vStrategic4vPerformance4vMeasurement
Chapter4vThirteen:4vDifferential4vAnalysis:4vThe4vKey4vto4vDecision4vMaking4v
Chapter4vFourteen:4vCapital4vBudgeting4vDecisions
Chapter4vFifteen:4vStatement4vof4vCash4vFlows4vC
hapter4vSixteen:4vFinancial4vStatement4vAnalysis
,Chapter 1 4v
Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts
4v 4v 4v 4v
Questions
1-1 The4vthree4vmajor4vtypes4vof4vproduct4vc 1-4
osts4vin4va4vmanufacturing4vcompany4vare4vdire a. Variable4vcost:4vThe4vvariable4vcost4vper4vu
ct4vmaterials,4vdirect4vlabor,4vand4vmanufacturi nit4vis4vconstant,4vbut4vtotal4vvariable4vcost4vc
ng4voverhead. hanges4vin4vdirect4vproportion4vto4vchanges
4vin4vvolume.
1-2 b. Fixed4vcost:4vThe4vtotal4vfixed4vcost4vis4vconst
a. Direct4vmaterials4vare4van4vintegral4vpart4v ant4vwithin4vthe4vrelevant4vrange.4vThe4vavera
of4va4vfinished4vproduct4vand4vtheir4vcosts4vcan4v ge4vfixed4vcost4vper4vunit4vvaries4vinversely4v
be4vconveniently4vtraced4vto4vit. with4vchanges4vin4vvolume.
b. Indirect4vmaterials4vare4vgenerally4vsmall4v c. Mixed4vcost:4vA4vmixed4vcost4vcontains4vb
items4vof4vmaterial4vsuch4vas4vglue4vand4vnails.4vT oth4vvariable4vand4vfixed4vcost4velemen
hey4vmay4vbe4van4vintegral4vpart4vof4va4vfinished4vpr ts.
oduct4vbut4vtheir4vcosts4vcan4vbe4vtraced4vto4vthe4
vproduct4vonly4vat4vgreat4vcost4vor4vinconvenienc 1-5
e. a. Unit4vfixed4vcosts4vdecrease4vas4vthe4vactivity4vl
c. Direct4vlabor4vconsists4vof4vlabor4vcosts4vt evel4vincreases.
hat4vcan4vbe4veasily4vtraced4vto4vparticular4vpr b. Unit4vvariable4vcosts4vremain4vconstant4vas4v
oducts. the4vactivity4vlevel4vincreases.
Direct4vlabor4vis4valso4vcalled4v―touch4vlabor.‖ c. Total4vfixed4vcosts4vremain4vconstant4vas4v
d. Indirect4vlabor4vconsists4vof4vthe4vlabor4vc the4vactivity4vlevel4vincreases.
osts4vof4vjanitors,4vsupervisors,4vmaterials4vhandl d. Total4vvariable4vcosts4vincrease4vas4vthe4vacti
ers,4vand4vother4vfactory4vworkers4vthat4vcannot vity4vlevel4vincreases.
4vbe4vconveniently4vtraced 4vto4vparticular4vprodu
cts.4vThese4vlabor4vcosts4vare4vincurred4vto4vsup 1-6
port4vproduction,4vbut4vthe4vworkers4vinvolved4v a. Cost4vbehavior:4vCost4vbehavior4vrefers4vto4
do4vnot4vdirectly4vwork4von4vthe4vproduct. vthe4vway4vin4vwhich4vcosts4vchange4vin4vres
e. Manufacturing4voverhead4vincludes4vall4v ponse4vto4vchanges4vin4va4vmeasure4vof4vact
manufacturing4vcosts4vexcept4vdirect4vmaterials4v ivity4vsuch4vas4vsales4vvolume,4vproduction4v
and4vdirect4vlabor.4vConsequently,4vmanufacturi volume,4vor4vorders4vprocessed.
ng4voverhead4vincludes4vindirect4vmaterials4vand4vi b. Relevant4vrange:4vThe4vrelevant4vrange4vis4
ndirect4vlabor4vas4vwell4vas4vother4vmanufacturin vthe4vrange4vof4vactivity4vwithin4vwhich4vassu
g4vcosts. mptions4vabout4vvariable4vand4vfixed4vcost4v
behavior4vare4vvalid.
1-3
A4vproduct4vcost4vis4vany4vcost4vinvolved 1-7 An4vactivity4vbase4vis4va4vmeasure4vof
4vin4vpurchasing4vor4vmanufacturing4vgoods.4vIn4vt 4vwhatever4vcauses4vthe4vincurrence4vof4va4vvar
he4vcase4vof4vmanufactured4vgoods,4vthese4vcost iable4vcost.4vExamples4vof4vactivity4vbases4vincl
s4vconsist4vof4vdirect4vmaterials,4vdirect4vlabor,4van ude4vunits4vproduced,4vunits4vsold,4vletters4vty
d4vmanufacturing4voverhead.4vA4vperiod4vcost4vis4 ped,4vbeds4vin4va4vhospital,4vmeals4vserved4vin4v
va4vcost4vthat4vis4vtaken4vdirectly4vto4vthe4vincome a4vcafe,4vservice4vcalls4vmade,4vetc.
4vstatement4vas4van4vexpense4vin4vthe4vperiod4vin
4vwhich4vit4vis4vincurred. 1-8 The4vlinear4vassumption4vis4vreasonably
, valid4vproviding4vthat4vthe4vcost4vformula4vis4vuse
d4vonly4vwithin4vthe4vrelevant4vrange.
18th Edition
By Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen and Peter Brewer
Verified Chapter's 1 - 16 | Complete
,Table of Contents
4v 4v
Chapter4vOne:4vManagerial4vAccounting4vand4vCost4vConcepts4vC
hapter4vTwo:4vJob-
Order4vCosting:4vCalculating4vUnit4vProduct4vCosts
Chapter4vThree:4vJob-
Order4vCosting:4vCost4vFlows4vand4vExternal4vReporting4vChapter4vFour:4vProce
ss4vCosting
Chapter4vFive:4vCost-Volume-Profit4vRelationships
Chapter4vSix:4vVariable4vCosting4vand4vSegment4vReporting:4vTools4vfor4vManag
ement4vChapter4vSeven:4vActivity-
Based4vCosting:4vA4vTool4vto4vAid4vDecision4vMaking4vChapter4vEight:4vMaster4v
Budgeting
Chapter4vNine:4vFlexible4vBudgets4vand4vPerformance4vAnalysis4v
Chapter4vTen:4vStandard4vCosts4vand4vVariances
Chapter4vEleven:4vResponsibility4vAccounting4vSystems4vCh
apter4vTwelve:4vStrategic4vPerformance4vMeasurement
Chapter4vThirteen:4vDifferential4vAnalysis:4vThe4vKey4vto4vDecision4vMaking4v
Chapter4vFourteen:4vCapital4vBudgeting4vDecisions
Chapter4vFifteen:4vStatement4vof4vCash4vFlows4vC
hapter4vSixteen:4vFinancial4vStatement4vAnalysis
,Chapter 1 4v
Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts
4v 4v 4v 4v
Questions
1-1 The4vthree4vmajor4vtypes4vof4vproduct4vc 1-4
osts4vin4va4vmanufacturing4vcompany4vare4vdire a. Variable4vcost:4vThe4vvariable4vcost4vper4vu
ct4vmaterials,4vdirect4vlabor,4vand4vmanufacturi nit4vis4vconstant,4vbut4vtotal4vvariable4vcost4vc
ng4voverhead. hanges4vin4vdirect4vproportion4vto4vchanges
4vin4vvolume.
1-2 b. Fixed4vcost:4vThe4vtotal4vfixed4vcost4vis4vconst
a. Direct4vmaterials4vare4van4vintegral4vpart4v ant4vwithin4vthe4vrelevant4vrange.4vThe4vavera
of4va4vfinished4vproduct4vand4vtheir4vcosts4vcan4v ge4vfixed4vcost4vper4vunit4vvaries4vinversely4v
be4vconveniently4vtraced4vto4vit. with4vchanges4vin4vvolume.
b. Indirect4vmaterials4vare4vgenerally4vsmall4v c. Mixed4vcost:4vA4vmixed4vcost4vcontains4vb
items4vof4vmaterial4vsuch4vas4vglue4vand4vnails.4vT oth4vvariable4vand4vfixed4vcost4velemen
hey4vmay4vbe4van4vintegral4vpart4vof4va4vfinished4vpr ts.
oduct4vbut4vtheir4vcosts4vcan4vbe4vtraced4vto4vthe4
vproduct4vonly4vat4vgreat4vcost4vor4vinconvenienc 1-5
e. a. Unit4vfixed4vcosts4vdecrease4vas4vthe4vactivity4vl
c. Direct4vlabor4vconsists4vof4vlabor4vcosts4vt evel4vincreases.
hat4vcan4vbe4veasily4vtraced4vto4vparticular4vpr b. Unit4vvariable4vcosts4vremain4vconstant4vas4v
oducts. the4vactivity4vlevel4vincreases.
Direct4vlabor4vis4valso4vcalled4v―touch4vlabor.‖ c. Total4vfixed4vcosts4vremain4vconstant4vas4v
d. Indirect4vlabor4vconsists4vof4vthe4vlabor4vc the4vactivity4vlevel4vincreases.
osts4vof4vjanitors,4vsupervisors,4vmaterials4vhandl d. Total4vvariable4vcosts4vincrease4vas4vthe4vacti
ers,4vand4vother4vfactory4vworkers4vthat4vcannot vity4vlevel4vincreases.
4vbe4vconveniently4vtraced 4vto4vparticular4vprodu
cts.4vThese4vlabor4vcosts4vare4vincurred4vto4vsup 1-6
port4vproduction,4vbut4vthe4vworkers4vinvolved4v a. Cost4vbehavior:4vCost4vbehavior4vrefers4vto4
do4vnot4vdirectly4vwork4von4vthe4vproduct. vthe4vway4vin4vwhich4vcosts4vchange4vin4vres
e. Manufacturing4voverhead4vincludes4vall4v ponse4vto4vchanges4vin4va4vmeasure4vof4vact
manufacturing4vcosts4vexcept4vdirect4vmaterials4v ivity4vsuch4vas4vsales4vvolume,4vproduction4v
and4vdirect4vlabor.4vConsequently,4vmanufacturi volume,4vor4vorders4vprocessed.
ng4voverhead4vincludes4vindirect4vmaterials4vand4vi b. Relevant4vrange:4vThe4vrelevant4vrange4vis4
ndirect4vlabor4vas4vwell4vas4vother4vmanufacturin vthe4vrange4vof4vactivity4vwithin4vwhich4vassu
g4vcosts. mptions4vabout4vvariable4vand4vfixed4vcost4v
behavior4vare4vvalid.
1-3
A4vproduct4vcost4vis4vany4vcost4vinvolved 1-7 An4vactivity4vbase4vis4va4vmeasure4vof
4vin4vpurchasing4vor4vmanufacturing4vgoods.4vIn4vt 4vwhatever4vcauses4vthe4vincurrence4vof4va4vvar
he4vcase4vof4vmanufactured4vgoods,4vthese4vcost iable4vcost.4vExamples4vof4vactivity4vbases4vincl
s4vconsist4vof4vdirect4vmaterials,4vdirect4vlabor,4van ude4vunits4vproduced,4vunits4vsold,4vletters4vty
d4vmanufacturing4voverhead.4vA4vperiod4vcost4vis4 ped,4vbeds4vin4va4vhospital,4vmeals4vserved4vin4v
va4vcost4vthat4vis4vtaken4vdirectly4vto4vthe4vincome a4vcafe,4vservice4vcalls4vmade,4vetc.
4vstatement4vas4van4vexpense4vin4vthe4vperiod4vin
4vwhich4vit4vis4vincurred. 1-8 The4vlinear4vassumption4vis4vreasonably
, valid4vproviding4vthat4vthe4vcost4vformula4vis4vuse
d4vonly4vwithin4vthe4vrelevant4vrange.